School Governors

Chair Person : Mrs S Smith
Headteacher : Mr S Joyce

Full Details are as follows:

Name of Governor	Category of Governor	Appointing Body	Date of Appointment	Terms of Office	Position of Responsibility on Governing Body/Committee	Relevant Business or Personal Interests	Any other educational establishments governed	Immediate Family/Close Connection Working in the School	Register of Interest	Date of Declaration
Mr Stuart Joyce	Headteacher	Ex-officio (By virtue of position)	1/9/2015	01/09/2015 - Current	School Children’s & Community Finance, Personnel & Premises First/Pay Review	None	None	None	None	10/11/2022
Mrs Sue Smith	Co-Opted	Governing Body	14/11/2018	18/11/2022 – 17/11/2026	School Finance, Personnel & Premises First/Pay Review Headteachers Performance	Audits Private School Fund	Crook Primary School	None	None	13/10/2022
Mrs Clare Camp	Co-Opted	Governing Body	17/11/2017	17/11/2021 – 16/11/2025	Children’s & Community Finance, Personnel & Premises First/Pay Review Headteachers Performance	None	None	None	None	2/2/2023
Mrs Sarah Wade	Teacher	Staff		12/11/2018 – 11/11/2022	Children’s & Community	None	None	None	None	22/3/2023
Mr Ross Brown	Parent	Parents		28/2/2023 – 27/2/2027	School Appeals	None	None	Child is pupil at the school	None	8/3/2023
Mrs Kelly Crawford	Parent	Parents	22/1/2021	22/1/2021 – 21/1/2025	School Appeals	None	None	Child is a pupil at the school	None	9/2/2023
Mrs Rebecca Timmiss	Parent	Parents	22/1/2021	22/1/2021 – 21/1/2025	Children’s & Community	None	None	Child is a pupil at the school	None	7/2/2023
Mr Dennis Ebdon	Local Authority	Local Authority	17/12/2021	17/12/2021 – 13/12/2025	Children’s & Community Appeals	None	None	None	None	3/2/2023
Mr Dave Swinney	Co-Opted	Governing Body	10/11/2021	10/11/2021 – 9/11/2025	Finance, Personnel & Premises First Pay Review Head Teacher’s Performance	None	None	Grandchild is pupil at the school	None	8/2/2023
Mrs Nicky Anderson	Co-Opted	Governing Body	10/11/2021	10/11/2021 – 9/11/2025	School Appeals	None	None	None	None	22/3/2023

Responsibility of the Governing Body

The governing body has general responsibility for the conduct of the school with view to promoting high standards of educational achievement. This general responsibility gives rise to a wide range of specific responsibilities which in turn require the governing body to establish a range of procedures.

Termly full governing body meetings and various other committee meetings are held to discuss school developments and monitor the impact on teaching and learning to ensure the school continues to strive for the best for its pupils.

During inspection, Inspectors will consider whether governors:

carry out their statutory duties
understand the strengths and weaknesses of the school, including the quality of teaching
ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
understand and take sufficient account of pupil data, particularly their understanding and use of the school data dashboard
are aware of the impact of teaching on learning and progress in different subjects and year groups
are challenging and supporting leadership in equal measure
are providing support for an effective headteacher, or whether they are hindering school improvement by -failing to tackle key concerns
are transparent and accountable, including in terms of governance structures, attendance at meetings, and contact with parents and carers
understand how the school makes decisions about teachers’ salary progression
performance manage the headteacher rigorously
are failing to perform well and contributing to weaknesses in leadership and management.

Record of Governor Attendance

	11/11/2020	10/02/2021	19/05/2021	10/11/2021	09/02/2022	19/05/2022
	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting	Termly Meeting
Governor Name	Termly	Termly	Termly	Termly	Termly	Termly
Mr Stuart Joyce	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs N Anderson	-	-	-	Attended	Apologies	Attended
Ms Holly Bambury	Attended	Apologies	Apologies	-	-	-
Mr Ross Brown	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs Clare Camp	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs K Crawford	-	Attended	Attended	Attended	Apologies	Attended
Mr D Ebdon	-	-	-	Attended	Attended	Apologies
Mrs Lynne Gray	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Cllr. Olwyn Gunn	Attended	Attended	-	-	-	-
Miss Nicole Hickman	Apologies	Apologies	Apologies	-	-	-
Mr Ross Brown	Attended	Attended	Apologies	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs Sarah Wade	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Apologies
Mrs Susan Smith	Attended	Attended	Apologies	Attended	Apologies	Attended
Mr D Swinney	-	-	-	Attended	Apologies	Attended
Mrs R Timmiss	-	Attended	Apologies	Apologies	Attended	Attended

Annual Governance Statement
Committee Terms of Reference
Governor Code of Conduct

Further details about the role of governing bodies can be found on the Department for Education website and the National Governors Association website.