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 | Committee | Business Interests | Governor/Staff Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr R Robson - Chair | Local Authority | 30/06/15-30/06/19 | Mathematics PE Sports Premium | Finance Committee Appeals Committee | None | None |
| Mrs C Charters | Local Authority | 31/08/15–31/08/19 | Health & Safety English | Appeals Committee Personnel Committee | None | None |
| Mrs D McDonald | Co-opted | 09/06/17 - 09/06/21 | Early Years Safeguarding Child Protection ESafety | Finance Committee | None | None |
| Mrs S Mason - Vice Chair | Community | 09/06/17 - 09/06/21 | Pupil Premium | Finance Committee First/Pay Review Committee Personnel | None | None |
| Mrs S Elliott | Co-Opted | 16/05/16–15/05/20 | Key Stage 1 Behaviour/Welfare | Appeals Committee | None | None |
| Mrs D Daldry | Co-Opted | 09/06/17 - 09/06/21 | Special Educational Needs | Finance Committee First/Pay Review Committee Personnel Committee | None | None |
| Mrs D Thompson | Staff | 12/05/15–12/05/19 | ICT/outdoor learning EYFS | None | None | |
| Mrs L Carr | Staff | 28/04/15–28/04/19 | Medical and Pastoral | None | None | |
| Mrs L Griffiths - Head Teacher | Safeguarding Standards & Achievement | Finance Committee First/Pay Review Committee Personnel | None | None | ||
| Miss J Burn | Parent | 12/05/15–12/05/19 | Foundation Curriculum Science | Appeals Committee Finance Committee | None | None |
| Mr V Lahai-Taylor | Parent | 16/05/16–16/05/20 | Key Stage 2 | Finance Committee First/Pay Review Committee | None | None |
| Mrs N Hesslewood | Parent | 16/05/16–16/05/20 | SMSC | First/Pay Review Committee | None | None |
| Mrs C Varty | Co-Opted | 01/06/17-01/06/21 | Early Years | None | None | |
| Mrs A Willmore | Parent | 01/06/17-01/06/21 | Special Educational Needs and Looked After Children | First/Pay Review Committee Finance Committee | 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 2017-2018
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 3rd November 2017 | Pay Review Committee 3rd November 2017 | Finance Committee 3rd November 2017 | Full Governors 9th February 2018 | Meeting [add date] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr R Robson - Chair | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | |
| Mrs C Charters | ✓ | X | X | X | |
| Mrs S Elliott | N | X | X | ✓ | |
| Mrs D Thompson | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | |
| Mrs L Carr | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | |
| Mrs L Griffiths - Head Teacher | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | |
| Miss J Burn | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mr V Lahai-Taylor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mrs N Hesslewood | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | |
| Mrs C Varty | N | X | X | ✓ | |
| Mrs A Willmore | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ |
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