Governing Body

Welcome to the Governors section of our school website. We thought you might like to know a little bit about us, our role and responsibilities.

The Governing Body (GB), together with the Headteacher, staff and Local Authority is responsible for the school. The GB must hold the school to account for the standards it achieves. It must ensure that all resources, including the school budget and staff, are properly used to meet the needs of all students and provide value for money. It works to both support and challenge the school.
The GB appoints the Headteacher and delegates the responsibility for the day to day running of the school to the Headteacher. Individual governors have no power as such and cannot act or speak on behalf of the GB unless power has been delegated to.

What qualifications are needed?

No formal qualifications are required, just a desire to put experience and life skills to good use. Governors are people with an interest in education and a belief in working together to improve the outcomes for our students. They are people who have a few hours to spare each month, and enjoy being part of a team.

Who are the Governors?

The GB is made up of four groups who represent the ‘stakeholders’ of the school: staff, parents, the local community and the Local Authority. This range of people is intended to provide a broad and balanced selection of viewpoints and to represent each sector of the school’s society. No governor is a ‘delegate’ for their group. The term of office is four years and they can be re-elected for further terms.

Mr Leslie Berry Chair of Governors	Mr Jonathan Gluck Vice-Chair of Governors

 

Co-Opted	Staff	Local Authority Governor	Parent Governors	Foundation Governors
David Gingell	George Rorke Headteacher	Leslie Berry Chair of Governors	Phil King	Sue Milsom
Pauline Roland	Cath Lima		Jonathan Gluck Vice-Chair of Governors	Mikhael Mazu
Derek Fearnley			Vacancy
Jordan Meade

 

As at March 2018 – all Governor Terms of Office are 4 years

Name	Type of Governor	First Appointment	Current Term From	Term To	Role	Appointed By	Attendance at Meetings 2016/17
Ben Streets	Interim Headteacher	01.01.18	01.01.18		Headteacher	Governing Body	-
David Gingell	Co-opted	01.10.90	01.09.15	31.08.19		Governing Body	7/7
Leslie Berry	Local Authority	08.02.13	04.07.17	03.07.21	Chair of Governors, Chair of Development, Review & Welfare	Governing Body	9/9
Pauline Roland	Co-opted	01.09.04	01.09.15	31.08.19		Governing Body	6/6
Cath Lima	Staff	21.02.16	21.02.16	20.02.20		Staff	6/6
Phil King	Parent	12.09.11	10.11.15	09.11.19		Parents/carers	4/6
Jonathan Gluck	Parent	07.03.14	07.03.18	06.03.22	Vice Chair of Governors, Chair of Resources	Parents/carers	9/9
Sue Milsom	Foundation	21.03.17	21.03.17	20.03.21		Governing Body	3/3
Derek Fearnley	Co-opted	21.03.17	21.03.17	20.03.21		Governing Body	2/2
Jordan Meade	Co-opted	21.03.17	21.03.17	20.03.21		Governing Body	2/3
Mikhael Mazu	Foundation	27.03.18	27.03.18	26.03.22		Governing Body	n/a
Vacancy	Parent

 

Clerk	Appointed
KCC Clerking Service	01.09.14

 

Governors who have left the Governing Body over the last year

Name	Type of Governor	First Appointment	Current Term From	Term To	Appointed By	Reason for Leaving	Attendance at Meetings 2016/17
Harry Ingham	Headteacher	01.09.12	01.09.12	31.12.17	Governing Body	Resigned from Thamesview	11/12
Julia Williams	Parent	24.03.15	24.03.15	23.03.19	Parents/Carers	Other commitments	5/6
Ben Streets	Interim Headteacher	01.01.18	01.01.18		Governing Body

 

Governors' Register of Business Interests – as at 1^st February 2018 Current Governors

Name of Governor	Date of Declaration	Interests to Declare	Interest 1	Any other interests
Dave Gingell	21.11.17		Governor at Chantry Academy
Leslie Berry	21.11.17		Company Director, Raymond Leslie Associates Ltd.	Member – Independent Monitoring Board, HMP Elmley
Pauline Roland	21.11.17	Nil
Jonathan Gluck	21.11.17	Nil
Phil King	15.11.17		HM Border Force Immigration Officer
Cath Lima	20.11.17	Nil
Derek Fearnley	15.11.17	Nil
Sue Milsom	21.11.17		Employed at Gads Hill School
Jordan Meade	18.07.17		Services Officer, Kensington Palace. Councillor, Gravesham Borough Council	Director, Imperial Reciter Ltd. Chairman, KCC Youth A Group, Gravesham
Mikhael Mazu	08.05.18		Director - Mybeatus

 

Clerk

Name of Clerk	Date of Declaration	Interests to Declare	Interest	Any other interests
KCC Clerking Service	N/A	N/A

 

Previous Governors (on the Governing Body over the last year) 

Name of Governor	Date of Declaration	Interests to Declare	Interest	Any other interests
Harry Ingham	15.11.16	Nil
Julia Williams	15.11.16	Nil
Ben Streets	05.12.17	Nil