Thornley Primary School

Coopers Terrace, Thornley, Durham DH6 3DZ

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Home / About Us / Our Governing Body

Our Governing Body

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

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

Thornley 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)

Committee Structure

NameRepresentingTerm
of
Office
From
Term
of
Office
To
CommitteeResponsibilitiesRegister
of
Interests
Relationship
to
Staff
Mrs Celia L Turnbull - ChairCo-opted12/10/2015 11/10/2019Behaviour & Safety
Curriculum & Standards
Finance, Premises & Grounds
Pay Review (first)
Performance Management
Personnel & General
Englishnone
Mrs Carol Evans Co-opted21/03/201820/03/2022Curriculum & Standards
Personnel and General

Website
Curriculum
none
Miss Jennifer AdamsCo-opted22/10/201621/10/2020Curriculum & standards
Pay Review (first)
Performance Management
Personnel and General
Early Yearsnone
Mrs Daisy TurnerCo-opted01/09/201522/04/2019Behaviour and Safety
Pay Review
Performance Management
none
Mrs Janice Anderson Local Authority14/11/201613/11/2020Appeals
Personnel and General
Personal Dev.
SMSC
none
Mrs Claire ShippenParent Governor03/06/201502/06/2019Behaviour & Safety
Pay Review (first)
none
Mr Stuart Matthews Parent Governor22/10/201621/10/2020Appeals
Finance, Premises & Grounds
Health & Safety
Sports Premium
none
Mrs Julie ParkerParent Governor30/06/201529/06/2019Appeals
Finance, Premises & Grounds
Mathematicsnone
Miss Lisa HunterStaff Governor05/10/201604/10/2020Curriculum & Standards
Finance, Premises & Grounds
Sciencenone
Mrs Jaymie TatesonAssociate Member12/06/201511/06/2019Curriculum & Standards
Behaviour & Safety
SENDnone
Mrs Jennifer WattHeadteacher01/09/2015Attends all committee meetings. none
Mrs Ann Marie BellParent Governor28/03/201827/03/2022Pupil Premiumnone
Mrs Gillian WardleCo-opted16/03/201715/03/2021Safeguarding, Child Protection & Looked-After
children
none

 Governor Attendance

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.

KEY

Y- Attended meeting
X -Not on Committee
A – Apologies sent and accepted by meeting
N – Did not attend and apologies not given

NameFGB
Date 17.10.18
FGB
Date 13.03.19
FGB
19.6.19
 
Mrs Celia Turnbull (Chair)YYY
Mr Stuart Matthews
(Vice Chair)
YAA
Mrs Carol EvansYY
Miss Jennifer AdamsYYY
Mrs Daisy TurnerYYY
Mrs Janice AndersonYYY
Mrs Claire ShippenAAY
Miss Lisa HunterYYA
Mrs Julie ParkerYYA
Mrs Gillian WardleYYY
Mrs Ann-Marie BellYYY
Mrs Jaymie TatesonYYY
Mrs Jennifer Watt
(Head teacher)
YYY

Committee Terms of Reference

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Coopers Terrace

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DH6 3DZ

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