Governors and Write Up | Eastry Primary School

Governors usually serve a four year term on the governing body. Our governors are organised into 2 sub committees:

Resources
Teaching, Learning and Inclusion

Our school is committed to having an active board that is diverse, inclusive and reflective of the community we serve. More information is available upon request from the school office.

School Governors

Chair (Co-opted Governor)

Mr Stephen Booth

(If you would like to contact Mr Booth please email sbooth@eastry.kent.sch.uk or write to Mr Booth at the school address and this will be forwarded to him. If your enquiry is of a more urgent nature please telephone the school and we arrange for Mr Booth to call you back.)

Interim Executive Headteacher

Mr Neil Garvey

Headteacher (currently on maternity leave)

Mrs Sarah Moss

Parent

Mrs Lucy Erasmus

Dr Katie Wooldridge

Mr Darren Mullins

Staff Governor

Mrs Jackie Davies

Foundation Governor

Mr Chris Russell

Reverend Andrew Brown

Vacancy

Local Authority Governor

Mrs Christine Cork

Co-opted Governors

Mrs Sonia Tomlinson

Mr Ian Barwood

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	Appointed by	Membership	Interests to Declare	Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation	Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation of spouse/partner	Any other interest to declare, including relationships to any employee of the school
Mr Stephen Booth 4 years 7.10.2014 to 8.07.2024	Governing Board	Chair of Governors Co-opted 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
Mr Neil Garvey 17.04.2023 - ongoing	Ex-officio, by virtue of office as headteacher	Interim Executive Headteacher Member of all Sub-Committees	None	Member of Staff Headteacher at Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School	Not Applicable	None
Mrs Sarah Moss 1.05.2020 (currently on maternity leave)	Ex-officio, by virtue of office as headteacher	Headteacher Member of all Sub-Committees	None	Member of Staff	Not Applicable	None
Mr Christopher Russell 4 years 9.10.2019 to 01.01.2024	Canterbury Diocese Board of Education	Foundation Governor Member of Teaching, Learning & Inclusion and Resources Sub-Committee	Yes	UK President: Federation Nationale Des Combattants De Belgique Nationale Strijdersbond Van Belgie	Not Applicable	None
Dr Katie Wooldridge 4 Years 5.11.2020 to 4.11.2024	Governing Board	Parent Governor Vice Chair of Resources Sub-Committee	None	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	None
Mrs Lucy Erasmus 4 Years 5.11.2020 to 4.11.2024	Governing Board	Parent Governor Chair of Teaching, Learning & Inclusion Sub-Committee	None	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	None
Mrs Sonia Tomlinson 4 Years 24.06.2021 to 23.06.2025	Governing Board	Co-Opted Governor Vice Chair of Teaching, Learning & Inclusion Sub-Committee	None	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	None
Mrs Christine Cork 4 Years 15.07.2021 to 14.07.2025	Local Authority	Local Authority Governor Member of Teaching, Learning & Inclusion Sub-Committee	None	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	None
Mr Ian Barwood 4 Years 19.05.2022 to 18.05.2026	Governing Board	Co-Opted Governor Chair of Resources Sub-Committee	None	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	None
Mr Darren Mullins 4 Years 05.10.2022 to 04.10.2026	Elected by Parents	Parent Governor Member of the Resources Sub-Committee	None	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	None
Reverend Andrew Brown 23.11.2022 ongoing	Canterbury Diocese Board of Education	Foundation Governor Ex-Officio Member of Resources Sub-Committee	None	Vicar	Not Applicable	None
Mrs Jackie Davies 21.09.2023 to 20.09.2027	Elected by Staff	Staff Governor Member of the Teaching, Learning & Inclusion Sub-Committee	None	Member of Staff	Not Applicable	None
GOVERNORS WHO HAVE RESIGNED/RETIRED/TERM OF OFFICE ENDED SINCE JANUARY 2022
Mr Martin J Henderson 4 Years 03/07/2018 - 02/07/2022		Vice Chair Parent Governor Chair of Teaching, Learning & Inclusion Sub-Committee	None	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	None
Mrs Katherine S Plant (Kate) 4 Years 29.06.2021 to 28.06.2025	Governing Board	Staff Governor Member of the Teaching, Learning & Inclusion Sub-Committee	None	Member of Staff	Husband is a self employed gardener and has done some paid work for the school	None

ATTENDANCE RECORD

Attendance (%) at last 6 Full Governing Body Meetings	Attendance (%) at last 4 Resource Sub-Committee Meetings	Attendance (%) at last 4 Teaching, Learning & Inclusion Sub-Committee Meetings
Mr N Garvey - 100% (4)	Mr N Garvey - 100% (1)	Mrs C Cork - 75%
Mr S Booth - 100%	Mr S Booth - 100%	Mr S Booth - 75%
Mrs L Erasmus - 100%	Dr K Wooldridge - 100%	Mr C Russell - 50%
Mr C Russell - 100%	Mr C Russell - 75%	Mrs L Erasmus - 75%
Dr K Wooldridge - 100%	Mr D Mullins - 50% (2)	Mrs S Tomlinson - 100%
Rev A Brown - 60% (5)	Rev. A Brown - 67% (3)	Mrs S Moss - maternity leave
Mrs C Cork - 100%	Mr I Barwood - 100%
Mr I Barwood - 100%	Mrs S Moss - maternity leave
Mrs S Tomlinson - 83%
Mr D Mullins - 67%
Mrs S Moss - maternity leave

Copies of ratified full governing body minutes are available from the school office.