- Parent Governor – Kimberley Batey
- Rachel Harmer
- Co-opted Governor – Heather Smith
- Co-opted Governor – Paul Tennick
- Co-opted Governor – Jeanette Newell
- Co-Opted Governor – Rev Lloyd Evans
- Parent Governor – Kirsty Lowther
- Co-Opted Governor – Hayley Robinson
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.
Ms Kimberley Batey | Parent Governor | Appeals, Personnel & Discipline, Curriculum & Standards | 24/11/2020-23/11/2024 | Early Years Foundation Stage SIP2: Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Outcomes SIP 4: EYFS |
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Mrs S Jeanette Newell - Vice Chair | Co-opted Governor | Curriculum & Standards, Personnel and Discipline, Appeals | 29/09/2017-28/09/2021 | Chair of Personnel & Discipline Committee Link Governor SIP 3: Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare |
Mr Paul Tennick | Parent Governor | Personnel and Discipline, Finance & Premises, First/Pay Review | 05/02/2020-13/10/2023 | Vice Chair of Governors SIP 1: Leadership and Management |
Cllr Heather Smith | LA Governor | Curriculum & Standards, Appeals | 12/11/2020-11/11/2024 | Chair of Appeals Committee SIP 3: Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare |
Lloyd Evans | Co-opted Governor | 19/03/2019- 18/03/23 | ||
Mrs Rachel Harmer | Staff Governor | Curriculum & Standards, Finance & Premises | 02/03/2020-01/03/2024 | Deputy Head teacher |
Mrs Clare Carr | Head Teacher | 01/01/2019- | Head Teacher | |
Mrs Kirsty Lowther | Parent Governor | 25/11/2020-24/11/2024 | ||
Mrs Hayley Robinson | Co-opted Governor | 24/10/2019-23/10/2023 |
Governors 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
X – Not a member of the committee
NA – Not appointed or term of office has ended
Governor’s Attendance at Monitoring Meetings 2020-2021
Name | Meeting [add date] | Meeting [add date] | Meeting [add date] |
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Mrs K Whiley -Chair | |||
Mrs S J Newell | |||
Ms K Batey | |||
Rev L Evans | |||
Mr Paul Tennick | |||
Cllr H Smith | |||
Mrs R Harmer |
Governor’s Attendance at Full Governors Meetings 2020-2021
Name | Meeting [add date] | Meeting [add date] | Meeting [add date] |
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Ms K Batey | |||
Mrs S J Newell | |||
Mrs K Whiley -Chair | |||
Mr Paul Tennick | |||
Cllr H Smith | |||
Rev. L Evans | |||
Mrs R. Harmer | |||
Mrs C Carr | |||
Mrs H Robinson |
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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