Governors

School Governing Body

St Thomas More is a Catholic Voluntary Aided School.

The governing bodies of Voluntary Aided Schools are corporate bodies with exempt charitable status. A corporate body has a legal identity separate from its members.

The duties of a governing body are set out in various regulations and in the Education Act 2002. These duties are many and varied but are a benefit to the community and rewarding to the individual governor.

The duties can be summarised in having a general responsibility for the conduct of the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement.

The governing body work in close partnership with the Headteacher and all teaching and non teaching staff.

The qualifications and disqualifications of school governors are set out in the Constitution Regulations 2016.

In order to carry out their duties governors regularly visit the school so that they can develop their understanding of the school which will enable them to fulfil their statutory responsibilities for the conduct of the school.

Each visit is made to carry out a specific purpose. These visits are not a professional inspection or a monitoring or evaluation of staff since these are the duties of the Headteacher. The aim of the visits are to assist the school in achieving its objectives. Governors regularly attend in house and external teaching courses which are provided free of charge. These courses are provided to help governors to fully understand and carry out these duties.

Governors meet for full governors meetings three times a year in addition each governor must serve on one or more sub committees. These sub committees are the means by which the governing body remains in close contact with the school.

There are four sub committees, these are:- Finance, Curriculum, Premises and Personnel.

GOVERNORS

Mr S D’Souza (Chair of Governors)

Foundation Governor

Term of office: 4 Years

Date of Appointment: 2/6/2021

Appointed by: Diocese of Southwark

Premises Committee

Declared Business Interests: None

 

Mrs V Ebdon (Head teacher)

Head teacher

Term of office: On-going

Date of Appointment: 13/10/2016

Appointed by: Governing Board
All committees

Declared Business Interests: Staff member

 

Mrs C Ukatu (Vice-chair of Governors)

Foundation Governor

Term of office: 4 Years

Date of Appointment: 1/7/2021

Appointed by: Diocese of Southwark

SEN Governor

Declared Business Interests: None

 

Ms A Redding

Foundation Governor

Term of office: 4 Years

Date of Appointment: 26/01/2023

Appointed by: Diocese of Southwark

Safeguarding Governor

Committees: Personnel

Declared Business Interests: None

 

Ms H Burgess

Foundation Governor

Term of office: 4 Years

Date of Appointment: 02/06/23

Appointed by: Diocese of Southwark

Committees:

Declared Business Interests: None

 

Mrs P LeBreton

Co-Opted Governor

Term of office: 4 Years

Date of Appointment: 13/10/2017

Appointed by: Governing Board              

Governor for skills and training
Committees: Finance, Personnel, Curriculum, Premises

Declared Business Interests: Staff member; Partner is school caretaker.

 

Mrs A RobertsonTerm of office to: 2/3/2023

Staff Governor

Term of office: 4 Years

Date of Appointment: 2/3/2015

Appointed by: Staff

Committees: Curriculum

Declared Business Interests: Staff

 

Mr J Carmichael

Foundation Governor

Term of office: 4 Years

Date of Appointment: 25/5/2021

Appointed by: Diocese of Southwark

Declared Business Interests: None

Ms S Joshi

Term of office: 4 Years

Date of Appointment: 1/11/2021

Appointed by: Parents

Parent Governor

Safeguarding Governor

Declared Business Interests: None

 

 

 

Ms K Taylor

Parent Governor

Term of office: 4 Years

Date of Appointment: 1/11/2021

Appointed by: Parents
Committees: Curriculum

Declared Business Interests: Director – family business; Online teacher (secondary school); Tutor for trainee teachers in Secondary Science; Owner of Guest House

Mr T Zinyyke

Foundation Governor

Term of office: 4 Years

Date of Appointment: 1/10/2021

Appointed by: Diocese of Southwark

Declared Business Interests: None

 

 

Should you wish to contact a governor for any reason, please speak to the school office.

Foundation Governors are appointed by the Diocese, LEA Governors are appointed by the Local Authority, Teaching and Non Teaching Staff Governors are elected by the staff of the school.  Parent Governors are elected by the parents of children attending the school.  

School Governors are always needed; should you wish to become a School Governor of St Thomas More Catholic Primary School or any other school you should contact the Medway Local Education Authority Governor Services, telephone:  01634 331052 or e-mail governorservices@medway.gov.uk

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