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Governor Support Team - Contact us

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Members of the Governor Support Team have specific duties and responsibilities to support governors and Governing Bodies on a locality basis, as follows:  

The Governor Support Manager is responsible for the overall delivery of quality, county wide governor support services.

Governor Development Officers offer:

Support and advice to school governing bodies and individual governors 
Facilitation and consultancy services
Training sessions through the Governor Development Programme 

Governor Support Assistants offer:

Telephone support   
Preparation of training materials
Governor appointments and resignations
Instruments of Government 
Vetting and Barring Checks

Team contact details

Governor Support Team
Children's Services
Lower East Wing
Parkhouse Building
East Wing
Baron Way
Carlisle
CA6 4SJ

Team Fax: 01228 226920

 

Governor Support Manager

Karen Little

Phone: 01539 713127
Email: karen.little@cumbria.gov.uk

Governor Development Officers

Allerdale and Copeland

Sue Leigh 

sue.leigh@
cumbria.gov.uk

Phone: 01946 862623

Barrow and South Lakes

Debbie Gallagher

deborah.gallagher@
cumbria.gov.uk

Phone: 01229 894551

Carlisle and Eden

Sue Glendinning

sue.glendinning@
cumbria.gov.uk

Phone: 01228 226573

Governor Support Assistants

Allerdale and Copeland

Claire Wheeler

claire.wheeler@
cumbria.gov.uk

Phone:  01228 226921

Barrow and South Lakes

Jane Lees

jane.lees@
cumbria.gov.uk

Phone: 01228 226925

Carlisle and Eden

Joanne Magnay (Part-time)

joanne.magnay@
cumbria.gov.uk

Phone: 01228 221333

 


Faith Matthews (Part-time) 

faith.matthews@
cumbria.gov.uk

Phone: 01228 226922