Laceby Stanford Primary Academy Governing Body
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy joined Wellspring Academy Trust in November 2024 and is proud to be part of a wider community of schools serving local communities and their interests.
Our governing body has three key roles:
- in consultation with the Trust, we decide the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the Academy
- we hold the Headteacher and her senior staff to account for the educational performance of the Academy and its pupils, helping to ensure that all of our pupils are given the opportunity to thrive and receive a high quality education, and
- we oversee the financial performance of the Academy to ensure that money is well spent.
Details of our current Governors are set out below. Our Governors have a wide range of background, skills and experience which they bring to the governing body and work closely with the Headteacher and senior leaders, who are responsible for the running of the Academy. The Headteacher is accountable to Governors for how she does this and frequently reports and consults with Governors about this.
Governors meet several times a year to look at all aspects of the life and work of the school. In addition, many of the Governors are linked with specific aspects of school life and make regular reports to the rest of the Governors.
The meeting dates for the current year are:
- 7th November 2024
- 9th December 2024
- 24th February 2025
- 12th May 2025
- 30th June 2025
If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a Governor, please contact our Governance Professional, Melanie Gibbons, on 07729 105871 or by emailing her at m.gibbons@wellspringacademies.org.uk.
Our Chair of Governors is Sue Wink. If you would like to contact her, please do so by contacting the Governance Professional using her contact details above or write to her via the school address:
Mrs Sue Wink
℅ Laceby Stanford Primary Academy
Cooper Lane
Laceby
Grimsby DN37 7AX
Melanie Gibbons
Safeguarding Governors: Scott Smith and Josh Bray
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Clair Smith
Sue Wink
The subjects I support are Music and Art, IT, SEN, and Out Door learning. I am also linked to Sunflower Class and enjoy working with them each week on various projects and accompanying them on School trips.
In my working life I was a Development Officer for Children’s and School libraries in North East Lincolnshire.
Since I retired, I together with other volunteers have reopened Laceby Library as a Community library. The library is going from strength to strength and has close links with Laceby School. Together we run Reading initiatives which are very well supported.
In my spare time I love gardening, looking after my daughters Cockapoo and supporting my son at track days and rallies.
Leona Hackfath
Hello, my name is Leona Hackfath and I am honoured to be the Headteacher of Stanford Junior and Infant School since 2014. Our school is a wonderful place - with hard-working and polite pupils, dedicated staff, supportive parents/carers and an experienced, forward-looking Governing Body.
We are extremely proud of our ambitious curriculum for all- as our latest Ofsted said, 'The senior leadership team is passionate about providing each individual pupil with a well-rounded education.' Our holistic approach to pupil development is fundamental and - pastoral support is strong and the school has a very caring ethos. We are a Stanford family and aim to ensure every one reaches their potential.
Out of school, I love meeting up with my family and friends for a coffee and a chat! I love reading and particularly enjoy crime novels, autobiographies and can often be found with my i-pad reading educational news and emails!
Naomi Rodgers
Scott Smith
My name is Scott Smith and I have been a Co-opted Governor l since November 2018. Since starting this role I have gained valuable insight into the life at Stanford Academy and truly believe that it is a unique place for pupils to grow and achieve in every way possible. I am married to my wife Clair and we enjoy walking our dog Archie in our spare time.
I work within the coal industry as a site manager where I hope to bring my high health and safety and financial abilities to assist the school where possible.
I am a member of The Grimsby Tri Club where I enjoy taking part in open water swimming, long distance biking and half marathon and full marathon training. My achievements include swimming from Barton to Hull in aid of The Humber Rescue charity, 70.3 Outlaw race at Nottingham and most recently becoming an ‘Iron Man’, completing the 140.6 Ironman distance race.
I look forward to continuing our work with staff, Governors and the community to continue the schools development and vision.
Mrs Jenny Griffiths
My name is Jen Griffiths, currently a governor for the school and big fan of the school and its pupils.
I have lived in Laceby since my family from Grimsby in 1962.
My husband, Terry and I married in St Margaret’s Laceby Church in 1966. We have two children both of whom attended the school. We also have 3 grown up grandchildren.
Terry was in the Air Force when we met which resulted in us spending the first three years of our marriage in Singapore from 1966-69. I found this a fascinating country with a diverse population and cultures all of which widen my view of our world.
I have always had an interested in history and the natural world and have been lucky to have travelled to some amazing and interesting places.
Being part of the school family has given me opportunities to accompany the children visits closer to home learning more about local history and wildlife.
I have made stone age bangles, learnt how to dress, and march like a roman legion. I have also hunted bugs, been pond dipping and very much looking forward to being part of the children’s learning opportunities for a while yet.
Mr Josh Bray
Hello, I am Josh Bray. I grew up in Laceby and have very fond memories from my time as a student at Stanford.
At the beginning of my career I studied Marine Operations which included working onboard ships navigating all over the world as a Trainee Navigation Officer. I now work in the offshore wind industry as a Senior Offshore Coordinator in the offshore operations control room. As part of a team, I support six wind farms one of which is the largest offshore windfarm in the world! These six wind farms sometimes provide more than 20% of the UK’s electricity demand all based here in Grimsby in the shadow of the Dock Tower!
Ms L Campbell
My name is Lea Campbell and I live in Laceby village with my partner and 4 children who all attend Stanford Academy.
Myself and most of my family have attended the school over the years so I have had links with Stanford all of my life which has been a fantastic experience.
I am a qualified hairdresser and nail technician but have also taken on administrative work in the past.
I am looking forward to undertaking my new role as Parent Governor and supporting staff, children and families at Stanford.
Mrs Julie Jones
My name is Julie Jones and I have worked at the school since 2018. Since working here, I have become a Learning Mentor in which I thoroughly enjoy. I work with lots of children throughout the week, nurturing their needs. In 2021 I became a Governor because I wanted to make a difference for our children. I was interested in what made our school great and what support I good give. I have found it very interesting role and inspirational of all the qualities the school has. I have qualified as an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) in December, 2022. This helps me to support children in a unique way, either in small groups or 1:1. I enjoy my time at school as every day is different, with a whole range of challenges.
My hobbies are reading, walking, traveling and spending quality time with my family. I have been married for 30 years and have two grown up children. During my married life, I have travelled all around England and finally moving back to Cleethorpes in 2006.
A Fond Farewell
We all said a huge 'Thank You' to Mrs. Val Brumfield in a special assembly today as she retires from the school's governing body. Mrs. Brumfield (a former pupil and teacher of the school) has volunteered and supported the school in many many ways over the years:including governor, chair of governors and as a volunteer.
We all thanked her with special gifts, and cards made by all the children.
Thank you once again Mrs. Brumfield!
Polytunnel
Thank you to the Governor and volunteer who helped improve our polytunnel at school.
They have helped plant winter veg - the pupils are excited about watching the cauliflowers, cabbage and cos lettuce grow and using the produce in their cooking!
Infant Singing Festival
On Wednesday we travelled to the Auditorium and took part in the Infant Singing Festival.
We have been working hard to learn the songs and we had the chance to perform with other schools from our local area.
We performed confidently and we brought some of that confidence and skills back to school.
We enjoyed our day tremendously. We were supported by school governors Mrs Wink and Mrs Tatler.
Mrs Wink commented “Poppy class were outstanding, listening attentively, singing their hearts out and enjoying every minute of the experience of performing on a stage to a live audience.”
World Book Day Governor Visit
At Laceby Stanford Primary Academy our governors take an active interest in everything that we do. Our English Governor is Jill Tatler. Mrs Tatler came into school nice and early and even shared the morning door duty with Miss Whiting. She chatted to parents and the children as they entered school for their exciting World Book Day.
We invited Mrs Tatler to join in with the fun and we gave her the very tricky job of judging the books bags to find the most creative designs in each class. She said that it was a really tricky job as every single one was an absolute winner!
