Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA).
Governor Committee Structure
| Name | Representing | Committee | Term of Office | Responsibilities | Register of Interests | Relationship to Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Deborah Ainsworth | Co-opted | Curriculum & Standards Finance & Premises Staffing | 21/09/2018 - 21/09/2022 | Safeguarding SEND OPAL | None | Daughter to admin staff |
| Mrs Lorraine Harrison | Co-opted | Appeals Finance & Premises | 12/10/2018 - 12/10/2022 | None | None | |
| Mrs Moira Pallent | Co-opted | Appeals Curriculum & Standards (chair) Finance and Premises (chair) First / Pay Review HT Performance Management Staffing | 11/10/2017 - 10/10/2021 | Chair of Governors EYFS | None | None |
| Mrs Michelle L Patterson | Co-opted | Appeals Curriculum & Standards Finance and Premises First/Pay Review HT Performance management | 30/11/2018 - 30/11/2022 | None | None | |
| Mr Bill Elliott | Co-opted | Curriculum & Standards | 01/09/18 - 01/09/2022 | None | None | |
| Cllr Danny Wood | LA | First/Pay Review | 23/04/2018 - 22/04/2022 | None | None | |
| Mrs Deborah Alderson | Parent | Appeals | 07/10/2015 - 06/10/2019 | None | None | |
| Mrs Nicola L Rothwell | Parent | First / Pay Review | 18/04/2018 - 17/04/2020 | None | None | |
| Mrs Alison Whelan | Parent | Appeals Curriculum and Standards | 12/07/2018 - 12/07/2022 | Pupil Premium Sports Premium | None | None |
| Ms Victoria Hewison | Staff | 01/01/2018 - ongoing | Headteacher at Cassop PS | None | ||
| Mrs Christine Baxter | Staff | 12/07/2018 - 12/07/2022 | None | None |
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
West Pelton 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 (2017)
Privacy Notice for Governors and Volunteers
Governor Attendance
Schools are now 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
Record of Attendance 2019-2020
| Name | Curriculum & Standards 9/9/19 | Curriculum & Standards 2/12/19 | Full Governing body meeting 4/12/19 | First/Pay review 4/12/19 | Finance & Premises committee 4/12/19 | Curriculum & Standards 2/03/20 | Full Governing body meeting 5/03/20 | Finance & Premises committee 5/03/20 | Curriculum & Standards 6/07/20 | Full Governing body meeting 8/07/20 | Finance & Premises committee 8/07/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lorraine Harrison | n/a | n/a | A/A | n/a | A/A | n/a | |||||
| Mrs Moira Pallent (Chair of Governors) | √ (Chair) | √ (Chair) | √ (Chair) | √ | √ (Chair) | ||||||
| Ms Deborah Ainsworth | √ | √ | √ | n/a | √ | ||||||
| Mrs Michelle L Patterson (Vice Chair of Governors) | √ | √ | √ | √ (Chair) | √ | ||||||
| Mrs Nicola L Rothwell | n/a | n/a | N | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
| Mrs Alison Whelan | √ | √ | √ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||
| Cllr Danny Wood | n/a | n/a | √ | √ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
| Ms Victoria Hewison | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||||||
| Mr William Elliott | √ | √ | A/A | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||
| Mrs Ruth Johnson | n/a | n/a | A/A | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
| Mrs J Smith | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||
| Mrs Christine Baxter | n/a | n/a | √ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Archived Attendance
You can also view previous years attendance on our website.
Committee Terms of Reference
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