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 |
Safeguarding/Child Protection Leadership |
Signed 24/09/2019 Business Interest: None |
Governor at Aylesham School from Jan 2018 | None | Jan 2018 - Jan 2022 Elected Chair June 2021 |
| Tricia Sherling | Trustee Vice Chair |
All |
Signed 24/10/2019 Business Interest: None |
Trustee | None | June 2021 - June 2023 |
| Kelly Brown | Headteacher at Vale View | All |
Signed 24/10/2019 Business Interest: None |
None | None | Ongoing |
| Anne Siggins | Executive Headteacher | All |
Signed
Business Interest: None |
Executive Headteacher | None | Ongoing |
| Helen Thompson | St Martin's Headteacher | Leadership |
Signed: Business Interest: None |
No | None | Ongoing |
| Sarah Slingsby | Staff Governor | SEND Pupil Premium |
Signed 24/09/2019 Business Interest: None |
No | None | Jan 2018 - Jan 2022 |
| 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: 26th September 2019 Business Interest:Part-time Peripatetic Music Teacher at local schools. |
No | None | October 2020-October 2024 |
| TBA |
Assistant Head SENCO |
SEND EYFS |
Signed:
Business Interest: None |
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| Kate Callender | Parent Governor | TBC |
Signed: Business Interest: |
None | None | June 2021 - June 2025 |
| Carole Bennett | Parent Governor |
TBC |
Signed: 29th June 2021 Business Interest: None |
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 |