Woodland School Governors work closely with our Head teacher – Mrs Clare Carr, all school staff, children, parents and representatives from the local authority (LA). The purpose of the Governing Body is to conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement.
Its three core strategic functions are:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
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.
Please see below details of our School Governing Body and our schools Annual Governance Statement for 2015.
Annual Governance Statement 2016
Woodland School Governor Action Plan
Please click on the link below to take you to our Governor Action Plan.
Register Of Governor Interest
We currently have 11 Governors on our Governing Board. Please see below link to our Register of Governor Interest Forms.
Woodland Primary School – Register of Governor Interest Forms
Statutory Guidance for Governing Bodies
Woodland 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)
Governing Body Committee Structure
You can find out further information about our Governors by clicking the links below:
| Name | Representing | Term of Office Ends | Committee | Responsibilities | Register of Interests | Relationship to Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs C Carr - Headteacher | Staff | Curriculum & Standards Finance, Premises & Personnel Safeguarding & SEN | None | None | ||
| Mrs C Dixon - Chair | Co-opted | 02/04/2018 | Curriculum & Standards Finance, Premises & Personnel First/Pay Review Headteachers Performance | Governor at Aclet Close Nursery | None | |
| Mrs K J Horrocks - Vice Chair | Parent | 11/09/2018 | Appeals Curriculum & Standards Headteachers Performance Safeguarding & SEN | Safeguarding | None | None |
| Mrs R Denham | Co-opted | 12/10/2019 | Curriculum & Standards | None | None | |
| Miss K Scanlon | Staff | 25/01/2019 | Finance, Premises & Personnel | None | None | |
| Mr T Clerk | Parent | 04/11/2019 | Finance, Premises & Personnel First/Pay Review | E-Safety | None | None |
| Miss G Fox | Parent | 05/11/2019 | Headteachers Performance Finance, Premises & Personnel | None | None | |
| Mrs A Hildreth | Parent | 25/11/2016 | Appeals Curriculum & Standards | None | None | |
| Mrs M Gwilliam | Co-opted | 05/11/2017 | Appeals Safeguarding & SEN | None | None | |
| Councillor H Smith | Co-opted | 01/02/2020 | First/Pay Review Safeguarding & SEN | Councillor for Evenwood Division & Governor at Butterknowle & Ramshaw Schools | None | |
| Mrs T Emery | Parent | 03/01/2017 | None | None |
Record of Governor’s Attendance 2017 – 2018
| Name | Meeting (Add Date)) | Meeting (Add Date)) | Meeting (Add Date)) | Meeting (Add Date)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs C Carr | ||||
| Mrs C J Dixon | ||||
| Mrs K J Horrocks | ||||
| Miss K T Scanlon | ||||
| Mrs R Denham | ||||
| Mrs A Hildreth | ||||
| Mrs T Clerk | ||||
| Miss G Fox | ||||
| Mrs M G William | ||||
| Mrs H Smith | ||||
| Mrs T Emery |
KEY
✓ – Attended meeting
Ap/Ac – Apologies sent and accepted by meeting
N – Did not attend
X – Not a member of the committee
T – Term of office ended
R – No Longer a Member of the Governing Body
Schools are now required to display a record of Governor’s attendance at meetings for each school academic year.
Archived Attendance
You can also view previous years attendance on our website.
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