Governors

Sturton by Stow School Governing Body

Information and Attendance Details for Academic Year 2025 - 26

The Instrument of Government states that the Governing Body shall consist of 8 Governors as follows:

2 Parent Governors / 1 Headteacher / 1 Staff / 1 Local Authority / 3 Co-opted Governors

* The Authority Governor is nominated by the Local Authority, Parent Governors are elected by the parent body and Staff Governors are elected by the staff body of the school.

** All Governors’ terms of office are 4 years.

Name	Category	Appointed By *	Date First Appointed	Term of Office Details		Business Interest	Relationships with the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives	Other Governor Roles	FGB Meetings Attendance	Finance Committee Meeting Attendance
Name	Category	Appointed By *	Date First Appointed	Start Date	End Date (ToE) / Resigned (R)	Business Interest		Other Governor Roles	FGB Meetings Attendance
Thomas Everington	Co-opted	Governors	18/05/2022	13/03/2025	12/03/2029	N/A	N/A	N/A	8 of 8	N/A
Jon Cook	Co-opted	Governors	17/11/2022	17/11/2022	12/02/2026	N/A	N/A	N/A	1 of 3	N/A
Maddy Gelder	LA Governor	Governors	20/07/2024	15/01/2026	14/01/2030	A & A L Gelder & son ltd, Referred husband’s company to the school as a temporary solution	N/A	N/A	7 of 8	3 of 3
Kirsty Pell	Co-opted	Governors	21/10/2021	18/09/2026	17/09/2030	Employed by LCC	N/A	N/A	8 of 8	3 of 3
Amy Marshall	Parent	Parents	07/05/2025	07/05/2025	06/05/2029	N/A	N/A	N/A	7 of 8	3 of 3
Farah Rajan	Parent	Parents	12/11/2025	12/11/2025	11/11/2030	N/A	N/A	N/A	6 of 7	N/A
Richard Thomson	Headteacher		01/09/2025		31/12/2025	N/A	N/A	N/A	2 of 2	1 of 1
Claire Hanson-Church	Headteacher		01/01/2026			N/A	N/A	Honorary Secretary of Lincoln Rugby Club and the Discipline and Complaints officer	6 of 6	2 of 2
Molly Panther	Staff	Staff	23/07/2022	23/07/2022	22/07/2026	N/A	N/A	N/A	4 of 8	N/A

Clerk to Governors – Kate Geary provided updated information on 24/07/26