Structure and Remit of Ivy Road 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 governors are elected by parents and staff, some are appointed by the Governing body or the North Tyneside Learning Trust. The Governing body has 3 core strategic functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and pupils.
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
Ivy Road’s Governing body has 2 main committees: Standards (covering curriculum, pupil performance data etc.) and Resources (covering Finance, Staffing, Health & Safety and Safeguarding).
The full Governing body meet twice a term and each committee meets at least once a term.
Governor Impact Statements:
The current membership is:
| Governor / Associate Member | Category | Appointed by or Elected | Term of Office | |
| Start Date | Expiry
Date |
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| Leigh Clark | Co-opted | GB | 11/03/
2015 |
10/03/
2019 |
| Lindsay Davis | Staff | Staff | 20/11/2015 | 19/11/2019 |
| Andy Howorth
(Chair) |
Co-opted | GB | 12/11/2018 | 11/11/2022 |
| Howard Kemp (Vice Chair) | Co-opted | GB | 12/12/2018 | 11/12/2022 |
| Judith Knowles | Parent | Parents | 24/04/2017 | 23/04/2021 |
| Donna Murray | Co-opted | GB | 19/05/2016 | 18/05/2020 |
| Paul Quinn | Local Authority | LA | 16/11/2016 | 15/11/2020 |
| Kate Sandberg | Parent | Parents | 12/12/2018 | 11/12/2022 |
| Derek Todd | Co-opted | GB | 30/01/2019 | 29/01/2023 |
| Emma Taylor | Acting Head Teacher | NA | NA | NA |
| Marie Sharman | Clerk | 25/09/2017 | 31/08/2030 | |
| Governors who have left in last year | Left | |||
| Rachel Green | Co-opted | GB | 01/05/2017 | 30/01/2019 |
| Gill Wilson
(Chair) |
Co-opted | GB | 09/02/2017 | 12/12/2018 |
| Michelle Moss | Parent | Parents | 15/10/2014 | 14/10/2018 |
| Sandra Hilton | Co-opted | GB | 08/02/2018 | 24/10/2018 |
Pecuniary & Business Interests:
| Governor / Associate Member | Governance Role in any other Educational Establishment | Any personal relationships with staff members in the school or within Governance structure | Business & pecuniary Interests | Indirect Interests | |
| Leigh Clark | None declared | None declared | None declared | Staff member at LHS | |
| Lindsay Davis | None declared | None declared | Staff member | None declared | |
| Andy Howorth
(Acting Chair) |
None declared | None declared | None declared | None declared | |
| Howard Kemp (Acting Vice) | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
| Judith Knowles | None declared | None declared | None declared | None declared | |
| Donna Murray | None declared | None declared | None declared | None declared | |
| Paul Quinn | Longbenton High & Holystone Primary | Married to Moira Banks – NT EYSIS & OFTED inspector | None declared | Head Teacher of LHS | |
| Kate Sandberg | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
| Derek Todd | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
| Emma Taylor | None declared | None declared | None declared | None declared |
Attendance 2017 – 2018
| Governor / Associate Member | Full Governing Body Meetings
Attendance |
Committee Meetings
Attendance e.g. Standards 2 of 3 Resources 2 of 3 |
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| Potential meetings per year | Actual Attendance | Std | Res | other | ||
| Leigh Clark | 6 | 6 | 3of3 | NA | ||
| Lindsay Davis | 6 | 4 | 2of3 | NA | ||
| Suky Drummond | 2 | 2 | NA | NA | ||
| Rachel Green | 6 | 5 | NA | 2of3 | ||
| Sandra Hilton | 3 | 1 | NA | NA | ||
| Andy Howorth
(Vice Chair) |
6 | 6 | NA | 3of3 | ||
| Judith Knowles | 6 | 5 | 3of3 | NA | ||
| Michelle Moss | 6 | 3 | 2of3 | NA | ||
| Donna Murray | 6 | 6 | NA | 2of3 | ||
| Paul Quinn | 6 | 2 | NA | 3of3 | ||
| Susan Watts | 6 | 6 | 3of3 | 3of3 | ||
| Gill Wilson
(Chair) |
6 | 6 | 2of3 | 3of3 | ||
| Chair of Standards Committee: Judith Knowles Chair of Resources Committee: |
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Read about our Governors via the link below:
Pen Portraits – Ivy Road Governors
