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Register Of Interests 2025 - 2026
| Governor name | Governor category | Appointed by | Date appointed | Term of Office ended | Term of Office (Years) | Attendance2025 - 2026 | Register of Interests, pecuniary or personal | Position of Responsibility / Committees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheala De Barr | Headteacher | Ex officio | 12/12 | Governor at Pickering Community Infant and Nursery School | ||||
| Ruth Weetman | Co-opted | Appointed by Full Governing Body | 23 06 2215 06 26 | 15 06 26 | 4 | 6/9 | Employment Cedar Barn | Chair of governorsSEND link governorFPP committee
T&L committee |
| Ash Hodgson | Co-opted | Appointed by Full Governing Body | 19 09 23 | 4 | 8/9 | Employment Computershare PLC Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) | Chair of governorsFPP committeeT&L committee | |
| Suzanne Ashworth | Parent | Parent appointed by Full Governing Body due to no election candidate | 14 03 24 | 4 | 4/9 | Employment Sinnington Primary School.Chair Friends of Sarah Louise Ashworth School of Dance.Safeguarding officer for Kirkbymoorside Football Club. | T&L committee | |
| Sally Mintoft | Staff | Staff | 04 11 24 | 2 | 6/6 | |||
| Mathew Eddon | Co-opted | Appointed by Full Governing Body | 19 11 24 | 4 | 6/9 | Governor at Pickering Community Infant and Nursery School.FH, JA & MA Eddon, Farming Contracting and Groundwork | FPP committee | |
| Susan Alexander | Co-opted | Appointed by Full Governing Body | 30 06 25 | 4 | 9/9 | T&L committeeFPP committee | ||
| Hannah Stephens | Parent | Elected by Parents | 27 02 26 | 4 | 2/4 | FPP Committee | ||
| Vivienne Hartley | Parent | Elected by Parents | 18 06 26 | 4 | n/a | tbc | ||
| Co-opted | Vacant | |||||||
| LA governor | Vacant | |||||||
| 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 | ||
| Emily Smeaton | Associate MemberNot eligible to votePreviously parent
co-opted |
Appointed by Full Governing Body | 23 09 26
10 06 22 18 05 26 |
18 05 26 23 09 26 |
4 | 11/12 | Director of Research School Network, North Yorkshire Coast Research School.Education Consultant – Uni of York.ITE lecturer – York St John Uni.
Associate Governor at Settrington CofE Primary School. |
Previous Chair |
Abbreviations -
FPP – Finance, Premises and Personnel Committee
T&L – Teaching and Learning Committee