Governing Body

Chair of Governors

Mrs Lynda Lingard

Vice Chair of Governors

Mrs Emily Davison

Governors

Mrs Lydia Gurney

Mrs Judy Stanyard

Mrs Julie Broadbent

Mr John Taylor

Mrs Asma Abdelmawla (Parent Governor)

Mrs Lucy Parker (Parent Governor)

Head Teacher

Mrs Sue Skillcorn

Chair of Resources Committee:

Chair of School Improvement Committee: Lydia Gurney

If you would like to find out more about the role of a governor, then please go to http://www.nga.org.uk/Be-a-Governor.aspx

Chair of Governors, Lynda Lingard

Hello. I was delighted to be appointed a governor of Mill Lane school in September 2015 and Chair of governors in December 2016.

I have retired from a long career in education that included teaching in several primary schools, working in Children’s Centres and advising and training staff in Early Years Settings across Stockton.

I am Mum to two grown up sons and I am a volunteer driver for our local hospice. I enjoy gardening, walking in the countryside with my dog and singing in a local pop choir.

I look forward to working closely with the governors and staff to make sure that all of the children in Mill Lane are happy to be in school and are supported and encouraged to make the most of their abilities and talents.

John Taylor, Governor

I am John Taylor, and I became a Co-opted Governor at Mill Lane Primary School in June 2018. My wife and I have lived in Eaglescliffe for 42 years, and we have a grown-up daughter and grandson in Surrey. Until retirement I worked for ICI (later Huntsman) in the petrochemical industry. I am a member of Stockton Parish Church, with a particular interest in asylum seekers and in the Mill Lane area. Most weeks I can be seen in school listening to children read, and I sometimes help on school trips. I have previous experience as a School Governor at St. Mary’s primary school in Long Newton near Stockton, and although that school is very different, I would like to use that experience in Mill Lane School.

Head Teacher, Sue Skillcorn

I studied at Durham University and I qualified as a teacher in July 1996. I worked at Harry Dack Infant School and then worked at Handale Primary School as Assistant Head Teacher. I moved to Dormanstown Primary School as Deputy Head Teacher and I am now very proud to say that I have been The Head Teacher of Mill Lane Primary School since September 2015.

I have two children of my own and my hobbies include travelling, reading, horse riding and sport.

I am really enjoying my time at Mill Lane. I am passionate about giving every child the best possible start to their education to enable each and every one to achieve their full potential. I am committed to ensuring that each child learns the skills necessary to become life-long learners, to enable them to confidently go on to secondary school, college, university and beyond, and prepare them for life in the 21^st Century.

Staff Governor, Judy Stanyard

I trained to become a teacher at Manchester University and have worked in a variety of schools in the North West of England, before relocating to the North East in 2003. I was delighted to be given the chance to work at Mill Lane as Deputy Head teacher and officially started in December 2016. I was thrilled to also take on the role as Staff Governor the following term, as I feel I can really help to move forward the learning experiences for the children at our school.

I am a very family orientated person and love spending time with my young daughter and husband. We keep our weekends and holidays very busy. I my spare time I enjoy swimming, travelling, cooking and eating!

I have a great passion for Science and English and strongly believe that as educational practitioners, we should never place a ceiling on children’s learning or experiences. As we say at Mill Lane – Shoot for the moon and you’ll land amongst the stars!

Co opted Governor, Julie Broadbent

I joined Mill Lane Primary school as a Co-opted Governor in December 2016 having taken early retirement from working in education and training across the Tees Valley. I have experience of working with young people and adults to help them gain skills and qualifications required to find employment or progress in their careers.

I am very pleased, to have this opportunity, to support the school to help all of the children reach their potential and prepare for the future.

I enjoy travelling, learning to play the ukulele and volunteer work to promote wildlife and heritage of the local community.

Co-opted Governor, Lydia Gurney

I became a Co-opted Governor at Mill Lane Primary School in June 2017. My family and I moved to Stockton-On-Tees from Reading when I took up the position of Children’s Pastor at Stockton Baptist Church at the beginning of 2017. I have two children at Mill Lane School and I am keen to get involved and build connections with the school.

Before working for the church, I worked in Banking and Retail Management. I also have a degree in Music and before moving to Stockton, spent a lot of my time teaching children piano and flute as well as going in to the local schools to help with assemblies and choirs.

I am often in the playground at the beginning and end of the day with my children and I’m always happy to chat!

Vice Chair of Governors – Emily Davison

I was appointed as Vice-Chair Governor in June 2017 and am delighted to be part of the school. I worked as a teacher in China and a Teaching Assistant in Hartlepool before completing a teaching qualification. After teaching in schools for several years I accepted a position at Teach First, an educational charity whose aim is to end educational inequality. I have lived in Stockton most of my life (apart from 3 years in Newcastle studying for a Politics degree and a year in China) and am passionate about the town and its residents.

Lucy Parkin, Parent Governor

Asma Abdelmawla, Parent Governor

I joined mill lane primary school as a parent governor in January 2019, I born and raised in Benghazi city located by the Mediterranean sea at the northeast of Libya. I graduated from dental school in Libya in 2004, and since that, I work as a dental surgeon in the state hospital back home. on 2017 I and my husband came to the united kingdom with our children hoping to provide a better childhood for them because the civil war got worst in Libya.
I am a mother of two girls attending mill lane primary school and the third child will start September 2020 in reception class, and as I am new for the education system in the UK, and to be able to understand how it works, it was a golden opportunity for me to join the school and become part of the education atmosphere in it.
The most I like to do at school helping in the class’s activities and trips. sometimes I help newly arrived families from the Arabic world by interpreting as a qualified interpreter.
I am enjoying my time at school despite my increasing duties as recently started my PhD study at Newcastle University.

Behaviour Statement

To read the Governing Body Behaviour Statement please click here: Behaviour-Statement-2019

Details of the structure and responsibilities of the governing body and its committees

To read the details of the structure and responsibilities of the governing body and its committees, please click here: Structure and responsibilities

Register of Governor Interests

REGISTER OF GOVERNOR INTERESTS

NAME OF SCHOOL: __Mill Lane Primary School_2018-19_

From September 2015, Governing Bodies are required to publish on their website, information about their governors:

Name, Category & Appointing Body	Term of Office	Committees	Official Responsibility	Attendance at Governing Body	Attendance at Committee	Nature of Interest			Resignation Date
						Pecuniary (you or a close connection – see point 1)	Governor in another school/education establishment	Spouse, partner or relative working in school or with business interests (see point 2.)
Mrs Susan Skillcorn Headteacher	N/A	SIC RES	Headteacher	3/3	3/3 3/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Dr Ruksanna Ahmad Co-Opted Governor Appointed by GB	30.09.2015 – 29.09.2019	RES SIC		2/3	3/3 1/3	Nil	Nil	Nil	31/08/2019
Mrs Lynda Lingard Local Authority Governor Appointed by LA	23.11.2016 – 22.11.2020	SIC RES	Chair	3/3	3/3 3/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs Lydia Gurney Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	05.07.2017 – 04.07.2021	SIC		3/3	3/3	Connection with Youth For Christ	Nil	Nil
Mrs Julie Broadbent Co-Opted Governor Appointed by GB	05.12.2016 – 09.11.2020	RES		3/3	3/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs Emily Davison Co-opted Governor Appointed by GB	05.07.2017 – 04.07.2021	SIC	Vice Chair	3/3	2/3	Teach First – Emloyee	Nil	Nil
Mrs Judy Stanyard Staff Governor Appointed by Staff	01.03.2017 – 28.02.2021	RES		3/3	3/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Miss Lucy Parker Parent Governor Appointed by the Parents	21.11.2018 – 20.11.2022	N/A		2/3	N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil
Dr John Taylor Co-Opted Governor Appointed by the GB	14/05/2019 – 13/05/2023	N/A		1/1	N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil
Ms Asma Abdelmawla Parent Governor Appointed by the Parents	11/06/2019 – 10/06/2023	N/A		1/1	N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil
Lord Martin Noble Parent Governor Appointed by the Parents	20/11/2018 – 19/11/2022	N/A		1/1	N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	21/03/2019

REGISTER OF GOVERNOR INTERESTS

NAME OF SCHOOL: __Mill Lane Primary School_2017 – 2018

From September 2015, Governing Bodies are required to publish on their website, information about their governors:

Name, Category & Appointing Body	Term of Office	Committees	Official Responsibility	Attendance at Governing Body	Attendance at Committee	Nature of Interest			Resignation Date
						Pecuniary (you or a close connection – see point 1)	Governor in another school/education establishment	Spouse, partner or relative working in school or with business interests (see point 2.)
Mrs S Skillcorn Headteacher	N/A	SIP RES	Headteacher	3/3	3/3 3/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Dr R Ahmad Co-Opted Governor Appointed by GB	30.09.2015 – 29.09.2019	RES SIP	Vice Chair	2/3	3/3 1/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs L Lingard Local Authority Governor Appointed by LA	23.11.2016 – 22.11.2017	SIP RES	Chair	3/3	3/3 3/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs L Gurney Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	05.07.2017 – 04.07.2021	N/A		N/A	N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs J Broadbent Co-Opted Governor Appointed by GB	05.12.2016 – 09.11.2020	RES		3/3	3/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs E Davison Co-opted Governor Appointed by GB	05.07.2017 – 04.07.2021	SIC		3/3	2/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs J Stanyard Staff Governor Appointed by Staff	01.03.2017 – 28.02.2021	RES		3/3	3/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs N Gillan Associate Governor Appointed by GB	09.05.2017 – 08.05.2021			0/3	N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	Resigned

REGISTER OF GOVERNOR INTERESTS

NAME OF SCHOOL: __Mill Lane Primary School_2016 – 2017_

From September 2015, Governing Bodies are required to publish on their website, information about their governors:

Name, Category & Appointing Body	Term of Office	Committees	Official Responsibility	Attendance at Governing Body	Attendance at Committee	Nature of Interest			Resignation Date
						Pecuniary (you or a close connection – see point 1)	Governor in another school/education establishment	Spouse, partner or relative working in school or with business interests (see point 2.)
Mrs S Skillcorn Headteacher	N/A	SIP RES	Headteacher	6/6	3/3 3/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Dr R Ahmad Co-Opted Governor Appointed by GB	30.09.2015 – 29.09.2019	RES SIP	Vice Chair	6/6	3/3 1/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs N Gillan Parent Governor Appointed by parents	16.10.2015 – 15.10.2019	SIP		4/5	2/2	Nil	Nil	Nil	Resigned
Mr R Lee Staff Governor Appointed by Staff	21.06.2016 – 20.06.2020	SIP		3/3	1/1	Nil	Nil	Nil	Resigned
Mrs L Lingard Local Authority Governor Appointed by LA	23.11.2016 – 22.11.2017	SIP RES	Chair	5/6	3/3 3/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs L Gurney Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	05.07.2017 – 04.07.2021	N/A		N/A	N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs J Broadbent Co-Opted Governor Appointed by GB	05.12.2016 – 09.11.2020	RES		1/5	3/3	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs E Davison Co-opted Governor Appointed by GB	05.07.2017 – 04.07.2021	N/A		N/A	N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs J Stanyard Staff Governor Appointed by Staff	01.03.2017 – 28.02.2021	RES		3/3	2/2	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs N Gillan Associate Governor Appointed by GB	09.05.2017 – 08.05.2021	SIP		0/1	1/2	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mr J Robinson Associate Governor Appointed by GB	16.12.2016 – 15.12.2020	N/A		0/4	N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil

REGISTER OF GOVERNOR INTERESTS

NAME OF SCHOOL: __Mill Lane Primary School_2015 – 2016_

From September 2015, Governing Bodies are required to publish on their website, information about their governors:

Name, Category & Appointing Body	Term of Office	Committees	Official Responsibility	Attendance at Governing Body	Attendance at Committee	Nature of Interest			Resignation Date
						Pecuniary (you or a close connection – see point 1)	Governor in another school/education establishment	Spouse, partner or relative working in school or with business interests (see point 2.)
Mr J Robinson Co-Opted Governor Appointed by GB	08.09.2015 – 07.09.2019	SIP PMP CHC INT	Chair	5/5	3/4 1/2 2/2 N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
Mrs J Coombs LA Governor Appointed by LA	10.08.2014 – 09.08.2018	SIP RES PMP CHC SEN CPP INT APP	Vice Chair	5/5	3/4 3/4 2/2 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	21.06.2016
Mrs S Skillcorn Headteacher	N/A	SIP RES CHC PMP	Headteacher	5/5	4/4 4/4 2/2 2/2	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
Dr R Ahmad Co-Opted Governor Appointed by GB	30.09.2015 – 29.09.2019	RES PAP CPP	N/A	4/4	4/4 1/2 N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
Mrs N Gillan Parent Governor Appointed by parents	16.10.2015 – 15.10.2019	RES	N/A	3/4	1/4	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
Mrs J Heap Co-Opted Appointed by GB	21.02.2011 – 07.09.2019	SIP RES	N/A	5/5	4/4 4/4	Nil	Nil	Nil	23.06.2016
Mr Y Khan Community Governor Appointed by GB	08.09.2015 – 07.09.2019	SIP PAP HEA NOM CPP	N/A	2/4	2/4 1/2 N/A N/A N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	01.07.2016
Mr R Lee Staff Governor Appointed by Staff	21.06.2016 – 20.06.2020	N/A	N/A	1/1	N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
Mrs L Lingard Co-Opted Governor Appointed by GB	15.09.2015 – 14.09.2019	SIP CHC INT	N/A	4/4	3/4 2/2 N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
Mrs E Makaure Parent Governor Appointed by parents	22.03.2013 – 14.10.2015	SIP HEA LIG	N/A	N/A	1/1	Nil	Nil	Nil	14.10.2015
Mrs M Pickles Staff Governor Appointed by staff	19.04.2012 – 18.04.2016	SIP RES	N/A	4/5	1/4 3/4	Nil	Nil	Nil	18.04.2016

NAME OF SCHOOL: __Mill Lane Primary School_2014-2015_

From September 2015, Governing Bodies are required to publish on their website, information about their governors:

Name, Category & Appointing Body	Term of Office	Committees	Official Responsibility	Attendance at Governing Body	Attendance at Committee	Nature of Interest			Resignation Date
						Pecuniary (you or a close connection – see point 1)	Governor in another school/education establishment	Spouse, partner or relative working in school or with business interests (see point 2.)
Mr J Robinson Community Governor Appointed by GB	19.07.12 – 31.07.15	SIP PMP NOM CPC	Chair	5/5	2/2 1/1 N/A N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
Mrs J Coombs LA Governor Appointed by LA	10.08.14 – 09.08.18	SIP RES PMP SEN CPP INT APP	Vice Chair	5/5	1/2 2/3 1/1 N/A N/A N/A N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
Mrs C O’Brien Headteacher	01.07.04 – 31.08.15	SIP RES	Headteacher	3/3 (2 appointment of new HT)	2/2 3/3	Nil	Nil	Nil	31.08.2015
Mrs F Ahmed Parent Governor Appointed by parents	16.10.14 – 16.03.15	Nil	N/A	0/5	N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	16.03.2015
Mr D Coleman LA Governor Appointed by LA	29.05.12 – 31.07.15	RES NOM	N/A	0/5	0/3 N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	31.07.2015
Mrs C Fletcher Staff Governor Appointed by Staff	05.03.14 – 31.07.15	Nil	N/A	2/5	N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	31.07.2015
Mrs J Heap Staff Governor Appointed by Staff	21.02.11 – 07.09.19	SIP RES	N/A	1/3 (2 appointment of new HT)	1/3 1/3	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
Mrs G Jackson Community Governor Appointed by GB	16.03.12 – 31.07.15	RES PMP CPP APP	N/A	5/5	2/3 1/1 N/A N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	31.07.2015
Mr Y Khan Community Governor Appointed by GB	10.03.14 – 31.07.15	SIP PAP HEA	N/A	3/5	2/2 N/A N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
Mrs E Makaure Parent Governor Appointed by parents	22.03.13 – 14.10.15	SIP HEA LIG	N/A	3/5	2/2 N/A N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
Mrs J Oliver MBE LA Governor APPOINTED by LA	06.11.12 – 05.03.15	SIP RES INT PAP	N/A	3/3	1/1 1/1 N/A N/A	Nil	Nil	Nil	05.03.2015
Mrs M Pickles Staff Governor Appointed by staff	19.04.12 – 18.04.16	SIP RES	N/A	5/5	0/2 2/3	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
Mrs S Sangowawa Community Governor Appointed by GB	01.09.14 – 31.07.15	SIP CPP HEA	N/A	3/5	½ N/A N/A	Cultures CLC (Chief Executive) Aapna Services Ltd (Director) Inspirational Arts Ltd	Nil	Nil	31.07.2015

Register of Governor Interest Guidance

Governors must declare any relevant business interests as well as the details of any other educational establishments they govern. The register must also set out any relationships between governors and members of the schools staff including spouses, partners and relatives. It is important to address any perception of a conflict of interests by making clear where such potential personal or pecuniary interests might apply; this might be a conflict between personal interests and the interests of the school or the Council when dealing with outside organisations or individuals.

Note 1. Pecuniary interest includes current employment, businesses (of which partner/proprietor), company directorship, charity trusteeship and other conflict.

Note 2. Personal Interests can also include business involvement/company directorship or trusteeships or family or close connections to the governor (for example a company the school might have contracts with).

Examples (potential conflicts):

A governor whose spouse/partner is employed by the school – Should not take part in discussion regarding the school’s pay policy or any staffing matter that might impact on their partner. Both direct and indirect decisions might impact on the salary range of senior staff e.g. increasing pupil numbers.
A governor involved with any committee group, business or after school club who hire part of the school – Should not be party to discussion involving the use of the school or their charging policy.
A governor who is a supplier of goods or services to the school – Should not take part in decisions regarding the letting of contracts for that type of goods or services where a sub-contract relationship might exist.

The register of governor interests must also include details of attendance record at the governing body meetings and committees over the year and reviewed and updated on an annual basis indicating also when a governor steps down.

Associate governors must be included on the register and it should be clear when they have voting rights.

The school is required to maintain a similar register of staff interests that should also be reviewed annually – as specified in the NCC code of conduct. Staff had previously been included with the governor’s declarations but in light of the governing body register of interests being required to be published on the school web site, a separate register should be drawn up. Staff governors will need to be included on both registers.