Our Governors

Instrument of Government effective 9^th January 2017

• The name of the school is St. Anthony’s
• The school is a Foundation Trust Special School
• The school is part of Ksent (Kent Special Educational Needs Trust) Co-operative Trust
• The name of the governing body is “The Governing Body of St. Anthony’s School”.

The governing body shall consist of:

• 2  Parent Governors
• 1  Local Authority Governor
• 1  Staff Governor
• 1  Headteacher of the school
• 3 Co-opted Governors
• 2 Foundation Trust Governors

Total number of governors is 10

The Chair of Governors can be contacted through the Clerk to Governors (Mrs Val Woodin) either through the School Reception by letter or email at woodin.val@kent.gov.uk

GOVERNORS – ST ANTHONY’S SCHOOL AS OF SEPTEMBER 2019

 

Name	Term of Office		Category of  Governor	Responsibility	Business and Pecuniary Interests	Material Interests	FGB Attendance 2017-18	FGB Attendance 2018-19
	Appointed	End of Term
Katrina Cooper	25.01.2016   01.08.2016	31.07.2016   31.07.2020	Co-opted Governor – appointed by Full Governing Body Foundation Governor – appointed by KSENT	Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Training and Development Website Finance Monitoring Group Pay Committee Headteacher Performance Management	None	None	5/6 83%	6/6 100%
Eden Geddes	20.09.2017	19.09.2021	Parent Governor	Vice Chair of Full Governing Body Effectiveness of Leadership and Management SEND	None	Has a child at the school	4/6 66%	6/6 100%
Craig Kelly	12.07.2017	11.07.2021	Staff Governor – appointed by staff election	Health and Safety Quality of Teaching, Learning and Assessment Outcomes for Learners	None	None	6/6 100%	5/6 83%
Robert Page	01.09.2015	ongoing	Headteacher	All areas	None	None	6/6 100%	6/6 100%
Linda Samson	01.09.2015   01.08.16	31.07.2016   31.07.2020	Co-opted Governor – appointed by Full Governing Body Foundation Governor – appointed by KSENT	Personal development, behaviour and welfare Safeguarding (including child protection) Headteacher Performance Management	Independent Education Consultant - working in several schools	None	6/6 100%	6/6 100%
Patricia Warnecke	02.02.18	01.07.22	Parent Governor – appointed by parent election	Chair of Full Governing Body Finance Monitoring Group Budget Monitoring team Quality of teaching learning and assessment monitoring team Pay Committee Headteacher Performance Management	None	Had a child at the school	6/6 100%	6/6 100%
Rebecca Woolf	25.09.19	24.09.2023	Co-opted Governors appointed by Full Governing Body				N/A

Governors in Post during 2015- 2019 but who are no longer in post

Kate Ford	01.09.2015	Resigned 18.10.2015	Co-opted – appointed by Full Governing Body		None
Melanie Lee	01.01.2017	23.05.2017 Resigned	Parent Governor - appointed by parent election	Safeguarding (including Child Protection) Training and Development	None
Alison Russell	25.01.2016	31.07.2016 Resigned	Local Authority Governor appointed by the Local Authority		None
Russell Sullivan	01.09.2015	20.09.2017 Resigned	Co-opted Governor – appointed by Full Governing Body	Vice Chair of FGB Chair of Finance Monitoring Group Budget Monitoring teap Effectiveness of leadership and management monitoring team Overall Effectiveness monitoring team	None
Zoe Walters	01.11.2012	31.10.2015	Parent Governor – appointed by parent election Term of Office ended	Personal development behaviour and welfare monitoring team	None
Yonette Ward	20.09.17	12.07.19 Resigned	Co-opted Governor -appointed by Full Governing Body	Outcomes for Learners Children in Care	4/5 80%
Sara Woodward	22.03.2017	31.05.2018	Local Authority Governor appointed by the Local Authority Resigned	Personal development behaviour and welfare monitoring team Outcomes for Learners Budget Monitoring Team	None
Kate Wren	01.07.2013	30.06.17	Staff Governor Term of Office ended	Quality of Teaching and Learning. Assessment - monitoring Outcomes for Learners	None

 

3 vacancies 2 Co-opted 1 LA

October 2019

Are you interested in becoming a governor

St Anthony’s School currently has 2 vacancies for co-opted governors and 1 LA governor. No special skills are required other than a desire to make a difference and enthusiasm. Governors play a vital role in raising standards and monitoring the performance of the school as such you will be required to make important decisions on a range of issues to improve the school.

Role and Responsibilities of a School Governor

Being a school governor is a challenging but hugely rewarding role. It will give you the chance to make a real difference to young people, give something back to your local community and use and develop your skills in a board-level environment.

The Governing Body needs a balance and diversity of knowledge, skills and experience to enable it to be effective.

Anyone aged over 18 can be a Governor (but there are some exceptions) and you do not need to be a parent. There is no requirement for you to have an understanding of the education system, just the necessary skills, character and time to contribute. There is plenty of training available to help you learn about education. Schools needs and benefit from a range of professional knowledge on their Governing Body including education, finance, human resources, legal, marketing and public relations, property and estates management, and organisational change.

As a Governor you will be able to:

• Use your own experience of education and life beyond school to inform conversations
• Develop and utilise your skills in a board-level environment
• Make a valuable contribution to education and your community
• Support and challenge the school so that it improves for pupils and staff
• Bring your unique experiences, perspectives and insights in to decision-making in the interests of the school community

What Governors do

The Governing Body provides strategic leadership and accountability in schools. It has three key functions:

• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent
• Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupil
• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction

Governors set the aims and objectives for the school or group of schools and set the policies and targets for achieving those aims and objectives. They monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making and act as a source of challenge and support to the Headteacher.

Term of Office and Meetings

The term of office for a school Governor is normally four years. The school has a full Governing Body meeting once a term – 6 per year (for approximately 2 hours). The average time commitment is five to eight hours per month, although this could vary.  This includes meetings, background reading and school visits.