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St Martin's School

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Governance

St Martin's School is part of the Whinless Down Academy Trust and we support the Trust Board as local governors. We have a joint 'Local Governing Body' with Vale View School. As an Academy Trust, our articles of association determine our governance structure. Our vision and values determine the aims and objectives that we set for our school.

At local level, we are responsible for the development of the curriculum and ensuring the health, safety and welfare of all our pupils. We achieve this by working with all stakeholders to ensure the delivery of an education that prepares children for life.

Click here to view Trust Information such as:

  • Annual Audited Accounts
  • Funding Agreements
  • Memorandum and Articles of Association

Our governors:

Name

Governor Type

Monitoring Focus

and

Responsibility

Register of Relevant Business Interest

Governor at Another Establishment

Relationship to Employee

Term of Office

Amanda Abbott

Staff

Pupil Premium

Sports Premium

Early Years

Signed: 06/10/2022 

Business Interest: None

No

None

Oct 2020 - Sept 2024

Mike Ashley

Co-opted

Chair of Governors

Leadership

Signed: 06/10/2022

Business Interest: None

Governor at Aylesham School, Worth Primary School, Trustee at WDAT, Trustee at EKC schools

None

June 2021 - June 2023

Susan Atkinson Co-opted

Personal Development

Behaviour and Attitude

Signed: 06/10/2022

Business Interest:Part-time Peripatetic Music Teacher at local schools.

No

None

October 2020-October 2024

Carole Bennett

Parent

Vice Chair of Governors

Quality of Education

SEND

Signed: 06/10/2022

Business Interest: None

No None June 2021 - June 2025
Casey Hall Staff Governor  

Signed: 06/10/2022

Business Interest: None

No None October 2022 - October 2026
Chris Scoble Co-opted  

Signed: 06/10/2022

Business Interest: None

No None October 2022 - October 2026

Anne Siggins

Executive Headteacher

All

Signed: 21/10/2021

Business Interest: None

Executive Headteacher

None

Ongoing

Lisa Sprigmore

Headteacher

Vale View

All

Signed: 06/10/2022

Business Interest: None

None None Ongoing

Helen

Thompson

Headteacher

St Martin's

All

Signed: 06/10/2022

Business Interest: None

  None Ongoing
Katie Banes Governance Professional (Cover)  

Signed: 30/09/2021

Business Interest: None

No None Ongoing
Previous Governors
Kate Callender Parent

Child Protection

Safeguarding

Signed: 27/09/2021

Business Interest: None

No None June 2021 - June 2022
Lori Jones Staff Governor Early Years

Signed: 02/11/2021

Business Interest: None

No None Nov 2021 - July 2022
Gemma Dear

Associate Governor

Assistant Head/ SENCO

 

Signed: 02/11/2021

Business Interest: None

No None Nov 2021- Dec 2022
Kirsty Ash

Governance Professional

 

 

Signed: 24/09/2019

Business Interest: None

No None September 2019 - Nov 2022