Governors
|
Name |
Position |
Special Areas |
Core Team for |
|
Dr Rachael Sharpe |
Co - Chair Local Authority Governor |
Educational Matters EHT Performance Management |
WPNS KNS |
|
Jason Leeks |
Co - Chair Co-opted
|
Finance and Strategy Health and Safety Premises |
Reserve for WPNS, GNS and BNS |
|
Julie Mellor |
Vice Chair Co-Opted |
SEND Pay Committee Safer Recruitment Training and Development |
KNS |
|
Laura Cook |
Executive Headteacher Ex-Officio |
|
|
|
Laura Crawford |
Staff Governor |
|
|
|
Andrew Everard |
Co-Opted |
EHT Performance Management Safer Recruitment Health and Safety |
BNS Reserve for KNS |
|
Heather Vestbirk |
Co-Opted |
Pay Committee Safeguarding |
BNS Reserve for KNS |
|
Cathy Latimer |
Co-Opted |
Health and Safety Safeguarding |
KNS Reserve for WPNS, GNS and BNS |
|
Aaron Smith |
Co-Opted |
Cyber Security |
WPNS |
|
Jackie Ward |
Co-Opted |
Safeguarding |
GNS |
|
Tracey Burnett |
Co-Opted |
Pay Committee Health and Safety |
GNS |
|
Lucy Bradley |
Co-Opted |
EHT Performance Management Safeguarding |
GNS |
|
Deborah Ekundayo |
Parent |
|
BNS |
|
Jess Melinn |
Parent |
|
WPNS |
The Governing Body of the Lincolnshire Maintained Nursery School Federation (LMNSF) meets each term either as a full board. At meetings an agenda is followed which involves feedback about how the school is progressing against the School Development Plan targets.
Governors also hear and question reports on how the school is supporting specific groups of pupils. It is also the role of governors to oversee the financial management of the school and the safeguarding of all pupils. If you wish to read the minutes, please contact the Clerk to Governors via the nursery school.
The Instrument of Government (Updated in July 2025 due to the Federation of LMNSF with Kingsdown Nursey School and Boston Nursery School) states that the Governing Body shall consist of 14 Governors as follows:
2 Parent Governors / 1 Headteacher / 1 Staff / 1 Local Authority / 9 Co-opted Governors
The Governing Body have not appointed any Associate Governors for the Academic Year 2024-25
The Governing Body appointed 1 committees and 1 Review Panel – other appeals committees will be appointed as and when required:
Finance, Premises and Personnel - Meets twice a year, the main functions of this committee are to consider and monitor the school budget, the buildings meet the statutory requirements and staffing including well-being.
Pay – Meets as necessary to review whole school pay decisions prior to reporting in fact to FGB
Heads Performance Management Panel – Meets once yearly and makes a recommendation to Pay Committee regarding Headteacher’s Pay decision.
The Full Governing Body ratifies decisions following recommendation from the committees/panel above (unless otherwise stated in School Policy/Terms of Reference), and all minutes are available in the school office, with the exception of confidential minutes.
LINCOLNSHIRE MAINTAINED NURSERY SCHOOL FEDERATION GOVERNING BODY
Register of Interests and Attendance Details for Academic Year 2024-2025
|
Name |
Category |
Appointed By |
Date First Appointed |
Current Term of Office Details |
Business Interest |
Relationships with the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives |
Governor Roles in other settings |
Governor Role |
FGB Attendance |
Governor Committee/ Panel
|
Committee Meeting Attendance |
||
|
Start Date |
Term Expiry Or Resignation Date |
PAY |
HTPM |
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|
Mrs Lucy Bradley |
Co-opted |
Board |
23/06/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
06/07/2029 |
None |
None |
None |
Curriculum Assurance Safeguarding - GNS SEND GNS Core Team |
2 of 2 |
HTPM |
No committee meetings held in 2024-25 |
|
|
Mrs Tracey Burnett |
Co-opted |
Board |
02/10/2023 |
02/10/23 |
6/7/25 |
None |
None |
None |
Health & Safety GNS Core Team |
2 of 2 |
Pay |
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|
Mrs Laura Cook
|
HT |
Ex-officio |
23/06/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
|
None |
None |
None |
|
2 of 2 |
|
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|
Mrs Laura Crawford |
Staff |
Staff |
02/06/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
06/07/2029 |
Employee of Federation |
None |
None |
|
2 of 2 |
|
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|
Ms Debrorah Ekundayo |
Parent |
Parents |
23/5/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
06/07/2029 |
None |
None |
None |
BNS Core Team |
0 of 2 |
|
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|
Mr Andrew Everard |
Co-opted |
Board |
02/06/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
06/07/2029 |
School Forum Member Deputy Chief Executive LALC |
|
Academy Governor - UAT |
Finance, EM & Sustainability BNS Core Team |
2 of 2 |
HTPM |
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|
Mrs Cathy Latimer |
Co-opted |
Board |
02/06/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
06/07/2029 |
None |
None |
Foundation Gov - St Peter and St Pauls Academy |
KNS Core Team |
1 of 2 |
|
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|
Mr Jason Leeks
|
Co-opted |
Board |
23/06/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
06/07/2029 |
None |
None |
None |
Co-Chair of FGB Chair of FPP Strategy, Finance, EM & Sustainability |
2 of 2 |
|
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|
Ms Jessica-Rae Mellin |
Parent |
Parents |
23/5/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
06/07/2029 |
Employed in LA maintained school |
None |
None |
WPNS Core Team |
1 of 2 |
|
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|
Mrs Julie Mellor |
Co-opted |
Board |
23/06/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
06/07/2029 |
Employed by LA |
None |
None |
Vice Chair of FGB Training and Development SEND Finance, EM & Sustainability KNS Core Team |
2 of 2 |
Pay |
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|
Dr Rachael Sharpe
|
LA |
LA Board |
23/06/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
06/07/2029 |
Employed by University of Lincoln |
None |
CIT Member Trustee - St Hugh's School External appraiser |
Co-Chair of FGB Safeguarding – WPNS & KNS KNS and WPNS Core Teams |
2 of 2 |
HTPM |
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|
Mr Aaron Smith |
Parent |
Parents |
23/06/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
06/07/2029 |
None |
Spouse employed at federation school |
None |
Cyber Security WPNS Core Team |
1 of 2 |
|
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|
Mrs Heather Vestbirk |
Co-opted |
Board |
02/06/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
06/07/2029 |
None |
None |
None |
Safeguarding – BNS Finance, EM & Sustainability BNS Core Team |
2 of 2 |
Pay |
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|
Mrs Jackie Ward |
Co-opted |
Board |
02/06/2025 |
07/07/2025 |
06/07/2029 |
Employed by LA |
None |
None |
GNS Core Team |
2 of 2 |
Pay (R) |
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Governing Body pre 7th July 2025
The Governing Body of the Lincolnshire Maintained Nursery School Federation (LMNSF) meets each term either as a full board or as a committee. At meetings an agenda is followed which involves feedback about how the school is progressing against the School Development Plan targets.
Governors also hear and question reports on how the school is supporting specific groups of pupils. It is also the role of governors to oversee the financial management of the school and the safeguarding of all pupils. If you wish to read the minutes, please contact the Clerk to Governors via the nursery school.
The Instrument of Government (Updated in October 2023 due to the Federation of Gainsborough Nursery School and Wyndham Park Nursery School to create LMNSF) states that the Governing Body shall consist of 11 Governors as follows:
2 Parent Governors / 1 Headteacher / 1 Staff / 1 Local Authority / 6 Co-opted Governors
The Governing Body have not appointed any Associate Governors for the Academic Year 2023-24
The Governing Body appointed 2 committees and 1 Review Panel – other appeals committees will be appointed as and when required:
Finance, Premises and Personnel - Meets twice a year, the main functions of this committee are to consider and monitor the school budget, the buildings meet the statutory requirements and staffing including well-being.
Pay – Meets as necessary to review whole school pay decisions prior to reporting in fact to FGB
Heads Performance Management Panel – Meets once yearly and makes a recommendation to Pay Committee regarding Headteacher’s Pay decision.
The Full Governing Body ratifies decisions following recommendation from the committees/panel above (unless otherwise stated in School Policy/Terms of Reference), and all minutes are available in the school office, with the exception of confidential minutes.
LINCOLNSHIRE MAINTAINED NURSERY SCHOOL FEDERATION GOVERNING BODY
Register of Interests and Attendance Details for Academic Year 2024-2025
|
Name |
Category |
Appointed By |
Date First Appointed |
Current Term of Office Details |
Business Interest |
Relationships with the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives |
Governor Roles in other settings |
Governor Role |
FGB Attendance |
Governor Committee/ Panel
|
Committee Meeting Attendance |
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|
Start Date |
Term Expiry Or Resignation Date |
FPP |
PAY |
HTPM |
JC |
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|
Mrs Lucy Bradley |
Co-opted |
Board |
03/11/2023 |
03/11/23 |
6/7/25 |
|
None |
None |
Curriculum Assurance Safeguarding SEND |
5 of 6 |
Pay HTPM |
|
1 of 1 |
1 of 1 |
|
|
Mrs Tracey Burnett |
Co-opted |
Board |
02/10/2023 |
02/10/23 |
6/7/25 |
None |
None |
None |
Health & Safety |
5 of 6 |
Pay |
|
0 of 1 |
|
|
|
Miss Vicky Chapman
|
Co-opted |
Board |
02/10/2023 |
02/10/23 |
6/7/25 |
Employed at CIT |
None |
None |
SEND |
5 of 6 |
HTPM Pay (R) |
|
1 of 1 |
1 of 1 |
|
|
Mrs Laura Cook
|
HT |
Ex-officio |
02/10/2023 |
02/10/23 |
|
OFSTED Inspector LLE for CIT |
None |
Kingsdown and Boston Nursery School |
|
6 of 6 |
FPP
|
3 of 3 |
|
|
5 of 5 |
|
Mrs Laura Crawford |
Staff |
Staff |
18/10/2024 |
18/10/24 |
6/7/25 |
Employee of Federation |
|
|
|
6 of 6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mr Jason Leeks
|
Co-opted |
Board |
02/10/2023 |
02/10/23 |
6/7/25 |
None |
None |
None |
Co-Chair of FGB Chair of FPP Finance, Strategy & Sustainability |
4 of 6 |
FPP JC |
3 of 3 |
|
|
4 of 5 |
|
Mrs Lorraine Lynch
|
Co-opted |
Board |
02/10/2023 |
02/10/23 |
6/7/25 |
Employee of M&S |
None |
None |
Health & Safety Safeguarding |
5 of 6 |
FPP Pay |
2 of 3
|
1 of 1 |
|
|
|
Mrs Agnieszka Marchewka
|
Co-opted |
Board |
02/10/2023 |
02/10/23 |
20/09/24 |
Employee of federation school |
None |
None |
Vulnerable Children |
N/a |
N/a |
|
|
|
|
|
Ms Sadie Priestley |
Parent |
Parents |
08/02/2024 |
08/02/24 |
19/11/24 |
None |
None |
None |
Vulnerable Children EYPP |
0 of 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dr Rachael Sharpe
|
LA |
LA Board |
02/10/2023 |
02/10/23 |
6/7/25 |
Employed by University of Lincoln |
None |
CIT Academy Member St Hugh's School External appraiser |
Co-Chair of FGB Curriculum Assurance Vulnerable Children |
6 of 6 |
HTPM JC |
|
|
1 of 1 |
3 of 5 |
|
Mr Aaron Smith |
Parent |
Parents |
02/10/2023 |
02/10/23 |
6/7/25 |
None |
Spouse employed at federation school |
None |
Wellbeing Cyber Security |
3 of 6 |
FPP |
2 of 5 |
|
|
|
The Instrument of Government states that the Governing Body shall consist of 12 Governors as follows:
2 Parent Governors / 1 Headteacher / 1 Staff / 1 Local Authority / 7 Co-opted Governors
The Governing Body have not appointed any Associate Members for the Academic Year 2024-2025
The Governing Body appointed 2 committees and 1 Review Panel for the academic year 2024-2025 – other appeals committees will be appointed as and when required:
Finance, Premises and Personnel -Meets twice in an academic year to review financial, premises and personnel issues prior to reporting/recommending actions to the governing body
Pay Committee – Meets as necessary to review whole school pay decisions prior to reporting in fact to FGB
Heads Performance Management Panel – Meets once yearly and makes a recommendation to Pay Committee regarding Headteacher’s Pay decision.
The Full Governing Body ratifies decisions following recommendation from the committees/panel above (unless otherwise stated in School Policy/Terms of Reference), and all minutes are available in the school office, with the exception of confidential minutes.
The Instrument of Government states that the Governing Body shall consist of 12 Governors as follows:
2 Parent Governors / 1 Headteacher / 1 Staff / 1 Local Authority / 7 Co-opted Governors
The Governing Body have not appointed any Associate Members for the Academic Year 2023-2024
The Governing Body appointed 2 committees and 1 Review Panel for the academic year 2023-2024 – other appeals committees will be appointed as and when required:
Finance, Premises and Personnel -Meets twice in an academic year to review financial, premises and personnel issues prior to reporting/recommending actions to the governing body
Pay Committee – Meets as necessary to review whole school pay decisions prior to reporting in fact to FGB
Heads Performance Management Panel – Meets once yearly and makes a recommendation to Pay Committee regarding Headteacher’s Pay decision.
The Full Governing Body ratifies decisions following recommendation from the committees/panel above (unless otherwise stated in School Policy/Terms of Reference), and all minutes are available in the school office, with the exception of confidential minutes.