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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.

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.

 

 

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.