Our Governing Body
Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA).
- Governor Committee Structure
- Governing Body Roles 2019
- Committee Terms of Reference
- Declaration of Pecuniary and Personal Interests
- Governor Pen Portraits
- Annual governance Statement
Governor Attendance
Schools are now required to display a record of Governor attendance at meetings for each school academic year.
Key
| ✓ – Attended | A – Apologies |
| N – Did Not Attend | n/a – Not a member of Committee |
| R – Resigned from Governing Body | & – New Governor |
| RV | R. Veitch (Head teacher) | AA | A. Aisbitt (Chair FGB) |
| LM | L. Minto | MF | M. Fulton |
| TM | T. Mortimer | JG | J. Graham |
| SJ | S. Jackson | JN | J. Norman |
| Fr T | Fr D. Tindall | MR | M. Roe |
| JS | J. Sumega | FT | F. Tinsley |
| GW | G. Wijesiri |
Record of Attendance 2019 -2020
| AA | MF | LM | SJ | TM | JN | Fr.T | MR | JS | FT | RV | GW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEETING AND DATE | |||||||||||||
| Autumn Term Meetings | |||||||||||||
| Finance | 26.11.19 | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | A | n/a | ✓ | n/a | A | R | ✓ | ✓ | n/a |
| Full Gov. Body | 26.11.19 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A | R | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pay Review | 03.12.19 | ||||||||||||
| Curriculum & Standards | 22.10.19 | ||||||||||||
| Spring Term Meetings | |||||||||||||
| Finance | 10.03.20 | ||||||||||||
| Full Gov. Body | 10.03.20 | ||||||||||||
| Admissions Meeting | TBA | ||||||||||||
| Curriculum & Standards | TBA | ||||||||||||
| Summer Term Meetings | |||||||||||||
| Additional Finance Meeting | TBA | ||||||||||||
| Finance | 07.07.20 | ||||||||||||
| Full Gov. Body | 07.07.20 | ||||||||||||
| Curriculum & Standards tbc | TBA | ||||||||||||
Record of Attendance 2018 -2019
| AA | MF | JG | SJ | TM | JN | Fr.T | MR | JS | FT | RV | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEETING AND DATE | ||||||||||||
| Autumn Term Meetings | ||||||||||||
| Finance | 27.11.18 | ✓ | ✓ | A | n/a | n/a | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full Gov. Body | 27.11.18 | ✓ | ✓ | A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N | ✓ | A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pay Review | 11.12.18 | ✓ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | ✓ |
| Curriculum & Standards | 26.03.19 | |||||||||||
| Spring Term Meetings | ||||||||||||
| Finance | 12.03.19 | ✓ | ✓ | A | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | n/a | A | n/a | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full Gov. Body | 12.03.19 | ✓ | ✓ | A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A | ✓ | A | ✓ |
| Admissions Meeting | 26.02.19 | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ✓ |
| Curriculum & Standards | 26.03.19 | |||||||||||
| Summer Term Meetings | ||||||||||||
| Additional Finance Meeting | 05.06.19 | ✓ | ✓ | A | ✓ | n/a | A | n/a | A | n/a | ✓ | ✓ |
| Finance | 09.07.19 | ✓ | ✓ | A | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full Gov. Body | 09.07.19 | ✓ | ✓ | A | ✓ | A | ✓ | A | ✓ | A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Curriculum & Standards tbc | ||||||||||||
How To Become A School Governor
If you require further information on the roles and responsibilities of School Governors or you are interested in becoming one, visit the Durham County Council website School Governor section.
Statutory Guidance for Governing Bodies
Our Lady & St Thomas RCVA Primary adhere to the statutory guidance from the Department for Education. This means that governing bodies must have regard to it when carrying out duties relating to the constitution of governing bodies in maintained schools. For further information please view or download the documents below.