About Us

The Local Council of Acklam Grange School

Local Council (LC) consists of:

9 LC members in total

2 Parent Governors

2 Staff governors

4 Trust appointed governors 

Headteacher

 

Name of Governor

Category & Position of responsibility

Membership and attendance

2020/2021

Appointed by & term of office

Nature of business interest/other educational establishments Including governance roles in other educational institutions

Relation-ship to staff

6 Meetings*

Mr Majaid Hussain

Trust appointed Governor

Chair of Local Council

5/6

TLLT

1/07/18-30/6/22

 

None

Mrs Ann Train

Trust appointed governor

Vice Chair

 

         6/6

TLLT

1/07/18-30/6/22

Exam Invigilator at Acklam Grange School

None

Mrs Sarah Warren

Parent Governor

 

         5/6

 

Parent election

1/07/18-30/6/22

 

None

Mr Andrew Wright

Parent Governor

Vice Chair

        5/6

Parent election

1/07/18-30/6/22

Senior Engineer - Nissan UK

None

Mrs Emily Davies

Staff Governor

          6/6

Staff election

1/07/18 - 30/06/22

 

Staff - Acklam Grange School

None
Mrs Deborah Crawford Staff Governor               2/6                                        

Staff election 

1/6/19 - 31/5/23

 Staff - Acklam Grange School     None

Mrs Carloyn Armitage

Trust appointed governor

          6/6

TLLT

1/07/18-30/6/22

 

Exam Invigilator at Acklam Grange School

None

Mr Laidler

Ex-officio

Headteacher

           6/6

01/08/17

Ex officio

Staff - Acklam Grange School

Governor at Middlesbrough College 

None

* In accordance with Government direction on restrictions imposed to manage Covid-19, all meetings were held remotely using Microsoft Teams.

Guidance on Declaration of Interests

Governors and staff have a responsibility to avoid any conflict between their business and personal interests and the interests of the School/Academy.  This is essential for effective and accountable financial management of the School/Academy.

 

A Register of Business Interests is maintained to record all such interests.  The register is kept up-to-date by notification of changes through an annual review of entries and is made freely available for inspection by governors, staff and parents.

 

All governors and staff with budget responsibilities must provide information on any business interests that they or their immediate family hold (immediate family being spouse, children and parents).

 

To demonstrate that the governing body is operating with openness and transparency there is an opportunity at the beginning of meetings for members of the governing body to declare an interest before matters are considered.  This helps to identify potential conflicts of interest and the need to update the register.

 

Should a governor or member of staff believe that another governor or member of staff has a conflict of interest in an issue under discussion that has not been declared, they should draw this to the attention of the governing body.  It will be for the governing body to determine whether the individual with the alleged conflict of interest should withdraw from the meeting and not vote on a particular issue.

 

The register includes all business interests such as directorships, share holdings and other appointments of influence within a business or other organisation that may have dealings with the School/Academy.  The disclosures should also include business interests of relatives and other individuals who may exert influence.

 

All business interests should be declared that could result in a conflict of interest:

 

  • Financial - interests in a contract or proposed contract by direct or family connection.
  • Appointment - interests in the provision for sponsor governors or interests in someone’s appointment, reappointment or suspension from office as a governor or clerk to the governing body.
  • Pay and performance - interests in the pay or appraisal of someone working at the School/Academy in cases where the governor or staff member is also paid to work at the School/Academy.