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Register Of Interests
| Governor name | Governor category | Appointed by | Date appointed | Term of office ended | Term of office (years) | Attendance 2024-25 | Register of Interests, pecuniary or personal | Positions of Responsibility/Committees |
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| Michaela De Barr | Headteacher | Ex officio | 10/11 | Governor at Pickering Community Infant and Nursery School | ||||
| Emily Smeaton | Parent | Elected by parents | 10 06 22 | 4 | 10/11 |
Director of Research School Network, North Yorkshire Coast Research School. Education Consultant – University of York. ITE lecturer – York St John Uni. Associate Governor at Settrington C of E Primary School. |
Chair of Governors Safeguarding governor T&L committee FPP committee |
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| Ruth Weetman | Co-opted | Appointed by Full Governing Body | 23 06 22 | 4 | 6/8 | Employment Cedar Barn |
SEND link governor T&L committee |
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| Ashley Hodgson | Co-opted | Appointed by Full Governing Body | 19 09 23 | 4 | 8/8 | Employment Computershare PLCFellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) |
Vice Chair of Governors FPP committee |
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| Suzanne Ashworth | Parent | Parent appointed by Full Governing Body due to no election candidate | 14 03 24 | 4 | 3/8 | Employment Sinnington Primary SchoolChair Friends of Sarah Louise Ashworth School of Dance
Safeguarding Officer for Kirkbymoorside Football Club |
T&L committee FPP committee |
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| Sally Mintoft | Staff | Staff | 04 11 24 | 2 | 4/4 | |||
| Mathew Eddon | Co-opted | Appointed by Full Governing Body | 19 11 24 | 4 | 4/5 | Governor at Pickering Community Infant and Nursery SchoolFH, JA & MA Eddon, Farming Contracting and Groundwork | FPP committee | |
| Susan Alexander | Co-opted | Appointed by Full Governing Body | 30 06 25 | 4 | n/a | T&L committee | ||
| Eddie Head | Associate MemberNot eligible to vote | Appointed by Full Governing Body | 27 04 23 | 4 | 0/0 | FPP particularly Health and Safety/Fire Safety | ||
| Nick Wilkinson | Co-opted | 10 07 22 | 05 09 24 | 0/0 | ||||
| Caroline Wessels | Parent | 21 04 23 | 03 02 25 | 0/2 | ||||
| Richard Yeabsley | Co-opted | 19 09 23 | 18 07 25 | 8/8 | ||||
Abbreviations –
FPP – Finance, Premises and Personnel Committee
T&L – Teaching and Learning Committee