Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA). You can find out more about their roles and responsibilities by clicking the names below:
Governing Body Committee Structure
| Name | Appointing Body/Category | Term of Office | Position of Responsibility | Progress Group | Business Interests | Governor/Staff Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr R Robson - Chair | Director Appointed | 30/06/15-30/06/19 | Mathematics PE Sports Premium | ✓ | None | None |
| Mrs C Charters | Director Appointed | 31/08/15–31/08/19 | Health & Safety, English Computing | None | None | |
| Mrs D McDonald | Director Appointed | 09/06/17 - 09/06/21 | Early Years Safeguarding Child Protection ESafety | None | None | |
| Mrs S Mason - Vice Chair | Director Appointed | 09/06/17 - 09/06/21 | Pupil Premium SMSC | ✓ | None | None |
| Mrs S Elliott | Director Appointed | 16/05/16–15/05/20 | Key Stage 1 Behaviour/Welfare | ✓ | None | None |
| Mrs D Thompson | Staff | 12/05/15–12/05/19 | ICT/outdoor learning EYFS | None | None | |
| Mrs L Carr | Staff | 27/04/19–28/04/23 | Medical and Pastoral | None | None | |
| Mrs L Griffiths - Head Teacher | Safeguarding Standards & Achievement | ✓ | None | None | ||
| Miss J Burn | Parent | 12/05/15–12/05/19 | Foundation Curriculum Science | None | None | |
| Mr V Lahai-Taylor | Parent | 16/05/16–16/05/20 | Key Stage 2 | None | None | |
| Mrs A Willmore | Parent | 01/06/17-01/06/21 | Special Educational Needs, Attendance and Looked After Children | None | None |
To contact the Chair of Governors, Mr Robert Robson you can write to him at his address
Mr Robert Robson
12 Matthews Crescent
South Hetton
County Durham
DH6 2SN
Statutory Guidance for Governing Bodies
South Hetton 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 about our governors, please view or download the documents below.
Annual Governance Statement
Governors Handbook
Scheme-of-Delegation-TLT-2016
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.
Record of Governor Attendance 2018-2019
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
| Name | Full Governors 19th October 2018 | Full Governors 1st March 2019 | Full Governors 12th July 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr R Robson - Chair | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mrs C Charters | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mrs D McDonald | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | |
| Mrs S Mason - Vice Chair | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | |
| Mrs S Elliott | N | A/A | ✓ | |
| Mrs D Daldry | N | N | A/A | |
| Mrs D Thompson | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mrs L Carr | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mrs L Griffiths - Head Teacher | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Miss J Burn | N | A/A | ✓ | |
| Mr V Lahai-Taylor | ✓ | N | ✓ | |
| Mrs A Willmore | ✓ | ✓ | A/A |
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