Governing Body

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

Governor Committee Structure

Name	Representing	Appointed by	Term of Office	Committee	Responsibilities	Register of Interests	Relationship to Staff
Mrs T Wilson Head Teacher	Head Teacher		01/09/2015 -	First / Pay Review	Head Teacher		Line Manager
Councillor A. Bell	Local Authority Governor	Governing Body	15/07/2019 - 14/07/2023	Curriculum and Standards Appeals
Dr M. Wood	Community Governor	Governing Body	16/10/2021 - 15/10/2025	Curriculum and Standards Finance and Premises First / Pay Review	Chairperson
Mr P. Adamson	Community Governor	Governing Body	01/01/2021 - 31/12/2024	Curriculum and Standards First / Pay Review Staffing
Mrs A. Malarkey	Parent Governor	Elected by parents	24/05/2018 - 23/05/2023	Curriculum and Standards Appeals
Mrs C. Barnes	Parent Governor	Elected by parents	05/02/2019 - 04/02/2023	Appeals
Mrs C. McGinn	Community Governor	Governing Body	03/05/2021 - 02/05/2025	Curriculum and Standards Finance and Premises (Chair) First / Pay Review Headteacher's Performance Review Staffing
Mrs C. White	Parent Governor	Elected by parents	30/11/2021 - 29/11/2025
Mrs E. Hunter	Associate Member (no voting rights)	Governing Body	04/02/2021 - 03/02/2025	Curriculum and Standards
Mrs J. Boyne	Community Governor	Governing Body	10/12/2017 - 09/12/2021	Curriculum and Standards Finance and Premises First / Pay Review Headteacher's Performance Review Staffing	Vice Chairperson
Mrs L Stockdale	Parent Governor	Elected by parents	05/01/2022 - 04/01/2026
Mrs L. Phillips Deputy Head Teacher	Community Governor	Governing Body	09/02/2021 - 08/02/2025	Curriculum and Standards	Deputy Head Teacher
Mrs R. Ranasinghe Business Manager	Staff Governor	Elected by staff	08/02/2021 - 07/02/2025	Curriculum and Standards Finance and Premises	Business Manager
Mrs V Kennedy	Parent Governor	Elected by parents	21/01/2022 - 20/01/2026

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

Lumley Infant and Nursery 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)

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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 2020-2021

Name		Meeting 8/02/2021 Full Governing Body	Meeting 21/06/21 Finance and Premises	Meeting 21/06/21 Full Governing Body	Meeting 15/11/21 Finance and Premises	Meeting 15/11/21 Full Governing Body	Meeting 06/12/21 First / Pay Review	Meeting 14/02/22 Full Governing Body	Meeting 14/02/22 Finance and Premises	Meeting 20/06/22 Full Governing Body	Meeting 20/06/22 Finance and Premises
Mrs T Wilson Head Teacher		√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Mrs L. Phillips				√	N/A	√	N/A	A/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr P. Adamson		√	N/A	A/A	N/A	√	√	A/A	N/A	A/A	N/A
Mrs J. Boyne		√	√	√	√	√	A/A	√	√	√	√
Mrs C. McGinn		√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Mrs E. Hunter		√	N/A	A/A	N/A	√	N/A	√	N/A	A/A	N/A
Mrs C. Barnes		√	N/A	√	N/A	√	N/A	√	N/A	A/A	N/A
Mrs A. Malarkey		√	N/A	√	N/A	√	N/A	√	N/A
Cllr A Bell		A/A	N/A	√	N/A	√	N/A	A/A	N/A	N	N/A
Mrs R Ranasinghe		√	N/A	√	√	√	N/A	√	√	√	√
Dr M Wood		√	A/A	A/A	A/A	√	√	√	N	A/A	A/A
Mrs C White								√	N/A	√	√
Mrs L Stockdale								√	N/A	√	√
Mrs V Kennedy								√	N/A	A/A	N/A

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Committee Terms of Reference

We will be adding this information in the Spring term.

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