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- Chair Of Governors – Paul Tennick
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- Staff Governor – Mrs R Harmer
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- Co-opted Governor – Heather Smith
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- Parent Governor – Kimberley Batey
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- Co-opted Governor – Jeanette Newell
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- Co-Opted Governor – Rev Lloyd Evans
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- Co-Opted Governor – Hayley Robinson
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- Parent Governor – Lindsay Alderson
How to contact your school governors
If you want to contact school governors please contact the school office on 01388 718369 or email butterknowle@durhamlearning.net
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
Butterknowle 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 please view or download the documents below.
Meet our Governing Body
The Chair of the Governing Body is Mrs Klara Whiley who can be contacted via the school. School & Governor Support Service, Education Department, County Hall, Durham DH1 5UJ provide our clerking services.
Governor Committee Structure
For further information about our roles and responsibilities, please click on each individual name.
| Name | Representing | Committee | Term of Office | Responsibilities |
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| Mrs Clare Carr | Head Teacher | Curriculum & Standards, Finance, Premises & Staffing | 01/01/2019- | Head Teacher |
| Mr Paul Tennick | Chair of Governors | Finance, Premises & Staffing, First/Pay Review | 10/11/2020-13/10/2023 | Chair of Governors SIP 1: Leadership and Management |
| Ms Kimberley Batey | Parent Governor | Appeals, Pupil Discipline, Curriculum & Standards | 24/11/2020-23/11/2024 | Early Years Foundation Stage SIP2: Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Outcomes SIP 4: EYFS |
| Mrs S Jeanette Newell - Vice Chair | Co-opted Governor | Curriculum & Standards, Finance, Premises & Staffing, First/Pay Review, Pupil Discipline | 29/09/2017-28/09/2021 | Chair of Personnel & Discipline Committee Link Governor SIP 3: Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare |
Cllr Heather Smith | LA Governor | Curriculum & Standards, First/Pay Review | 12/11/2020-11/11/2024 | Chair of Appeals Committee SIP 3: Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare |
| Mrs Rachel Harmer | Staff Governor | Curriculum & Standards, Finance, Premises & Staffing | 02/03/2020-01/03/2024 | Deputy Head teacher |
| Lloyd Evans | Co-opted Governor | Curriculum & Standards, Appeals | 19/03/2019- 18/03/23 | |
| Mrs Hayley Robinson | Co-opted Governor | 24/10/2019-23/10/2023 | ||
| Miss Lindsay Alderson | Parent Governor | 06/05/2021-05/05/2025 |
Governors Attendance
Schools are required to display a record of Governor attendance at meetings for each school academic year.
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✓ – Attended meeting
A/A – Apologies sent and accepted by meeting
N – Did not attend
X – Not a member of the committee
NA – Not appointed or term of office has ended
Record of Governor Attendance 2021-2022
| Name | Curriculum Meeting 18/10/21 | Finance & Premises Meeting 18/10/21 | Full Governor Meeting 09/11/21 | Pay Review Meeting 19/11/21 |
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| Mrs C Carr | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mr Paul Tennick | X | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ms K Batey | N | X | X | |
| Mrs S J Newell | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cllr H Smith | ✓ | X | ✓ | |
| Rev. L Evans | X | ✓ | X | |
| Mrs R. Harmer | ✓ | ✓ | X | |
| Mrs H Robinson | X | X | X | |
| Miss Lindsay Alderson | X | AA | X |
Archived Attendance
You can also view previous years attendance on our website.
Committee Terms of Reference
We will be updating this section as soon as possible.
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