GOVERNORS OF ST. JOHN FISHER CATHOLIC COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
St. John Fisher School seeks to help and encourage students to develop individually, collectively and freely a way of life modelled on Christ in accordance with the faith of the Roman Catholic Church
Details of the current Governors
All governors are volunteers and, once elected, generally, serve for 4 years.
| NAME | CATEGORY | POSITION | DATE TERM STARTED | DATE TERM ENDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Mailing | Foundation Governor (appointed by the Diocese) | Chairman(elected by the Governing Body) | Sep 2018 | Aug 2022 |
| Deacon Jim Coleman | Foundation Governor (appointed by the Diocese) | Vice-Chair (elected by the Governing Body) Chair: Catholic Mission & Ethos | Jan 2013 | Dec 2021 |
| Dympna Lennon | Headteacher | Headteacher | Sep 2016 | Not Applicable |
| Ruth Bourne | Local Authority Governor (nominated by the Local Authority, appointed by the Governing Body) | Chair: Resources | Jan 2018 | Dec 2022 |
| Maureen Pearson | Foundation Governor | Chair: School Monitoring & Improvement | Sep 2018 | Sep 2022 |
| Fr. Chris Baker | Foundation Governor (appointed by the Diocese) | Sep 2014 | Aug 2018 | |
| Matthew Roberts | Staff Governor (elected by staff at the school) | Feb 2017 | Jan 2021 | |
| Katherine Sexton | Foundation Governor | Sep 2016 | Sep 2020 | |
| Tracy Marsh | Foundation Governor | Jun 2018 | Sep 2020 | |
| Leon Rouncivell | Foundation Governor | Jun 2018 | Sep 2020 |
Governors who have retired this year
| NAME | CATEGORY | DATE TERM STARTED | DATE RETIRED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Gillespie | Foundation Governor | Jun 2016 | Dec 2018 |
| Marie Foster | Parent Governor | Oct 2016 | Mar 2018 |
GOVERNING BODY MEMBERSHIP 2018-19
The Governors of St John Fisher Catholic school provide management and oversight of budgets, curriculum, policy setting and staff appointments throughout the school.
| RESOURCES | SCHOOL MONITORING & IMPROVEMENT | CATHOLIC MISSION & ETHOS |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth Bourne (chair) | Maureen Pearson (chair) | Dcn Jim Coleman (chair) |
| Jan Gillespie | Dympna Lennon | Fr Baker |
| Dympna Lennon | Clive Mailing | Dympna Lennon |
| Clive Mailing | Matthew Roberts | Clive Mailing |
| Leon Rouncivell | Kathy Sexton | Tracy Marsh |
Click here for the ‘Terms of Reference’ for the School Monitoring and Improvement Committee.
Additional ‘Terms of Reference’ for the other committee’s will be published here as they become available.
Governing Body & Committee Meetings 2018/2019 & Term 1 2019/2020
Terms 1 & 2 – Monday 3rd September 2018 – Thursday 20th December 2018
| SMIC Committee | Monday 17 September 2018 | 5.15pm to 6.45pm | Exam Results |
| Full Governing Body Business Meeting | Thursday 27 September 2018 | 5.45pm meet with coffee
6:00pm – 7.30pm meeting | Election of Chair & Vice-Chair, agree committee membership, roles and responsibilities, delegation of responsibilities to HT, sign and update register of business interests |
| Resources Committee | Monday 15 October 2018 | 5.15pm to 6.45pm | Election of Chair for the committee |
| Catholic Mission & Ethos Committee | Monday 12 November 2018 | 5.15pm to 6.45pm | Election of Chair for the committee |
| SMIC Committee | Monday 3 December 2018 | 5.15pm to 6.45pm | Election of Chair for the committee |
| Full Governing Body | Thursday 13 December 2017 | 5.45pm meet with coffee
6:00pm – 7.30pm meeting |
Terms 3 & 4 – Monday 7th January 2019 – Friday 5th April 2019
| Resources Committee | Monday 21 January 2019 | 5.15pm to 6.45pm |
| CME Committee | Monday 25 February 2019 | 5.15pm to 6.45pm |
| SMIC Committee | Monday 11 March 2019 | 5.15pm to 6.45pm |
| Full Governing Body | Thursday 21 March 2019 | 5.45pm meet with coffee
6:00pm – 8.00pm meeting |
Terms 5 & 6 – Tuesday 23rd April 2019– Tuesday 23rd July 2019
| Resources Committee | Monday 29 April 2019 | 5.15pm to 6.45pm
Final Accounts 2018/19 & LA Budget Allocation 2019/20 |
| CME Committee | Monday 13 May 2019 | 5.15pm to 6.45pm |
| SMIC Committee | Monday 10 June 2019 | 5.15pm to 6.45pm |
| Resources Committee | Monday 24 June 2018 | 5.15pm to 6.45pm |
| Full Governing Body | Thursday 4 July 2018 | 5.45pm meet with coffee
6:00pm – 8.00pm meeting FGB to formally ratify 2019/20 budget |
2019-2020
| SMIC | Monday 16th Sept 2019 | 5.15pm to 6.45pm | Exam Results |
| Full Governing Body Business Meeting | Thursday 26 September 2019 | 5.45pm meet with coffee
6:00pm – 8.00pm meeting | Election of Chair & Vice-Chair, agree committee membership, roles and responsibilities, delegation of responsibilities to HT, sign and update register of business interests |
GOVERNORS DECLARATION & SKILLS AUDIT
This page shows the Governor’s declaration of interests and a skills audit for each person. This page is under frequent review and will be updated on a regular basis.
| Name | Organisation | Nature of interest | Date from which involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Mailing | St Augustine of Canterbury School | Chair of Governors | 2003 |
| Clive Mailing | Diocese Local Authority Representative | Diocese Representative on Medway Council’s Children & Adults Overview & Scrutiny Committee | Nov 2013 |
| Clive Mailing | Medway Council’s Schools Forum | Secondary Local Authority Maintained School Governor Representative | Oct 2014 |
| Clive Mailing | Medway Catholic Schools | Chairman of the Academies Working Group | Nov 2016 |
| Clive Mailing | IEB | Interim Executive Board at another Kent Secondary School | July 2018 (for 12 Months) |
| Fr. Chris Baker | St. Michael’s R.C. Church | Spiritual parental knowledge of pupils & families St Michael’s | Continuous |
| Katherine Sexton | St Michael’s RCP school, Chatham | Headteacher | 2015 |
GOVERNORS MEETING ATTENDANCE
FULL GOVERNING BODY
| Name | 27/9/18 | 13/12/18 | 21/3/19 | 4/7/19 |
| Clive Mailing | X | X | ||
| Dympna Lennon | X | X | ||
| Maureen Pearson | X | |||
| Deac. Jim Coleman | X | X | ||
| Fr. Chris Baker | X | |||
| Ruth Bourne | X | |||
| Matthew Roberts | X | X | ||
| Katherine Sexton | X | |||
| Tracy Marsh | X | X | ||
| Leon Rouncivell | X | X |
CATHOLIC MISSION & ETHOS
| Name | 12/11/18 | 25/02/18 | 13/05/18 | ||||||
| Clive Mailing | X | ||||||||
| Dympna Lennon | X | ||||||||
| Deac. Jim Coleman | X | ||||||||
| Fr. Chris Baker | |||||||||
| Tracy Marsh | X |
SCHOOL MONITORING & IMPROVEMENT
| Name | 17/09/18 | 03/12/18 | 11/03/19 | 10/06/19 | 16/09/19 | |||||||
| Clive Mailing | X | |||||||||||
| Dympna Lennon | X | X | ||||||||||
| Fr. Chris Baker | ||||||||||||
| Maureen Pearson | X | X | ||||||||||
| Katherine Sexton | X | X | ||||||||||
| Matthew Roberts | X | X | ||||||||||
| Tracy Marsh |
Resources
| 15/10/18 | 21/01/19 | 29/04/19 | 24/06/19 | ||||
| Clive Mailing | |||||||
| Dympna Lennon | X | X | |||||
| Maureen Pearson | |||||||
| Ruth Bourne | X | X | |||||
| Fr. Chris Baker | |||||||
| Tracy Marsh | |||||||
| Leon Rouncivell | X | X | |||||