Nettlesworth Primary School

Front Street, Nettlesworth, Chester-le-Street, Co Durham, DH2 3PF

Nettlesworth Primary School

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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). We have a full compliment of Governors who work very hard to support and “challenge” the school.

role-of-a-school-governor

Governor Committee Structure

For further information on their roles and responsibilities please click on the name below:

NameRepresentingTerm
of
Office
CommitteeResponsibilitiesRegister
of
Interests
Relationship
to
Staff
Mr Aaron O'Roarty - ChairCo-opted 03/10/2020 -
02/10/2024
Head Teacher
Performance Management
Appeals
Personnel
Chair of Governors
and Chair of various
committees
Safeguarding/Looked After Children, Online Safety, GDPR
Children attend the school
Mrs Diana Barclay-Co-opted 07/11/2020 -
06/11/2024
First/Pay Review
Curriculum & Standards
Headteacher Performance Management
Vice Chair of Governors
taking over from the Chair in their absence
Pupil Premium spending
and impact
Safeguarding/Looked After Children
SEND
No interest to declare
Miss Leanne T Owens Co-opted 05/02/2018 -
04/02/2022
-Curriculum and Standards-More Able, Gifted and Talented
Inclusion
Literacy/History
Past Pupil
Cllr Heather S LiddleLocal Authority06/12/2017 -
05/12/2021
Curriculum and Standards
Finance and Premises
First/Pay Review
Head Teachers Performance
-Health and Safety
-Rights Respecting Schools
No interest to declare
Mrs Claire L Boden Vice ChairParent 15/05/2017 -
14/05/2021
Finance and Premises
Appeals
Personnel
-GDPR
-Numeracy
-ASP/Data
Children attend the school
Mrs Jane Hindmarch Associate Member
Staff
02/02/2018 -
01/02/2022
-Curriculum and Standards-EYFS/Forest SchoolsChildren attend the school
Mr Mark Lee - Parent 21/05/2018 -
20/05/2022
Curriculum &Standards
Finance & Premises
PE/Sports Premium
Designated Cultural Governor
Children attend the school
Head Teacher is Mr Lee's wife
Ms Papi TaiebParent02/07/2018-
02/07/2022
Head Teacher's
Performance
Personnel
First/Pay Review
-Forest Schools
-Science
-Art/DT
Children attend the school
Mrs Donna M Lee - HeadteacherStaff23/01/2018 -
ongoing
Curriculum & Standards
Finance & Premises
-Children attend the school.Mr M Lee is Head Teacher's husband.
Mrs June CorriganAssociate Member06/07/2020 -
05/07/2024
Appeals
Personnel
Granddaughter attends the school
Mr Martin BodenParent02/07/2018-
02/07/2022
Appeals
Finance and Premises
Children attend the school
Mrs Caroline StrongAssociate Member02/07/2018-
02/07/2022
PersonnelChildren attend the school
Mr Craig Graham
Deputy Head Teacher
Staff23/9/2019-
22/9/2023
Curriculum and Standards-Numeracy
-Music
-Pupil Premium
-Remote Learning
Mrs Rachel MyersParent02/02/2019-
02/02/2023
Curriculum and Standards
First/Pay Review
-Modern Foreign Languages
-Phonics
Children attend the school

A Chair for each distinct committee will be appointed at the beginning of the meeting.

Statutory Guidance for Governing Bodies

Nettlesworth 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.

The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools (2017)

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 attendance at meetings for each school academic year.

EDGS Governor Virtual Meeting Policy_

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

NameFinance Committee Meeting
September 2020
Full Governing Body Meeting
5.10.20
First Pay/Review Committee Meeting
5.10.20
Head Teacher Performance Management
2.11.20
Mrs Diana Barclay-Vice Chairn/a///
Mrs Claire L Boden//n/an/a
Mrs June Corrigann/a/n/an/a
Mr Craig Grahamn/aA/An/an/a
Mr Mark Lee /A/An/an/a
Cllr Heather Liddle////
Mr Aaron O'Roarty - Chairn/a/n/a/
Mrs Rachel Myersn/aA/AA/An/a
Mrs Jane Hindmarshn/aA/An/an/a
Mrs Donna Lee////
Miss Leanne Owensn/a/n/an/a
Miss Papi Taiebn/a///
Mrs Caroline Strongn/a/n/an/a
Mr Martin Boden//n/an/a

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


Committee Terms of Reference

Finance and Premises Committee

No. 2116

Chair: Mark Lee
Terms of Reference
To meet termly
Members: Donna Lee, Cllr Heather Liddle, Claire Boden, Martin Boden

  • 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.
  • To ensure that Pay Review Committee and Pay Appeal Committee decisions are appropriately funded
  • Consider and promote income generation

Meetings: Termly to coincide with Oracle
Disqualifications: when there may be a conflict of interest; a fair hearing is required; or a pecuniary interest. Associate members may not vote

Virement Limits

Expenditure Limits

Limit set for Headteacher without prior written approval of Chair or Governing Body.

£ 1,000

Any items of expenditure up to

£ 5,000

Limit set for Headteacher with approval from Chair of Governors.

£1,000 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: Aaron O’Roarty
Terms of Reference
To meet at start of every Autumn Term, and then as required Members:  Claire Boden, Caroline Strong, Papi Taieb.

  • 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: Cllr Heather Liddle
Terms of Reference
Members: Leanne Owens, Jane Hindmarch, Mark Lee, Donna Lee, Diana Barclay, Rachel Myers

  • 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.
  • Curriculum/performance review including target setting and monitoring mechanisms
  • Act as a Pupil Discipline Committee for permanent/fixed term exclusions
  • Parent Complaints

Disqualifications: Pecuniary Interest

Admissions Committee

Chair: Aaron O’Roarty
Terms of Reference
Members: Donna Lee 

  • 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: Aaron O’Roarty
Terms of Reference
Members: Donna Lee, Diana Barclay 

  • 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: Aaron O’Roarty
Terms of Reference
Members: Diana Barclay, Cllr Heather Liddle, Papi Taieb

  • 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: Diana Barclay
Terms of Reference
Members: Cllr Heather Liddle, Mrs Rachel Myers, Ms Papi Taieb

  • 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.
  • Staffing Reductions.

Appeals Committee

Chair: Aaron O’Roarty
Terms of Reference
Members: Martin Boden, Claire Boden, Mrs June Corrigan

  • 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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