Welcome from the Chair of Governors
May I add my welcome to Fishergate School. My name is Jackie Hudson and I am the Chair of Governors. I have had three children through Fishergate School and have been on the Governing Body for 9 years.
The Governing Body is comprised of parent representatives, staff, members of the local community and Local Authority representatives. We meet together twice each term to share in the leadership of the school. We support the Headteacher and senior leadership team and ensure they are sufficiently challenged! We fully support the open and inclusive ethos of the school and its desire to serve the local community. York is a great place to bring up children and we are fortunate that Fishergate School is so close to the heart of the City with all the rich learning opportunities this brings.
Many governors are in and around Fishergate School on a regular basis and we are always happy to meet parents, friends or members of the local community. You will always receive a warm welcome from the school!
The governing body can be contacted via the school or directly by emailing fishergategovernors@york.gov.uk.
| Name of Governor | Category | Appointing Body | Term of Office | Committee Membership | Additional Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jacqueline Hudson | Co-Opted | Governing body | 22 June 2015 - 21 June 2019 | All Committees | Chair of Governors; Chair of Progress & Standards |
| Mrs Christina Clarke | Head teacher | By virtue of office | 13 April 2015 - | All Committees | |
| Mrs Sahar Dibden | Staff | School staff | 21 June 2015 - 20 June 2019 | ||
| Miss Rosie Hobson | Parent | Parents | 1 September 2014 - 31 August 2018 | ||
| Dr Clare Offer | Parent | Parents | 1 January 2017 - 31 December 2020 | Progress & Standards Committee; Finance & Staffing Committee; Staff Pay Committee | Safeguarding; Vice-Chair of Governors; SEN |
| Ms Jessica Knox | Parent | Parents | 1 February 2017 - 31 January 2020 | ||
| Mr Graham Whitmore | Co-Opted | Governing body | 22 June 2015 - 21 June 2019 | Premises, Health & Safety Working Group; Staff Pay Appeals Committee; Progress & Standards Committee | Chair of Premises, Health & Safety Committee |
| Dr Adrian Kybett | Co-Opted | Governing body | 25 April 2016 - 24 April 2020 | Finance & Staffing Committee | |
| Mr David Hudson | Clerk to the Governing Body | ||||
Register of Interests
| Name of Governor | Nature of any business interests including details of the company or organisation | Details of governor membership at another school or academy | Details of any relationship between governor and member of school staff (eg, spouse) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Hudson | Employee of the South York MAT - Fulford School Exams Office | Spouse of the clerk to the governing body | |
| Christina Clarke | |||
| Sahar Dibden | |||
| Rosie Hobson | Employed at St Wilfrid's RC Primary School, York | ||
| Clare Offer | |||
| Graham Whitmore | |||
| Adrian Kybett | Staff of University of Leeds and University of York | Member of the management committee of Danesgate School, York |
Former members (who have served in the past 12 months)
| Name of Governor | Category | Appointing Body | Term of Office | Committee Membership | Additional Responsibilities | Declaration of relevant interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Alison Holt | Local Authority | Nominated by LA, appointed by governors | 23 September 2013 - January 2017 | Staffing; Progress & Standards; Staff Pay Appeals Committee | Chair of Staffing Committee | N/A |
| Dr Paul Mulvey | Co-Opted | Governing body | 22 June 2015 - July 2017 | Finance & Staffing Committee; Progress & Standards Committee; Staff Pay Appeals Committee | Chair of Finance & Staffing Committee | Guest Teacher at the London School of Economics |
| Mr Ben Rich | Parent | Parents | 1 September 2014 - 13 November 2017 | Two days' work with the Ebor Academy Trust in relation to marketing and communication in April 2016. |
2016-2017 Governing Body Meeting Attendance
| Committees | FGB | Finance | Staffing | Staffing & Finance | Premises | Progress & Standards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Hudson | All | 8 (8) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 3 (4) | 3 (5) | 3 (3) |
| Tina Clarke | All | 8 (8) | 2 (2) | 1(1) | 4 (4) | 5 (5) | 3 (3) |
| Rosie Hobson | 4 (8) | ||||||
| Jessica Knox | Premises | 3 (5) | 1 (1) | ||||
| Ben Rich | Staff & Finance | 4 (8) | 0 (2) | 1 (4) | |||
| Clare Offer | Staff & Finance; Progress & Standards | 7 (8) | 3 (3) | 2 (3) | |||
| Sahar Dibden | 7 (8) | ||||||
| Paul Mulvey | 8 (8) | 1 (2) | 4 (4) | 3 (3) | |||
| Graham Whitmore | Premises; Progress & Standards | 8 (8) | 1 (2) | 4 (4) | 2 (2) | ||
| Adrian Kybett | Staff & Finance | 6 (8) | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | |||
| Alison Holt | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | |||||
| Darren Priddin | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | |||||
| Notes: | |||||||
| 1. In addition to the usual 6 full governing body meetings, there were 2 extraordinary meetings. | |||||||
| 2. The Finance and Staffing committees were merged in January 2017. | |||||||
| 3. Alison Holt and Darren Priddin stood down at the end of 2016. | |||||||
2015-2016 Governing Body Meeting Attendance
| Christina Clarke | Full governing body: 6 out of 6 meetings |
| Staffing Committee: 4 out of 4 meetings | |
| Finance Committee: 4 out of 4 meetings | |
| Premises Working Group: 3 out of 3 meetings | |
| Progress & Standards Committee: 2 out of 2 meetings | |
| Sahar Dibden | Full governing body: 6 out of 6 meetings |
| Rosie Hobson | Full governing body: 4 out of 6 meetings |
| Staffing Committee: 4 out of 4 meetings | |
| Progress & Standards Committee: 2 out of 2 meetings | |
| Ben Rich | Full governing body: 5 out of 6 meetings |
| Finance Committee: 2 out of 4 meetings | |
| Clare Offer | Full governing body: 5 out of 6 meetings |
| Progress & standards Committee: 2 out of 2 meetings | |
| Darren Priddin | Full governing body: 6 out of 6 meetings |
| Premises Working Group: 2 out of 3 meetings | |
| Alison Holt | Full governing body: 4 out of 6 meetings |
| Staffing Committee: 2 out of 3 meetings since appointment | |
| Paul Mulvey | Full governing body: 4 out of 6 meetings |
| Finance Committee: 4 out of 4 meetings | |
| Progress & Standards Committee: 2 out of 2 meetings | |
| Jacqueline Hudson | Full governing body: 6 out of 6 meetings |
| Staffing Committee: 4 out of 4 meetings | |
| Finance Committee: 4 out of 4 meetings | |
| Premises Working Group 3 out of 3 meetings | |
| Progress & Standards Committee: 2 out of 2 meetings | |
| Graham Whitmore | Full governing body: 4 out of 6 meetings |
| Finance Committee: 4 out of 4 meetings | |
| Adrian Kybett | Full governing body: 1 out of 2 meetings since appointment |