Our Governing Body

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

Governor Committee Structure

Name	Government Category	Appointed/ Elected by	Term of Office Start Date	Term of Office End Date	Committee Membership	Responsibilities/ Links	Pecuniary Interests	Register of Interests	Relationship to Staff


Mrs Barbara Reilly-O’Donnell	Interim Executive Headteacher	Ex-officio	01/09/2020	31/08/2021	Curriculum & Standards Finance Premises & Grounds	All	None	None	Staff member
Mr Leo Addison-Smyth (Vice Chair)	Foundation	Diocese appointed	03/10/2018	02/10/2022	Finance Premises & Grounds First/Pay Review Performance Management	SEND Safeguarding	None	None	None
Mrs Patricia Conway	Foundation	Diocese appointed	03/09/2018	02/09/2022	Admissions Appeals Curriculum & Standards (Chair)	SEND Safer Recruitment	None	None	None
Mrs Linda Donachie	Foundation	Diocese appointed	11/12/2018	10/12/2022	Finance Premises and Grounds, Appeals	Health and Safety Governor Training	None	None	None
Mr Daniel Murray (Chair)	Foundation	Diocese appointed	03/09/2019	02/09/2023	Admissions Curriculum & Standards First/Pay Review Performance Management Personnel	Curriculum Performance Data	None	Chair of Governor – Browney Academy Governor – Teesdale Academy Governor – Diamond Hall Academy All above North East Learning Trust Governor – St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School. Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust	None
Rev Colm M Hayden	Foundation	Diocese appointed	03/10/2018	02/10/2022	Personnel		Parish Priest	None	None
Mr Christopher Savage	Foundation	Diocese appointed	11/03/2019	10/03/2023	Finance Premises and Grounds, Curriculum and Standards	Pupil Premium	None	None	None
Mrs Sarah Walmsley	Foundation	Diocese appointed	03/09/2018	02/09/2022	Admissions Appeals Curriculum & Standards Personnel	Teaching & Learning	None	None	None
Miss Katy Haggart	Co-opted	Ex-officio	01/09/2019	31/08/2023	Admissions Curriculum & Standards Finance Premises & Grounds Performance Management		None	None	Staff member
Mrs Rachel Hockey	Staff Governor	Staff Elected	01/09/2020	31/08/2021	Curriculum and Standards		None	None	Staff member
Mrs Jayne Smith	Co-opted	Co-opted	01/09/2020	31/08/2021	Curriculum and Standards		None	None	Staff member
Mr Michael Blake	Parent	Parent elected	02/03/2019	01/03/2023	Curriculum and Standards, Appeals (Chair)	SEND	None	None	None
Professor Stuart Clark	Parent	Parent elected	02/10/2018	01/10/2022	Finance Premises and Grounds		None	None	None
Mr Chris Tate	LA Governor	–	02/10/2018	01/10/2022	Finance Premises and Grounds	Maths, Data Protection	None	None	None
Mrs Joanna Pallister	Foundation	Diocese	22/10/2020	21/10/2024	First/Pay review, Personnel	RE/PSHE/RSE/ Catholic Life	None	None	None
Mr Michael Laing	Foundation	Diocese	08/03/2021	07/03/2025				Director of Integrated Community Services, Durham

Minutes

Full governors 25 June 2020

Full governors 22 Oct 2020

Pay review 6 November 2020

Consultation Due Diligence Document

Consideration of the financial situation at St Thomas More RC Primary School (BWCET)

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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

St Joseph’s RC 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 our documents below.

The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools (2017)

Governor Attendance

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

Record of Attendance 2020-21


Mr D Murray	Attended	Attended	Attended
Rev. C M Hayden	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs B Reilly-O’Donnell	Attended	Attended	Attended
Miss K Haggart	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mr L Addison-Smyth	Attended	Attended	Did not attend
Mrs P Conway	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs L Donachie	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mr C Savage	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs S Walsmley	Apologies accepted	Attended	Attended
Mrs R Hockey	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs J Smith	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mr M Blake	Attended	Attended	Attended
Professor S Clark	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mr C Tate	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs J Pallister	Attended	Attended	Attended

Governing Body Subcommittees and Attendance 2020-21

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Archived Attendance
You can also view previous years’ attendance on our website.

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