Governors
Role of the Board of Governors
The Governing Body of a school is responsible for ensuring that it is run to promote pupil achievement.
Its duties include:
• setting strategic direction, policies and objectives
• the school budget
• reviewing progress against the school's budget and objectives
• appointing, challenging and supporting the headteacher
The Governing Body is made up of:
• parents governors (elected by parents)
• staff representatives (elected by school staff)
• local authority governors (appointed by the local authority)
• co-opted governors (appointed by the governing body)
Members of the Governing Body
Chair: Rahim Rajan (Co-opted Governor)
Vice Chair: Stephen Hall(Parent)
Clerk: Rachel Murray
Staff Governors
Jenna Halfhide (Headteacher)
Joanne Shobbrook (Deputy Headteacher)
Parent Governors
Gareth Pindred
Juliet Palfrey
Nicki Butler
Stephen Hall
David Dorrell
Co-opted Governors
Andrew Richardson
Victoria Short
Glynis Rogers
Karen Korvin
Katy Joiner (Safeguarding)
Rahim Rajan
Local Authority Governor
TBC
Associate Member
James Osborne-Jackson
Christopher Portwood
Phillip Williams
Nicola Rose
The Governing Body reconstituted under the School Governance (Constitution) Regulations 2012 on 1st September 2015.
Name |
Appointment Date |
Term of Office |
Appointed by |
Katy Joiner |
6/19 |
4 years |
Governing body |
Jenna Halfhide |
- |
n/a |
Ex-officio |
Nicki Butler |
6/19 |
4 years |
Parents |
Karen Korvin |
11/19 |
4 years |
Governing body |
Chris Portwood |
6/19 |
4 Years |
Governing Body |
James Osbourne-Jackson |
6/21 |
Associate |
Governing body |
Rahim Rajan |
6/21 |
4 years |
Governing Body |
David Dorrell |
11/19 |
4 years |
Parents |
Stephen Hall |
11/19. |
4 years |
Parents |
Gareth Pindred | 11/21 |
4 years |
Parents |
Victoria Short |
09/19 |
4 years |
Governing Body |
Juliet Palfrey |
11/21 |
4 years |
Parents |
Andrew Richardson |
09/19 |
4 years |
Governing Body |
Glynis Rogers |
6/21 |
4 years |
Governing Body |
Phillip Williams |
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Governing Body |
Nicola Rose |
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Governing Body |
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Clerk to the Governing Body |
Julie Plant |
Committee Membership and Attendance (2022 - 2023)
The governors’ work is divided between meetings of the Full Governing Body (FGB), which are attended by all governors, and two committees:
- Pupil and Curriculum (P&C)
- Resources Associate members are utilised as and when their skills are required
Name |
FGB
|
P&C |
Resources
|
Responsibilities (in addition to committee membership) |
Karen Korvin |
4 of 4 |
3 of 3 |
n/a |
SEN |
Jenna Halfhide |
4 of 4 |
3 of 3 |
3 of 3 |
Headteacher |
Nicki Butler |
3 of 4 |
3 of 3 |
n/a |
Co-Chair of P&C Community |
David Dorrell |
4 of 4 |
n/a |
3 of 4 |
|
Stephen Hall |
3 of 4 |
1 of 1 |
3 of 3 |
Vice Chair of Governors Risk Management |
Victoria Short |
3 of 4 |
2 of 3 |
n/a |
|
Rahim Rajan |
4 of 4 |
2 of 2 |
3 of 3 |
Chair of Governors |
Andrew Richardson |
3 of 4 |
n/a |
3 of 3 |
Buildings |
Katy Joiner |
3 of 4 |
0 of 3 |
n/a |
Safeguarding, |
Christopher Portwood |
3 of 4 |
n/a |
3 of 3 |
Chair of Pupil and Curriculum Committee |
Gareth Pindred |
3 of 3 |
n/a |
2 of 2 |
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Glynis Rogers |
1 of 3 |
n/a |
1 of 2 |
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Juliet Palfrey |
3 of 3 |
n/a |
2 of 2 |
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Phillip Williams |
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Nicola Rose |
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Register of Business and Other Interests
Name |
Declaration |
Other schools governed |
Relationships with school staff |
Date of Declaration |
Katy Joiner |
None |
Head at Hilden Oaks |
None |
21.9.2020 |
Jenna Halfhide |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
Nicky Butler |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
Chris Portwood |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
Victoria Short |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
Rahim Rajan |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
Karen Korvin |
None |
None |
None |
28.09.2021 |
David Dorrell |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
Stephen Hall |
works for BT |
None |
None |
21.09.20 |
Andrew Richardson |
None |
None |
None |
21.09.2020 |
James Osborne-Jackson |
Elected member of Sevenoaks District Council |
None |
None |
20.07.2021 |
Juliet Palfrey |
works for Central Government |
None |
Parent at the school |
10.10.2021 |
Gareth Pindred |
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None |
Parent at the school |
07.10.2021 |
Glynis Rogers |
Local Government consultant |
None |
None |
15.07.2021 |
Joanne Shobbrook |
None |
None |
Member of staff |
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Phillip Williams |
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Nicola Rose |
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Parent at the school |
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