The Governing Body has a number of duties and responsibilities towards all its stakeholders – pupils, staff, parents, the local authority and the wider Lark Hill community.

The role includes:

Educational Standards

  • Ensuring the school fulfils the legal requirements of the education system
  • Setting challenging but achievable educational targets
  • Ensuring the school is adequately resourced and that its resources are utilised properly and creatively
  • Ensuring all pupils receive an excellent, well-rounded education academically, morally and socially so that they can move forward into the world, fully equipped for the challenges they will face

Leadership

  • Developing a vision for the school and setting its strategic aims
  • Establishing the values that the school is expected to meet and maintain
  • Acting as critical friends – monitoring and evaluating performance and progress towards the school’s priorities and targets, supporting staff and challenging their expectations

Relationship with Stakeholders

  •  Accountability – ensuring that the school is accountable to the children and parents it serves, to its local community, to those who fund and maintain it, as well as the staff it employs
  • Maintaining a close relationship with parents and the local community
  • Caring for the welfare and well-being of staff and pupils

The Governing Body seeks to fully represent the local community and is drawn from four groups:

  1. Local Authority Governors: local people appointed by the local authority (Stockport Council)
  2. Parent Governors: elected by the parents of the pupils at the school. A Parent Governor usually has a pupil attending the school.
  3. Staff Governors: teaching and non-teaching staff at the school. These Governors are elected by their colleagues.
  4. Community Governors: co-opted by the Governing Body, these governors either have close links with the local community or bring with them specific skills or expertise that the Governing Body feels are required.

The Lark Hill Governors aim to be a cohesive and professional team who use their skills and experience to work in partnership with the staff and parents and share the commitment that Lark Hill Primary should provide the best possible education for its pupils.

The Governing Body is made up of representatives from the Local Authority, parents, staff of the school and co-opted members from the local community. Representatives normally hold office for four years. The Governing Body meets to discuss issues directly concerned with the school. The minutes and proceedings of the Governing Body are available for reference at the school. Members of the Governing Body are always willing to discuss school matters.  They can be contacted via the School Office on 0161 – 480 – 6295.

Governing Body Members

Mrs Jill Gray – Chairperson

  • Declaration of business & financial interests – None
  • Role at other schools – None
  • Category of governor – Co-opted
  • Term of office to end or be renewed 12th October 2024
  • Voting rights – Full

I am a retired primary school headteacher, having taught in schools in Stockport, Salford and Telford for over 30 years. I also currently work as a Magistrate. 

 

Mr Kelly – Head Teacher

  • Declaration of business & financial interests – None
  • Role at other schools – None
  • Category of governor – Staff
  • Nominated by whom – Automatic
  • Term of office – Duration of Post
  • Committee membership – All
  • Voting rights – Full

I am Headteacher at Lark Hill Primary School. It is a privilege to serve this school and this community. I am dedicated to ensuring that as a staff and governing body we enable all of our learners to grow, develop and progress; to stretch the limits of what they had considered possible. Our principal duty is to make Lark Hill a happy place to learn and see to it that a love of learning permeates everything we do.

 

Mrs Lucy Greenaway

  • Declaration of business & financial interests – None
  • Role at other schools – None
  • Category of governor – staff
  • Nominated by whom – staff
  • Term of office to end or be renewed on 26th March 2025
  • Committee membership – Teaching and Learning; Resources
  • Voting rights – Full

I am the Assistant Headteacher at Lark Hill primary school and teach in the reception class. I am the Early Years, KS1 and English co-ordinator.  I have a love of the early years and have a passion for making learning fun and exciting. I believe that every child is unique and should be valued in a safe and secure environment. 

Co-opted Governors

 

Kim Jiggens

  • Declaration of business & financial interests – None
  • Role at other schools – None
  • Category of governor – Co-opted
  • Term of office to end or be renewed 15th July 2023
  • Voting rights – Full

Maisie Veacock

  • Declaration of business & financial interests – None
  • Role at other schools – None
  • Category of governor – Co-opted
  • Term of office to end or be renewed tbc
  • Voting rights – Full  

 

Parent Governors

Jayne Phillips (Vice Chairperson)

  • Declaration of business & financial interests – None
  • Role at other schools – None
  • Category of governor – Parent
  • Term of office to end or be renewed on 22nd March 2024
  • Voting rights – Full

Natalie Plumridge

  • Declaration of business & financial interests – None
  • Role at other schools – None
  • Category of governor – Parent
  • Term of office to end or be renewed on 30th June 2026
  • Voting rights – Full 

Holly Fraser

  • Declaration of business & financial interests – None
  • Role at other schools – None
  • Category of governor – Parent
  • Term of office to end or be renewed on 5th December 2027
  • Voting rights – Full 

 

Associate Governors

Mrs Jo Clark, Deputy Headteacher, Associate Member

  • Declaration of business & financial interests – None
  • Role at other schools – None
  • Category of governor – Associate
  • Nominated by whom – Governing body
  • Term of office to end or be renewed on 7th February 2026
  •  Voting rights – Restricted

I am the Deputy Headteacher at Lark Hill Primary School. I am dedicated to ensuring that all learners reach their full potential and make a contribution to the local community and the wider world. My overall aim is to ensure that the children are able to face challenges with determination and resilience well as being able to look after their own mental health.  I aim to contribute to making Lark Hill a happy place to learn for all children.

 

 

 

The attendance record of our Governors at all meetings

 

Committee details

Governing Body Attendance 2021-22

Governing Body Attendance 2020-21

Governing Body Attendance 2019-20

Governing Body Attendance 2018-19