Governing Body

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

Name	Category	Term of Office Ends	Appointed by	Committee	Business Interests	Governor/Staff Relationship	Links
Claire Bonas	Co-opted	26.02.28	FGB	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring Finance, Premises and Staffing	Department for Education	Daughter employed at CHJS	SDP2
Jill Cooper	Head Teacher	N/A	FGB	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring Finance, Premises and Staffing First/Pay Review		None	All
Emma Crawford-Moore (Chair)	Parent	14.01.28	Parents	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring Finance, Premises and Staffing		None	SDP6
Charlotte Foakes	Co-opted	26.02.28	FGB	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring	The Auckland Project	None	SDP1
Alvin Kipling	Co-opted	08.01.27	Parents	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring Finance, Premises and Staffing Appeals HT Performance Review		None	SDP4
Rachel Lambert	Associate (Deputy Head Teacher)	21.06.27	FGB	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring Finance, Premises and Staffing		None	All
Laura McMaster	Parent	13.12.27	Parents	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring		None	SDP3
Bernard Mugwendere (Vice Chair)	Co-opted	09.07.27	FGB	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring Finance, Premises and Staffing First/Pay Review HT Performance Management	Accountancy	None	SDP4
Lee Mullaney	Co-opted	20.10.28	FGB	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring		None	SPD1
Emma Reed	Co-opted	17.05.26	FGB	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring Appeals	SLT Walworth Primary School	None	SEND Wellbeing
Kelly Rutherford	Parent	13.03.26	Parents	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring HT Performance Management Appeals		None	SDP3
Rebecca Ward	Staff	28.01.25	Staff	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring	Staff Governor	None	All

Previous Governors (last 12 months)

Name	Category	Term of Office Ended	Appointed by	Committee	Business Interests	Governor/Staff Relationship	Links
Janice Stobbs	Local Authority	02.09.24	FGB	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring Finance, Premises and Staffing HT Performance Management	Retired LA Head Teacher	None	Safeguarding CLA
Malcolm Cresswell	Co-opted	05.03.24	FGB	Finance, Premises and Staffing First/Pay Review HT Performance Management		None	Premiums
Clair McGregor	Co-opted	16.11.23	FGB	Finance, Premises and Staffing First/Pay Review	The Angel Trust	None

Governing Body Committee Structure

Chair of the Full Governing Body: Emma Crawford-Moore

Vice Chair of the Full Governing Body: Bernard Mugwendere

Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring Committee: All governors

Finance, Premises and Staffing Committee: Bernard Mugwendere (Chair), Claire Bonas, Jill Cooper, Emma Crawford-Moore, Alvin Kipling, Rachel Lambert (voting rights)

First/Pay Review Committee: Jill Cooper, Bernard Mugwendere, Alvin Kipling, Kelly Rutherford

Head Teacher’s Performance Review Committee: Bernard Mugwendere, Kelly Rutherford, Alvin Kipling

Appeals: Alvin Kipling, Emma Reed, Kelly Rutherford

Statutory Guidance for Governing Bodies

Cockton Hill Junior School adhere to the statutory guidance from the Department for 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. The following document will provide you with further information.

Monitoring Visits Policy 2024-2025

Governor Code of Conduct 2024-2025

Terms of Reference

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.

Governor Attendance

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

Record of Attendance 2024-2025

Date	Meeting Type	Attended	Apologies received and accepted
11.09.24	Special Meeting - Election of Chair	Claire Bonas Jill Cooper Emma Crawford-Moore Alvin Kipling Rachel Lambert Kelly Rutherford Rebecca Ward Richard Painter (Clerk)	Charlotte Foakes Laura McMaster Bernard Mugwendere Emma Reed
08.10.24	First Pay Review	Jill Cooper Alvin Kipling Bernard Mugwendere Richard Painter (Clerk) Kelly Rutherford (Chair)
05.11.24	Finance, Premises and Staffing Committee	Claire Bonas Jill Cooper Emma Crawford-Moore Rachel Lambert Bernard Mugwendere (Chair) Richard Painter (Clerk)	Alvin Kipling
05.11.24	Full Governing Body	Claire Bonas Jill Cooper Emma Crawford-Moore (Chair) Rachel Lambert Laura McMaster Bernard Mugwendere Richard Painter (Clerk) Emma Reed Kelly Rutherford Rebecca Ward	Charlotte Foakes Alvin Kipling

Record of Attendance 2023-2024

Date	Meeting Type	Attended	Apologies received and accepted
26.10.23	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring Committee	Janice Stobbs- Chair Emma Reed Jill Cooper Rachel Lambert	Kelly Rutherford Rebecca Trow
07.11.23	Finance, Premise and Staffing	Malcolm Cresswell- Chair Janice Stobbs Bernard Mugwendere Alvin Kipling Clair McGregor Jill Cooper Rachel Lambert Denise Tate - Clerk	N/A
07.11.23	Full Governing Body	Janice Stobbs - Chair Bernard Mugwendere Alvin Kipling Clair McGregor Kelly Rutherford Jill Cooper Rachel Lambert Rebecca Trow Denise Tate - Clerk	Emma Reed
18.01.24	Governor Training	Janice Stobbs - Chair Claire Bonas Jill Cooper Emma Crawford-Moore Charlotte Foakes Alvin Kipling Rachel Lambert Laura McMaster Bernard Mugwendere Emma Reed Rebecca Trow	Kelly Rutherford
15.02.24	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring	Janice Stobbs - Chair Jill Cooper Rachel Lambert Laura McMaster Rebecca Trow	Emma Crawford-Moore Alvin Kipling Bernard Mugwendere Emma Reed
27.02.24	Finance, Premises and Staffing	Janice Stobbs Jill Cooper Alvin Kipling Rachel Lambert Denise Tate - Clerk
27.02.24	Full Governing Body	Janice Stobbs - Chair Claire Bonas Jill Cooper Emma Crawford-Moore Charlotte Foakes Alvin Kipling Rachel Lambert Laura McMaster Bernard Mugwendere Emma Reed Kelly Rutherford Rebecca Trow
07.05.24	Governor Equalities Training	Janice Stobbs - Chair Claire Bonas Jill Cooper Emma Crawford-Moore Charlotte Foakes Alvin Kipling Rachel Lambert Laura McMaster Bernard Mugwendere Emma Reed Kelly Rutherford Rebecca Trow
11.06.24	Finance, Premises and Staffing Committee	Bernard Mugwendere - Chair Claire Bonas Jill Cooper Emma Crawford-Moore Rachel Lambert Richard Painter - Clerk
11.06.24	Full Governing Body	Janice Stobbs - Chair Claire Bonas Jill Cooper Emma Crawford-Moore Charlotte Foakes Rachel Lambert Laura McMaster Bernard Mugwendere Emma Reed Kelly Rutherford Rebecca Trow Richard Painter - Clerk
12.07.24	Curriculum, Standards and Monitoring Committee	Janice Stobbs - Chair Claire Bonas Jill Cooper Emma Crawford-Moore Charlotte Foakes Rachel Lambert Laura McMaster Emma Reed Kelly Rutherford Rebecca Trow	Alvin Kipling Bernard Mugwendere