Governors and Write Up
Governors usually serve a four year term on the governing body. Our governors are organised into 3 sub committees:
- Resources
- Teaching and Learning
- Inclusion
School Governors
Chair (Parent Governor)
Mr Stephen Booth
Headteacher
Mrs Kate Espley
Parent
Mrs Shantala Carr
Mr Martin Henderson
Staff Governor
Mrs Kate Plant
Foundation Governor
Rev. David Ridley
Mrs Jane Willis
Rev. Sandra Marsh
Local Authority Governor
Mrs Hazel King
Co-opted Governors
Mrs Rita Smith
Mr Chris Russell
We do not have any Associate Members. All of our Governors have voting rights.
Governors' Register of Business Interests
| Name Term of Office Start & End date of appointment |
Membership | Interests to Declare | Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation | Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation of spouse/partner | Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation of spouse/partner | |
|
Mr Stephen Booth 4 years 7.10.2014 to 6.10.2022 |
Chair of Governors Parent Governor Member of All sub-committees |
Yes |
Director of SJA Business Services T/A Rosemary Book Keeping East Kent Secretary of Eastry Ravens Football Club
|
Not Applicable | None | |
|
Mrs Katharine L Espley (Kate) 1/09/2019 ongoing |
Headteacher | None | Member of Staff | Not Applicable | None | |
| Mrs Katherine S Plant (Kate) 4 Years 30/06/2005 to 28/06/2021 |
Staff Governor Member of Inclusion Sub -Committee |
None | Member of Staff | Not Applicable | None | |
| Reverend David G Ridley 18/08/2013 ongoing |
Foundation Governor Vice Chair Member of Resources |
None | Vicar | Not Applicable | None | |
| Mrs Janice V Willis (Jane) 4 Years 01/06/2011 to 31/05/2019 |
Foundation Governor
|
None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | None | |
| Mrs Shantala Carr (formerly Heath) 4 Years 07/10/2014 to 06/10/2022 |
Parent Governor Member of |
None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | None | |
| Mrs Rita U Smith 4 Years 27/11/2012 to 17/11/2019 |
Co-opted Member of Resources and Inclusion |
None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | None | |
| Mrs Hazel M King 4 Years 17/05/2017 to 16/05/2021 |
Local Authority Vice Chair Member of Inclusion and Teaching & Learning |
None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | None | |
| Mr Martin J Henderson 4 Years 03/07/2018 to 02/07/2022 |
Parent Governor Member of Teaching & Learning sub-Committee |
None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | None | |
| Reverend Elizabeth A Marsh (known as Rev. Sandra) 4 Years 12/11/2018 to 11/11/2022 |
Foundation Governor Member of Inclusion and Teaching & Learning Sub-committees |
None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | None | |
| GOVERNORS WHO HAVE RESIGNED/RETIRED SINCE JANUARY 2016 | ||||||
| Mr Alan J Bonner 4 Years 19/01/2017 to 18/01/2021 |
Co-opted Governor Resources Sub-Committee |
None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | None | |
|
Dr David A Sugden |
Chair of Governors (Co-opted Governor) Member of all Committees |
None | Retired | Teaching Assistant at Eastry Church of England Primary School | Husband of Mrs J Sugden, Teaching Assistant at Eastry CEP School | |
|
Mr Timothy J Halling |
Member of all committees | None |
Headteacher Sole Director of Sarah Halling Ltd |
Not Applicable | Sole Director of Sarah Halling Ltd | |
|
Mrs Anne E Wiles |
Foundation Governor |
None | None | Director - Andrew Wiles Consulting |
Trustee of Aquila - Diocese of Canterbury Academy Trust |
|
| Mr Michael J West 4 Years Resigned 23/05/2018 12/02/2016 - 11/02/2020 |
Previously Parent Governor Resources Sub-Committee |
None | Architect - CAD Solutions Dover, Kent. |
Not Applicable | None | |
| Dr Jonathan P Porter 4 Years Resigned 07/11/2016 15/03/2013 to 07/11/2016 |
Previously Co-opted Governor Curriculum Sub-Committee |
None | Patent Attorney | Medical Physicist | None | |
| Mr Andrew D Watson 4 Years Resigned 06/07/2016 30/06/2009 to 06/07/2016 |
Previously Vice-Chair (Co-opted) Resources Sub-Committee |
None | Solicitor | Not Applicable | Company Secretary of East Kent Business Partnership Ltd. Director of Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd. |
|
| Mr Gavin Whitlock 4 Years Resigned 26/01/2016 06/10/2011 to 26/01/2016 |
Previously Chair of Curriculum Sub-Committee Co-opted Governor |
None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | None | |
ATTENDANCE RECORD
| Attendance (%) at last 6 Full Governing Body Meetings |
Attendance (%) at last 4 Resource Sub-Committee Meetings |
Attendance (%) at last 4 Curriculum Sub-Committee Meetings |
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| Mrs K Plant 84% | Mrs K Espley - 100% | Mrs R Smith - 100% | Mrs K Plant - 100% | Rev. D Ridley - 100% | Mrs K Plant 100% |
| Mr S Booth - 100% | Mrs R Smith - 84% | Mrs S Carr - 0% | Mrs J Willis - 75% | Mr M Henderson - 100% | |
| Mrs H King - 100% | Rev. D Ridley - 50% | ||||
| Mrs J Willis - 100% | Rev. S Marsh - 100% | ||||
| Mrs S Carr - 67% | Mr M Henderson - 100% | ||||
If you would like to contact the Chair of Governors please email Mr Stephen Booth - sbooth@eastry.kent.sch.uk