Etherley Lane Nursery School

Hazel Grove, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DL14 7RF

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Home / About Us / Our Governing Body

Our Governing Body

Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA).

Governing Body Committee Structure

For further information on who our governors are and what they do, please click on each name below:

NameRepresentingTerm
of
Office
CommitteeResponsibilitiesBusiness/
Financial
Interest
Relationship
with
Staff Members
Governor
at
Another School
Member
of
a
Local Authority
Keith TaylorLocal Authority 29/04/22Finance,
Premises and Staffing
First/Pay Review
Headteacher's Performance
Vice Chair of Governors
Chair of Finance, Premises and Staffing Committee
Safeguarding
Education ConsultantNoneNoNo
Alison KeddiltyParent22/01/23Curriculum and
Standards
NoneNoneNoNo
Jane CrawfordCo-opted07/07/24Curriculum and
Standards
First/Pay Review
Owner of Daisy ArtsNoneNoBoard member
of Bishop Auckland
and Shildon AAP
Jo MadgwickActing HeadteacherAppeals
Curriculum
and Standards
Finance, Premises and Staffing
First/Pay Review
Headteacher's Performance
Acting Headteacher
at
Etherley Lane Nursery School
NoneNoNo
Barbara LeeCo-opted01/09/23Curriculum and
Standards
Finance, Premises and Staffing
First/Pay Review
Headteacher's Performance
Chair of Governors
Chair of First/Pay Review Committee
SEN
Primary school teacherNoneNoNo
Rosemary ButlerCo-opted18/06/25Appeals
Curriculum and Standards
Finance, Premises and Staffing Headteacher's Performance
NoneNoneNoNo
Sarah YoungCo-opted09/12/23Appeals
Curriculum and Standards
Primary school teacherNoneNoNo
Nicola PattinsonParent09/02/24Appeals
Finance, Premises and Staffing
NoneNoNo
Richard BarnhamCo-opted02/03/25

How To Become A School Governor

If you require further information on the roles and responsibilities of School Governors or you are interested in becoming one, visit the Durham County Council website School Governor section.

Statutory Guidance for Governing Bodies

Etherley Lane Nursery adhere to the statutory guidance from the Department of Education. This means that governing bodies must have regard to it when carrying out duties relating to the constitution of governing bodies in maintained schools. For further information please view or download the full document below.

The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools (2017)


Governor Attendance

Schools are now required to display a record of Governor attendance at meetings for each school academic year.

Archived Attendance 
You can also view previous years attendance on our website.

KEY
✓   – Attended meeting
A/A   – Apologies sent and accepted by meeting
N   – Did not attend
X  – Not a member of the committee

Record of Attendance 2021-2022

NameCurriculum and
Standards Committee
27/09/2021
Pay Review
11/10/2021
Finance, Premises
and Staffing
11/10/2021
Full Governing Body
06/12/2021
Finance, Premises and Staffing 31/01/2022Curriculum and Standards Committee 14/02/2022Full Governing Body 28/03/2022Finance, Premises and Staffing
16/05/2022
Curriculum and Standards Committee 23/05/2022Full Governing Body 04/07/2022
Keith Taylor
Alison Keddilty
Barbara Lee
Rosemary Butler
Sarah Young
Jane Crawford
Jo Madgwick
Nicola Pattinson
Richard Barnham

Committee Terms of Reference

Committee Terms of Reference

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The Local Offer
Ofsted Outstanding 2011 2012
Ofsted Outstanding School 2014 2015

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Hazel Grove

Bishop Auckland

County Durham

DL14 7RF

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