School Governors

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	01.02.2024
Mrs S Smith	Co-Opted	Governing Body	01/09/2022 – 17/11/2026	Finance / Premises Personnel First Pay Review School Headteacher’s Performance	Audits Private School Fund	Crook Primary School	None	None	14.10.2023
Mrs C Camp	Co-Opted	Governing Body	17/10/2021 – 16/10/2025	Children’s and Community Finance / Premises Personnel First Pay Review Headteacher’s Performance	None	None	None	None	20.09.2023
Mrs S Wade	Teacher	Staff	12.11.2022 – 11/11/2026	Children’s and Community	None	None	None	None	08.02.2024
Mr R Brown	Parent	Parents	28/02/2023 – 27/02/2027	School Appeals	Assistant Headteacher of King James I Academy	None	Child is pupil at the school	None
Mrs Kelly Crawford	Parent	Parents	22.01.2021 – 21.01.2025	School	Head of ICT Longfield Academy	None	Child is pupil at the school	None
Mrs Rebecca Timmiss	Parent	Parents	22.01.2021 – 21.01.2025	Children’s and Community		None	Child is pupil at the school	None	09.02.2024
Mr Dennis Ebdon	Local Authority	Local Authority	11.11.2021 – 10.11.2025	Children’s and Community		None	None		15.09.2023
Mr David Swinney	Co-opted	Governing Body	13.01.2022 - 12.01.2026	Finance / Premises Personnel Appeals		None	Grandchild is pupil at the school		08.09.2023
Mrs Nicola Anderson	Co-opted	Governing Body	22.01.2022 - 21.01.2026	School Appeals		None	None		08.02.2024
Miss Helen Richardson	Parent	Parents	18.07.2023-17.07.2027	Children’s and Community			Children are pupils at the school		08.02.2024
Mr Jamie Wilcox	Co-Opted	Governing Body	26.01.2024-25.01.2028				Child is pupil at the school		02.02.2024

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

	11/11/2020	10/02/2021	19/05/2021	10/11/2021	09/02/2022	19/05/2022
	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting
Governor Name	Termly	Termly	Termly	Termly	Termly	Termly
Mr Stuart Joyce	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs N Anderson	-	-	-	Attended	Apologies	Attended
Ms Holly Bambury	Attended	Apologies	Apologies	-	-	-
Mr Ross Brown	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs Clare Camp	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs K Crawford	-	Attended	Attended	Attended	Apologies	Attended
Mr D Ebdon	-	-	-	Attended	Attended	Apologies
Mrs Lynne Gray	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Cllr. Olwyn Gunn	Attended	Attended	-	-	-	-
Miss Nicole Hickman	Apologies	Apologies	Apologies	-	-	-
Mr Ross Brown	Attended	Attended	Apologies	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs Sarah Wade	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Apologies
Mrs Susan Smith	Attended	Attended	Apologies	Attended	Apologies	Attended
Mr D Swinney	-	-	-	Attended	Apologies	Attended
Mrs R Timmiss	-	Attended	Apologies	Apologies	Attended	Attended

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.