Our Governing Body

Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA).

Here is a list of our School Governors:

Foundation Governors

Elected Teacher Representative

Mrs P Rowley – St. Benet’s School

Elected Non-teaching Staff Governor

Miss C Caulfield – St Benet’s School

Head Teacher

Miss C Harper – St. Benet’s School

Statutory Guidance for Governing Bodies

St Benet’s RCVA 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 (Updated Aug 2015)

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.

Governing Body Committee Structure

Name	Representing	Term of Office Ends	Committee	Register of Interests	Relationship to Staff
Deacon P Lavery	Foundation	31/08/2020	Resources Admissions	Deacon -Parish of St Joseph's, Birtley	Deacon at Parish Church
Mrs J Anderson	Foundation	26/09/2017	Resources Admissions First/Pay Review	Finance	Governor Previous parent of the school Previous treasurer at the Friends of St Benet's
Mr C Donnelly	Foundation	26/09/2017	Resources Admissions	Education	Parent of the school Governor
Mrs B Davison - Chair	Foundation	04/12/2017	Resources First/Pay Review Head teacher's performance	Education (retired)	Grandparent of the school Music player within Masses/Liturgies Chair of Governors
Mrs M Pavlou	Foundation	26/09/2017	Resources Head teacher's performance Appeals	Business Finance	Previous parent of the school Governor
Mrs B Bartlett - Vice Chair	Foundation	08/05/2020	Resources Appeals Head teacher's performance	Human Resources	Previous parent of the school Governor
Miss P Jenner	Foundation	TBC	Resources First/Pay Review	Education (retired)	Previous teacher of the school Governor
Mrs V Burrell	Local Authority	01/01/2021	Resources Admissions Appeals Head teacher's Performance First/Pay Review	Local Government	Parent of the school Governor Member of Friends of St Benet's
Dr C Kettle	Parent	09/03/2019	Resources First/Pay Review H&S, Premises and Grounds	Health and Safety	Parent of the school Parent governor
Mr M Cottle	Parent	09/12/2019	Resources Admissions Appeals H&S, Premises and Grounds	Safeguarding	Parent of the school Parent governor Safeguarding governor
Mrs P Rowley	Staff	23/01/2018	Resources	Class teacher	Staff member (teacher) Staff governor
Miss C Caulfield	Staff - non elected governor		Resources Admissions	Deputy head teacher	Staff member (deputy head teacher)
Miss C Harper	Head Teacher		All Committees	Head teacher	Head teacher

Record of Governor Attendance 2016–2017

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

Name	Full Governing Body Meeting and Resources Meeting 05/10/2016	Pay Review Meeting 06/12/2016	Head teacher's Performance Meeting 06/12/2016	Full Governor Body Meeting and Resources Meeting 25/01/2017	Admissions Meeting 28/02/2017
Deacon P Lavery	✓	n/a	n/a	A/A	✓
Mrs J Anderson	A/A	A/A	n/a	✓	A/A
Mr C Donnelly	✓	n/a	n/a	✓	✓
Mrs B Davison - Chair	✓	✓	✓	✓	n/a
Mrs M Pavlou	A/A	n/a	A/A	✓	n/a
Mrs B Bartlett - Vice Chair	✓	✓	n/a (at this time)	✓	n/a
Miss P Jenner	Not a governor at the time		n/a	✓	n/a
Mrs V Burrell	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dr C Kettle	A/A	✓	n/a	✓	n/a
Mr M Cottle	✓	n/a	n/a	✓	✓
Mrs P Rowley	✓	n/a	n/a	A/A	n/a
Miss C Caulfield	✓	n/a	n/a	✓	✓
Miss C Harper	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

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