The Governing Body of the school is made up of 12 members and a list of Governor Interests and attendance at various meetings/visits to school are tabled in the documents below.
Under our terms of reference a chair is appointed from governors sitting on the
Resources Committee or Learning, Admissions and Safeguarding Committee.
All school governors have an Enhanced DBS check and Section 128 check.
Register of Governors 2018 / 2019 (updated 07 February 2019) |
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Mr. Brian Hedley |
Chair of Governors |
Appointed by |
Parochial Church Council Mitford |
Category |
Foundation |
Current Term of Office |
01/08/2015 – 31/07/2019 |
Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Non Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Committee Membership |
All Committees |
Link Role |
Chair of Resources Complaints Health & Safety RE |
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Mrs. Sarah Alexander |
Governor |
Appointed by |
Northumberland County Council |
Category |
Local Education Authority |
Current Term of Office |
30/10/2014 - 31/10/2019 |
Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Non Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Committee Membership |
Learning Safeguarding & Admissions |
Link Role |
Anti-Bullying, SEND, Higher Attainers, Equalities, Pupil Premium |
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Mr. Gareth Anderson |
Governor |
Appointed by |
Newcastle & Durham Diocesan Education Board |
Category |
Foundation |
Current Term of Office |
06/06/2016 – 05/05/2020 |
Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Non Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Committee Membership |
Resources |
Link Role |
E-safety Health & Safety |
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Mrs. Elisabeth Bainbridge |
Governor |
Appointed by |
Parochial Church Council Mitford |
Category |
Foundation |
Current Term of Office |
15/05/2017 – 14/05/2021 |
Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Non Financial Register of Interest |
Grandparent |
Committee Membership |
Resources |
Link Role |
Child Protection |
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Mrs. Valerie Cowan | Governor |
Appointed by | Newcastle & Durham Diocesan Education Board |
Category | Foundation |
Current Term of Office | 01/02/2019 - 31/01/2023 |
Financial Register of Interest | None |
Non Financial Register of Interest | None |
Committee Membership | Learning, Admissions and Safeguarding |
Link Role | RE |
Miss Kathleen Halliday |
Governor |
Appointed by |
Full Governing Body by Virtue of Position Morpeth All Saints |
Category |
Headteacher |
Current Term of Office |
On Appointment 01/09/2012 |
Financial Register of Interest |
Paid Employee |
Non Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Committee Membership |
All Committees |
Link Role |
Complaints |
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Mrs. Catherine Hutchinson |
Governor |
Appointed by |
Full Governing Body by Virtue of Position Morpeth All Saints |
Category |
Headteacher |
Current Term of Office |
01/06/2015 – 31/05/2019 |
Financial Register of Interest |
Parent and Chair of Friends of Morpeth All Saints (PTA) |
Non Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Committee Membership |
Learning, Admissions & Safeguarding |
Link Role |
Assessment |
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Mrs. Judith Michie |
Governor |
Appointed by |
Parochial Chuch Council Morpeth |
Category |
Foundation |
Current Term of Office |
01/09/2015 – 31/08/2019 |
Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Non Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Committee Membership |
Resources |
Link Role |
Literacy |
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Mrs. Zoe Millican |
Vice Chair of Governors |
Appointed by |
Parents of Morpeth All Saints |
Category |
Parent Governor |
Current Term of Office |
01/09/2015 – 31/08/2019 |
Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Non Financial Register of Interest |
Parent |
Committee Membership |
Learning, Admissions & Safeguarding |
Link Role |
All Committees, Foundation Stage |
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Vacancy | Staff Governor |
Mr. David Simpson |
Governor |
Appointed by |
Newcastle & Durham Diocesan Education Board |
Category |
Foundation |
Current Term of Office |
01/09/2017 - 31/08/2021 |
Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Non Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Committee Membership |
Resources |
Link Role |
Numeracy GDPR |
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Rev. Simon White |
Governor |
Appointed by |
Parochial Church Council Morpeth |
Category |
Ex. Officio Foundation |
Current Term of Office |
On appointment by Virtue of Position 17/09/2013 |
Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Non Financial Register of Interest |
Director: Three Rivers Trust Chairman: Mustard Seed Trust |
Committee Membership |
Resources |
Link Role |
Collective Worship |
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Clerk to Full Governing Body Meetings |
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Mrs. Margaret Arksey |
Clerk to Meetings |
Appointed by |
Northumberland County Council |
Category |
Clerk to Governors non voting |
Current Term of Office |
01/10/2017 |
Financial Register of Interest |
Paid Employee of Northumberland County Council |
Non Financial Register of Interest |
None |
Committee Membership |
None |
Link Role |
None |
Dates of Full Governing Body Meetings 2018 / 2019
Autumn Term: 27 September 2018
Spring Term: 27 February 2019
Summer Term: 16 May 2019
Copies of Full Governing Body Minutes are held in the main school office.
The Chair of Governors for Full Governing Body Meetings is: Mr. B. Hedley
The Chair of Governors for the Resources Committee Meetings is: Mr. B. Hedley
The Chair of Governors for the Learning, Safeguarding and Admissions is elected at each meeting.
At Morpeth All Saints CE Aided First School we have a team of governors that work as volunteers to support the school. Their role is to support and challenge the Headteacher and to help set the vision and strategic direction of the school ensuring that our school is the very best it can be. Governors have a wide range of duties and tasks, including:-
Ensuring that the school meets its legal responsibilities
Setting the school budget
Making decisions about the school building and premises
Setting school policies
Appointing staff and making decisions about current staffing
Looking at how well groups of pupils are performing and ensuring action is taken if there are any concerns
We have three Full Governing Body meetings each year held in the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms. A range of subcommittee meetings also take place at least once per term. During these meetings we look at a wide range of information to find out how well the school is performing. Miss Halliday provides a detailed Headteacher’s report at these meetings but governors also look at data and independent reports so that we can make our own decisions about how well things are going. To support the work that goes on, governors also try to visit school as often as possible. We are proud to have a committed Governing Body that is made up of a team individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
Strategic: The Governing Body sets the general direction of the school, looking at how it should best develop and improve. This is done by reviewing and agreeing policies, setting targets and priorities and monitoring and reviewing aims and objectives. Strategic thinking is not always linked with the curriculum and it does not mean just responding to weakness.
Critical Friend: The Governing Body works with the Headteacher and creates a clear understanding of the challenges faced in managing the school. The governing body is able to question and challenge. A good working relationship is essential as a real critical friendship is only achieved where there is trust and mutual respect.
Accountability: school is a business and its stakeholders are the learners. The Governing Body has a professional attitude and uses its collective skills to benefit the learners. It gathers views, ask questions and decides what is best for the school and the children. The governing body is answerable to the parents and the wider community.
Pecuniary Interest:
We hold a register of pecuniary interest for all governors. It is vitally important for the school community that the school makes transparent judgements and decisions as they represent not just the parent and child body but take an oversight of the budget which is ultimately, public money.
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Our school is situated in attractive and extensive well maintained grounds in a small housing estate, Lancaster Park, which is north of the town of Morpeth. The school first opened in 1972 and was formerly known as Wansbeck St Aidan Church of England Aided First School until it was renamed in 2001.
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