The Governing Body
Lingfield Primary School is part of the James Cook Learning Trust. The Trust has responsibility for four primary schools. Academy trusts with multiple academies may establish a type of committee known as a Local Governing Body. Each school in the James Cook Learning Trust has a Local Governing Body.
Local Governing Bodies play a crucial role in the governance of the school and commit to working together in the best interests of the school and the James Cook Learning Trust. The Trust has delegated certain responsibilities to the school’s Local Governing Body. The main purpose of the Local Governing Body is to:
- Hold their school to account by monitoring and reviewing its academic and financial performance and its impact on pupil outcomes,
- Ensure a School Improvement Plan is in place reflecting key priorities for the Academy and the Trust,
- Ensure sound governance and financial management of their Academy,
- Work collaboratively with the other schools in the James Cook Learning Trust,
- Ensure effective links with the school community, and that the school meets its responsibilities to the community in relation to the safeguarding and education of its pupils.
Each Local Governing Body has up to eight members, two parent governors, the Headteacher, one staff governor and four co-opted governors. Your Local Governors may be contacted via the school.
Please visit our Trustee page to find out further details about the governance of the James Cook Learning Trust.
Chair of local governing body
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Coupe | Not recorded | Elected by parents | 6 December 2018 | 5 December 2022 |
Local governors
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kym Merritt | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 9 February 2022 | 9 February 2026 |
| Sophie Clews | Not recorded | Elected by school staff | 9 February 2022 | 9 February 2026 |
| Lucy Felgate | Not recorded | Elected by parents | 6 December 2018 | 5 December 2022 |
| Phil Thackstone | Not recorded | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 1 September 2020 | Not recorded |
Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Role | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Clews | Local governor | Elected by school staff | 1 February 2022 | 9 February 2022 |
| Tanya South-Fitzhugh | Local governor | Appointed by GB/board | 25 November 2020 | 9 February 2022 |
| Gillian Gamble | Local governor | Elected by school staff | 6 December 2018 | 31 December 2021 |
| Sally Clark | Local governor | Elected by school staff | 6 December 2018 | 31 December 2021 |
Governor Roles
The monitoring roles of local Governors are linked to the Improvement plan and as such will change as the needs of the school change. However, the following Governors have a monitoring role linked to specific areas.
Mrs Emma Coupe – Teaching and Learning
Mrs Lucy Fellgate – Safeguarding & Pupil Premium
