Westlea Primary School

Winslow Crescent, Westlea Estate, Seaham SR7 8JU

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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). School Governors come with a wide range of experiences and expertise. This list offers some suggestions of the requirements of a school governor.

  • Concern
  • Commitment
  • Discretion
  • Loyalty
  • Taking part and taking responsibility
  • Supporting the school
  • Attending training sessions
  • Four years term of office

Governor Committee Structure

NameRepresentingTerm
of
Office
CommitteeResponsibilitiesRegister
of
Interests
Relationship
to
Staff
Mrs Debbie HughesHeadteacherChildren, School & Community
Finance & Premises
Personnel
Child Protection OfficerNoneNone
Mrs Deborah ScothernDeputy Head Teacher21/06/2021
to
21/06/2025
Children, School & Community
Finance & Premises
Deputy Child
Protection Officer
NoneNone
Mrs Anne Clarke
(Chairperson)
Co-opted11/07/2020
to
11/07/2024
Children, School & Community
Finance &
Pay Review
Premises
Personnel
Appeals
Child Protection
Safeguarding
Looked After Children
SEND
Health & Safety
Prevent
SMSC
British Values
Pupil Premium,
Computing
Science
PE
RE
Class 1, 2 & Nursery
NoneNone
Cllr Susan Morrison Local Authority23/11/2021
to
23/11/2025
Finance & Premises
Personnel
Pay Review
English
Music
Class 7, 8 & 9
NoneNone
Mrs Wendy BakerCo-opted22/01/2019
to
21/01/2023
Children, School & Community
Personnel
Pay Review
PSHCE
Pupil Premium
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Class 5 & 6
Also a governor
at Seaham High School
None
Mr Glenn RobsonCo-opted15/10/2018
to
14/10/2022
Children, School & Community
Appeals
NoneSpouse
Mrs Emily ForemanParent29/10/2018
to
28/10/2022
Children, School & CommunityArt
DT
Class 3 & 4
NoneNone
Miss Tara PinderParent16/07/2020
to
16/07/2024
AppealsHistory
Geography
Eco Schools
Nursery & Class 1
NoneNone
Mr Neil RobsonParent16/07/2020
to
16/07/2024
Finance & Premises
Appeals
Class 3 & 4
Maths
MFL
NoneNone
Cllr Karan BateyCo-optedChildren, School & CommunityPE
RE
Computing Science
Class 2
NoneNone
Mrs Wendy SleeStaff01/12/2020
to
30/11/2024
Children, School & CommunityNoneParent

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

Westlea 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 please view or download the full document below.

The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools

Governance Code of Conduct

Annual Governance Statement

Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Body

Record of Governor Attendance 2021-2022

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

NameFinance & Premises
Sub-Committee
08/11/2021
Full Governing Body
22/11/2021
Finance & Premises
Sub-Committee
17/01/2022
Finance & Premises
Sub-Committee
31/01/2022
Full Governing Body
21/03/2022
Finance & Premises
Sub-Committee
25/04/2022
Children's School & Community
27/06/2022
Finance & Premises
Sub-Committee
11/07/2022
Full Governing Body
Mrs D Hughes✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Mrs D Scothern✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Mrs A Clarke✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Cllr S Morrison✓✓✓✓✓A/AN/A✓✓
Mrs W BakerN/A✓N/A✓✓A/A✓N/A✓
Mrs C GreenN/ANN/AN/ANN/AA/AN/AN/A
Mr G RobsonN/A✓N/AN/A✓N/A✓N/A✓
Mrs E ForemanN/A✓N/AN/ANN/A✓N/AN
Miss T PinderN/A✓N/AN/A✓N/A✓N/A✓
Mr N Robson✓✓✓✓✓✓N/A✓✓
Mrs W SleeN/A✓N/AN/A✓N/AN/AN/AA/A

 

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