Withernsea High School

Withernsea High School

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Mr J McKinley

Mr J McKinley
Status: Active  

Date Appointed:
20th October 2021

Current term of office ends:
19th October 2025

Appointing body:
Local Authority Governor 

Position of responsibility: 
Chair of Finance and Premises

Committees serving on: 
• Curriculum 
• Finance and Premises
• Behaviour and Attitudes
• Pay and Personnel

Voting rights: 
Yes

Special responsibilities: 

None

Links to development areas: 

• Curriculum (SIP Objective 1)
• Mathematics
• Science
• Humanities
• English

Governance roles in other educational institutions: 
None to declare

Pecuniary interests: 
Yes. Occasionally, Patrington Cricket Club (for whom I am Chairman) use the school Sport’s Hall for training purposes (with revenue generated).

Relationships to staff: 
Yes. My sister (Kerry McKinley) is a Teaching Assistant at the school.

Profile:

"As a former student and school officer of Withernsea High School, Jason left the town of his birth to secure a Geography & Geology B.Sc. (Joint Hons.) degree at the University of Manchester, followed by a M.Sc.(Eng.) degree in Water Resources, Technology & Management at the University of Birmingham.

Through a corporate career spanning 25 years, Jason has worked in various senior management roles, within water, financial services and business processing outsourcing sectors. Having significant experience of chairing committee meetings, and leading corporate governance, Jason’s specialisms include operational leadership, business transformation and account management.

Having returned to the local area, Jason joined our school’s Governing Body in October 2021, as a Local Authority appointed Governor. Jason chairs our Finance and Premises Committee and has curriculum responsibilities, specifically relating to Mathematics and Science.

Jason is married to Danny, and they spend much of their spare time walking their tireless, English springer spaniel, Rupert.

Jason is also a keen local cricketer and has held the role as Chairman of Patrington Cricket Club, since 2009."

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