Annual Statement
Shiremoor Primary School Governing Body Annual Statement
2026/27
The Governing Body works continually behind the scenes to support and challenge the work of the Senior Leadership Team to ensure:
- A safe and secure learning environment
- High academic standards
- A broad and balanced curriculum
In accordance with the Government’s requirement for all governing bodies, our three strategic functions are:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure the money is well spent
Our Governing Body was reconstituted in September 2015 to meet statutory requirements and to ensure we have the best structure and combination of skills and competencies to meet the needs of the school.
Our constitution is as follows:
- 2 Parent Governors
- 1 Local Authority Governor
- 1 Staff Governor
- 7 Co-opted Governors
- Head teacher
- 12 Governors in total
Governors are well informed, undergo induction and ongoing training and have clear areas of responsibility.
- Strategic leadership that sets and champions, ethos and strategy.
- Accountability that drives up educational standards and financial performance.
- People with the right skills, experience, qualities and capacity.
- Structures that reinforce clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
- Compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.
- Evaluation to monitor and improve the quality and impact of governance.
A record of attendance is kept by the clerk to the Governing Body
The Full Governing Body has met on 3 occasions. Attendance 66%.
The Finance and Premises Committee has met on 3 occasions. Attendance 73%.
The Health and Safety Committee has met on 1 occasion. Attendance 75%.
Meetings need to be quorate to ensure that decisions can be made. Where decisions have to be made quickly, governors have agreed to be contacted by email.
Approved minutes can be obtained by contacting the clerk to the Governors via the school office.
Key Issues during 25/26
- Governors carried out a range of visits to monitor various aspects of curriculum and safeguarding. Cyber-security was a key feature.
- Governors supported school appointments of Teaching Assistants
- Governors recognise the need to consider how to manage increasingly complex SEND needs whilst understanding the difficulties of staff recruitment and finance
- Governors supported the decision to request a change to PAN
- For the Year 26/27
- Governors will increasingly need to monitor finances and to support the school with moving towards becoming a one-form entry school and the decisions that this may require.
- Governors will support with the possibilities of opening an ARP
How to contact the Governing Body
Clerk to Governors – Mrs C Murphy
Telephone 0191 252 4188
Email office@shiremoor-primary.co.uk