South Stanley Junior School

Tyne Road, South Stanley, Stanley DH9 6PZ

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Home / About Us / Our Governing Body

Our Governing Body

Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and Academy Trustees.

The Chair of the Governing Body is Miss Catherine Harwood,  who can be contacted via the school on 01207 232059.  Any correspondence should be addressed to:

Miss Catherine Harwood, c/o South Stanley Junior School, Tyne Road, Stanley, Co Durham, DH9 6PZ.

The Clerk to the Governing Body is Michael Tallentire, SLP Operations Director, Unit G3 Tanfield Business Centre, Tanfield Lea North Industrial Estate, Stanley, Co Durham, DH9 9DB.

Aims, Ethos and Vision of our Governing Body

At South Stanley Junior School our Local Governing Body wants every child to enjoy learning and develop confidence, independence and a feeling of self-worth.  Governors ask questions, gather information and help make decisions about the school. Our school’s Governing Body meets in school once every term.  Under our current Governance structure all financial decision for the school are made at Trustee level.

Together, we aim to provide a caring, supportive, stimulating environment in which all our children can develop into thoughtful, capable individuals.

We make learning vivid and real, engaging all our learners through the provision of a rich and varied curriculum and inspirational teaching. We have high expectations of each individual, aiming to raise aspirations and break down barriers to success.

Our vision is to be at the heart of our local community, fostering a warm sense of belonging through trust and understanding. We want to encourage every individual to reach for the stars and aim to support families to achieve their full potential.

Sub-committees meet as and when required. Current committee membership/working parties and terms of reference are detailed below, however, for more information please contact Michael Tallentire, SLP Operations Director on (01207) 266702.

It should be noted that the Governors of SSJ do not have a Virement & Expenditure Limit as their role is voluntary.

Governing Body Committee Structure

Meet our Governing Body

The Governing Body of South Stanley Junior School has recently undergone a restructure to ensure that we best meet the needs and demands of our school and the children under our care.  The table below details current Governors, we have no associated members of the Governing Body.

Click on each name to find out more about their roles and responsibilities.

NameRepresentingTerm
of
Office
CommitteeAreas of responsibilities Register
of
Interests
Relationship
to
Staff
Miss Catharine Harwood
(Chair)
Parent14.11.2019 - to presentPay Review CommitteeChair of Governors
Leadership & Management
Quality of Education
Personal Development
N/AN/A
Professor D Wooff
(Vice Chair)
Co-opted21.6.2016
to
19.06.2024
Pay Review CommitteeVice Chair of Governors
Leadership & Management
Quality of Education
Consultancy work - applied statisticsN/A
Mr Eric Dodd Co-opted01.9.2015
to
30.09.2022
Pay Review CommitteeLeadership & Management
Behaviour & Attitudes
Governor at Eskdale Academy, HartlepoolN/A
Mrs Rachel Bell
(Head Teacher)
Head teacher
Ex-Officio
01.9.2019 - to presentPay Review CommitteeN/AN/AN/A
Mrs Lynne RichardsonNon-teaching staff1.10.2018
to
30.9.2021
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Mrs Laura LiddellGeneral1.10.2018
to
30.9.2021
Pay Review CommitteeSEN
Quality of Education
Personal Development
N/AN/A
Mr Christopher WilkinsonParent1.2.2019
to
31.1.2022
N/AICT
Quality of Education
Sport & Sport Premium
N/AN/A
Mr Trevor HowardNon-teaching staff01.09.2020 - to presentN/ATo be agreedN/AN/A

An Instrument of Government records the constitution of the governing body and the term of office for each category of governor.  To view our Instrument of Government please click here: Instrument of Governance Jan 2020

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

South Stanley Junior 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.

We have very high expectations of our Governors and as such, they are required to adhere to our Code of Conduct.  This document sets out the purpose of the governing body and describes the appropriate relationship between individual governors/trustees/academy committee members, the whole governing board and the executive leaders.   To view our Governor Code of Conduct please click here: SSJ Governor Policies

We welcome our Governors into school as often as possible.  When visiting they will follow our Governors Visit & Protocol Policy, a copy of which can be accessed by clicking here SSJ Governor Policies


Governor Attendance

Schools are now 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
X  – Not a member of the committee

Record of Attendance 2020-2021

NameFull Governing Body Meeting
11/3/21
Full Governing Body Meeting (Online)
19/11/20
Prof D Woof✓
Mr E Dodd✓
Mrs R Bell✓
Mrs L Liddell✓
Mrs L Richardson✓
Mr C Wilkinson✓
Miss C Harwood✓
Mr T HowardNot in Governor post

You can view our archived attendance on our website.


Committee Terms of Reference

The Governing Body of South Stanley Junior School has recently undergone a restructure.  Under the new Governance structure of the Multi-Academy Trust South Stanley Junior’s local governing body only has one committee, that being the Pay Review Committee.

ToR are

  • To make any decisions relating to pay progression for teaching staff below the leadership scale (unless delegated to the Headteacher)
  • To act in accordance with SLP’s Teachers Pay Policy as adopted by the Trustee Board to include matters relating to:
    • Teaching and learning responsibility payments, SEND allowances and recruitment and retention payments.
  • To report to the Finance, Resources & Appointments Committee of the Trustee Board on pay review related expenditure.

Chair of the Pay Review Committee still to be confirmed.

Meetings: Annually (Autumn term) plus as and when necessary.

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