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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

Click on each name to find out further information about our governors and their roles and responsibilities.

NameRepresentingTerm
of
Office
CommitteeResponsibilitiesGovernance Roles
in Other Schools
Register
of
Interests
Relationship to Staff
Mrs Sturrock -
Acting Head Teacher
Head Teacher Ongoing Finance & Premises
Personnel & Discipline
Curriculum
Head TeacherNoneNoneNone
Mrs A A Lyons Co-opted20/10/2019Finance & Premises
First / Pay Review
Headteachers Performance
LAC
Child Protection
HTPM
NoneNoneNone
Mrs H McGonigal Vice Chair of Governors.Parent 22/06/2020- 21/06/2024AppealsVice Chairperson
Curriculum
Safeguarding
NoneNoneNone
Mrs K Stewart Co-opted20/10/2019 -20/10/2023CurriculumNoneNoneNone
Mrs R Webb - Chair of Governors
Co-opted 06/11/2019 - 05/11/2023Finance & Premises
First / Pay Review
Headteachers Performance
Chairperson
Pupil Premium
COVID-19 Catch up Premium
SEND
RE
HTPM
Geography
Assessment
NoneAuditor of School Fund.Related to Staff member.
Mrs Kay JohnsonParent26/04/2018 - 25/04/2022Finance Finance
School Budget
NoneNoneNone
Mrs Charlotte TudorParent19/07/2019 -18/07/2023Finance FinanceNoneApplied Ecological Services Ltd.None
Mrs Debra ColegroveStaff01/01/2020 - 01/01/2024EYFS
Finance & Premises
Personnel & Discipline
Curriculum
Curriculum
NoneNoneNone

Statutory Guidance for Governing Bodies

Ramshaw Primary School adhere to the statutory guidance from the Department of 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. You can view or download further documents by clicking the link below:

  • The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools 
  • Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Body 2021-2022

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.


Governor Attendance

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

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

Record of Attendance 2019 -2020

NameFirst Committee Meeting
25th February 2019
Finance Meeting
25th February 2019
Full Governing Body Meeting
25th February 2019
Finance Meeting
17th June 2019
Full Governing Body Meeting
17th June 2019
Curriculum Review Meeting
17th June 2019
Finance Meeting
11th November 2019
Full Governing Body Meeting
11th November 2019
Finance meeting
3rd February
Full Governing Body meeting
2nd March 2020
Virtual Full Governing Body meeting
8th June 2020
Virtual Pay Review Meeting
16th November 2020
Virtual Full Governing Body meeting
23rd November 2020
Virtual Finance Meeting
14th December 2020
Mrs E M Sturrock ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Mrs A Crowther X✓ ✓ X ✓ XX✓ X✓ A/A
Mrs H McGonigal X✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X✓ X✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Mrs K Stewart X✓ ✓ X✓ ✓X✓ X✓ ✓ ✓
Mr D Brown C✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X✓ ✓ XXX
Mrs R Webb✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Mrs K. Johnson✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Mrs J. Linsley✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Mrs C. TudorXXxXX✓ ✓ ✓ X✓ ✓
Mrs A A Lyons ✓A/A✓ X ✓ XA/AA/AA/AA/AA/A
Mrs D. Colegrove✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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


Committee Terms of Reference

Finance and Premises Committee

Chair: Mrs. R.Webb
Terms of Reference:  To meet termly
Members: Mrs. Anne Lyons, Mrs Liz Sturrock, Mrs K Johnson

  • 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. £3,000 Any 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: Rachel Webb
Terms of Reference:To meet at start of every Autumn Term, and then as required

Members: Liz Sturrock, Kay Johnson

  • 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. H. McGonigal
Terms of Reference:
Members: Mrs L Sturrock Mrs K. Stewart Mrs D Colegrove

  • 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

Safeguarding Committee

Chair: Rachel Webb
Terms of Reference
Members:
Liz Sturrock, Debra Colegrove, H. McGonigal

  • 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

Chair: Rachel Webb
Terms of Reference
Members:
Mrs AA Lyons, 

  • 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.

First / Pay Review Committee

Chair: Mrs. R. Webb
Terms of Reference
Members: Mrs. AA Lyons, Mrs K. Johnson

  • To act in accordance with the Teachers’ Pay Policy adopted by the Governing Body
  • To report to the Finance Committee on Pay Review-related expenditure.
  • To make any decisions under the personnel procedures adopted by the Governing Body, eg disciplinary, grievance, ill health, capability etc where the Headteacher is the subject of the action
  • To make any decisions relating to a member of staff (other than the Headteacher) under the Personnel procedures adopted by the Governing Body and in line with Diocesan advice
  • Staffing Reductions.

Appeals Committee

Chair: Rachel Webb
Terms of Reference
Members:
  Mrs H. McGonigal

  • To consider any appeal against a decision to dismiss a member of staff made by the First/Pay Review Committee
  • To consider any appeal against a decision under the personnel procedures adopted by the Governing Body (eg disciplinary, pay review, capability for teachers etc)
  • To consider any appeal against selection for redundancy.

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