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.
Our governors:
Name |
Governor Type |
Monitoring FocusandResponsibility |
Register of Relevant Business Interest |
Governor at Another Establishment |
Relationship to Employee |
Term of Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ashley |
Co-opted Chair |
Leadership |
Signed 24/09/2019 Business Interest: None |
Governor at Aylesham School from Jan 2018 | None | Jan 2018 - Jan 2022 Elected Chair June 2021 |
| Carole Bennett | Vice Chair/ Parent Governor |
Quality of Education / SEND |
Signed: 29th June 2021 Business Interest: None |
None | None | June 2021 - June 2025 |
| Tricia Sherling | Trustee | All |
Signed 24/10/2019 Business Interest: None |
Trustee | None | June 2021 - June 2023 |
| Anne Siggins | Executive Headteacher | All |
Signed 24/09/2019 Business Interest: None |
Executive Headteacher | None | Ongoing |
| Helen Thompson | St Martin's Headteacher | All |
Signed: Signed 30/09/2021 Business Interest: None |
No | None | Ongoing |
| Lisa Sprigmore | Vale View Headteacher | All |
Signed: Signed 30/09/2021 Business Interest: None |
No | None | Ongoing |
| Lori Jones | Staff Governor | TBC |
Signed TBC Business Interest: None |
No | None | Nov 2021- Nov 2025 |
| Amanda Abbott | Staff Governor | EYFS Pupil premium |
Signed 26/09/2020 Business Interest: None |
No | None | Jan 2018 - Jan 2022 |
| Susan Atkinson | Co-Opted |
Personal Development Behaviour and Attitude |
Signed: 26/09/19 Business Interest:Part-time Peripatetic Music Teacher at local schools. |
No | None | Oct 2020-Oct 2024 |
| Gemma Dear |
Assistant Head/ SENCO |
TBC |
Signed: TBC
Business Interest: None |
No | None | Nov 2021- Nov 2025 |
| Kate Callender | Parent Governor | Child Protection / Safeguarding |
Signed: 30/09/21 Business Interest: |
None | None | June 2021 - June 2025 |
| Previous Governors | ||||||
| Alison Mackintosh | Resigned | None | Resigned | Resigned | None | Feb 2019-September 2020 |
| Helen Seeley | Resigned | None | Resigned | Resigned | None | Feb 2019-September 2020 |
| Kate Webster | Resigned | None | Resigned | Resigned | None | Jan 2018-December 2020 |
| Stacey Wells | Resigned |
None | Resigned |
Resigned | None | October 2020- January 2021 |
| Sarah Slingsby | Staff Governor |
SEND Pupil Premium |
Resigned | Resigned | None | October 2020-September 2021 |
| Rachel Appleby | St Martin's Headteacher | All | Resigned | Resigned | None | September 2017- September 2021 |
| Kelly Brown | Vale View Headteacher | All | Resigned | Resigned | None | November 2019- September 2021 |