Our Governing body
(2024-2025)
Jo Dale - Chair
Andrew Naughton - Vice Chair & Local Authority
Steve Abey - Headteacher
Caroline Buckle - Co-opted Governor
Natalie Bayes - Co-opted Governor & Deputy Headteacher
Sarah Harrison - Staff Governor
Kerry Bailey - Parent Governor
Rhian Freear - Parent Governor
Kirsty Miller - Parent Governor
Chrissie Moore - Associate Member
Kay Naughton - Clerk to the Governing Body
Governor Profiles
ANDREW NAUGHTON (VICE-CHAIR)
In 1994 I became a parent governor at Lionel Walden Primary School and am now a Local Authority governor. I have lived in Doddington for 32 years.
My reason for first becoming a governor was because I wanted to be actively involved in school life at a time when our two daughters were being educated at Lionel Walden and to have a better understanding of the many changes that were being made within the education system at the time. Our daughters enjoyed an excellent education at Lionel Walden and our eldest went on to become a primary school teacher which is positive testimony to her time at Lionel Walden. After they left, I was keen to continue providing help and support to the school and to ensure all children have the opportunity to achieve their full potential. After 26 years, changes within the education system continue apace and despite the many and varied challenges encountered, the school remains as focused today as ever in providing children with the best possible start in life.
Having previously worked in the financial sector, I was encouraged from the start to become involved with school finances and I have been Chair of the Finance Committee for most of my time as a school governor. I am also Vice Chair of the Governing Board and have responsibility for Pupil Premium activity.
CAROLINE BUCKLE
I have recently transferred to a co-opted governor having previously served for eight years as a parent governor at Lionel Walden Primary School. When I joined, my own two children were pupils at the school but they have since moved on to their secondary education locally. I have thoroughly enjoyed being a governor which made my decision to remain in post, once I could no longer serve as a parent governor, an easy one.
I am currently the link governor with responsibility for the curriculum and I also sit on the appointments panel. I enjoy both of these different roles.
The main reason for wanting to take on this very challenging role was to have an input into children’s education which is ever evolving. I felt that I would like gain a better understanding of primary education in order to help the transition process for young people as I work in a secondary school and having this background in education has assisted me in my role as a governor. I assist with Year 6 transition so I have gained lots of knowledge over the years working with many other local primary schools.
I remain committed and consequently attend various training courses over each academic year; these cover many aspects of what is expected of governors and the roles we undertake. I continue to attend local briefings run by Cambridgeshire County Council so that my knowledge remains up to date at all times.
I share the school's joint vision to make sure we are ambitious for each and every one of our pupils and their achievements are at the heart of everything we do as we strive to recognise, nurture and reward these. We are as proud of our social and sporting achievements as well as our academic performance. The successes we enjoy are due to the strong partnership we are proud to hold between children, parents, staff and governors alike.
I feel very proud of what we have achieved during my time here as a governor and very much look forward to the new challenges that we will no doubt be facing during the coming years.
Lionel Walden Primary School - Governor Information |
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Name | Committees |
Category of
Governor
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Appointed By | Date of Appointment |
Term End
|
Relevant Business
Interest
|
Governors at Other
Schools
|
Relationship with
Other Governors
or Staff
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Steven
Abey
HEADTEACHER
|
Appointments/
Finance/
School
Improvement
|
Head | N/A | September 2022 | N/A | Member of Staff | No | None |
Natalie Bayes
DEPUTY HEAD
|
Appointments/
Finance/
School
Improvement
|
Co-opted |
Governing
Body
|
1/9/24 | N/A |
Member of
Staff
|
No | None |
Caroline Buckle |
Appointments/
School Improvement
|
Co-opted | Governing Board | 12/6/23 |
11/6/27
|
None | No | None |
Veronica Cronin |
SEND
|
Co-opted |
Governing
Body
|
1/9/23 |
31/8/27
Resigned
|
None | None | None |
Joanne Dale
CHAIR
|
Appointments | Co-opted | Governing Body | 1/9/23 | 31/8/27 | None | None | Daughter - Georgina Dale (Teaching Assistant) |
Gary Croxon | Parent | Elected | June 2018 | Term Expired June 2022 | ||||
Stuart Cave | Parent | Elected | June 2018 | Term Expired June 2022 | ||||
Paul Richmond | School Improvement | Parent | Governing Board | September 2020 | Jan 2023 - resigned | |||
Andrew Naughton
VICE CHAIR
|
Finance (Chair) | Local Authority | Local Authority | 31/1/22 | 30/1/26 | None | No |
Wife: Kay Naughton (HLTA/
Governor)
Sister-in-law: Lynn Clarke (Finance Manager)
|
Kay Naughton |
School Improvement
|
Staff | Elected | June 2021 |
June 2025
Resigned Aug 2024
|
Member of Staff | No |
Husband: Andy Naughton (Governor)
Sister: Lynn Clarke (Finance Manager)
|
Kerry Bailey | School Improvement | Parent | Elected | 21/7/22 | 20/7/26 | None | No |
Sister: Natasha Billimore (Class Teacher)
|
Sarah Royston | Parent | Elected | September 2022 |
September 2026
resigned 4/7/23
|
None | None |
None
|
|
Emily Patrick-Brown | Parent | Elected | February 2023 |
February 2027
resigned 7/3/23
|
Thomas Eaton PS, Wimblington |
None
|
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Elaine Stratford | Clerk | September 2022 | Resigned July 2024 | None | No |
None
|
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Rhian Freer | Parent | Elected | 1/11/23 | 31/10/27 | None | No |
None
|
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Kirsty Miller | Parent | Elected | 21/5/24 | 20/5/28 | None | No |
None
|
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Sarah Harrison | Staff | Elected | 9/9/24 | 8/9/28 | Member of Staff | No |
None
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