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 2019
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) |
1st September 2018 to 31st August 2022 |
| Areas of Governor Responsibility |
Chair of Governors (from 11th September 2019), Vice Chair of Finance & Premises Committee (September 2018)and responsible for Curriculum, assessment and progress and the 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 |
7/8 |
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 (resigned on 8th May 2019) |
| Areas of Governor Responsibility |
Behaviour and attendance |
| 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 |
1/4 |
Mr Alan Brookes
| Name of Governor |
Mr Alan Brookes |
| Category/appointing body |
Principal/Executive Headteacher FMAT appointed by Board of Trustees – resigned as Headteacher of Fulston Manor School 31st August 2019
|
| 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 |
Head of School of Fulston Manor School (from 1st September 2019) and Ex Officio Member appointed by FMAT
|
| Date of original appointment |
|
| 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 |
None |
| Relationships between governors and school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives |
None |
| Number of meetings attended in the last academic year |
5/5 (absent for last 3 meetings due to maternity leave) |
Mr Paul Beckham
| Name of Governor |
Mr Paul Beckham |
| Category/appointing body |
Parent Governor appointed by parent election |
| Date of original appointment |
3rd December 2018 |
| Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated) |
3rd December 2018 to 2nd December 2022 |
| Areas of Governor Responsibility |
Vice-Chair of Governors (from 11th September 2019), Teaching and Learning/CPD and the Department of International Business
|
| 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 |
3/3 |
Mrs Olga Cole
| Name of Governor |
Mrs Olga Cole |
| Category/appointing body |
Community Governor appointed by FMAT |
| Date of original appointment |
23rd January 2019 |
| Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated) |
23rd January 2019 to 22nd January 2023 |
| Areas of Governor Responsibility |
|
Spiritual, Moral and Cultural/British Values/RSE
|
|
| 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 |
3/5 |
Miss Gemma Davies
| Name of Governor |
Miss Gemma Davies |
| Category/appointing body |
Staff governor (Teaching) elected by staff election |
| Date of original appointment |
22nd September 2017 |
| Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated) |
22nd September 2017 to 21st September 2021 (Resigned 31st August 2019) |
| Areas of Governor Responsibility |
|
| Business Interest to declare |
None |
| Pecuniary interest 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 |
6/8 |
Mr Mark Dunt
| Name of Governor |
Mr Mark Dunt |
| Category/appointing body |
Staff Governor (Teaching) |
| Date of original appointment |
18th October 2019 |
| Service Term (4 years unless otherwise stated) |
18th October 2019 to 17th October 2023 |
| Area of Governor Responsibility |
|
| Business Interest to declare |
Staff representative of NASUWT and member of that Union |
| Pecuniary interest 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 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 – resigned 31st August 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 |
2/8 |
Mr John Fassenfelt
| Name of Governor |
Mr John Fassenfelt |
| Category/appointing body |
Community Governor appointed by 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 |
Behaviour and Attendance, Departments of Social Sciences, and English and Vice-Chair of FMAT Strategic Board. Vice Chair of the Finance and Premises Committee (appointed 17th October 2019)
|
| 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 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 resigned on 31st August 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 |
5/8 |
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 |
6/8 |
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 |
Finance & premises and school trips; Chair of Finance & Premises Committee and Vice-Chair of Governors (from 11th September 2019)
|
| 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 |
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 |
6/8 |
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 2018 to 31st August 2022 |
| 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 |
0/4 |
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 2019 to 13th November 2023 |
| Areas of Governor Responsibility |
Department of Performing Arts and Department of Art/DT |
| 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 |
6/8 |
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 Resigned 9th January 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 |
1/3 (resigned 9th Jan 2019) |
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 |
Chair of Governors (until 11th September 2019); responsible for Sixth Form, careers and progress and the Department of Mathematics; Member & Trustee of the Strategic Board and Chair of the Strategic Board Finance 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 |
6/8 |
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 |
| Area of Governor Responsibility |
Safeguarding/SEN/CIC/Single Central Record, Pupil Premium/High ability students, the pastoral system and the Department of PE |
| Business Interest to declare |
None |
| Pecuniary interest 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 |
7/8 |
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]
