St Joseph's RCVA Primary School (Coundon)

Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL14 8NN

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Home / About Us / Our Governing Body

Our Governing Body

Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA).

Governor Committee Structure

NameRepresentingTerm
of
Office
CommitteeResponsibilitiesRegister
of
Interests
Relationship
to
Staff
Mrs Ann Gregg
(Chair)
Foundation02/10/2017 -
26/09/2021
Curriculum
Finance & Premises
First / Pay Review
Safeguarding
Chair
EYFS
SEND
Governor at another schoolnone
Mrs Lisa Caine Foundation14/02/2018 -
13/02/2022
Curriculum
Finance & Premises
First / Pay Review
Headteachers Performance
Personnel & Pupil Discipline
Pupil Premiumnonenone
Rev A CornforthFoundation23/01/2019 -
06/01/2023
Admissions
Mrs D LindsayFoundation01/03/2019 -
28/02/2023
Appeals
Mr S Wigley-SmithFoundation20/05/2019 -
19/05/2023
Appeals
Finance & Premises
Safeguarding
Mrs Madeleine Brown - Headteacher Headteacher01/09/2015 -
ongoing
Admissions
Curriculum
Finance & Premises
Personnel & Pupil Discipline
Safeguarding
nonenone
Mrs A Hill (Observer)-18/09/2012 -
07/12/2021
Finance & Premises---
Miss Gemma AldersonParent23/04/2018 -
22/04/2022
First / Pay Review
Safeguarding
Mrs Angela DavidsonStaff 17/09/2018 -
22/04/2022
Personnel & Pupil Discipline--
Ms D Pattison Clerk to Governors -nonenone

Recent Resignations

  • Mrs Katie Davies – resigned 01/01/21
  • Mr Charlie Kay – – resigned 01/01/21

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

St Joseph’s 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.

  • The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools (2017)
  • Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Body 2017

Record of Governor Training

  • Governing Body Training Profile (last updated 19/09/17)

Governor Attendance

Schools are now required to display a record of Governor attendance at meetings for each school academic year.

KEY
✓   – Attended meeting
A/A   – Apologies sent and accepted by meeting
N   – Did not attend
n/a  – Not a member of the committee

Record of Attendance 2020 -2021

NameMeeting
[add date]
Meeting
[add date]
Meeting
[add date]
Mrs Lisa Caine - Chair
Mrs Catherine Mustill - Vice Chair
Mrs Catherine Mustill
Mrs Ashley Hill
Mrs Madeleine Brown - Headteacher
Mrs Angela Davidson
Mr Chris Horn
Ms D Pattison
Mrs Susan Adams
Mrs Ann Gregg
Miss Gemma Alderson
Clr Charlie Kay Resigned
01/01/2021
Mrs Kate DaviesResigned
01/01/2021

Archived Attendance
You can also view previous years attendance on our website.


Committee Terms of Reference

Finance & Premises Committee

Chair:  Lisa Caine
Terms of Reference: To meet termly
Members: Madeleine Brown, Mrs Hill (observer)

  • In conjunction with the Headteacher to draft the first formal budget plan of the financial year, for approval by the full Governing Body
  • To establish and maintain an up-to-date 3 year financial plan
  • To monitor income and expenditure, including virement decision, significant anomalies from the anticipated position, and report termly to the Governing Body
  • To ensure the school operates within the financial regulations of the County Council and the requirements of the DfE School Financial Value Standard
  • To monitor expenditure of all voluntary funds kept on behalf of the Governing Body
  • To annually review charges and remissions policies and expenses policies
  • To make decisions in respect of service level agreements
  • To make decisions on expenditure following recommendations from other committees
  • To prepare financial statements for inclusion in any reports to parents
  • To ensure as far as is practical that any Health & Safety (H&S) issues are appropriately funded in accordance with priorities.

Meetings:  Termly to coincide with Oracle
Disqualifications:  when there may be a conflict of interest; or a pecuniary interest.

Virement Limits Expenditure Limits
Limit set for Headteacher without prior written approval of Chair or Governing Body.£3,000Any items of expenditure up to
£5,000
Limit set for Headteacher with approval from Chair of Governors.£3,000 to £5,000
• Above this limit if item was previously notified to the Governing Body.
• Prior Finance Committee or Chair of Governors approval (whichever is the soonest) to be sought outside of this limit and reported at the earliest opportunity.
Prior Finance Committee or Chair of Governors approval
(whichever is the soonest) to be sought outside of this limit and reported at the earliest opportunity

Personnel and Pupil Discipline Committee

Chair: Susan Adams
Terms of Reference: To meet at start of every Autumn Term, and then as required
Members: Madeleine Brown, Lisa Caine

  • To carry out the annual review of the staffing structure
  • To oversee the appointment procedures for all staff
  • To keep under review work life balance, working conditions and well-being including monitoring of absence
  • Teaching staff appointments
  • Review temporary contracts on an annual basis
  • To ensure that a Performance Management Policy is in place
  • Consider staff Leave of Absence (only if necessary after delegation to Headteacher)
  • To act as the pupil discipline committee for fixed term and permanent exclusions.
  • Complaints.

Delegation to the Headteacher
School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009.

Appointment:

  • Temporary support staff
  • Supply
  • Non-teaching staff (delegated together with one Governor).

Dismissals:

  •  No delegation for dismissals (to be dealt with by the First/Pay Review Committee)

Curriculum Committee

Chair: Mrs Mustill
Terms of Reference:
Members: Susan Adams, Madeleine Brown, Ann Gregg

  • To make recommendations to the Governing Body and review the school’s curriculum statement and policies as required in the light of the LA curriculum statement and statutory obligations regarding the National Curriculum
  • In collaboration with the staff to provide information about how the curriculum is taught, evaluated and resourced
  • To review the policy and provision for sex education and to make recommendations where necessary
  • To review the policy and provision for collective worship and RE and to make recommendations where necessary
  • To monitor and review information about school performance and reporting to parents accordingly to statutory requirements
  • To contribute to the School Development Plan and SEF
  • Curriculum/performance review including target setting and monitoring mechanism.

Disqualifications: Pecuniary Interest

Admissions Committee

Chair:
Terms of Reference:
Members:  Madeleine Brown

  • To determine within statutory provisions and the Governing Body Policy whether any child shall be admitted to the school
  • To review admissions arrangements and to make recommendations for changes to the Governing Body.

Safeguarding Committee

Chair: Susan Adams
Terms of Reference
Members: Madeleine Brown, Lisa Caine, Ann Gregg 

  • Ensure the school is fulfilling its responsibilities regarding Child Protection and the requirements of ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’
  • To consider and determine the school’s policy relating to E-Safety
  • To consider the school security policy.

Disqualifications: Pecuniary Interest

Headteacher’s Performance Review

Terms of Reference:

  • To arrange to meet with the Education Development Partner to discuss the Headteacher’s performance targets
  • To decide with support from the EDP whether the targets have been met and to set new targets annually
  • To monitor throughout the year the performance of the Headteacher against the targets
  • To make recommendations to the appropriate committee in respect of awards for the successful meeting of set targets.

Downloads

You can view or download the Committee Terms of Reference by clicking the link below:

  • St Joseph’s RCVA – Committee Terms of Reference 2017

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Victoria Lane

Coundon

Bishop Auckland

County Durham

DL14 8NN

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