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.