Long Marton
Community School
“Governors are proud to be associated with the school. They use their expertise well to support and challenge the school for the quality of education that it provides."
Ofsted Inspection Report, 2024.
LEA Governor and Chair of Governors:
Lindsey Jenkinson - chair@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Clerk to the Governors:
Wendy Swinbank - clerk@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Co-opted Governors
Alex Lattin - alexlattin@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Katie Phelps - katiephelps@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Parent Governors:
Katie Armstrong - katiearmstrong@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Jacqui McCann - jacquimccann@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Nicola Tatters - nicolatatters@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Ruth Jackson - ruthjackson@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Neil Dean - neildean@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Chris Morphet - chrismorphet@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Teaching Staff Representative:
Mr John Davis - john@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Co-opted Non-Teaching Staff Representative:
Mrs Rebecca Bird - rebeccabird@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Headteacher:
Mrs Nicola Bardgett - head@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
Associate Member: Mr Peter Brown - peterbrown@longmarton.cumbria.sch.uk
LONG MARTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Name | Category | Committee | Responsibilities and Areas of Interest | Term of office | Declared business interest |
Nicola Bardgett | Headteacher | Staffing and Finance Performance Management Grounds and Premises including Heath and Safety Publicity School Meals Safeguarding | Headteacher | Ex Officio | None declared |
John Davis | Teaching staff rep | Publicity | N/A | September 2023 | None declared |
Rebecca Bird | Non - Teaching staff rep | Premises |
N/A
| November 2026 | None declared |
Andrew Mason (Chair) | Co-Opted | Staffing and Finance Safeguarding | Chair of Governors Maths History | March 2024 | None declared |
Ed Evans (Vice Chair) | Parent | Premises committee | English | May 2024 | Spouse/Artist |
Katie Armstrong | Parent | Staffing & Finance | Music | March 2025 | None declared |
Jo Brown | Parent | Premises | TBC | May 2026 | None declared |
Jacqui McCann | Co-opted | Safeguarding | Safeguarding | May 2026 | None declared |
Ruth Jackson | Parent | Safeguarding | Safeguarding | September 2026 | None declared |
Lindsey Jenkinson | LEA | Staffing/Finance HTPM | September 2026 | None Declared | |
Nicola Tatters | Co-opted | Premises | Early Years | September 2026 | None declared |
Neil Dean | Parent (September 2023) | TBC | TBC | September 2027 | TBC |
Peter Brown | Associate member | N/A | N/A | September 2022 | None declared |
Wendy Swinbank | Clerk to the governors | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Committee Terms of Reference - current members – 2022/23
Staffing/Finance Committee
Members: Mrs Nicola Bardgett; Mr Andrew Mason; Mrs Katie Armstrong; Mrs Lindsey Jenkinson; Mr John Davis.
Purpose
The purpose of the Committee is to ensure that the Staff and Governors have in place effective systems and procedures for the financial management of the school and to contribute towards the raising of standards.
Period of Review
Terms of reference should be reviewed annually by each committee and recommended for approval to the Governing Body in the first meeting of each academic year.
Membership
Membership shall consist of no fewer than four Governors including the Headteacher. The committee should meet at least three times a year. The Committee must elect a chair at the first meeting of the academic year. A quorum is a minimum of three members of the committee.
Functions
Responsibilities Delegated to the Committee
Responsibilities Delegated to the Headteacher
Responsibilities delegated to the Small School business manager (SSBM)
Grounds and Premises Committee including Health and Safety
Members: Mrs Nicola Bardgett; Mr Ed Evans (H&S Governor); Mrs Rebecca Bird; Mrs Nicola Tatters; CO-OPTED Mrs Sandra Longstaff.
Meet as and when necessary, at least once every academic year.
To maintain and develop a safe School environment.
Monitor use of School premises by outside groups.
Report back regularly to main Governing Body.
6 members - quorum of 3.
Communicate any decision & associated costs to appropriate chairs of other committees.
Delegated powers to co-opt as necessary. Work within framework of policy of delegation maintained by the main Governing Body.
Communications & PR Committee
Members: Mrs Nicola Bardgett; Mr John Davis; Co-Opted Mr Charlie Ellison & Mrs Alison Birkett.
Meet as and when necessary.
To publicise and communicate the work of the School to the wider community.
Report back regularly to main Governing Body.
Minimum of 4 members - quorum of 3.
Delegated powers to co-opt as necessary.
Work within framework of policy of delegation maintained by the main Governing Body.
School Meals Committee
Members: Mrs Nicola Bardgett; Mr Andrew Mason; Mr Ed Evans; Mrs Wendy Swinbank SSBM;
Meet termly or as and when necessary.
Report back to the full governing body.
Report financial implications to the Finance committee as and when necessary.
To ensure implementation of the nine food standards.
Delegated powers to co-opt as necessary.
To overview the provision of a good healthy school meal service.
Safeguarding Committee
Members: Chair & Vice Chair of Governors; nominated safeguarding governor; Senior Designated Person and Health & Safety Governor (respectively; Mrs Nicola Bardgett; Mrs Jacqui McCann; Mr Andrew Mason; Mr Ed Evans.)
Meet as and when necessary.
Ensure the school’s policies and procedures safeguard and promote the welfare of the children at the school, and that appropriate training is undertaken.
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the school’s safeguarding arrangements.
Report to the main Governing Body relevant safeguarding issues.
Annually review the school’s safeguarding policy.
To conduct the annual safeguarding audit
Annually review equality objectives
5 members – quorum of 3
Attendance at Full Governors meetings
NAME |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Rachel Smith | 6/6 | 6/6 |
Andrew Mason | 6/6 | 6/6 |
John Davis | 4/4 | 6/6 |
Rebecca Bird (appointed November 2022) | N/A | 5/5 |
Nazreen Banks | 4/6 | 3/6 |
Ed Evans | 1/1 | 6/6 |
Katie Armstrong (appointed March 2021) | 2/2 | 6/6 |
Jo Brown - (appointed May 2022) | 2/2 | 6/6 |
Jacqui McCann - (appointed May 2022) | 2/2 | 5/6 |
Ruth Jackson - (appointed September 2022) | N/A | 6/6 |
Nicola Tatters - (appointed September 2022) | N/A | 4/6 |
Peter Brown | 3/6 | 5/6 |