Annual Statement
Shiremoor Primary School Governing Body Annual Statement
Shiremoor Primary School Governing Body Annual Statement
2024/25
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 69%
The Finance and Premises Committee has met on 4 occasions. Attendance 65%
The Pay Committee has met on 1 occasion. Attendance 100%
The Health and Safety Committee has met on 1 occasion. Attendance 100%
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 24/25
- Governors carried out a range of visits to monitor developments to the EYFS curriculum.
- Governors supported school visit an office re-structure
- Governors were supportive of school in managing increasingly complex SEN needs
- For the Year 25/26
- Governors will increasingly need to monitor finances and also consider whether or not school should apply to become a one-form entry primary school due to a sharp decline in birth rate resulting in lower numbers coming through school.
How to contact the Governing Body
Clerk to Governors – Mrs C Murphy:
Telephone 0191 2524188
Email office@shiremoor-primary.co.uk
How to contact the Governing Body
Clerk to Governors – Mrs K Quinn via the school office or:
Telephone 0191 2524188
Email office@shiremoor-primary.co.uk