St Pius Xth RCVA Primary School

Thornfield Road, The Grove, Consett DH8 8AX

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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
Interest
Relationship
to
Staff
Mrs Christine SmithAssociate
Governor
20/03/2017 -
19/03/2021
NoneNone
Ms Margaret StempFoundation
Governor
03/01/2017 -
18/12/2020
Finance & Premises,
First/Pay Review
NoneNone
Mrs Louise Renwick
(Chair)
Foundation
Governor
03/01/2017 -
18/12/2020
Appeals,
Curriculum,
Every Child Matters,
Finance & Premises,
Headteachers Performance,
Personnel
Chair
of Governors
NoneRelationship to Supervisory
Assistant Louise Renwick
Mrs Lesley BushbyFoundation
Governor
03/04/2017 -
02/04/2021
Admissions,
Finance & Premises,
First/Pay Review,
Personnel
NoneNone
Fr. Thomas McHale
(Vice Chair)
Foundation
Governor
03/04/2017 -
02/04/2021
Admissions,
Appeals,
Headteachers Performance,
Personnel
Vice Chair
of Governors
Governor at
St Mary's Blackhill
None
Mrs Diane SprattFoundation
Governor
28/01/2019 -
27/01/2023
Appeals,
Curriculum,
Every Child Matters,
Headteachers Performance,
Personnel
NoneNone
Mrs Joanne CruiseHeadteacher01/09/2015 -
ongoing
Admissions,
Curriculum,
Every Child Matters,
Finance & Premises,
Personnel
NoneNone
Mrs Louise HarrisLA
Governor
18/09/2015 -
17/09/2019
Governor at
Beachdale Nursery
None
Mr Mark EdeParent
Governor
09/12/2016 -
08/12/2021
Appeals,
Personnel
NoneNone
Miss Mandy Eccles Parent
Governor
23/01/2018 -
22/01/2022
Staff member at Consett County SchoolNone
Mrs Maria GroganStaff
Governor

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 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

NameFGB
27/11/2019
Meeting
[add date]
Mrs L Bushby✓
Mrs J Cruise✓
Miss M EcclesA/A
Mr M Ede✓
Miss M T Grogan✓
Rev. T McHale✓
Mrs L Renwick-
Mrs C Smith-
Mrs D Spratt✓
Ms M StempA/A
Miss Laura TeesdaleClerk

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


Committee Terms of Reference

We will be adding this information as soon as possible.

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Thornfield Road

The Grove

Consett

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