School Governors

Chair Person : Mrs L Gray
Vice Chair Person : Mrs S Smith
Headteacher : Mr S Joyce

Full Details are as follows:

Name of governor	Category of Governor	Appointing Body	Terms of office	Position of Responsibility on Governing Body/Committee	Relevant business/personal interests	Any other educational establishments governed	Immediate Family/Close Connection Working in the School	Register of Interest	Date of Declaration
Mr S Joyce	Headteacher	Ex-officio (By virtue of Position)	01/09/2015 - Current		None	None	None	None	12.11.2021
Mrs L Gray	Co-Opted	Governing Body	13/02/2020 – 12/02/2024	Chair of Full Governing Body Finance / Premises Personnel First Pay Review Children’s and Community Headteacher’s Performance	None	None	Child is pupil at the school	None	09.02.2022
Mrs S Smith	Co-Opted	Governing Body	14/11/2018 – 13/11/2022	Finance / Premises Personnel First Pay Review School Headteacher’s Performance	Audits Private School Fund	Crook Primary School	None	None	09.11.2021
Mrs C Camp	Co-Opted	Governing Body	17/11/2017 – 16/11/2021	Children’s and Community Finance / Premises Personnel First Pay Review Headteacher’s Performance	None	None	None	None	12.11.2021
Mrs S Wade	Teacher	Staff	12.11.2018 – 11/11/2022	Children’s and Community	None	None	None	None	01.04.2022
Mr R Brown	Parent	Parents	01.03.2019 – 28/02/2023	School Appeals	Assistant Headteacher of King James I Academy	None	Child is pupil at the school	None	01.04.2022
Mrs Kelly Crawford	Parent		22.01.2021 – 21.01.2025	School	Head of ICT Longfield Academy	None	Child is pupil at the school	None	02.12.2021
Mrs Rebecca Timmiss	Parent		22.01.2021 – 21.01.2025	Children’s and Community		None	Child is pupil at the school	None	04.04.2022
Mr Dennis Ebdon	Local Authority	Local Authority	11.11.2021 – 10.11.2025	Children’s and Community		None	None		12.11.2021
Mr David Swinney	Co-opted	Governing Body	13.01.2022 - 12.01.2026	Finance / Premises Personnel Appeals		None	Grandchild is pupil at the school		09.01.2022
Mrs Nicola Anderson	Co-opted	Governing Body	22.01.2022 - 21.01.2026	School Appeals		None	None		31.03.2022
Mr John Stott	Co-Opted	Governing Body	22/10/2015 – 21/10/2019	Resigned 09/06/2020	None	None	None	None
Mrs S Butcher	Parent	Parents	30.04.2018 - 29/04/2022	Resigned 16/11/2020	None	None	None	None
Cllr. O Gunn	Local Authority	Local Authority	20/01/2020 – 19/01/2024	Resigned 14/05/2021	Member of DCC. Willington Greater Town Council Portfolio holder for CYPS	Willington Primary School	None	None
Miss N Hickman	Co-Opted	Governing Body	21/10/2019 – 21/10/2023	Resigned	None	None	None	None

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.

Record of Governor Attendance

	13/11/2019	26/02/2020	20/05/2020	27/05/2020	09/06/2020	24/06/2020	11/11/2020
	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting	Special Meeting of Governing Body	Special Meeting of Governing Body	Special Meeting of Governing Body	Termly Meeting
Governor Name	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting	Covid-19	Re-opening of School	Termly	Termly
Mr Stuart Joyce	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs Clare Camp	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs Lynne Gray	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Miss Nicole Hickman	Attended	-	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Apologies
Cllr. Olwyn Gunn	Attended	-	Attended	Attended	Apologies	Apologies	Attended
Mr Ross Brown	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Apologies	Attended	Attended
Miss Sarah Smith	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs Susan Smith	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended

Miss Sabrina Butcher	-	-	Apologies	Apologies	-	-	Apologies
Mr John Stott	Attended	Attended	Apologies	Apologies	Resigned	-	-

Annual Governance Statement
Committee Terms of Reference
Governor Code of Conduct

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