Governors
Structure of the Governing Body
Since September 2023 we have been in a formal federation with Hornby St Margaret’s, known as the Lune Valley Federation of Leck St Peter’s and Hornby St Margaret’s CE Primary Schools.
We can have a total of 14 governors; this is laid down in our “Instrument of Government” which is the legal basis of any school governing body.
We must have a majority of “Foundation Governors”: these are governors nominated by either the Parochial Church Council, or from the Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education. In our case we have 8 Foundation Governors, which includes 2 ex-officio members. There are two elected “Parent Governors” (one from each school). There is one representative nominated from the LA. Finally there is a staff representative and a clerk. We also have a co-opted governor. The Headteacher has the option of joining the governing body and our head has elected to serve. Governors normally serve for a period of 4 years.
If you wish to contact a governor, please do so via the school office.
Below is the list of governors, their designation and term of office end date.
| Local Authority Representative (LA) | Mr Stuart Hemingway09/2027 | |||
| Ex-Officio | Rev. Lucie Lunn09/2027 | |||
| Ex-Officio | Rev. Jane Lee09/2027 | |||
| Foundation Governors | Mr. R Hunter09/2027 | |||
| Mrs. V Mather09/2027 | ||||
| Mr. M Fawcett09/2027 | ||||
| Mr. P King09/2027 | ||||
| Mrs. L Brookbanks
10/2028 |
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| Ms R Houghton10/2028 | ||||
| Headteacher | Mrs. N Davison | |||
| Co-opted | Vacant | |||
| Parent Representatives | Dr. A Towse (Hornby)05/2028 | |||
| Mrs. F Rutherford (Leck)09/2027 | ||||
| Staff Representative | Miss. A Farrington09/2027 | |||
| Clerk to the Governors | Ms Sarah Prince (LA) | |||
To help you get to know your governors we have provided a brief description of ourselves and any financial or business interests / positions on ours and other governing bodies.
Mr. Stuart Hemingway
I have worked in schools for over forty years in secondary education as a teacher and Head teacher. For most of my career I have worked in Leeds, eventually retiring in 2012. I really enjoyed my time in schools and was very lucky to be able to work with gifted colleagues and brilliantly talented children. I was especially interested in SEN. Between 2012 and 2014 I worked as an education adviser for an organisation working with businesses and encouraging their involvement in schools.
Our sons & daughters live mainly in and around Leeds but we moved to Tunstall in 2012 and we thoroughly love the rural way of life and the fresh air of North Lancashire. I now have time for reading as well as practicing my guitar and game of golf. I have also started to learn to speak Spanish which is proving to be as embarrassing as my guitar playing and golf!
Mr. Martyn Fawcett
I have been a foundation governor since late 2017. I have 3 children, all of whom attend Leck St Peter’s. I attended this excellent, small country school for the full duration of my primary education and have very fond memories of my time there. I have no background in education whatsoever, but ave enjoyed learning a little bit about how this sector operates. I have been, and still am, involved in business locally since I left the local secondary school. My wife and I now run a couple of small businesses. In my spare time, I enjoy being outdoors and attending my local church.
Ross Hunter
I was a teacher and headmaster for four decades, half in northern England, half abroad. Since we retired and came home, Sue and I are back in her home village of Burrow; we were married in Tunstall Church, where she is churchwarden and I am, for my sins, chair of the PCC (of TM&L). I enjoy writing, book collecting, reading, cycling and travel. I speak (ef)fluent French and occasional Russian. In December, you kindly voted me on to Lancaster City Council, to represent Upper Lune Valley Ward; do please get in touch if I can help with local issues.