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:
| Name | Representing | Term of Office | Committee | Responsibilities | Business/ Financial Interest | Relationship with Staff Members | Governor at Another School | Member of a Local Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Taylor | Local Authority | 29/04/22 | Finance, Premises and Staffing First/Pay Review Headteacher's Performance | Vice Chair of Governors Chair of Finance, Premises and Staffing Committee Safeguarding | Education Consultant | None | No | No |
| Alison Keddilty | Parent | 22/01/23 | Curriculum and Standards | None | None | No | No | |
| Jane Crawford | Co-opted | 07/07/24 | Curriculum and Standards First/Pay Review | Owner of Daisy Arts | None | No | Board member of Bishop Auckland and Shildon AAP |
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| Jo Madgwick | Acting Headteacher | Appeals Curriculum and Standards Finance, Premises and Staffing First/Pay Review Headteacher's Performance | Acting Headteacher at Etherley Lane Nursery School | None | No | No | ||
| Barbara Lee | Co-opted | 01/09/23 | Curriculum and Standards Finance, Premises and Staffing First/Pay Review Headteacher's Performance | Chair of Governors Chair of First/Pay Review Committee SEN | Primary school teacher | None | No | No |
| Rosemary Butler | Co-opted | 18/06/25 | Appeals Curriculum and Standards Finance, Premises and Staffing Headteacher's Performance | None | None | No | No | |
| Sarah Young | Co-opted | 09/12/23 | Appeals Curriculum and Standards | Primary school teacher | None | No | No | |
| Nicola Pattinson | Parent | 09/02/24 | Appeals Finance, Premises and Staffing | None | No | No | ||
| Richard Barnham | Co-opted | 02/03/25 |
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 2020-2021
| Name | Curriculum and Standards Committee 21/09/2020 | First Pay Review 20/10/2020 | Finance, Premises and Staffing 20/10/2020 | Full Governing Body 09/11/2020 | Special Governors Meeting 30/11/2020 | Full Governing Body 01/03/2021 | Finance, Premises and Staffing 15/03/2021 | Curriculum and Standards Committee 26/04/2021 | Finance, Premises and Staffing 27/05/2021 | Full Governing Body 21/06/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Taylor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Alison Keddilty | ✓ | X | X | A/A | A/A | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | A/A |
| Caroline Gill | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | N | N/A | N/A | As clerk | N/A | N/A |
| Barbara Lee | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rosemary Butler | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sarah Young | ✓ | X | X | A/A | ✓ | A/A | X | ✓ | X | ✓ |
| Jane Crawford | X | X | N | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ |
| Jo Madgwick | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nicola Pattinson | X | X | X | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | A/A | A/A | A/A | A/A |
| Richard Barnham | ✓ |
Committee Terms of Reference
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