Meet the Governors

Governors

In the interests of transparency, all schools and academies should publish, including on their website, up to date details of the structure of the governing body and any committees, together with the names of their governors and their particular roles and responsibilities within that structure.  This information is required for each governor who has served at any point over the past 12 months.  They should also publish relevant business and pecuniary interests.  This information must be published in a readily accessible form which means that the information should be on a webpage without the need to download or open a separate document.

Schools and academies should also publish an annual statement setting out the key issues that have been faced and addressed by the governing body over the last year, including an assessment of the impact of the governing body on the school.

Publications of Governors Details and Register of Interests

North Tyneside – Wellfield Middle 2023/24

The Chair of the Governing Body is: Alex Giles

The Vice Chair of the Governing Body is: Lesley Griffin

The Governing Body’s structure and membership is outlined in the table below and within that structure it has the two committees: Business and Statutory and School Improvement.

There are currently vacancies on the Board.

Governors

Guidance for schools when completing the above:

The yellow sections can be populated by Governor Services. The green section is available for schools that buy into the Clerking SLA.

Governors are required to report direct and indirect interests on the school’s website a school should obtain the following information from governors:

Ownership or partnership of a company or organisation which may be used by the school to provide goods or services.
Goods or services they offer which may be used by the school.
Any close relationship they have to someone who satisfies either of the above.
Any close relationship they have to someone who is employed by the school or is within the governance structure.
Company directorships and/or charity trusteeships.
Details of any other establishments of which they are a governor, trustee or member.
Indirect interests where they might benefit by virtue of their relationship with a “connected person”. Any circumstances in which a person stands to benefit, even indirectly, is also an interest that must be recorded.

Re. Associate Members

As above, and the website should advise which committees they are a member of and what their voting rights are on those committees.

Please note, in accordance with the Governing Body’s Code of Conduct governors may be suspended for failing to provide the correct details.

Leavers

The following people have left:

Debbie Cottrell Co-opted 05/07/2017 – 04/07/2021

Andrew Clark Co-opted 05/07/2017 – 23/04/2023

Andrew Bairstow Foundation 08/11/2018 – 07/11/2022

David Darlington Parent 13/07/2018 – 12/07/2022

Peter Vesey Foundation 18/11/2018 – 17/11/2022

Lisa Cook Local Authority 24/03/2021 – 23/03/2023

Governing Board Governance Impact Statement 2024

Wellfield Middle School Governing Board

Governors Impact Statement 2024

Structure of the Governing Body and Committees 2023-2024

The Chair of the Governing Body is Mr A Giles and the Vice Chair of the Governing Body is Mrs L Griffin.

The Governing Body’s structure and membership is outlined in the table below and within that structure it has the following committees:

Key Leads SDP 2023/24

Child Protection & Safeguarding – Lesley Griffin

Curriculum – Caroline Kemp (Writing & Maths focus for 2023/24)

Wellbeing (Hub & Spoke) – Lesley Griffin & New School Governor TBC

Environment – Lesley Griffin & New School Governor TBC

Behaviour – Garry Milburn

Health & Safety – Alex Giles

SEND – Lesley Griffin & Fiona Ford

Finance/Pupil Premium – Ian Morton

Safer Recruitment – Lesley Griffin & Caroline Kemp

Policy Readers – Governing Body Members (through The School Bus Portal)

Assigned Governors 2023/24

School Development Plan 2023/2024

Details of the Wellfield Middle School 2023/2024 Development Plan to follow.

“ As a Governor I was proud of all the wonderful young people representing the school on a trip to Paris and Germany.  A number of the public commented on their good behaviour and manners.  For me the highlight was seeing their own personal development over the week in a number of ways including tolerance, care and respect for each other, daily sandwich making, overcoming a fear, managing money just to name a few. Overall it was seeing their confidence grow. ”