Governance

School Governors

The Full Governing Body is responsible for ensuring Fulston Manor School provides high quality learning and teaching in a supportive and caring environment to develop the potential of each student. Its responsibilities are to monitor and promote to the highest standard the following: -

Progress and achievement for all students at the school
Quality of teaching and learning at the school
Behaviour and safety within the school and, where practicable, the local area.
Quality of leadership and management of the school.

Additionally, the Full Governing Body is responsible for: -

Meeting all Statutory requirements in relation to both staff, as an employer, and students
Promoting the spiritual moral and cultural development of students.
Ensuring equality for all including those with Special Educational Needs and Disability.

All Governors attend the Full Governors’ meetings (which incorporates the previous Curriculum & Staffing Committee). There is also a separate Finance & Premises Committee (to which all Governors are also invited to attend) and Pay Committee.

Details of all Governors are listed below: -

Fulston Manor School Governors September 2018

Mr David Robinson

Name of Governor	Mr David Robinson
Category/appointing body	Community Governor, member and Trustee of FMAT
Date of original appointment	1st September 1999
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	2nd January 2016 to 1st January 2020
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Member of the Strategic Board, Chair of Governors, and responsible for Departments of Mathematics, MFL, Business and Finance
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	8/9

Mr Matthew Best

Name of Governor	Mr Matthew Best
Category/appointing body	Parent Governor appointed by parent election
Date of original appointment	1st January 2016
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	1st January 2016 to 31st December 2019
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Behaviour and attendance and Department of PE
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	4/4

Mr Alan Brookes

Name of Governor	Mr Alan Brookes
Category/appointing body	Principal/Executive Headteacher FMAT appointed by Board of Trustees
Date of original appointment	1st September 1997
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	Ongoing
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Strategic
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	Governor at South Avenue Primary School and Director of Leadership Learning South East (LLSE)
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	8/8

Mrs Susie Burden

Name of Governor	Mrs Susie Burden
Category/appointing body	Committee member appointed by FMAT
Date of original appointment
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	Ongoing
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Deputy Headteacher
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	New appointment from 1st September 2018

Mrs Rita Couzins

Name of Governor	Mrs Rita Couzins
Category/appointing body	Community Governor, member and Trustee of FMAT
Date of original appointment	1st April 1988
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	2nd January 2016 to 1st January 2020
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Chair of the Strategic Board (FMAT) and Governor responsible for Department of Humanities (including RS) Resigned 31st Aug 2018
Business Interests to declare	Bay Floor Cleaning and Trustee of Harmony Therapy Trust
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	Bay Floor Cleaning (Daughter’s business)
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	5/8

Miss Gemma Davies

Name of Governor	Miss Gemma Davies
Category/appointing body	Staff Governor (Teaching) appointed by staff election
Date of original appointment	22nd September 2017
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	22nd September 2017 to 21st September 2021
Areas of Governor Responsibility
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	6/7

Ms Natalie Davies

Name of Governor	Ms Natalie Davies
Category/appointing body	Community governor appointed by FMAT
Date of original appointment	1st September 2018
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	1^st September 2018 to 31^st August 2022
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Department of Science
Business Interests to declare	NHS Kent Community Healthcare
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	Trust secretary and director of trust
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	New appointment this academic year

Mr Stephen Duplock

Name of Governor	Mr Stephen Duplock
Category/appointing body	Parent Governor appointed by parent election
Date of original appointment	1st January 2016
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	1st January 2016 to 31st December 2019
Areas of Governor Responsibility	School Trips and Department of Geography
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	4/8

Mrs Nicola Endacott

Name of Governor	Mrs Nicola Endacott
Category/appointing body	Community Governor appointed by FMAT
Date of original appointment	1st June 2013
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	1st June 2017 to 31st May 2021 Resigned 26th September 2018
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Chair of finance and premises committee and governor responsible for progression routes/careers and business connection and continued professional development
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	Chair of Governors of Lansdowne Primary School (Stour Academy Trust) - until September 2017
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	6/8

Mr John Fassenfelt

Name of Governor	Mr John Fassenfelt
Category/appointing body	Community Governor appointed by Fulston Manor Academies Trust (FMAT) and trustee of FMAT
Date of original appointment	6th September 2017
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	6th September 2017 to 5th September 2021
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Department of Social Sciences and school website and vice-chair of the strategic board
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	6/7

Mr Jack Fox

Name of Governor	Mr Jack Fox
Category/appointing body	Community Governor appointed by FMAT
Date of original appointment	11th November 2015
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	11th November 2015 to 10th November 2019
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Curriculum/assessment and progress and Sixth Form
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	Employed as Partner Schools Manager at the University of Kent
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	7/8

Mrs Maria Gash

Name of Governor	Mrs Maria Gash
Category/appointing body	Committee Member appointed by FMAT
Date of original appointment
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	Ongoing
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Deputy Headteacher
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	8/8

Mr Mark Gilbert

Name of Governor	Mr Mark Gilbert
Category/appointing body	Parent Governor appointed by parent election
Date of original appointment	26th April 2017
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	26th April 2017 to 25th April 2021
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Pupil Premium/High Attainers and Department of English. Vice Chair of Finance & Premises Committee
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	7/8

Mrs Louise Hay

Name of Governor	Mrs Louise Hay
Category/appointing body	Staff Governor (teaching) appointed by staff election
Date of original appointment	25th September 2013 Resigned 31st August 2018
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	25th September 2017 to 24th September 2021
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Governor Training
Business Interests to declare	Director of DLH Restaurants (August 2016)
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	DLH Restaurants (Husband’s business)
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	4/4

Miss Chloe Honeysett

Name of Governor	Miss Chloe Honeysett
Category/appointing body	Staff Governor (teaching) appointed by staff election
Date of original appointment	21st September 2018
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	21st September 2018 to 20th September 2022
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Governor Training
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	New appointment for this year

Mrs Deidre Ines

Name of Governor	Mrs Deidre Ines
Category/appointing body	Honorary Governor appointed by FMAT
Date of original appointment	1st October 1989
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	1st September 2014 to 31st August 2018
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Admissions
Business Interests to declare	None (Retired KCC)
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	1/4

Mrs Sarah Palmer

Name of Governor	Mrs Sarah Palmer
Category/appointing body	Staff Governor (non- teaching) appointed by staff election
Date of original appointment	14th November 2014
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	14th November 2014 to 13th November 2018
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Department of Performing Arts
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	7/8

Mrs Katie Pidduck

Name of Governor	Mrs Katie Pidduck
Category/appointing body	Community Governor appointed by FMAT and member of FMAT
Date of original appointment	2nd November 2015
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	2nd November 2015 to 1st November 2019
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Vice Chair of Governors and responsible for SEN/Children in Care/Safeguarding and House system
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	7/8

Mr Nigel Tiller

Name of Governor	Mr Nigel Tiller
Category/appointing body	Committee Member appointed by FMAT
Date of original appointment	Retired 31st August 2018
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Deputy Headteacher
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	None
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	7/8

Mr Gordon Watson

Name of Governor	Mr Gordon Watson
Category/appointing body	Community governor appointed by FMAT
Date of original appointment	1st September 2018
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	1st September 2018 to 31st August 2022
Areas of Governor Responsibility	PE department and spiritual,moral and cultural/British values
Business Interests to declare	None
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	Wife is employed at Fulston Manor school as a TA
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	Wife works at Fulston Manor School
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	New appointment this academic year

Mr Mark Weller

Name of Governor	Mr Mark Weller
Category/appointing body	Parent Governor appointed by parent election and member of FMAT
Date of original appointment	14th November 2014
Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated)	14th November 2014 to 13th November 2018
Areas of Governor Responsibility	Student Voice and Department of ICT
Business Interests to declare	Gad’s Hill School (left 3rd June 2018) and Fourjems Coaches
Pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions	Fourjems Coaches (own business)
Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives	None
Number of meetings attended in the last academic year	1/8

Please contact any of the school governors through the Clerk to the Governors, Mrs Heather Daniels at the school address or by e-mail at, [email protected]