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Our Governing Board

Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA). Following the federation of Hamsterley Primary School with the Upper Durham Dales Federation on 01/09/2023, a new governing body has been appointed consisting of governors from the two previous governing bodies. Roles of responsibility will be allocated at our first meeting and the website updated accordingly.

Federation Governor Committee Structure

Name Representing Term
of
Office
Committees Monitoring
Link
Governor
Relationship
to
Staff
Register
of
Interests
Mrs Sarah Hodgkinson
(Executive Headteacher)
Staff 01/01/2021-
ongoing
Curriculum, School Performance & Welfare
Finance, Staffing & Resources
    Headteacher Hamsterley, Rookhope, St John's Chapel, Wearhead
Mr Richard Sains
(Federation Deputy Headteacher)
Staff 01/09/2023-
31/08/2027
First Appointed
30/01/2021
Finance, Staffing & Resources
Curriculum, School Performance & Welfare
    Teacher St John's Chapel, DHT
Mrs Ruth Nattrass Co-opted 01/09/2023-
31/08/2027
First Appointed
15/03/2016
Finance, Staffing & Resources
First/Pay Review
HT Performance Management
Health & Safety    
Mrs Hannah Walter
Co-Vice Chair
Parent 01/09/2023-
31/08/2027
First Appointed
18/10/2022
Curriculum, School Performance & Welfare
Appeals
SEND, & LAC
Maths
  Parent
Mr Thomas Jack Bullen Co-opted 01/09/2023-
31/08/2027
First Appointed
06/10/2022
Curriculum, School Performance & Welfare
Appeals
Pupil Discipline
Art & Design
DT
Humanities
  Parent
Miss Laura Woods Co-opted 01/09/2023-
31/08/2027
First Appointed
01/01/2021
Curriculum, School Performance & Welfare     Teacher Rookhope
Cllr. Edward Henderson LA representative 01/09/2023-
31/08/2027
First Appointed
01/01/2021
Finance, Staffing & Resources
First/Pay Review
    County Councillor
Mark den Hollander
Chair
Co-opted 01/09/2023-
31/08/2027
First Appointed
08/06/2016
Curriculum, School Performance & Welfare
Finance, Staffing & resources
First /Pay Review
Pupil Discipline
     
Hilary Currie Co-opted 01/09/2023-
31/08/2027
First Appointed
12/07/2017
Appeals
Finance, Staffing & Resources
Pupil Discipline
Governor Training & Development   Parent
Susan Kirby Co-opted 01/09/2023-
31/08/2027
First Appointed
28/03/2022
Appeals
Curriculum, School Performance & Welfare
Headteacher Performance Management
Literacy    
Deborah Pinchen Parent 01/09/2023-
31/08/2027
First Appointed
30/09/2020
Finance, Staffing & resources
Pupil Discipline
Pupil Premium & Sports Premium   Parent
Barbara Scott
Co-Vice Chair
Co-opted 01/09/2023-
31/08/2027
First Appointed 24/09/2020
Finance, Staffing & Resources
First/Pay Review
Headteacher Performance Management
Safeguarding
PSHE & RE
EYFS
  Parent

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 John’s Chapel 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 documents below.

The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools (2017)

Federation Governor Attendance

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

Record of Attendance 2023/24

Record of Archived Attendance

Committee Terms of Reference

National Governors Association (NGA) – Code of Conduct (2023)
Durham Dales Federation – Terms of Reference (2023-2024)

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