Meet the Governors
Welcome to our Governors' section.
The governing body of Lowther Endowed School 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)
In addition to the full governing body, which is Chaired by Kieran Barr, we have two committees made up of governors who serve on the full governing body:
Staffing and Curriculum -
Finance and Environment - Chaired by Zoe Calway
Contact with the Governing Body can be made via Emma Daley, Clerk to Governors by emailing: emma.daley@lowther.cumbria.sch.uk
Our Governing Body:
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Foundation |
Robert Benson |
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Foundation |
Simon Cooper | Pupil premmium |
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Foundation |
Alice Vince | SEND |
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Foundation |
Kieran Barr |
Chair |
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Foundation |
Christine Strong | |
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Foundation |
Sue Tomlinson |
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Foundation |
Ruth Tupling |
Safe Guarding |
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Foundation |
Vacancy |
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Local Authority |
Vacancy | Health and Safety |
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Parent |
Emma Capstick |
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Parent |
Zoe Calway |
Website |
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Staff |
Kerry-Anne Booth |
EYFS |
| Staff | Vacancy | |
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Co-opted |
John Banks |
Finance |
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Head Teacher |
Carla Tickner |
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| Clerk | Emma Daley | |
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To contact the Governors please email: emma.daley@lowther.cumbria.sch.uk
Governor Record of Attendance
| Governor Name | Committee | Responsibility | Previous years attendance 19/20 | Current years attendance |
| Kieran Barr | Both | Chair | 10/10 | 4/4 |
| Zoe Calway | Finance |
Vice Chair/ Chair Finance committee Website |
7/7 | 2/3 |
| Carla Tickner | Both | Head Teacher | 10/10 | 4/4 |
| Sue Tomlinson | Curriculum | 6/7 | 3/3 | |
| Ruth Tupling | Curriculum | Safe Guarding | 5/7 | 3/3 |
| Christine Strong | Curriculum | 10/10 | 2/3 | |
| Simon Cooper | Finance |
Pupil premium Vice chair Finance Committee |
6/7 | 3/3 |
| Kerry-Anne Booth | Curriculum | EYFS | 6/7 | 3/3 |
| Alice Vince | Curriculum | SEND | 7/7 | 3/3
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| Kate Dustan (left June 2020 | Curriculum | Vice Chair Curriculum committee | 6/7 | N/A |
| Anne-Marie Tulloch | Finance | Finance | 3/3 | N/A |
| Robert Benson | Both | 0/10 | 0/4 | |
| Colton Huddart (joined April 2020) | Finance | Health and Safety | 4/4 | 1/2 resigned |
| Peter Knutsford (joined April 2020) | Curriculum | 4/4 | 2/2 resigned | |
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John Banks (joined January 2021 |
Finance | Finance | N/A | 1/1 |
| Emma Capstick | N/A | 0/0 |
| Governor | Pecuniary Interest declared |
| Kieran Barr | |
| Zoe Calway | The legal firm she works for is the same one that drew up the contsact for the nursery joining the school premesis. |
| Simon Cooper | |
| Kerry-Anne Booth | |
| Christine Strong | |
| Alice Vince | |
| Ruth Tupling | |
| Sue Tomlinson | |
| Emma Capstick | |
| Vacancy | |
| Robert Benson | |
| Vacancy | |
| Vacancy |
Governor Term of office
| Governor name | Governor type | Governor term of office | Start date |
| Emma Capstick | Parent | 4 years | March 21 2021 |
| Simon Cooper | Foundation | 4 years | April 3 2017 |
| Ruth Tupling | Foundation | 4 years | April 3 2017 |
| Sue Tomlinson | Foundation | 4 years | April 3 2017 |
| Christine Strong | Foundation | 4 years | April 9 2018 |
| Kerry Anne Booth | Staff | 4 years | Sept 2 2019 |
| Zoe Calway | Parent | 4 years | April 3 2021 |
| Robert Benson | Foundation | 4 years | April 3 2017 |
| Vacancy | Co-opted | 4 years | April 9 2018 |
| Alice Vince | Foundation | 4 years | Oct 1 2020 |
| Kieran Barr | Foundation | 4 years | March 15 2021 |
| Vacancy | Staff | ||
| Vacancy | Foundation |