Our Governing Body
Governors are very active at Pittington Primary School. Please feel free to contact any of them about any issues you would like raising at our next full Governing Body meeting. Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA).
- Mr David Wright - Chair of Governors
- Mr Lee Sowerby - Vice Chair of Governors
- Mrs Helen Sutherland - Co-opted Governor
- Mrs Rosie Potts - Co-opted Governor
- Mrs Lindsay Errington - Co-opted Governor
- Miss Laura Smith - Co-Opted Governor
- Mrs Samantha Wright - Co-Opted Governor
- Mrs Faye Nichol - Co-Opted Governor
- Mr Andrew Wright - Staff Governor
- Mrs Helen Benstead - Parent Governor
- Mrs Jane Ingham - Parent Governor
- Miss Laura Wigham - Headteacher
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
Pittington Primary School 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.
The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools (2017)
Governors' Register of Interests
|
Name |
Representing |
Term of Office |
Committee |
Link Roles |
Register of |
Relationship to |
|
David Wright Chair of Governors |
Co-Opted Governor |
21.11.2024 -20.11.2028 |
Finance, Premises and Personnel Appeals Pupil Discipline Personnel Head teacher Performance Management |
Science Wellbeing Computing |
None |
Relative of a member of staff |
|
Lee Sowerby Vice Chair of Governors |
Co-Opted Governor |
21.6.2024 - 20.6.2028 |
Finance, Premises and Personnel First Committee/Pay Review Head teacher Performance Management |
Pupil Premium Sports Premium Maths |
Governor for ALP Trust |
None declared |
|
Helen Sutherland |
Co-Opted Governor |
14.12.2024 - 13.12.2028 |
Appeals |
SEND Safeguarding Geography |
Position held as a director for Melrose Trust |
None Declared |
|
Lindsay Errington |
Co-Opted Governor |
21.11.2024 - 20.11.2028 |
Finance, Premises and Personnel
|
PE Art & DT |
Headteacher at a local authority primary school |
None declared |
|
Andrew Wright |
Staff Governor |
1.1.2023 – 31.12.2026 |
Finance, Premises and Personnel Curriculum Personnel |
Teacher |
None declared |
|
|
Rosie Potts |
Co-Opted Governor |
21.6.2024 - 20.06.2028 |
Appeals Finance, Premises and Personnel |
English |
Parent |
None Declared |
|
Laura Smith |
Co-Opted Governor |
21.11.2024 - 20.11.2028 |
Pupil Discipline Personnel |
RE |
None |
None Declared |
|
Faye Nichol |
Co-Opted Governor |
19.6.2025 – 18.6.2029 |
Appeals Curriculum |
|
Employee at a Northern Lights Trust school |
None Declared |
|
Samantha Wright |
Co-Opted Governor |
19.6.2025 – 18.6.2029 |
Finance, Premises and Personnel First Committee/Pay Review
|
|
None |
None Declared |
|
Helen Benstead |
Parent Governor |
18.9.2025 - 17.9.2029 |
|
History Music |
Parent |
None Declared |
|
Jane Ingham |
Parent Governor |
23.7.2022 - 22.7.2026 |
Curriculum First Committee/Pay Review
|
Languages PSHRE & RSE |
Parent |
None Declared |
|
Laura Wigham |
Headteacher |
01.01.2024 |
Finance, Buildings and Grounds Curriculum |
Position held as a governor for Tudhoe Trust |
None Declared |
