Victoria Lane Academy

Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 8NN

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Home / About Us / Our Governing Body

Our Governing Body

Victoria Lane Academy is proud to be a member of Tudhoe Learning Trust. Governance within the Trust is the responsibility of the Board of Directors, who have chosen to delegate some of their powers in relation to governance to the school’s Local Governing Body.

The Local Governing Body comprises of governors elected by parents, governors elected by staff, the Head Teacher and a number of governors appointed by the Board of Directors. The LGB meets termly and is responsible for the following functions:

  • The strategic planning of the school;
  • Monitoring the progress of the school’s School Improvement priorities;
  • Holding the school’s senior leaders to account for the outcomes and progress of pupils;
  • Monitoring the school’s budget;
  • Monitoring the effectiveness of specific areas identified by Directors.

The LGB has no responsibility for making any changes to the budget once Directors have agreed it, or authorising any additional expenditure unless the Trust’s Executive Head Teacher and/or Chief Financial Officer have given prior approval.

As part of their work, governors make regular visits to the school and look at key areas of the school’s activity – pupil achievement and progress, safeguarding, use of Pupil Premium and PE grant funding, reading, attendance as well as Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Through its work, the LGB promotes high standards and educational achievement for all pupils in the school.

Please read our welcome message from Mr David Bowes (Chair)

Victoria Lane Academy – LGB Information 2020-21

NameRepresentingMonitoring
Roles
Term
of
Office
Governor/Trustee
at
another
school
Business
Interests
David Bowes - ChairDirector
Appointed
Safeguarding including E-safety
Special Needs
Pupil Premium Allocations
1/12/2016
30/11/2020
1 Excellence MAT – Member and Director since 1/7/17
St Francis CE Junior School Newton Aycliffe - governor
Five Stones Learning Federation - governor
TLT - Member and Director since 1/12/12
Charlie Kay - Vice ChairDirector
Appointed
Personal Development, Behaviour & Welfare30/4/2018-
29/4/2022
-None
Jane Richardson - Head TeacherEX
Officio
-7/1/2013
-Ongoing
Stephenson Way Academy & Nursery School – governor since September 2017Employee - TLT
Michael Morrison Director
Appointed
Health and Safety9/9/2019-
8/9/2023
St Francis Junior School – governor since February 2019None
Anne SawczynDirector
Appointed
English1/12/2016-30/11/2020-None
Angela CarrStaff
Elected
English16/02/2017-
06/04/2021
-Employee - TLT
Ann GreggDirector
Appointed
EYFS
Mathematics
06/06/2020-
05/06/2024
Governor at St Joseph’s RCVA since 2011
Director at Coundon and Leeholme Early Years (CLEY) since 2007
None
Paul LawtonParent
Elected
PE &
School Sport
25/06/2019 -
24/06/2023
-None
Gareth DuffParent
Elected
-25/06/2019 -
24/06/2023
-None

Victoria Lane Academy LGB information 20-21

None of our governors have declared any financial or non-financial interests. The Governing Body meets termly and our committees meet on a needs driven basis. Meetings are well attended and we have never had to cancel a meeting because it was not quorate.

We always welcome suggestions, feedback & ideas from parents and carers. Please contact our Chair of Governors, David Bowes, via the school office if there is anything you would like to discuss. You can view further Governor information on the Tudhoe Learning Trust website.

Annual Governance Statement

Please view our Annual Governance Statement:

  • Coundon Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Body (2020)

Trust Governance Information

  • Tudhoe Learning Trust – Strategic Governance Model 2017-2018
  • Tudhoe Learning Trust – Strategic Governance Resigned Directors

How To Become A School Governor

Please contact the school or the Tudhoe Learning Trust if you require further information about Governor roles and responsibilities or would like to become a School Governor at Victoria Lane Academy.

Governor Code of Conduct

TLT – Code of Conduct for Governance 2018-2019


Governor’s Attendance 

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

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

NameMeeting
10/11/20
Meeting
16/03/21
Meeting
22/06/20
Mr David Bowes
Mrs Jane Richardson
Mr Charlie Kay
Mrs Anne Sawczyn
Mr Michael Morrison
Mrs Angela Carr
Mr L Blake
Mrs Ann Gregg
Mr Paul Lawton
Mr Gareth Duff

Archived Attendance
You can view our archived attendance on our website.


TUDHOE LEARNING TRUST SCHOOLS

SCHEME OF DELEGATION FOR LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES (LGB) – TERMS OF REFERENCE

KEY:
Approve (A)
Recommend (R)
Propose (P)
Develop (D)
Monitor and Report (M)
Consulted (C)
Implement(I)

GOVERNANCELEVEL OF
ACCOUNTABILITY
Local Governing Body (LGB) Terms of Reference and review annuallyR
LGB working groups/committees and membership of these groups and agree Terms of ReferenceA
Appoint Chair of LGB and agree length of Term of OfficeA
Appoint (and remove) LGB members (with approval of CEO)A
Ensure LGB meets termly, is clerked by SSGS, reports from HT and subject leaders are included and governors challenge and support where appropriateA
ACADEMY PERFORMANCE, CURRICULUM AND TEACHING
Academy Performance TargetsR
Review/Discuss Academy Performance Targets e.g. SEF and School Development PlanR
Discuss and agree a system of governor monitoring linked to the SDP and/or curriculum subjectsR
Discuss and approve both the Academy 3 year and 1 year Plans A
Discuss and approve Academy Staff Development PlanA
Receive reports on Teaching and Support Staff Performance Management through monitoring of targets, reviews being carried out and make recommendations for pay awards or otherwise following reports from the HT or SMM/R
Discuss, approve and adopt any policies that are amended to take account of the Academy differencesA
STAFF MANAGEMENT. POLICIES AND PAY
Discuss and staff complimenting, structure/restructure, redundancy, suspension and return to work and gradesM
Contribute to the appointment of the Head and Senior Management TeamR
Discuss, review and policies relating to these mattersM
FINANCIAL GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Discuss and Propose academy 1 year budgetP
Discuss and Recommend academy 3 year Budget Plan
Discuss and Recommend Academy interim Year End AccountsR
Discuss and Monitor Academy YTD reportsM
ACADEMY PROCEDURES
Discuss and review Pupil and Sports Premiums ensuring VFM and legal requirements are metC/M
Ensure that everything is being done to ensure pupils are attending school and absences are pursuedC/M
Ensure that the school website is compliant with all legal requirements and is updated on a regular basisA
PREMISES AND ASSETS
Discuss and review the Asset Management Plan as and when requiredP

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Victoria Lane

Coundon

Bishop Auckland

County Durham

DL14 8NN

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