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 |
| Fr. Chris Baker |
Ex-Officio (appointed by the Governing Body) |
Sep 2019 | Sep 2023 | |
| Matthew Roberts | Staff Governor (elected by staff at the school) | Feb 2017 | Jan 2021 | |
| Katherine Sexton | Foundation Governor | Chair: School Monitoring & Improvement | Sep 2016 | Sep 2020 |
| Tracy Marsh | Parent Governor | Jun 2018 | Sep 2020 | |
| Leon Rouncivell | Parent Governor | Jun 2018 | Sep 2020 |
Governors who have recently retired
| NAME | CATEGORY | DATE TERM STARTED | DATE RETIRED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Gillespie | Foundation Governor | Jun 2016 | Dec 2018 |
| Marie Foster | Parent Governor | Oct 2016 | Mar 2018 |
| Maureen Pearson | Foundation Governor | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 |
GOVERNING BODY MEMBERSHIP 2019-2020
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) | Kathy Sexton (chair) | Dcn Jim Coleman (chair) |
| Dympna Lennon | Dympna Lennon | Fr Baker |
| Clive Mailing | Clive Mailing | Dympna Lennon |
| Leon Rouncivell | Matthew Roberts | Clive Mailing |
| 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 – Tuesday 3rd September 2019 – Friday 20th December 2019
| Full Governing Body Business Meeting | Monday 9 September 2019 |
6:00pm to 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 |
| SMIC Committee | Monday 16 September 2019 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm | Exam Results |
| Resources Committee | Monday 11 November 2019 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm | |
| Catholic Mission & Ethos Committee | Monday 12 November 2018 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm | |
| Resources Committee | Monday 2 December 2019 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm | |
| Full Governing Body | Monday 9 December 2019 |
6:00pm to 8.00pm meeting |
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| SMIC Committee | Monday 16 December 2019 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm |
Terms 3 & 4 – Monday 6th January 2020 – Friday 3rd April 2020
| Resources Committee | Monday 27 January 2020 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm |
| CME Committee | Monday 24 February 2020 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm |
| Resources Committee | Monday 2 March 2020 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm |
| Full Governing Body | Thursday 21 March 2019 |
6:00pm to 8.00pm |
| SMIC Committee | Monday 16 December 2019 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm |
Terms 5 & 6 – Monday 20th April 2020 – Tuesday 17th July 2020
| Resources Committee | Monday 27 April 2020 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm
Final Accounts 2019/20 LA Budget Allocation 2019/20 |
| CME Committee | Monday 11 May 2020 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm |
| Resources Committee | Monday 1 June 2020 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm |
| Resources Committee | Monday 22 June 2020 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm |
| Full Governing Body | Monday 6 July 2020 |
6:00 pm to 8.00 pm meeting FGB to formally ratify 2019/20 budget |
| SMIC | Monday 13 July 2020 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm |
2020-2021
| SMIC | Monday 21 Sept 2020 | 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm | Exam Results |
| Full Governing Body Business Meeting | Thursday 28 September 2020 |
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 |
| Fr. Chris Baker | St. Michael’s R.C. Church | Continuous | |
| Katherine Sexton | St Michael’s RCP School, Chatham | 2015 | |
GOVERNORS MEETING ATTENDANCE
FULL GOVERNING BODY
| Name | 09/12/2019 | 16/03/2020 | 06/07/2020 | 28/09/2020 | |
| Clive Mailing | X | ||||
| Dympna Lennon | X | ||||
| Maureen Pearson | |||||
| Deac. Jim Coleman | X | ||||
| Fr. Chris Baker | X | ||||
| Ruth Bourne | |||||
| Matthew Roberts | X | ||||
| Katherine Sexton | X | ||||
| Tracy Marsh | X | ||||
| Leon Rouncivell | X |
CATHOLIC MISSION & ETHOS
| Name | 11/11/2019 | 24/02/2020 | 11/05/2020 | |||
| Clive Mailing | X | |||||
| Dympna Lennon | X | |||||
| Deac. Jim Coleman | X | |||||
| Fr. Chris Baker | X | |||||
| Tracy Marsh | X | |||||
| Mike Purves |
SCHOOL MONITORING & IMPROVEMENT
| Name | 16/09/2019 | 16/12/2019 | 30/03/2020 | 13/07/2020 | 21/09/2020 | |||||||
| Clive Mailing | X | |||||||||||
| Dympna Lennon | X | |||||||||||
| Fr. Chris Baker | ||||||||||||
| Maureen Pearson | ||||||||||||
| Katherine Sexton | X | |||||||||||
| Matthew Roberts | X | |||||||||||
| Tracy Marsh |
Resources
| 14/10/2019 | 02/12/2019 | 27/01/2020 | 02/03/2020 | 01/06/2020 | 22/06/2020 | ||
| Clive Mailing | X | X | X | ||||
| Dympna Lennon | X | X | |||||
| Maureen Pearson | |||||||
| Ruth Bourne | |||||||
| Fr. Chris Baker | |||||||
| Tracy Marsh | |||||||
| Leon Rouncivell | X | X | X | ||||