Register of Interests

Appointment Details & Register of Interests

Senior Financial Officers of The Swanage School

Note the Headteacher (Accounting Officer) appears under Governors.

Name/s                                                   Position/s                                         Date of Appointment            Term of Office Ends       Elected or Appointed By        Relevant Interests   
Thomas, Andrew Business Manager (Chief Financial Officer) 04/01/21 N/A N/A Member of staff at The Swanage School.

No other relevant interests

       

Governors (Trustees) of The Swanage School

Name                                                                                         Position                                                                                              Date of Appointment or Re-Appointment                                                Term of Office Ends                                               Elected or Appointed By                                                               Relevant Interests                                                                                                                                                                               Paid (Y/N)                      Children at the School    
Ashby, Phil Governor 01/09/23 31/08/27 Parents

Self employed guide and author.

Director of Elite Mountain Guides Ltd (24/07/2012)

  1
Barnes, Claire Governor 01/09/23 31/08/27 Members of Education Swanage On the Board at Ark Pioneer Academy (Chair of Governors).    
Etherington, Hannah Governor 02/11/21 31/08/25 Members of Education Swanage

Deputy Headteacher at a local primary school; governor observer at same.

Y 1
Hamilton-Fletcher, Tanya Governor 16/09/20 31/10/24 Members of Education Swanage

Former Social Work Manager at Dorset Council (until 30/9/20)

Operations Manager Personal Health Commissioning NHS Dorset ICB (from 02/11/2020)
Registered social worker of SW England (Regulatory Body).

Panel member for adoption panels for Aspire Adoption.

Y 3 (grandchildren)
Hines, Adam Staff Governor 07/12/20 06/12/24 Staff Teacher at the school; partner is an employee. Y  
King, Laurie (Laurence) Governor 30/09/21 31/08/25 Members of Education Swanage Director of OpenHouse Creative; sole proprietor of laurieking.co.uk Y 1
Knight, William Governor 01/09/23 31/08/27 Members of Education Swanage

Chair of Langton Matravers Parish Council.

Former Director of Attfield Knight Ltd (dissolved)

N

 
Maraspin, Jenny

Headteacher

Accounting Officer

20/03/20 N/A Ex officio

Headteacher of The Swanage School [20/03/2020 - present]. Acting Headteacher 04/01/19 - 19/03/20]

Ofsted Inspector.

Member of The Swanage Town and Community Partnership.

Partner works at the school. 

Y 1
Marcus, Tim Chair of Governors 01/09/23 31/08/27 Members of Education Swanage

Director of Blue Level Media Ltd, Blue Level Hosting Ltd and Blue Level Ltd – gratis supply of website & perpetual hosting to the school.

Former Director of Blast Technologies Ltd (dissolved).

Cabinet Office, UK Government.

Y 1
Parker, Daniel Parent Governor 06/07/22 05/07/26 Parents

Director of The Wool and Craft Shop Ltd, Swanage.

Employee of Arts University Bournemouth, with whom the school may occasionally consult/transact. 
Son of Stephen Parker, former governor/member.

Y 2
Patterson, Robert Governor 01/09/23 31/08/27 Members of Education Swanage Director of Swanage Railway Trust (16/12/2021).    
Rowley, Amanda Governor

 

01/09/22 31/08/26 Members of Education Swanage

Trustee of the Friends of The Swanage School. 

 

Former Director, PJM Advertising South Ltd (dissolved) and MRM Products Ltd (09/03/2010). 

 

Coaches netball at the school (volunteer)

Y

 

 

 

N

 
Starmer, Jessica Governor 01/09/23 31/08/27 Members of Education Swanage

No relevant interests

N  
Tapping, Rachel Governor 25/10/21 31/08/25 Members of Education Swanage No relevant interests   1
Tooley, Isobel Governor 01/09/22 31/08/26 Members of Education Swanage

Employee of Aon who, in principle, could provide insurance broking services to the School. Wife of Secretary, S Tooley Ltd (Business Consultancy)   (11/05/2005)      

N  
Weld-Davies, Sophie Governor 01/09/23 31/08/27 Members of Education Swanage Works for the NHS   1

Past Governors of The Swanage School (who have served in the previous 12 months)

Name/s Position/s                Date of Appointment or Re-appointment

Stepped Down/ Term ended 

Elected or Appointed By Relevant  Interests   
Duke, Alex Staff Governor 26/03/19 25/03/23 Staff Teacher at the school

 

Members of Education Swanage

Name/s                    Date of Admission              Appointed By                            Relevant Interests
Knight, William 26/04/11 Original Signatory Member

Governor (see Governors' Register of Interests)                             

Marcus, Tim 05/09/19 Education Swanage

Governor (see Governors' Register of Interests)

Newman, Nicola 14/09/16 Education Swanage

Director of Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership Ltd 
Former Director of Dorset Chamber of Commerce & Industry 
Former Director of Careers England 
Member of Dorset Chamber of Commerce & Industry 

Director of Dorset Women CIC

Former Director of Ansbury Consulting, who offered services to the school via Dorset Council.
Member of Careers England; former Director

Former Governor (2016-2020)

O'Connor, Helen 26/04/11 Original Signatory Member

Head of Community Education, British Red Cross. Has previously been an employee of Teach First, which may provide services to the School.  

Member of Chartered College of Teaching and the Royal Society of Arts.  

Former governor (to 17/09/2015), co-opted governor (18/09/19-31/08/20 and 16/09/20-31/08/2021).

Sumbler, Helen 14/09/16 Education Swanage

Director of Dorset Rail & Property Consultants Ltd

Director of Planet Purbeck CIC

Former Director of MK City Development (dissolved)

 

Past Members of Education Swanage (who have served in the previous 12 months)

Name                                   Date of Admission           

Date Stepped Down or
Lapsed         

Appointed By            

Relevant Interests

Tatchell, Joanna 15/09/21 01/03/24* Education Swanage

Director of The Software 42. 

Was an original signatory member of the Academy Trust Education Swanage (26/04/11 - 01/03/21)

Former Director of OOConsulting Ltd (dissolved)

Trite, William (Cllr) 22/10/14 01/03/24* Education Swanage

Town and County Councillor. Dorset Council: Swanage representative; Swanage Town Council: North Ward 

 

Former Director of The Swanage Railway Trust and The Swanage Railway Company Ltd 

Former Director of Swanage Pier Trust 

Former Director of Southern Locomotives Ltd and of 35006 Locomotive Company Ltd 

Trustee of Trevor Chadwick Memorial Trust.  

Trustee of De Moulham Trust. 

 

Member of Purbeck Community Rail Partnership and other organisations connected with heritage railways.  

Member of Conservative Party (constituency and branch levels only). 

 

Former Governor of Sir William Collins School, appointed by London Borough of Camden, 1982-1986. 

* The annual membership year runs from 1st September to 31st August. The membership fee becomes due on the 1st August which in any event must be paid no later than 1st March in the following year, at which point membership is deemed to have lapsed.