Walworth Primary School’s Governing Body has an important role to play in ensuring that our school provides the best possible teaching and learning for pupils. School Governors come from a wide range of backgrounds; parents, teachers, staff and community.
Governor Structure
Name | Representing | Term of Office | Committee | Responsibilities | Register of Interests | Relationship to Staff | Position and appointed by |
Mr Ken Flynn | Co-opted | 11.02.23 - 10.02.27 | Head Teachers Performance (Chair) Pay Review First & Staffing | Residential & Safeguarding | None | None | Chair of Governors (Co-opted) |
Dr Nikki Rutter | Parent | 01.02.20 - 31.01.24 | Finance & Premises, Appeals (Chair), Staffing | Emotional Wellbeing, PSHE & Nurture Lead | None | None | Vice Chair of Governors (Parent Appointed) |
Mr Philip Chater | Co-opted | 05.05.20- 04.05.24 | Head Teachers Performance , Finance & Premises (Chair), Curriculum, Standards and Attendance & Pay Review First | Pupil Premium, Sports Premium, Maths & Science | None | None | Co-opted |
Mr Ryan Todd | Co-opted | 08.06.22 - 07.06.26 | Pay Review First, Curriculum & Standards | Computing, Remote Learning, SEND, EYFS, English & MFL | None | Mother works in school - PSA | Co-opted Link Governor |
Mr Roland Cooke | Staff | Ongoing | Appeals, Finance & Premises, Staffing, Curriculum, Standards & Attendance & Pay Review (First) | Head Teacher Reporting to Full Governor Body and Sub Committees | None | None | Head Teacher |
Miss Vicky Bourne | Staff | 07.02.23 - 06.02.27 | Staffing. Finance & Premises Curriculum, Standards & Attendance | Training & Development Induction for New Governors | None | None | Teaching Staff |
Mrs Michelle Smith | Co-opted Staff | 25.03.23 - 24.03.27 | Staffing. Curriculum, Standards & Attendance | Music, History & Geography | None | Relative works with the domestic staff | Co-opted (Staff) |
Mrs Gail Weetham | Parent | 20.10.21 - 20.10.25 | Curriculum , Standards & Attendance, Staffing | CLA DT Art & Residential | None | None | Parent Appointed |
Mrs Val Hindmarch | Co-opted | 27.02.23 - 26.02.27 | Curriculum , Standards & Attendance (Chair), Staffing (Chair) | R.E Attendance and Behaviour | None | None | Co-opted |
Governor Attendance 2023-24
KEY
/ – Attended meeting
A/A – Apologies sent and accepted by meeting
N – Did not attend
X – Not a member of the committee
Name | Full Governing Body Meeting - 17.10.23 | Finance & Premises Committee - 17.10.23 | Pay Review (First) - 20.11.23 | Curriculum & Standards Committee - 06.12.23 | Finance & Premises Committee - 28.02.24 | Full Governing Body Meeting - 28.02.24 | Curriculum & Standards Committee - 20.03.24 | Staffing Committee - 15.05.24 | Finance & Premises Committee - 04.06.24 | Full Governing Body Meeting - 04.06.24 | Curriculum & Standards Committee - 26.06.24 |
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Mr. Ken Flynn | / | X | / | ||||||||
Dr. Nikki Rutter | A/A | A/A | X | ||||||||
Mr. Philip Chater | / | / | / | ||||||||
Mr Ryan Todd | / | X | / | ||||||||
Mr Roland Cooke | / | / | / | ||||||||
Miss Vicky Bourne | / | / | X | ||||||||
Mrs. Michelle Smith | / | X | X | ||||||||
Mrs. Gail Weetham | / | X | X | ||||||||
Mrs. Val Hindmarch | / | X | X | ||||||||
Observers | Elaine Blenkinsopp SMB |
As Governors, we all have an interest in education and a passion for securing the best for Walworth School, working closely with the Headteacher to ensure we deliver our mission of 'Improving the quality of children's lives'. We conduct most of our business through meetings; we meet as a full Governong Body once a term. We also go into school to meet with the Headteacher, other members of staff and pupils to help us find out how the school is progressing towards its targets. We attend training sessions and seminars to help us keep up to date with changes in school and education, and to help us do our job effectively. Governors are responsible for the strategic vision of the school and for supporting the Headteacher and staff in achieving that vision. Governors have responsibility for appointing the Headteacher, managing the school's budget, setting annual targets and monitoring performance against those targets, all in the interest of raising standards of achievement. In addition to these statutory responsibilities, Governors do a wide variety of other things, either through formal committee activity or through personal involvement with the day-to-day life of the school Sub-committees meet as and when required. Members of the Governing Body serve for a four year period. At the Autumn Term full Governing Body meeting, the Chair and Vice-Chair are elected and the composition of sub-committees is determined. All Governors may be contacted via school - home addresses are not published for reasons of security. Please click on the link below to read the written statements of behaviour principles. Written Statement of Behaviour Principles GOV B Walworth 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 (2017) Chair: Mr Ken Flynn Strategic Leadership and Accountability: People and structures: Compliance and Evaluation: Chair: Mrs Val Hindmarch Strategic direction and statutory areas: Curriculum & Improvement Behaviour, Development and Well-Being Engagement: Meetings: at least termly Chair: Mr Phillip Chater Finance: Premises: Meetings: at least termly
NB Any goods/services purchased and works to be carried out are subject to Durham County Council Contract Procedures Rules (January 2014) for quotations i.e. quotations, or tenders to be invited from capable contractors based on the likely value of the procurement over its lifetime. Chair: Mr Philip Chater Meetings: at least annually Chair: Dr Nikki Rutter Valerie Hindmarsh, Gail Wheetam Terms of Reference Meetings: as and when required Lead Governor: Mr Ken Flynn Meetings: Autumn Term plus monitoring meetings Chair: Mrs Val Hindmarch Meetings: At least annually Delegation to the Headteacher The Governing Body can delegate the power to appoint outside the leadership group to: Appointments: Governing Body delegates to the Headteacher responsibility for the appointment of temporary staff (with the involvement of one or more Governor/(s) Dismissals: Delegation in line with school HR Policies 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
Full Governing Body
Vice Chair: Dr Nikki Rutter
Curriculum and Standards Committee
Terms of Reference
Quorum: 3
Disqualifications: NoneFinance & Premises Committee
Terms of Reference
Quorum: 3
Disqualifications: where there may be a conflict of a pecuniary interest
Virement Limits Expenditure Limits
Limit set for Headteacher without prior written approval of Chair of Governing Body
Where the cumulative effect of multiple virements on the same budget heading exceeds this limit, details are to be reported to the next Finance and Premises Committee meeting for information and retrospective approval£5,000 Any items of expenditure up to £
Limit set for Headteacher with approval from Chair of Governors
A log of these approvals will be maintained and details reported to the next Finance and Premises Committee meeting. £5,000 to £10,000 Above this limit if item was previously notified to the Governing body
Prior Finance and Premises Committee or Chair of Governors approval (whichever is the soonest) to be sought outside of these limits and reported to the Finance and Premises Committee at the earliest opportunity.
Pay Review (First) Committee
Terms of Reference:
Quorum: 3
Disqualifications: Headteacher; Chair of Governors (if have prior knowledge); where there may be a conflict of interest; any governor whose spouse/partner is involved; staff (annual pay review and matters relating to staffing reductions).Appeals Committee
Quorum: Must have at least the same number of Governors as were present at the original hearing.
Disqualifications: Headteacher; chair of Governors (if have prior knowledge); any Governor involved in the original hearing; where there may be a conflict of interest; any governor whose spouse/partner is involved; staff (appeals in relation to salary or staffing reduction decisions).Headteacher's Performance Review Committee
Terms of Reference
Disqualifications: Headteacher and staff
Staffing Committee
Terms of Reference:
Quorum: 3
Disqualifications: where there may be a conflict of a pecuniary interest; any Governor whose spouse/partner is involved.
School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009
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