Our Governing Body

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

“The members of the governing body provide extremely strong leadership.” Ofsted 2017

Governor Committee Structure

Name	Representing	Term of Office	Committee	Responsibilities	Register of Interests	Relationship to Staff
Mrs Julia Millard - Chair	Co-opted	22.11.2017 - 21.11.2021	Head Teacher's Performance Review Curriculum Finance First/Pay Review Personnel	Pupil Premium Safeguarding	Chair of Governors Langley Moor Primary and Vice Chair of IEB at Durham Federation	None declared
Professor John Wainwright Vice Chair	LA	03.03.2020 - 02.03.2024			None declared	None declared
Mr Stuart Woods Vice Chair (Previous)	Co-opted	24.10.2019 - 30.11.2020	Head Teacher's Performance Review Appeals (Chair) Curriculum Finance Personnel		None declared	None declared
Mrs Susan Simon	Headteacher	01.09.2013 -	Curriculum Finance Personnel	Employee LMNS	None declared	None declared
Mrs Ann Wallace	Staff	24.02.2020 - 23.02.2024	Finance Personnel	Employee LMNS	None declared	None declared
Mrs Jane Manning	Co-opted	20.03.2017 - 19.03.2021	Head Teacher's Performance Review Curriculum (Chair) First/Pay Review Personnel	SEND LAC	None declared	None declared
Mr Alan Williamson	Co-opted	30.11.2017 - 29.11.2021	Finance (Chair) First/Pay Review		Family Link to 'Mini First Aid'	None declared
Mrs Emily Johnson Formerly Miss Moon	Co-opted	27.11.2017 - 26.11.2021	Curriculum	Employee LMNS	None declared	None declared
Mrs April Magee	Parent	25.02.2019 - 24.02.2021	Appeals		None declared	None declared
Mr Donald McCartney	Parent	30.11.2020 - 29,11,2022			None declared	None declared

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

Langley Moor 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.

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	FIN 18/11/2020	FGB 30/11/2020	FPR 30/11/2020
Mrs Julia Millard	✓	✓	✓
Mr Stuart Woods	A/A	n/a	n/a
Mrs Susan Simon	✓	✓	✓
Mrs Ann Wallace	✓	✓	n/a
Mr Alan Williamson	✓	✓	✓
Mrs Jane Manning	n/a	✓	✓
Mrs Emily Johnson Formerly Miss Moon	n/a	A/A	n/a
Mrs April Magee	n/a	✓	n/a
Professor John Wainwright	n/a	✓	n/a
Mr Donald McCartney	n/a	✓	n/a

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

Committee Terms of Reference

The Finance Committee

CHAIR: Mr A Williamson

Terms of Reference:

- In conjunction with the Headteacher to draft and propose the first formal budget plan of the financial year for approval by the full Governing Body.
- Establish and maintain an up-to-date three year financial plan, taking into account priorities in the School Improvement Plan, roll projection and signals from central government and the LA regarding future years’ budget.
- Ensure that priorities detailed within the School Improvement Plan are appropriately costed and are reflected in the annual budget.
- Monitor the budget position statement to identify and address any anomalies from the anticipated position and report termly to the full Governing Body.
- Review and monitor outstanding debts and action taken.
- Review the year end outturn report.
- Monitor and approve virements and expenditure over the Headteacher’s delegated limit.
- Appraise and approve spending decisions where competitive quotations or tenders are required.
- Ensure the school operates within the financial regulations of the Local Authority and the requirements of the DfE Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS).
- Approve annually the Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS) submission prior to the 31 March deadline and monitor the implementation of any identified actions.
- Monitor expenditure of all voluntary funds held on behalf of the Governing Body by review of an audited annual statement of income and expenditure.
- Annually review the outcomes of the asset register stock check and approve the disposal of obsolete items.
- Ensure appropriate use of the Early Years Pupil Premium,
- Review and monitor all financial policies including lettings, charging and remissions and expenses policies.
- Consider and promote income generation.
- Annually review income generated from contracts and lettings; oversee the use of premises by outside users.
- Where necessary, monitor and review Wrap Around Care provision including review of annual income and expenditure statements where applicable.
- Ensure all appropriate insurances are in place.
- Annually review and approve the school’s Financial Procedures Manual.
- Monitor service level agreements annually and make decisions in respect of service level agreements ensuring value for money.
- Make decisions on expenditure following recommendations from other committees.
- Ensure pay decisions can be appropriately funded.
- Ensure as far as is practical that health and safety issues are appropriately funded in accordance with agreed priorities.
- Annually review financial benchmarking data.
- Monitor the implementation of actions arising from the Internal Audit report or of a financial nature from other inspection regime reports Premises:
- Establish, review and monitor the Health and Safety Policy ensuring that the school meets health and safety requirements.
- Ensure actions are taken in respect of relevant health and safety legislation.
- Ensure that premises and the learning environment are maintained and are fit for purpose.
- Ensure that an annual inspection of the premises and grounds is undertaken and a report received identifying any issues. Inform the Governing Body of the report and set out a proposed order of priorities for maintenance and development for the approval of the Governing Body.
- Ensure professional surveys and emergency works are arranged as necessary.
- Oversee the use of premises by outside users.
- Establish and keep under review an Accessibility Plan and an Asset Management/Building Development Plan.
- Monitor data on accidents and incidents.
MEETINGS: at least termly

QUORUM: 3

DISQUALIFICATIONS: where there may be a conflict of or a pecuniary interest.

Personnel Committee

CHAIR:

Terms of Reference:

To carry out an annual review of the staffing structure in consultation with the Headteacher and the Finance Committee.
To oversee the appointment procedure for all staff.
To establish and review a performance management policy for all staff.
To keep under review work/life balance, working conditions and well being, including the monitoring of absence.
To make recommendations to the Finance Committee on Personnel-related expenditure.
Parental complains.
Pupil Exclusions.

Meetings: as required.
Pecuniary interest.

Delegation to the Headteacher

School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009

Appointment: The Governing Body can delegate the power to appoint outside the leadership group to:

The Headteacher
One or more Governors with the right of the Headteacher to advise
One or more Governors and the Headteacher

Delegate to the Headteacher as above for:

Permanent teaching staff posts
Permanent support staff posts
Temporary staff.

Dismissals: Governing Body delegates to Headteacher responsibility for the dismissal of:

All staff other than Headteacher, unless exceptional circumstances exist
Headteacher to a committee of the Governing Body.

First/Pay Review Committee

CHAIR:

Terms of Reference:

To act in accordance with the Teachers’ Pay Policy adopted by the Governing Body to include matters relating to: teaching and learning responsibility payments, recruitment and retention payments, points for previous experience, bursaries.
To report to the Finance Committee on Pay Review-related expenditure.
To make any decisions under the personnel procedures adopted by the Governing Body, eg disciplinary, grievance, ill health, capability etc where the Headteacher is the subject of the action.
To make any decisions relating to a member of staff (other than the Headteacher) under the Personnel procedures adopted by the Governing Body
Reducing the staffing.

Disqualifications: School staff. Pecuniary interest.

Headteacher’s Performance Review Committee

Terms of Reference:

To arrange to meet with the External Adviser (EA) or Education Development Partner (EDP) to discuss the Headteacher’s performance targets.
To decide with support from the EA or EDP whether the targets have been met and to set new targets annually.
To monitor throughout the year the performance of the Headteacher against the targets.
To make recommendations to the appropriate committee in respect of awards for the successful meeting of set targets.

Meetings: Autumn term, plus monitoring meetings.
Disqualifications: the Headteacher and staff.

Appeals Committee

CHAIR: Mr S D Woods

Terms of Reference:

To consider any appeal against a decision to dismiss a member of staff made by the Hearing/First Committee (or Headteacher if delegated).
To consider any appeal against a decision under the personnel procedures adopted by the Governing Body (eg disciplinary, pay review etc).
To consider any appeal against selection for redundancy.

Meetings: as and when required. Must have no fewer members than the Hearing.
Disqualifications: Headteacher. Any Governor who was involved in the hearing. Spouse/partner.

Curriculum Committee

CHAIR: Mrs J Manning

Terms of Reference:

Elect chair
Review, monitor and evaluate the curriculum offer
Contribute to the development and monitoring of the self evaluation form, the school improvement plan and targets for school improvement
Develop and review policies identified within the school’s policy review programme and in accordance with its delegated powers
Ensure that the school’s policy on SEND is consistent with the Code of Practice and Equalities Act, receive termly reports form the Headteacher/SENDCO and an annual report from the SEND governor and that all stake holders are aware of the SEND policy
Ensure that the SEND policy is monitored and reviewed regularly and that the policy is known to parents/carers
Ensure that the school complies with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of leadership and management
Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and learning and the impact on rates of pupils progress and standards of achievement
Monitor and evaluate the impact of continuing professional development on improving staff performance
Receive pupil progress and achievement data; monitor and evaluate rates of progress and standards of achievement against agreed targets for all pupils and groups of pupils
Monitor and evaluate provision for all groups of vulnerable children eg looked after children and ensure all their needs have been identified and addressed
Monitor and review impact of Early Years Pupil Premium funding
Monitor and review pupil attendance data against attendance targets
Set priorities for improvement and monitor and evaluate the impact of improvement plans which relate to the committee’s area of operation
Ensure the school is fulfilling its responsibilities regarding child protection and the requirements of “Keeping Children Safe in Education”
Ensure that all children have equal opportunities
Ensure Safeguarding policies are adhered to; monitor and review all safeguarding policies/procedures within school
Advise the Finance and Premises Committee on the relative funding priorities necessary to deliver the curriculum
Monitor the school’s publicity, public presentation and relationships with parents/carers and the wider community
Identify and celebrate pupil achievements
Oversee and monitor arrangements for out of hours provision and educational visits
Ensure that adequate provision is made for pupil transition
Ensure all statutory requirements for reporting and publishing information are met
Review and monitor the school’s website to ensure that is accessible and fully compliant with DFE requirements
Ensure the school works well with its community, parents and other schools

Virement Limits		Expenditure Limits
Limit set for Headteacher without prior verbal approval of Chair or Governing Body	£1,000	Any items of expenditure up to	£5,000
Limit set for Headteacher with approval from Chair of Governors	£5,000	• Above this limit if item was previously notified to the Governing Body. • Prior Finance Committee or Chair of Governors approval (whichever is the soonest) to be sought outside of this limit and reported at the earliest opportunity.
Prior Finance Committee or Chair of Governors approval (whichever is the soonest) to be sought outside of this limit and reported at the earliest opportunity.	£5,000

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