Lowther Endowed School
Achieving, Caring, Enjoying
Meet the Governors
Welcome to our Governance page
We are proud to be an Endowed School within the Lowther Estate. The governance of our school is under the Lowther School and Exhibition Endowment (the Endowment) which is a charity (No: 526917) set up to support the school in its maintenance and upkeep as well as providing grants and financial support. The Endowment appoints the majority of the governors at our school.
Our Governing Body is made up of:
2 Parent Governors (elected by parents/carers of pupils registered at the school at time of appointment)
1 LA Governor (appointed by the Local Authority)
2 Staff Governors (elected by staff of the school)
8 Foundation Governors (appointed by Lowther School and Exhibition Endowment)
1 co-opted Governor (elected by the Governing Body)
Headteacher who holds an Ex Officio role
Our Governing Body is chaired by Cecilia Emery and the Vice Chair is Alice Vince.
We have two subcommittees:
- Finance, Health & Safety and Premises sub-committee – Chaired by Cecilia Emery
John Banks, Kieran Barr, Simon Cooper, Cecilia Emery, Stephen Tudway
- Curriculum and Staffing sub-committee – Chaired by Alice Vince
Emma Capstick, Cecilia Emery, Christine Strong, Ruth Tupling, Alice Vince
Our Headteacher, Carla Weild attends all meetings
The Governing Body acts in the best interests of children to:
- Set the ethos of the school and provide strategic direction
- Support and hold to account the leaders of the school for the performance of the school and for the well-being of staff and pupils
- Ensure its money and resources are allocated appropriately
- Ensure that the voices of stakeholders, particularly pupils, parents and staff are heard
Further detail about the work of the Full Governing Body and the sub-committees are set out in the documents below.
Our Clerk to Governors is Emma Daley: emma.daley@lowther.cumbria.sch.uk All contact with governors or the Governing Body is via the Clerk.
Our Governors
| Governor Name & link roles | Appointed by | Term of Office | Term of Office start date | Business and Pecuniary interests | Attendance at meetings 2022-23 | Attendance at meetings 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Banks Finance | Co-opted by The Governing Body | 4 years | 3 April 2021 |
None
|
7/7 | 1/1 |
Kieran Barr | Foundation | 4 years | 15 March 2021 | Employed at Westmorland & Furness Council | 10/10 | 1/1 |
Emma Capstick Early Years | Parents | 4 years | 21 March 2021 | Teacher at Temple Sowerby School | 7/7 | 1/1 |
Simon Cooper Pupil Premium Secondary transition | Foundation | 4 years | 3 April 2021 |
Teacher at Ullswater Community College |
5/5 | 1/1 |
Cecilia Emery (Chair) Health & Safety Finance | Foundation | 4 years | 20 September 2022 | Governor at RESPECT Schools Self Employed Educational Consultant |
9/10 | 1/1 |
Christine Strong Online Safety | Foundation | 4 years | 9 April 2022 | None | 5/7 | 1/1 |
Stephen Tudway Well-being Website | Foundation | 4 years | 2 February 2023 | Priest in Charge North Westmorland Churches |
2/3 | 1/1 |
Ruth Tupling Safeguarding, Prevent Attendance | Foundation | 4 years | 3 April 2021 |
Secretary, Great Strickland Parish Council |
5/7 | 1/1 |
Alice Vince (Vice Chair) SEND | Foundation | 4 years | 1 October 2020 |
None
|
6/7 | 1/1 |
Carla Weild (Headteacher) | Ex Officio | Ex Officio | Ex Officio |
None
|
10/10 | 1/1 |
| Zoe Calway | resigned 31st August 2023 | 7/7 | n/a | |||
We have vacancies for: 1 x parent governor, 2 x staff governor, 1 x LA governor 1 x foundation governor | ||||||
Governance Documents
Governing Body Meetings 2023-2024
Full Governing Body
12th September 2023
16th January 2024
21st May 2024
9th July 2024
Finance, Health & Safety and Premises
10th October 2023
12th March 2024
14th May 2024
Curriculum and Staffing
14th November 2023
23rd April 2024
11th June 2024
We may also schedule additional meetings if we need to.
Copies of agendas, signed minutes and non-confidential papers considered at our meetings are available by contacting the Clerk to Governors.