School Governors
Our governing body meets regularly to help shape the future of the school and challenge and support the headteacher and staff of the school. The governing board have three core functions:
- Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
- Holding leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff.
- Oversee the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
Governor representatives:
- Child Protection/Safe guarding/Online safety: Lorna Bell
- SEND: Flo Bell
- Health and Safety: Fay Scott
As a governing body we are looking to add appropriate skills and expertise to the governing body. Contact Kerry Makepeace (clerk@cummersdale.cumbria.sch.uk) or Gareth Jones (head@cummersdale.cumbria.sch.uk) for further information.
The membership of our governing body is as follows:
- 4 x Parent Governors
- 1 Local Authority Governor
- 1 Headteacher
- 1 Staff Governor
- 3 x Co-opted Governors
(Term of office for all governors is 4 years, the date in brackets for each member is the date appointed).
For pecuniary interests of the Governing Body please speak to Kerry Makepeace.
For more information about governors follow the link below:
Meet our Governors
Click on a governor for more information
Mr Gareth Jones
Head Teacher
Mrs Kerry Makepeace
Clerk to the Governors
Mrs Fay Scott
Staff Governor (06/12/22)
Ms Flo Bell
Chair/Co-opted Governor (01/06/21)
Mrs Gayle Mounsey
Parent Governor (06/10/20)
Mrs Lorna Bell
Parent Governor (28/09/21)
Mr Mark Wilson
Local Authority Governor (06/07/21)
Mr Danny Barber
Parent Governor (10/03/23)
Mrs Maria Tolley
Parent Governor (10/03/23)
Mrs Sally Thompson
Co-opted Governor (01/04/23)
Mrs Marilyn Whiffin
Co-opted Governor (10/03/23)
Attendance 2022-2023