Welcome to our Governors’ page!

The Governing Body has three core functions:

  • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and direction
  • Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance of staff
  • Overseeing financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
Click to Download Code of conduct for Governors [pdf 181KB] Click to Download

Our Governing Body consists of:

  • 1 Local Authority Governor
  • 2 Parent Governors
  • 7 Foundation Governors (incl 1 Ex-Officio)
  • 1 Staff Governor
  • 1 Headteacher (Ex-Officio))

We currently have 1 parent governor vacancy and 2 Foundation governor vacancies. Please contact our Governance Professional, kellie.fricker@blackford.cumbria.sch.uk if you are interested in becoming a governor.

The Full Governing Body meet termly and the Resources Committee and Curriculum Committee (including Safeguarding) meet half termly.

Each committee has a clerk and a chair. The headteacher sits on both committees.

Contacting the Governing Board

Mrs Kellie Fricker – Governance Professional kellie.fricker@blackford.cumbria.sch.uk

Governing Body Structure

There are no governors with a personal connection to any member of staff.

Click to Download Governor Attendance 2023-24 [pdf 149KB] Click to Download
Click to Download Governing Body [pdf 178KB] Click to Download