Governor Handbook
Governor Statement
Miss C McGough
Miss Christine McGough

Chair of Governors

Term of office to 01/09/2023
Appointed 02/09/2019
Mr Gordon Binney
Term of office to 03/04/2022
Appointed 04/04/2018
Mr Douglas Clark
Term of office to 19/06/2022
Appointed 20/06/2018
Ms Liza Johnson
Resigned August 2019
 
Mr Richard Murray
Term of office to 15/04/2019
Appointed 16/04/2015
Mr Clive Smith
Term of office to 23/02/2020
Appointed 24/02/2016
Ms Lisa Dobson
Term of office to 26/02/2023
Appointed 26/02/2019
Mr Paul Ensell
Term of office to 10/10/2021
Appointed 11/10/2017
Mrs Jill Lake
Term of office to 12/10/2021
Appointed 13/10/2017
Mrs Michelle Kelly
Resigned 01/10/2018
 
Mrs Sharon McIlvaney
Term of office to 06/12/2019
Appointed 07/12/2015
Mr Michael Scholey
Term of office to 10/10/2021
Appointed 11/10/2017
Mr Richard Quigley
Term of office to 04/02/2023
Appointed 04/02/2019
Mr Steven Clough

Headteacher

Cllr Joyce Charlton

Authority Governor

Term of office to 22/04/2022
Appointed 23/04/2018
Mr Dan Fitzpatrick

Staff Governor

Term of office to 21/09/2022
Appointed 22/09/2018
Mr David Swainson

Associate Governor

Term of office to 25/02/2023
Appointed 25/02/2019
Mr Michael Jones
Resigned 11/11/2017
 
Mr Keith Alder
Resigned 31/08/2018
 
Mrs Susan Smith
Resigned 13/11/2018
 
 
Curriculum and Standards Committee

Chair - Mr Michael Scholey

Mr Steven Clough
Miss Christine McGough
Mr Richard Murray
Mrs Jill Lake
Mr Clive Smith
Mr Gordon Binney
Mr Douglas Clark
Mr Dan Fitzpatrick
Finance, Personnel and Premises Committee

Chair - Mr Richard Murray

Mr Steven Clough
Miss Christine McGough
Mr Paul Ensell
Mrs Sharon McIlvaney
Mr Michael Scholey
Cllr Joyce Charlton
Mr Douglas Clark
Pupil Welfare Committee

Vice Chair - Mrs Sharon McIlvaney

Mr Steven Clough
Miss Christine McGough
Mr Clive Smith
Mr Paul Ensell
Mrs Jill Lake
Ms Lisa Dobson
Mr Gordon Binney
Cllr Joyce Charlton
Pay Review Committee

Chair - Miss Christine McGough

Mr Clive Smith
Mrs Sharon McIlvaney
Mr Michael Scholey
Performance Management Committee

Chair - Miss Christine McGough

Mr Richard Murray
Mr Clive Smith
Mrs Sharon McIlvaney
Performance Management Appeals Committee

Chair - Miss Christine McGough

 

Focus groups

In addition to the listed committees the following focus groups are in operation which report to the relevant committee and Full Governing Body: School Nutrition Action Group (SNAG); School Council; Careers; and SEN.

Updated September 2018
Name of Governor Special Interest Employment Business and Pecuniary Interest Governance Roles in Other Educational Instituations Personal Interest Business and Other Interest
Mr Steven Clough Headteacher None declared No No No
Miss Christine McGough Literacy
Pupil Premium
School Development
Plan
Transfers In
Tanfield Association		 Retired None declared No No No
Ms Liza Johnson Numeracy
Safeguarding		 Company Director None declared No No No
Mr Richard Murray Science Northumbria Water Ltd & Self
Water Utility & Farming		 None declared No Brother - James Murray - DCC Education Brother - James Murray - DCC Education
Mr Clive Smith Vice Chair
Anti-Bullying
Progress: Gender & Attendance		 Retired None declared No No No
Mrs Michelle Kelly Ofsted
ICT		 St Thomas More School, Blaydon None declared No No No
Mrs Sharon McIlvaney Equal Opportunities
LAC
Humanities		 None None declared No No No
Mr Keith Alder School Projects Teacher None declared No No No
Mrs Susan Smith SEN
Schools Council
Student Voice
SNAG
Art		 Retired None declared No No No
Mrs Jill Lake PE
Careers		 New College Durham None declared Tanfield Lea Primary Governor No No
Mr Michael Scholey Technology Retired None declared No No No
Mr Paul Ensell Music Retired None declared No No No
Cllr Joyce Charlton County Councillor & Hair Stylist None declared No No No
Mr Gordon Binney Stanley Town Councillor, Stanley Area Action Partnership Board Member, Member of the Stanley Supporting and Successful Task Groups, a non-voting co-optee on Durham County Council’s Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Volunteer at the Stanley Movers and Shakers Group, member of both the Stanley Medical group and North Durham Patient Reference Group None declared No No No
Mr Douglas Clark Sales Engineer, Vodafone None declared No No No
Ms Lisa Dobson SEN Keepers Cafe/Gallery None declared No Daughter in Year 8 No
denotes attendance, A denotes apologies. Click on initials in the table header to see full name. This table holds a lot of data and horizontal scrolling may be needed.
Date Committee CM SC GB DC LJ RM CS SS PE JL MK SM MS JC LD DF RQ DS
27th September 2018 Curriculum & Standards Committee A A A A
2nd October 2018 Finance, Premises & Personnel Committee A A A
11th October 2018 Pupil Welfare Committee A
16th October 2018 Full Governors A A A A
27th November 2018 Curriculum & Standards Committee A
4th December 2018 Pupil Welfare Committee
11th December 2018 Finance, Premises & Personnel Committee A
26th February 2019 Full Governors A A
19th March 2019 Finance, Premises & Personnel A A
26th March 2019 Curriculum & Standards Committee A A A
2nd April 2019 Pupil Welfare Committee A
4th June 2019 Finance, Premises & Personnel A
18th June 2019 Full Governors A
2nd July Pupil Welfare Committee A A A
9th July 2019 Curriculum & Standards Committee A