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Governors

Structure

The Governing Body meets at least three times a year. In addition, there are a number of committees which focus on specific aspects of the school:

  • First Committee (responsible for discipline and grievance hearings, capability hearings, completion of teacher induction, curriculum complaints, other complaints, selection for redundancy)
     
  • Appeals Committee
     
  • Curriculum Committee
     
  • Finance Committee
     
  • Health and Safety Committee
     
  • Personnel Committee
     
  • Student Discipline Committee

Governor Details

Local Authority governors are appointed by the Local Authority, Parent Governors by parents/carers of Northgate students, Co-opted Governors by the Governing Body and Employee Governors by Northgate employees.

 
 

 

 

 

 


Associate Members 

Associate members do not have voting rights in governing body decisions.

Name

Committee

Pecuniary Interests

Mr D Banham 
(Deputy Head)

Curriculum

Books published by
Hodder Education, London.

Mrs A Hope 
(Assistant Head)

Curriculum

Member of ASCL Council; family member works for Crafted Media.

Mr A Rutland 
(Curriculum Officer)

Curriculum

Nil

Mrs S Southgate
(Principal Finance Officer)

Finance and
Health & Safety

Nil

Mr M Brailsford 
(Site Manager)

Health & Safety

Nil

Mr S Burgoyne 
(Systems & Data Manager)

Health & Safety

Nil

Mr S Novak 
(Principal of ICT) 

Health & Safety

Nil

Mr A Peck
(Consultant Parent)

Health & Safety

Nil

Mrs B Steward
(UNISON Representative)

Health & Safety

Nil

Mr J Watson
(Teaching Union Representative)

Health & Safety Nil

K Brinkey-Donski
(Arts Centre)

Health & Safety

TBC

H Landon
(Arts Centre)

Health & Safety

TBC

Mr M Hainsworth
(Vivify)

Health & Safety

TBC

Mr J Merlos-Coy
(Vivify)

Health & Safety

TBC

 

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Northgate High School
Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, IP4 3DL

Tel: 01473 210 123