Byerley Park Primary School

Governing Body

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

Governor Committee Structure

Name	Representing	Term of Office	Committee	Responsibilities & (Subject Team)	Register of Interests	Relationship to Staff
Mrs J Mawson (Chair)	Co-opted	18/11/21 - 17/11/25	Curriculum & Standards Finance, Premises & Staffing (Chair) First / Pay Review Pupil Discipline Headteachers Perf Review	Pupil Premium English		None
Mrs J Allison	Co-opted	23/05/22 - 22/05/26	Curriculum & Standards Finance, Premises & Staffing Appeals	Catch-up Premium Geography History RE Sports Premium		None
Mrs S James (Vice-Chair)	Co-opted	05/12/20 - 04/12/24	Finance, Premises & Staffing (Chair) First Pay Review Pupil Discipline Head Teacher's Performance Review	Private Fund Audit PTA Fund Audit Behaviour	Parent of children in school PTA Fund Audit School Fund Audit	None
Mrs H Latta	Co-opted	14/10/20 - 13/10/24	Curriculum & Standards Online Safety First / Pay Review	Computing	Parent of children in school	None
Mrs K Wimbury	Co-opted	21/03/21 - 20/03/25	Curriculum & Standards Finance, Premises & Staffing	Safeguarding SEND EYFS Training		None
Mrs R Pattison	Staff Headteacher	01/01/2021 - ongoing	Finance, Premises and Staffing Curriculum and Standards First/Pay Review Pupil Discipline			None
Mr J Everson	Staff Deputy Head Teacher	12/04/21 - 11/04/25	Curriculum and Standards			None
Mrs R Vickers	Local Authority	24/5/24 - 23/5/28	Curriculum and Standards	PE PSHE and RSE Art	Parent of children in school
Mr M Thompson	Parent	19/6/24 - 18/6/28		Attendance	Parent of children in school	None
Mr A Firth	Parent	9/3/23 - 8/3/27	Finance, Premises and Staffing	Maths	Parents of children in school	None
Miss L Forkin	Co-opted	14/10/22 - 13/10/26	Curriculum and Standards	English		None
Mr P Foster	Parent	10/3/23 - 9/3/27	Curriculum and Standards Finance, Premises and Staffing	Music History	Parents of children in school

Recent Resignations: Mr Alan Jordan (07/05/24), Miss Rachel Bennett (02/05/24), Mr. Harold Howe (03/03/22), Mr Chris Kerr, (18/03/22), Mr John Moffatt (07/09/22), Mrs Donna Wright (10/09/22)

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

Byerley Park 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 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.

KEY
✓ – Attended meeting
A/A – Apologies sent and accepted by meeting
N – Did not attend
n/a – Not a member of the committee

Record of Attendance 2023-2024

Name	Full Governing Body 2.10.23	Full Governing Body 29.1.24	Full Governing Body 13.5.24	Finance, Premises and Staffing 16.11.23	Finance, Premises and Staffing 19.3.24	Finance/ Premises & Staffing Postponed	HT Performance 10.11.23	Pay Review/ First 17.11.23	Curriculum and Standards 9.11.23	Curriculum and Standards 5.3.24	Curriculum and Standards 11.6.24

Mrs R Pattison (Headteacher)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Staff Mr J Everson	✓	✓	✓	AA	✓		X	X	✓	✓	✓
Co-opted Staff: Mrs K Wimbury	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		X	X	✓	✓	AA
Co-opted: Mrs J Mawson (CoG)	✓	AA	AA	✓	AA		✓	✓	✓	AA	AA
Co-opted: Mrs J Allison	✓	AA	✓	X	X	X	X	X	✓	N	✓
Co-opted: Mrs H Latta	✓	AA	✓	X	X	X	X	✓	✓	✓	AA
Co-opted: Mrs S James (Dep CoG)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	X	X	X
Co-opted: Ms Lisa Forkin	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	X	AA	✓	✓
LA Appointed: Mr A Jordan	✓	✓	Resigned	AA	AA	Resigned	X	X	X	X	X
Parents: Mrs R Bennett	N	✓	Resigned	✓	AA	Resigned	X	X	N	✓	Resigned
Parent: Mr A Firth	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		X	X	N	✓	AA
Parents: Mr P Foster	✓	N	✓	✓	✓		X	X	✓	✓	✓
Parents: Mrs R Vickers (Associate Governor)	✓	✓	✓	X	X	X	X	X	✓	N	✓