Governors
If you are interested in becoming a parent governor, please email the school office with the details below:
- Name
- Address
- Telephone number
- Date of birth
- Profession
- Highest qualification
- Children currently attending Lakeside Primary
Current Governors
| Governors | Type | Responsibility | First Appointed | Term Start | Term End |
| Mrs Lesley Powell | Co-opted | Safeguarding/Curriculum/Wellbeing | 02/12/2020 | 10/12/2024 | 09/12/2028 |
| Mr Neil Rose (Chair) | Co-opted | 05/12/2018 | 05/12/2022 | 04/12/2026 | |
| Mr Steven Waite | Co-opted | PP & Sports Premium | 12/07/2022 | 12/07/2022 | 11/07/2026 |
| Mr Craig Wilkes (Chair - Finance & Infrastructure) | Co-opted | Finance | 25/10/2019 | 25/10/2023 | 24/10/2027 |
| Mr David Ellis (Vice Chair) | Parent | SEND | 15/10/2019 | 14/10/2023 | 13/10/2027 |
| Mrs Kirstie Fox | Parent | H&S/School Website/Monitoring & Filtering | 06/12/2021 | 06/12/2021 | 05/12/2025 |
| Mrs Whitney Davies | Staff | 10/04/2019 | 09/04/2023 | 08/04/2027 | |
| Mrs Hayley Meads | Staff | 27/11/2017 | 26/11/2021 | 25/11/2025 |
Clerk to the Governors
- Entrust
Click here to view the current Register of Pecuniary Interests
Click here to view Attendance Register 2023/24
Members
- Sue Boden
- Lisa Colclough
- Garry Hirons
Directors/Trustees
- Richard Lane (Chief Executive Officer)
- Garry Hirons (Chair)
- Alison Dolphin (Vice Chair)
- Allison Hollis
- Michael Grimley (Resigned February 10th 2025)
- Zoe Schnepp (Resigned December 4th 2024)
Governors have a vital role to play in ensuring our school provides the best possible education for our children.
They are responsible for:
- Acting as a critical friend
- Bringing a wealth of experience to the strategic running of the school
- Ensuring accountability
Parent Governors
are elected by the parents/guardians of the children who attend Lakeside Primary. When a governor position becomes vacant nominations will be asked from all registered parents and guardians and an election will take place. Their term of office is four years.
LA Governors...
are appointed by the Local Authority. More information can be found at www.staffordshire.gov.uk. Their term of office is four years.
Co-Opted Governors...
are appointed by the Governing Body and their term of office is four years.
Staff Governors...
are elected by the staff for four years from the date of appointment.
Frequency of Meetings
The Governing Body meet as and when necessary but a minimum of once per term. Each Governor is also a member of individual committees e.g. Finance, Curriculum, etc. These committees also meet as and when necessary but a minimum of once a term.
Details about our Governors can be found here.
Details of our Governor meeting attendance records can be found here.
If you are interested in becoming a Governor at Lakeside Primary please contact either the Headteacher or Chair of Governors via the school office email address for more information.
Chair of Governors Contact Details:
Mr Neil Rose
Lakeside Primary School,
Leyland Road,
Glascote,
Tamworth,
Staffs,
B77 2SA