Staindrop CE Primary School and Pre-School
Learning, Laughter & Friendship
Head Teacher: Mr S Whelerton
Acting Deputy Head: Mrs C Harland
Telephone: 01833 660 334
Our Governing Body
Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA).
Governor Committee Structure
| Name | Representing | Term of Office Start and End Dates | Committees | Responsibilities | Register of Interests | Relationship to Staff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Kirkup | LA | 098/12/2023 to 08/12/2027 | Headteacher's Performance Safeguarding Curriculum Finance & Premises First/Pay Review Personnel & Discipline Health and Safety | Chair of Governors SEN Chair of Curriculum Committee | None | None | |
| Steve Whelerton | Head Teacher | ongoing | All | None | None | ||
| Caroline Harland | Staff | 19/03/2025 to 18/03/2029 | Curriculum | None | None | ||
| Rosemary Wilson | Foundation | 26/03/2025 to 25/03/2029 | None | None | |||
| Bev Challinor | Co-opted | 08/12/2023 too 08/12/2027 | Curriculum Personnel & Discipline Appeals Marketing and Publicity | Vice Chair Chair of Appeals Committee | None | None | |
| Eileen Harrop | Ex-officio foundation governor | 04/12/2023 to 03/12/2027 | None | None | |||
| Steven Bainbridge | Parent | 10/12/2021 to 9/12/2025 | None | None | |||
| Victoria Kidd | Parent | 06/12/2022 to 5/12/2026 | None | None | |||
| Melanie Phipps | Parent | 14/12/2022 to 13/12/2026 | None | None |
Governor Training
Governor Training Register July 23
Statutory Guidance for Governing Bodies
Staindrop CE Primary School and Pre-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. For further information please view or download the full document below.
The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools (2017)
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 required to display a record of Governor attendance at meetings for each school academic year.
KEY
✓ – Attended meeting
A/A – Apologies sent and accepted by meeting
N – Did not attend
n/a – Not a member of the committee
Record of Attendance 2025-2026
| NAME | Pay Review Meeting (24/11/2025) | Finance and Premises Committee Meeting (24/11/25) | Full Governing Body Meeting (27/11/2025 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Whelerton | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Caroline Harland | n/a | n/a | ✓ | |||||||
| Paula Kirkup | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Beverley Challinor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Karen Clark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Victoria Kidd | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Melanie Phipps | n/a | n/a | ✓ | |||||||
| Eileen Harrop | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Rosemary Wilson | n/a | n/a | ✓ | |||||||
| Stephen Bainbridge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Record of Attendance 2024-2025
| NAME | Additional Full Governing Body Meeting (07/10/2024) | Pay Review Meeting (18/11/24) | Finance and Premises Committee Meeting (18/11/24) | Full Governing Body Meeting (28/11/2024) | Curriculum Meeting (28/01/2025) | Finance and Premises Committee Meeting (10/03/2025) | Full Governing Body Meeting (13/03/2025) | Curriculum Meeting (10/06/2025) | Finance and Premises Committee Meeting (19/06/2025) | Full Governing Body Meeting (26/06/2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Whelerton | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Caroline Harland | ✓ | n/a | n/a | ✓ | n/a | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | ✓ |
| Paula Kirkup | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Beverley Challinor | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | n/a | A/A | ✓ | n/a | ✓ |
| Karen Clark | ✓ | n/a | A/A | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | A/A | n/a | ✓ | ✓ |
| Louise Clark | ✓ | n/a | n/a | ✓ | n/a | n/a | ✓ | n/a | n/a | ✓ |
| Phil Collingwood | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | n/a | n/a | A/A |
| Victoria Kidd | ✓ | n/a | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | ✓ |
| Steven Bainbridge | ✓ | n/a | n/a | A/A | n/a | n/a | A/A | n/a | n/a | ✓ |
| Melanie Phipps | ✓ | n/a | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Eileen Harrop | ✓ | n/a | n/a | A/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | n/a | ✓ |
| Rosemary Wilson | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ✓ |
Record of Attendance 2023-2024
| Name | Additional Full Governing Body Meeting [26/09/2023] | Finance, Pay Review and Premises Committee [08/11/2023] | Full Governing Body Meeting [09/11/2023] | Full Governing Body Meeting [07/03/24] | Finance, Pay Review and Premises Committee [27/03/2024] | Finance, Pay Review and Premises (10/06/24) | Full Governing Body Meeting (27/06/2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Whelerton | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Caroline Harland | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | AA | n/a | n/a | ✓ | ||
| Karen Clark | AA | AA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | AA | AA | ||
| Beverley Challinor | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | n/a | ✓ | ||
| Phil Collingwood | ✓ | AA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Eileen Harrop | AA | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | n/a | ✓ | ||
| Paula Kirkup | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Helen West | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Louise Clarke | AA | n/a | AA | AA | n/a | n/a | ✓ | ||
| Steven Bainbridge | AA | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | n/a | AA | ||
| Melanie Phipps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | AA | n/a | n/a | ✓ | ||
| Victoria Kidd | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | AA |
Archived Attendance
You can also view previous years attendance on our website.
Committee Terms of Reference
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