2015-2016

REGISTER OF GOVERNOR INTERESTS

NAME OF SCHOOL: Fairfield Primary School 2015/16

From September 2015, Governing Bodies are required to publish on their website, information about their governors:

Name, Category & Appointing Body	Term of Office	Committees	Official Responsibility	Attendance at Governing Body	Attendance at Committee	Nature of Interest			Resignation Date
						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.)
Mr K Strachan Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Body	15.11.2011 – 11.11.2015 12.11.2015 – 11.11.2019	APP PAY RES	Chair	4/7	N/A N/A 2/2	BT PLC Telecommunications Employment Ex-Wife Employee of Fairfield Primary School	NIL	NIL	N/A
Mr P Wharton Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Body	18.12.2012 – 08.09.2015 09.09.2015 – 08.09.2019	COM ICT INT PAY SAF SIP	Vice Chair	5/7	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1/3	NIL	NIL	NIL	N/A
Mrs J Harrison Headteacher	01.09.2004 – 31/08/2016	RES SIP	Headteacher	6/7	2/2 3/3	Mr D Harrison (Husband) Stockton BC Building Control Building Inspector Building Legislation	The Grangefield Academy	Mr D Harrison (Husband) Stockton BC Building Control Building Inspector Building Legislation	31/08/2016
Mrs L Emmerson Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Body	09.03.2010 – 08.03.2014 30.04.2014 – 29.04.2018	APP PAY RES	N/A	3/7	N/A N/A 0/2	School & Governor Support Service Manages a Service which is bought back in from Schools Manager of Service	NIL	NIL	N/A
Mrs E Fleming Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	01/03/2016 – 29/02/2020	N/A	N/A	3/4	N/A	NIL	NIL	NIL	N/A
Mrs B Jones Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	20.05.2014 – 19.05.2018	HEA NOM PAP SIP	N/A	6/7	N/A N/A N/A 2/3	NIL	NIL	NIL	N/A
Mrs S Lowry LA Governor Appointed by LA Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Body	11.12.2013 – 08.09.2015 30.09.2015 – 29.09.2019	COM HEA PAP RES	N/A	5/7	N/A N/A N/A 2/2	NIL	NIL	NIL	N/A
Councillor M Perry LA Governor Appointed by LA Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Body	09.03.2014 – 08.09.2015 16/10/2015 – 15/10/2019	NOM SIP	N/A	6/7	N/A 3/3	Councillor for Fairfield – Stockton Borough Council Chartered Engineer M.I.C.E Senweld	NIL	NIL	N/A
Mr A Ruffell Staff Governor Appointed by Staff Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Body	02.01.2013 – 08.09.2015 12.11.2015 – 31.08.2016	SIP	N/A	5/6	3/3	Mrs Joanne Ruffell Supply Teacher Fairfield Primary School	NIL	Mrs Joanne Ruffell Supply Teacher Fairfield Primary School	N/A
Mrs K Slack Parent Governor Appointed by Parents	08.10.2014 – 07.10.2018	COM NOM SIP	N/A	6/7	N/A N/A 3/3	NIL	NIL	NIL	N/A
Mrs W Spurr LA Governor Appointed by LA	13.07.2012 – 12.07.2016	COM HEA PAY PWD RES SIP	N/A	7/7	N/A N/A N/A N/A 2/2 3/3	NIL	NIL	NIL	N/A
Mr M Trainer Parent Governor Appointed by Parents Associate Member Appointed by Governing Body	12.04.2012 – 11.04.2016 27.06.2016 – 26.06.2020	SIP	N/A	3/6	1/2	NIL	NIL	NIL	N/A
Mrs T Whittaker Staff Governor Appointed by Staff	09.01.2013 – 08.01.2017	PWD RES SIP	N/A	7/7	N/A 2/2 3/3	Whitwood Wood worker (Has been paid for Resources) Son	NIL	Whitwood Wood worker (Has been paid for Resources) Son	N/A

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.