Governors

Name, Category & Appointing Body	Term of Office	Official Responsibility	Attendance at Governing Body	Nature of Interest			Resignation
				Pecuniary (you or a close connection – see point 1)	Governor in another school/education establishment	Spouse, partner or relative working in school or with business interests (see point 2.)
Mrs Andrea Swift Headteacher	01/01/2018		5/5	NIL	Governor – St Hild’s C of E Secondary School, Hartlepool – Resigned December 2018	NIL
Mr John Britton, Local Authority Governor Appointed by the Local Authority	01/04/18 – 30/03/22		5/5	NIL	NIL	NIL
Dr Darren Gobby Foundation Governor Appointed By the Diocese	27/11/2018 – 26/11/2022		4/5	NIL	NIL	NIL
Rev Paul Neville Foundation Governor Appointed by the Diocese	25/10/13	Vice Chair	3/5	NIL	Yes, Boomerang Out of Hours childcare Governor – Wynyard C of E	NIL
Mrs Gemma Robson Foundation Governor Appointed By the Diocese	29/10/13 – 28/10/17		0/1	NIL	Yes, Boomerang Out of Hours childcare	NIL	Resigned 15.11.2018
Mr Andrew Benzies Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	15/11/16 – 14/11/20		4/5	NIL	NIL	Related to Mrs S Huggins
Mrs Claire Himsworth Foundation Governor Appointed by the Diocese	04/04/2017 – 03/04/2021	Chair	5/5	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mrs Ann-Marie Anderson Foundation Governor Appointed by the Diocese	24/04/2018 – 23/04/2022		4/5	Business Development Manager MFC Foundation	NIL	NIL
Mrs Sophie Huggins Foundation Governor Appointed by the Diocese	20/02/2018 – 19/02/2022		4/5	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mrs Merike Williams Staff Governor Appointed by Staff	31/08/2017 – 30/08/2021		4/5	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mrs Helena Walker Foundation Governor Appointed by the Diocese	10/01/2018 – 09/01/2022		4/4	NIL	NIL	NIL	Resigned 23.04.19
Mrs Victoria Morris Parent Governor Appointed by the Parents	11/09/2018 – 10/09/2022		3/5	NIL	NIL	NIL
Mr David Patterson Foundation Governor Appointed by the Diocese	12/06/2019 – 11/06/2023		1/1	Purchasing Manager – Deering Fencing and Landscaping LTD	NIL	Wife – Employed at Deering Fencing and Landscaping LTD
Mrs Gillian Clark Foundation Governor Appointed by the Diocese	12/06/2019 – 11/06/2023		1/1	NIL	NIL	NIL

REGISTER OF GOVERNOR INTEREST GUIDANCE

Governors must declare any relevant business interests as well as the details of any other educational establishments they govern. The register must also set out any relationships between governors and members of the schools staff including spouses, partners and relatives. It is important to address any perception of a conflict of interests by making clear where such potential personal or pecuniary interests might apply; this might be a conflict between personal interests and the interests of the school or the Council when dealing with outside organisations or individuals.

Note 1. Pecuniary interest includes current employment, businesses (of which partner/proprietor), company directorship, charity trusteeship and other conflict.

Note 2. Personal Interests can also include business involvement/company directorship or trusteeships or family or close connections to the governor (for example a company the school might have contracts with).

Examples (potential conflicts):

A governor whose spouse/partner is employed by the school – Should not take part in discussion regarding the school’s pay policy or any staffing matter that might impact on their partner. Both direct and indirect decisions might impact on the salary range of senior staff e.g. increasing pupil numbers.
A governor involved with any committee group, business or after school club who hire part of the school – Should not be party to discussion involving the use of the school or their charging policy.
A governor who is a supplier of goods or services to the school – Should not take part in decisions regarding the letting of contracts for that type of goods or services where a sub-contract relationship might exist.

The register of governor interests must also include details of attendance record at the governing body meetings and committees over the year and reviewed and updated on an annual basis indicating also when a governor steps down.

Associate governors must be included on the register and it should be clear when they have voting rights.

The school is required to maintain a similar register of staff interests that should also be reviewed annually – as specified in the NCC code of conduct. Staff had previously been included with the governor’s declarations but in light of the governing body register of interests being required to be published on the school web site, a separate register should be drawn up. Staff governors will need to be included on both registers.