Our Governing Body consists of 8 members. They are:-
- 1 Head Teacher
- 1 Staff Elected Governor (elected by staff)
- 1 Elected Parent Governors (elected by Parents/Carers)
- 5 Co-opted Governors (appointed by Governing Body)
- We currently have a vacancy for a Parent Governor – if you are interested, please contact the Clerk to Governors at ekealey@esteemmat.co.uk
All Governors service to school is for 4 years before they need to be replaced, re-elected or re-appointed.
Different Types of Governor:
Parent Governors – parents or carers elected by other parents or carers with children at the school, (when there is a vacancy for a parent governor all parents/carers are contacted by letter/website and are asked for nominations, if there are more nominations than vacancies then parents/carers are asked to take part in a vote to elect the parent governors. The Governing Body may appoint parent governors if it is not possible to fill the places by election.
Staff Governor – elected by staff by a vote when a vacancy arises.
Co-opted Governor – individuals who are approached by the Governing Body on the basis of a significant contribution which they can make to the school
Associate Members – Governing Body may appoint associate members to sit on committees
Register of Interests
The Governing Body must ensure that Governors are not involved in activities that might conflict with their role within the school. As such a register of interest must be made available on the school website.
This document is updated fully each year and reviewed throughout the year. It is the Governors responsibility to make the school aware of any changes during the year.
Please click on the document below to view the Register of Interests
The Governors Links and Responsibilities
03.2 St Clare’s Link Governors 2019-20(1)
Governors at St Clare’s reside on a range of committees:
Full Governors Meeting Schedule for 20/21
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17 September 2020 |
17:30 |
Full Governors Board |
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15 October 2020 |
17:30 |
Full Governors Board |
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19 November 2020 |
17:30 |
Full Governors Board |
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10 December 2020 |
17:30 |
Full Governors Board |
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21 January 2021 |
17:30 |
Full Governors Board |
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25 February 2021 |
17:30 |
Full Governors Board |
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25 March 2021 |
17:30 |
Full Governors Board |
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22 April 2021 |
17:30 |
Full Governors Board |
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20 May 2021 |
17:30 |
Full Governors Board |
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24 June 2021 |
17:30 |
Full Governors Board |
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15 July 2021 |
17:30 |
Full Governors Board |
Composition of the Governing Body
| Area of Responsibility | Governor |
| Safeguarding and year 9 | Sue Allen |
| Year 7 / Relationships and sex education | Claire Jackson |
| Finance / performance management + year 10 | Amy Rush |
| Looked after children (LAC) child protection/ year 11/ careers | Laraine Tuplin |
| SEN + special responsibility for Autism | Debbie Stocks |
| Health and Safety + British Values | Patrick Hill |
| Training | Clerk to governors |
Members of the Governing Body
| Board of Governors | |||||||||
| 15.10.19 | 18.11.19 | 12.12.19 | 13.02.20 | 29.04.20 | 11.06.20 | 07.07.20 | TOTAL | ||
| Megan Stratton | Y | Y | Y | – | – | – | – | 100% | |
| Colin Marshall | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 100% | |
| Amy Rush | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 100% | |
| Laraine Tuplin | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 100% | |
| Patrick Hill | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 100% | |
| Debbie Stocks | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 86% | |
| Claire Jackson | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 86% | |
| Sue Allen | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | 71% | |
| Helen States | N/A | N/A | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 60% | |
| Matt Vernon | N | N/A | N | N | – | – | – | 0% | |
| Title | Forename | Surname | Email Address | Governor Type | Term Expiry | ||
| Mr | Colin | Marshall | head@stclares.derby.sch.uk | Head Teacher | N/A | ||
| Miss | Amy | Rush | arush@stclares.derby.sch.uk | Chair | 01/11/2021 | ||
| Mrs | Debbie | Stocks | N/A | Co-opted | 29/04/2024 | ||
| Mrs | Helen | States | N/A | Parent | 18/11/2023 | ||
| Mrs | Laraine | Tuplin | N/A | Co-opted | 01/09/2023 | ||
| Mrs | Clare | Jackson | N/A | Co-opted | 01/03/2022 | ||
| Mrs | Sue | Allen | N/A | Co-opted | 01/10/2021 | ||
| Mr | Patrick | Hill | N/A | Staff | 01/10/2020 |
We currently have a vacancy for a Parent Governor – if you are interested, please contact the Clerk to Governors at ekealey@esteemmat.co.uk
Clerk to Governors – Emma Kealey
Term of Office – 4 years
If you are interested in becoming a governor please contact the Clerk to the Governors on ekealey@esteemmat.co.uk