Our Governing Body

Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA). The governors meet every term as a whole ‘Governing Body’, as well as meeting in smaller groups as members of committees at other times during the term. Governors are appointed as part our our School Leadership Team which makes strategic decisions about:

The premises, (including health and safety issues)
The interviewing and selection of staff
School budget and staffing decisions
The curriculum

Our overall aim is to improve the outcomes for Easington Church of England Primary School so that pupils achieve the highest standards, and for the pupils to feel secure and happy within the school environment.

Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Body 2018

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

Easington Church of England 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. For further information please view or download the full document below.

The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools (2017)

Governor’s Committee Structure

For further information on who our governors are and what they do, please click on each name below:

Name	Representing	Term of Office	Committee	Responsibilities	Register of Interests
Mrs Rita Humphries	Co-opted	19/09/2021	Curriculum, Standards and Ethos Finance & Premises Personnel Pay Review/First Head Teacher Performance Management		None
Mrs Lorraine Dodds	Foundation	06/03/2020	Appeals Head Teachers Performance Management Curriculum, Standards and Ethos Finance & Premises	Vice Chair of the Governors	None
Dr Chris Saville	Co-opted	09/09/2021	Curriculum Standards and Ethos Finance & Premises Pay Review/First	Chair of Finance and Premises	None
Councillor Angela Surtees	Local Authority	02/01/2020	Chair of Curriculum, Standards and Ethos. Finance and Premises Pay Review Personnel	Chair of Curriculum, Standards and Ethos	Elected member of Durham County Council.
Mr John Appleby	Head Teacher		Curriculum, Standards and Ethos Finance & Premises Personnel	Head Teacher	Head Teacher
Miss Claire Mitchell (Chair)	Parent Governor	12/10/2020	Finance and Premises Personnel Curriculum Standards and Ethos Appeals	Chair of the Governors	None
Mrs Sarah Appleby	Associate	24/05/2021	Curriculum, Standards and Ethos		Staff member
Mrs Rachael Stirman	Parent Governor	24/05/2021	Curriculum, Standards and Ethos		None
Mr David Lawton	Parent Governor	24/05/2021	Curriculum, Standards and Ethos		None
Mrs Alison Bowden-Stoker	Co-opted	09/01/2022	Curriculum, Standards and Ethos Finance and Premises	School Secretary	School Secretary

Record of Governor’s Attendance 2017 – 2018

Schools are now required to display a record of Governor’s attendance at meetings for each school academic year.

Name	Full Governors Meeting 5/7/17	Head teacher Set Up Meeting 5/9/17	Finance and Premises Meeting 20/9/17	Curriculum Standards and Ethos 4/10/17	Head Teacher Shortlisting 6/10/17	Full Governors - Head Teacher Interview Day 18/10/17	Full Governors Meeting 1/11/17	Full Governors Meeting (School Clerked) 20/11/17	Full Governors Meeting (School Clerked) 14/12/17	Deputy Head Set up Meeting 10/1/18	Curriculum Standards and Ethos 31/1/18	Deputy Head Shortlisting 6/2/18	Finance and Premises 7/2/18	Deputy Head Interview Day 27/2/18	Full Governing Body Meeting 14/3/18
Mrs Rita Humphries	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs Lorraine Dodds	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mr William Smithson	Attended	Attended	A/A	X	Attended	Attended	A/A	Attended	Attended	Attended	X	Attended	A/A	A/A	Attended
Rev Emma Parker	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A
Dr Chris Saville	Attended	A/A	A/A	A/A	Attended	A/A	Attended	Attended	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A	A/A
Councillor Angela Surtees	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	A/A	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mr John Appleby	Attended	A/A	X	Attended	A/A	A/A	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Miss Claire Mitchell (Chair)	Attended	Attended	Attended	A/A	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	A/A	Attended	Attended
Mrs Sarah Appleby	Attended	Attended	X	Attended	A/A	A/A	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	X	A/A	A/A
Mrs Vanessa Stobart	Attended	Attended	Attended	X	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	X	Attended	Attended	A/A	Attended
Mrs Rachael Stirman	Attended	Attended	X	Attended	A/A	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	X	Attended	Attended
Mr David Lawton	Attended	A/A	X	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	X	A/A	Attended
Mrs Alison Bowden-Stoker	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	A/A	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	A/A	Attended

Archived Attendance

You can also view previous years attendance on our website.

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

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