The Governing Body at The Drive Primary School plays a key role in helping oversee the strategic direction of the school and works in partnership with the Head teacher and Senior Management Team looking at how it should best develop and improve. The main aim of a Governing body is to ensure the delivery of a high standard of education for all pupils in its care. This is done by reviewing and agreeing policies, setting targets and priorities and monitoring and reviewing aims and objectives.
The governing body has the following core strategic functions:
Establishing the strategic direction, by:
Ensuring accountability, by:
Ensuring financial probity, by:
The Governing Body consists of a range of governors from the Gateshead community, the school and specifically from The Drive community. The following are the current Drive Primary School Governors:
Governing Body Membership
Chair of Governors | Vice Chair of Governors / Local Authority Governor |
Mr David Napier | Cllr Anne Wheeler |
Parent Governors | Co-Opted Governors |
Mrs Rebecca Allan Mrs Sian Johnson
| Mrs Suzanne Duff Ms Emma Johnson Ms Heather Gofton Mrs Claire Perrin Mrs Jeanette Smith Mrs Anne Spour |
Staff Governor | Associate Governors |
Mrs Karina Cuthbertson | Mrs Pippa Ellis Ms Rebecca Pedlow |
Schools are now required to display a record of Governor attendance at meetings for each school academic year.
The table below details further information relating to the Governing Body including attendance at meetings from September 2020 to July 2021.
Governing Body Attendance Sept 2020-July 2021
Full Governing Body Meeting Attendance
Committee Meeting Attendance
The governing body has adopted the following principles and procedures:
Governing Body Business Interests
Governance Handbook
Instrument of Governance