Our Staff and Governors
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On July 7th 2025, Boston Nursery School and Kingsdown Nursery School officially joined Gainsborough Nursery School and Wyndham Park Nursery School forming the Lincolnshire Maintained Nursery School Federation.
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| Office Staff | |
| Laura Cook | Executive Headteacher |
| Diane Ingham | Head of School |
| Melissa Prime | SENDCO |
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Mandy Cooper |
School Business Manager |
| Sarah Wright | Administrator |
| Class Room Staff | |
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| Melissa Prime | Teacher |
| Catherine Chetwood | Teacher |
| Lucy Waterfield | Early Years Practitioner and Room Leader |
| Julie Finn | Early Years Practitioner and Room Leader |
| Adele Ollier | Early Years Practitioner |
| Brooke Holmes | Early Years Practitioner |
| Rhiannon Ollier | Early Years Practitioner |
| Kerrie Horton | Early Years Practitioner |
| Laura Campbell | Early Years Apprentice |
| Jess Chapman | Early Years Apprentice |
| Cleaning Staff | |
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| KRAM Cleaning Company |
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What do our governors do?
- Be a critical friend and advocate for the school
- Oversee the budget, to ensure sustainability
- Ensure that Kingsdown meets the needs of the community it serves
- Monitor the performance of the school
- Advise on policies and procedures
Are you interested?
If you are interested in becoming a parent governor but feel a little daunted by the responsibility you may be taking on, remember that full training will be available, and you will always act as part of a team.
If you are interested in becoming a Governor please speak to Diane or email us enquiries@kingsdownnurseryschool.co.uk
Kingsdown Nursery School Governing Body
Information and Attendance Details for Academic Year 2024/25 until Federation on 7th July 2025
Name
Category
Appointed By*
Date First Appointed
Term of Office Details**
Start Date End Date/
Resigned (R)
Business
Interest
Relationships with the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives
Other Governor Roles
Governor Role
Governor Committee
FGB Meetings Attendance
EFGB Meetings Attendance
Committee Meeting Attendance
Pay
Joint
Laura Cook
Exec. Head Teacher
Ex-officio
01.09.2023
EHT of LMNSF & Boston Nursery School.
Nil
Pay,
Joint Committee
5 of 5
2 of 2
1 of 1
6 of 6
Julie Mellor
Local Authority Governor
Local Authority
19.05.2022
19.05.2022
18.05.2026
Nil
Nil
Chair
Finance & Strategy
Joint Committee
4 of 5
1 of 2
6 of 6
Cathy Latimer
Co-Opted Governor
Governor Body
19.09.2018
19.09.2022
19.09.2026
Governor at SSPP
Nil
Vice Chair
Health & Safety, Wellbeing.
Joint Committee
5 of 5
2 of 2
5 of 6
Elaine Niblett
Co-Opted Governor
Governor Body
23.11.2023
23.11.2023
23.04.25 R
Nil
Nil
Safeguarding,
EYPP & Vulnerable Children.
1 of 2
0 of 1
1 of 1
Melissa Prime
Co-Opted Governor
Governor Body
06.07.2023
06.07.2023
05.07.2027
Wyndam Park Nursery School - Teacher
Nil
SEND,
Safeguarding
Pay
5 of 5
1 of 2
1 of 1
Joy Spencer
Parent Governor
Parent Body
01.02.2022
01.02.2022
31.01.2026
Nil
Nil
Curriculum Assurance
Pay
3 of 5
1 of 2
1 of 1
Diane Ingham
Staff Governor
Staff Body
17.11.2020
17.11.2020
16.11.2024
Nil
Nil
5 of 5
2 of 2
Clerk to Governors – Michelle Grimes 01/04/24.
Vacancies as at 22/05/25 – 1 x Parent Governor and 2 x Co-opted Governor
The Instrument of Government (Updated in Academic Year 2015) states that the Governing Body shall consist of 9 Governors as follows:
2 Parent Governors / 1 Headteacher / 1 Staff / 1 Local Authority / 4 Co-opted Governors
** All Governors’ terms of office are 4 years.
The Governing Body has not appointed any Associate Governors for the Academic Year 2024-2025.
The Governing Body appointed a Pay Committee in September 2024 – other appeals committees will be appointed as and when required.
The Full Governing Body ratifies decisions following recommendation from the committees/panel above (unless otherwise stated in School Policy/Terms of Reference/Scheme of Delegation), and all minutes are available upon request from the school with the exception of confidential minutes.