Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA).
Governor Committee Structure
| Name | Representing | Term of Office | Committee | Responsibilities | Register of Interest | Relationship to Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs L Renwick - Chair | Parent Governor | Appeals, Curriculum, Every Child Matters, Finance & Premises, Headteachers Performance, Personnel | None | Relationship to supervisory assistant Louise Renwick | ||
| Fr. T McHale - Vice Chair | Foundation Governor | Admissions, Appeals, Headteachers Performance, Personnel | Governor at St Mary's Blackhill | None | ||
| Mrs J Cruise | Head Teacher | Admissions, Curriculum, Every Child Matters, Finance & Premises, Personnel | None | None | ||
| Mr M Ede | Parent Governor | Appeals, Personnel | None | None | ||
| Mrs S Renwick | Foundation Governor | First/Pay Review | None | Relationship to Supervisory Assistant Louise Renwick | ||
| Mrs C Smith | Associate Governor | None | None | |||
| Miss M T Grogan | Staff Governor | Admissions, Curriculum, Every Child Matters | None | None | ||
| Mrs D Spratt | Foundation Governor | Appeals, Curriculum, Every Child Matters, Headteachers Performance, Personnel | None | None | ||
| Ms M Stemp | Foundation Governor | Finance & Premises, First/Pay Review | None | None | ||
| Mrs L Harris | LA Governor | Governor at Beachdale Nursery | None | |||
| Mrs L Bushby | Parent governor | Admissions, Finance & Premises, First/Pay Review, Personnel | None | None | ||
| Mr T Bushby | Foundation Governor | None | None | |||
| Mrs Many Eccles | Parent Governor | Staff member at Consett County School | None |
Note: We currently have one associate member of the Governing Body. Associate members can contribute specifically on issues related to their area of expertise. However, they are not governors and are therefore not recorded on the Instrument of Government. They can have limited voting rights.
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 Pius X RCVA Primary School 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 about our governors, please view or download the documents below:
The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools (2017)
Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Body & Terms of Reference (2017-18)
Governor Attendance
Schools are now required to display a record of Governor attendance at meetings for each school academic year.
Archived Attendance
You can also view previous years attendance on our website.
KEY
✓ – Attended meeting
A/A – Apologies sent and accepted by meeting
N – Did not attend
n/a – Not a member of the committee
| Name | Meeting [add date] | Meeting [add date] | Meeting [add date] | Meeting [add date] | Meeting [add date] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs L Renwick | |||||
| Rev. T McHale | |||||
| Mrs J Cruise | |||||
| Mr M Ede | |||||
| Mrs S Renwick | |||||
| Mrs C Smith | |||||
| Miss M T Grogan | |||||
| Mrs D Spratt | |||||
| Ms M Stemp | |||||
| Mrs L Harris | |||||
| Mrs L Bushby | |||||
| Mr T Kerr | |||||
| M Eccles | |||||
| Mrs S Murray |
Committee Terms of Reference
We will be adding this information as soon as possible.
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