Oakley Cross Primary School

Lomond Walk, West Auckland DL14 9UD

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Home / About Us / Our Governing Body

Our Governing Body

Our Governing Body is made up of staff, parents of children in our school and members of the local community who all volunteer their time to oversee the work of our school.  Our Governing Body has 4 key functions:

  • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
  • Holding the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
  • Ensuring the voices of stakeholders are heard

Committee Terms of Reference

Governor Committee Structure

For further information on who our governors are and what they do, please look at the table below.

Name of Governor Category of
Governor
Term of
Office
Register of
Interest Declared
Responsibilities
Mrs Di FarrerChairPerson
Co-opted Governor
21.03.2018 - 20.03.2022Interest declared - Parish CouncilCurriculum and Standards
Finance and Premises
First/Pay Review
HT Performance
Staffing
Behaviour and Personal Development
Leadership and Management
Safeguarding
Mr Allan FletcherVice Chair
Local Authority Governor
07.11.2019-
07.11.2020
No interest
declared
Appeals
Curriculum and Standards
HT Performance
Quality of Education
Training and Development
Mrs Racheal DobinsonParent Governor 27.02.2018-
26.02.2022
Interest declared -
Creative Graphics,
Bishop Auckland
Behaviour and Personal Development
SEND and CLA
Mrs Lisa GeratyStaff Governor 06.03.2015 - 05.03.2019No interest
declared
Curriculum and Standards
First/Pay Review

Mrs Debbie Slack
Vice Chair
Co-opted Governor
01.10.2019 - 30.09.2023New GovernorCurriculum and Standards
First/Pay Review
HT Performance
Staffing
Quality of Education
Mrs Allison ChapmanCo-opted Governor27.01.2021-26.01.2025No interest declaredFirst/Pay Review
Sian AtkinsonHeadteacher01.09.21No interest declaredAppeals
Curriculum and Standards
Finance and Premises
First/Pay Review
Staffing
Lauren GillParent Governor05.01.22-04.01.2026No interest declaredCurriculum and Standards
First/Pay Review
Early Years
Terri GoochParent Governor15.11.21-14.11.2025No interest declaredCurriculum and Standards
Behaviour and Personal Development
Edward GunnCo-opted Governor15.11.21-14.11.2025No interest declaredAppeals
Finance and Premises
Early Years

To replace the second Full Governing Body meeting, all Governors are members of the Curriculum Committee.

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

Oakley Cross Primary adheres to the statutory guidance from the Department for Education. Governing bodies must have regard to this guidance when carrying out their duties.  For further information relating to constitution of governing bodies in maintained schools please view or download the documents below.

The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools (2017)

Additional Governor Information

As a governing body we have adopted the NGA Code of Conduct.  Further information regarding our Code of Conduct  and the work of our Governing Body can be found by clicking the links below:

  • Code of Conduct 2022
  • Governor Monitoring Visits Policy

Record of Governor’s Attendance

Schools are required to display a record of Governor’s attendance at meetings for each school academic year.

KEY
/   – Attended meeting
A   – Apologies sent and accepted by meeting
N   – Did not attend
X  – Not a member of the committee
R – Resigned

Record of Attendance 2022-2023

Name of GovernorMeetings
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Meetings
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Meetings
[add date]
Di Farrer
Allan Fletcher
Sian Atkinson
Debbie Slack
Lisa Geraty
Rachel Dobinson
Alison Chapman
Edward Gunn
Lauren Gill
Terri Gooch

Archived Attendance
You can also view previous years attendance on our website.


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