Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Governors

Information

Meet our Governors

Mrs Mary Lumley

Chair of Governors & Co-opted Governor

I was born and raised in The Yorkshire Dales and have lived in Yorkshire all my life (apart from three years at University in Liverpool and one year in Vancouver Canada). I trained to teach in 1979 and had a wonderful 34 year career in education. I taught in schools in Leeds, Bradford and Baildon, before becoming a Head teacher of a seven class North Yorkshire village school for 17 years. I retired in July 2013. I have many interests which keep me busy including walking, cycling, swimming, travelling and singing. I am a member of The Rotary Club of York which involves me in charitable activities and community projects. I have been supporting an orphanage and school in Livingstone Zambia since 2005 and had the opportunity to visit in February 2015 to share my expertise. I care passionately about education and have many skills to offer fellow governors, staff and pupils at Cliffe VC School.

Name	Mrs Mary Lumley	Category	Chair of Governors Co-opted Governor
Appointed By	FGB	Term in Office	9th May 2019 to 8th May 2023
Committees Currently Serving On	N/A	Other Positions of Responsibility	Pupil Premium, SEN
Business Interests *	N/A	Relationships **	N/A
Financial Interests	N/A	Roles in other schools	N/A

Mrs Carol Middleton

Co-opted Governor

My name is Carole Middleton and many of you will remember me as interim Head of the school from January to April in 2014. Since April 2014 I have been continuing to support the school as a consultant and I am now delighted to be Chair of Governors. I retired from Monk Fryston CE Primary School in 2013 where I had been Head teacher for 16 years. I will be bringing knowledge of Cliffe School and a lot of experience to this role as Chair.

Name	Mrs Carole Middleton	Category	Co-opted Governor
Appointed By	FGB	Term in Office Dates	9th May 2019 to 8th May 2023 9th May 2019 to 8th May 2023
Committees Currently Serving On	N/A	Other Positions of Responsibility	Safeguarding English Phonics RE PSHCE
Business Interests *	N/A	Relationships **	N/A
Financial Interests	N/A	Roles in other schools	Governor at Sherburn High School and Governor at Kirk Fenton Primary School

Dr Ashley Pickles

Vice Chair & Parent Governor

I am a parent governor with a son in Year 2. I work for the NHS as a Clinical Scientist, specialising in clinical biochemistry with a keen interest in research.
I am passionate about science and have been involved in promoting science in schools for over 10 years.
I also run local fitness classes as I enjoy being active and it helps me to keep up with my children (especially on the run to school!).

Name	Dr Ashley Pickles	Category	Vice Chair Parent Governor
Appointed By	Parents	Term in Office	25th September 2019 to 24th September 2023
Committees Currently Serving On	N/A	Other Positions of Responsibility	Art
Business Interests *	N/A	Relationships**	N/A
Financial Interests	N/A	Roles in other schools	N/A

Mr Rob Allan

Co-opted Governor

Originally from Cliffe I moved back here 11 years ago to start a family, two of which are currently at Cliffe school with my third due to start in two years. I studied Environmental Science at Leicester graduating in 1998 when I took a diversion from a science based career to that of professional procurement and contract management. I am now a Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and work for the University of York with responsibility for estate maintenance and capital procurement. I have experience of working for local government and my wife Charlotte is a teacher of 15 years experience, which gives me an understanding of the political and practical side of teaching.

In my spare time I enjoy anything in the fresh air including cycling, hiking, tending my allotment, relaxing in beer gardens, and playing with my children.

I have a vested interest in the success of the school and I hope that my experience and knowledge of the teaching environment helps me to contribute to the schools ongoing success.

Name	Mr Rob Allan	Category	Vice Chair Co-opted Governor
Appointed By	FGB	Term in Office	28th September 2016 to 27th September 2020
Committees Currently Serving On	N/A	Other Positions of Responsibility	PE, Geography and History
Business Interests *	N/A	Relationships**	N/A
Financial Interests	N/A	Roles in other schools	N/A

Mr Mike Jordan

Foundation Governor

I am an experienced school governor and local County Councillor who sits on the Cliffe VC Trustees Board. I have taken early retirement being a former Industrial Chemist at a Pharmaceutical Company in West Yorkshire. Hobbies include motorcycling, cycling, restoring old houses and classic cars.

Name	Mr Mike Jordan	Category	Foundation Governor
Appointed By	The Mary Waud Foundation	Term in Office	12th February 2019 to 11th February 2023
Committees Currently Serving On	N/A	Other Positions of Responsibility	Science
Business Interests *	Mary Ward Trust - Foundation Trust Member	Relationships**	N/A
Financial Interests	N/A	Roles in other schools	N/A

Mr Adam Blackwood

Headteacher

Part of my role as Headteacher is to work closely with the governors. I report important updates about attainment and progress of the children and make sure that I let them know of the wonderful things we do in school. As well as letting them know about things we need to do to improve further going forward. The Governors read the information I send to them and they ask me many questions in response, this is all recorded and the minutes go to the Local Authority. I am proud to work with the Governing Body to make our school as special as it is.

Name	Mr Adam Blackwood	Category	Headteacher
Appointed By	N/A	Term in Office	N/A
Committees Currently Serving On	N/A	Other Positions of Responsibility	Headteacher
Business Interests *	N/A	Relationships**	N/A
Financial Interests	N/A	Roles in other schools	N/A

Mrs Prudence Topping

Parent Governor

Name	Mrs Prudence Topping	Category	Parent Governor
Appointed By	Parents	Term in Office	25th January 2017 to 24th January 2021
Committees Currently Serving On	N/A	Other Positions of Responsibility	Computing
Business Interests *	N/A	Relationships**	N/A
Financial Interests	N/A	Roles in other schools	N/A

Mrs Claire Morrow

Parent Governor

I moved to the village 5 years ago although I have always lived in the area. I work for a local law firm and in my spare time am currently studying to be a fully qualified Legal Executive.
As a young girl and through into my late teens dance was a major part of my life. Now as an adult I am fortunate enough to still be involved with dance helping to teach at a local dance school. Following on from that in my late teens/early 20’s I was a singer in a band travelling up and down the country for both private and corporate events.
As a parent I will always encourage my daughter to join in and learn as much as she possibly can.

Cliffe primary is an amazing school and I am honoured to be involved.

Name	Mrs Claire Morrow	Category	Parent Governor
Appointed By	Parents	Term in Office	25th September 2019 to 24th September 2023
Committees Currently Serving On	N/A - All governors attend meetings	Other Positions of Responsibility	Link Governor - Maths
Business Interests *	N/A	Relationships**	Parents
Financial Interests	N/A	Roles in other schools	N/A