School Governors

Chair Person : Mr J Stott
Vice Chair Person : Mrs L Gray
Headteacher : Mr S Joyce

Full Details are as follows:

Click on the governor's name for more information about them.

Name	Category of Governor	Who Appointed Them?	Term of Office	Committees *	Positions Held	Other School Governor Links	Interests Declared
Mr J Stott	Co-opted	Governing Body	21.10.2019	F&P, FPR, SP, Sch	Chairperson
Mrs L Gray	Parent	Parent Election	09.02.2020	C&C, F&P, FPR, HP	Vice Chairperson
Mrs C Camp	Co-opted	Governing Body	16.11.2021	App, Sch
Mr J Rhodes	Parent	Parent Election	26.01.2019	App			Durham C Council Employee PE SLA Provision
Mrs S Smith	Co-opted	Governing Body	11.11.2022	App, Sch		Crook Primary
Mr N Davis	Co-opted	Governing Body	15.03.2020	C&C, SCH
Miss N Hickman	Co-opted	Governing Body	21.10.2019	C & C, F&P, FPR,HP
Cllr. O E Gunn	Authority	Local Authority	19.01.2020	C&C		Willington Primary	Durham County Councillor
Miss S Butcher	Parent	Parent Election	29.04.2022
Miss S Smith	Staff	Staff Election	11.11.2022	C&C
Mr S Joyce	Headteacher	Ex-officio		C&C, F&P, Sch

All governors have voting rights on their committees.
* App: Appeals, C&C: Children’s and Community, F&P: Finance and Personnel, FPR: First/Pay Review, SP: Headteacher’s Performance, Sch: School

Responsibility of the Governing Body

The governing body has general responsibility for the conduct of the school with view to promoting high standards of educational achievement. This general responsibility gives rise to a wide range of specific responsibilities which in turn require the governing body to establish a range of procedures.

Termly full governing body meetings and various other committee meetings are held to discuss school developments and monitor the impact on teaching and learning to ensure the school continues to strive for the best for its pupils.

During inspection, Inspectors will consider whether governors:

• carry out their statutory duties
• understand the strengths and weaknesses of the school, including the quality of teaching
• ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• understand and take sufficient account of pupil data, particularly their understanding and use of the school data dashboard
• are aware of the impact of teaching on learning and progress in different subjects and year groups
• are challenging and supporting leadership in equal measure
• are providing support for an effective headteacher, or whether they are hindering school improvement by -failing to tackle key concerns
• are transparent and accountable, including in terms of governance structures, attendance at meetings, and contact with parents and carers
• understand how the school makes decisions about teachers’ salary progression
• performance manage the headteacher rigorously
• are failing to perform well and contributing to weaknesses in leadership and management.

Annual Governance Statement Committee Terms of Reference Governor Attendance Governor Code of Conduct Register of Governors’ Interests

 

Further details about the role of governing bodies can be found on the Department for Education website and the National Governors Association website.