An Introduction – Structure and Remit of the Governing Body
An Introduction – Structure and Remit of the Governing Body
School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education. They come from all sections of the community and all walks of life. Some of our governors are elected by parents and staff, some are appointed by the Governing body, the Local Authority or the North Tyneside Learning Trust.
Core functions of the Governing body
• That the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school are clearly defined
• That the headteacher performs their responsibilities for the educational performance of the school
• Ensuring the sound, proper and effective use of the school’s financial resources
Our Chairs of Governors are Barbara Mills and Chris Trousdale and our Vice Chair is Elaine Appleby.
Our current Governing body membership
Name
Elaine Appleby
Barbara Mills
Martin Pitt-Morley
Stacie Siddons
Paula Timlin
Chris Trousdale
Kate Laws
Rebecca Watson
Justina Terretta
Shaun Dillon
Siobhan Gibson
Sarah Raine
Category of Governor
Co-opted
Co-opted
Co-opted
Co-opted
Co-opted
Co-opted
Foundation
Foundation
Headteacher
Parent
Parent
Staff
Committees
Governors perform their role by being linked to particular areas of our work and the Governing body has a range of committees to help it carries out its functions as follows:
Evaluation Committee
(Rolling Chair arrangement)
Claire Davidson
Siobhan Gibson
Stacie Siddons
Rebecca Watson
Paula Timlin
Justina Terretta (Head)
Finance and Staffing Committee
Elaine Appleby (Chair)
Kate Laws
Martin Pitt-Morley
Paula Timlin
Justina Terretta
Performance Management Committee
Elaine Appleby
Chris Trousdale
Shaun Dillon
Safeguarding and Health Committee
Chair to be confirmed
Shaun Dillon
Barbara Mills
Sarah Raine
Paula Timlin
Chris Trousdale
Justina Terretta (Head)
Our Register of Interests
Governor
Relevant business/pecuniary interests
Governor/Trustee of other schools/ academies
Relationships with school staff.
Justina Terretta
None Declared
None Declared
Head Teacher
Kate Louise Laws
· Speech and Language Therapist, CNTW NHS Foundation Trust from March 2017
· Trustee, Jesmond Methodist Church
None Declared
None
Shaun Dillon
Director of Data, The National Institute of Teaching
None Declared
None Declared
Siobhan Gibson
Husband is the owner of Protirus Ltd
None Declared
None Declared
Sarah Raine
None Declared
None Declared
Member of Staff
Paula Timlin
None Declared
None Declared
Member of Staff
Stacie Siddons
None Declared
None Declared
Member of Staff
Barbara Anne Mills
None Declared
None Declared
None Declared
Martin Pitt-Morley
None Declared
None Declared
None Declared
Christopher Trousdale
None Declared
None Declared
None Declared
Rebecca Watson
None Declared
None Declared
None Declared
Elaine Appleby
None Declared
None Declared
None Declared