Cestria Primary School

Church Chare, Chester-le-Street, Co Durham, DH3 3PZ

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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).

Governor Committee Structure

Please click on the links below for further details of the Governors at Cestria.

Committee roles and responsibilities to be reviewed at Autumn Term Governing Body meeting.  Please read document below.

Link Governor Areas November 2020

NameRepresentingTerm
of
Office
CommitteeResponsibilitiesRegister
of
Interests
Mrs Rachel Taylor - ChairAuthority2/11/2019 to 2023

Finance and Premises

First/Pay Review, Curriculum and Standards, Finance & Premises
GDPR
Pupil Premium/Catch Up
Non Declared
Mrs Carol Walklate - Vice ChairCo-optee
06/01/2017 to 2021First/Pay Review, Curriculum and Standards, Finance & PremisesLiteracyNon Declared
Mrs Lorraine Gowland - Head TeacherStaff31/08/2019 to 2023Curriculum and Standards, Finance and Premise, StaffingPupil PremiumNon Declared
Mrs Nicola Bentham Associate Member25/07/2016 to 2020Curriculum and StandardsAllNon Declared
Mr Gary N DuncanAssociate Member04/06/2018 to 2022Curriculum and StandardSafeguarding LAC, H&SNon Declared
Mrs Elsie FenwickCo-optee01/07/2016 to 2020Appeals, Curriculum and StandardsWebsiteNon Declared
Mr Gary WalklateCo-optee23/01/2017 to 2021First Pay Review, StaffingMathsNon Declared
Jodie Graham
Co-optee05/05/2019 to 2023Finance and PremisesBehaviour and AttendanceNon Declared
Mrs Mandy FullerCo-optee28/02/2019 to 2023Curriculum and Standards, First Pay ReviewEYFS Non Declared
Mr James MullengerParent10/10/2015 to 2019 Finance and PremisesSEND Non Declared
Lindsay WakefieldParent05/05/19 to to 2023AppealsPersonal DevelopmentNon Declared
Mrs Joanne CouzensParent14/12/2015 to 2019Appeals, StaffingLiteracyNon Declared
Mrs Jane HollandStaff04/06/2018 to 2022TBDWebsiteNon Declared

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 Statutory Guidance for Governing Bodies

Cestria 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

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.

Governor Attendance

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

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

Record of Attendance 2018-2019

NameMeeting
6.11.19
Meeting
26.2.20
Meeting
17.6.20
Mrs Carol A Walklate - VIce ChairA/A
Mrs Rachel Taylor - Chair✓
Mrs Lorraine Gowland - Head Teacher✓
Mrs Nicola Bentham ✓
Mr Gary N Duncan✓
Mrs Elsie Fenwick✓
Mr Gary Walklate✓
Mrs Jane Holland✓
Mrs Mandy Fuller✓
Mr James Mullenger✓
Mrs J Graham✓
Mrs Sarah Reid✓
Mrs L Wakefield✓

Committee Terms of Reference

We will be adding our information here soon.

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Chester-le-Street

County Durham

DH3 3PZ

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