Information about the Governing Body
September 2016
Who are Sussex Road School's Governors?
The Governing Body of Sussex Road Community Primary School comprises 14 governors in total. The membership is made up as follows:
The Governing Body operates through a ‘Circle’ model, with no Committees.
Details of the current membership, and of membership over the academic year 2015/16 are set out below:
|
Name |
Category |
Start of Term of Office |
End of Term of Office |
Date of resignation (if relevant) |
Positions of Responsibility |
% attendance at meetings 2015/16 |
|
Sarah Bowles |
Headteacher |
1/9/2014 |
N/A |
|
|
100 (8/8) |
|
Alison D’Alton |
Co-opted |
1/10/13 |
30/9/17 |
7/7/16 |
|
88 (7/8) |
|
Staff |
8/7/16 |
7/7/20 |
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|
Andrew Chesworth |
Co-opted |
8/7/16 |
7/7/20 |
|
Finance |
100 (1/1) |
|
Alex Devlin |
Staff |
6/5/15 |
5/5/19 |
7/3/16 |
|
50 (3/6) |
|
Nicola Furlonger |
Parent |
25/04/12 |
24/04/16 |
29/2/16 |
Vice Chair of Governors, Pupil Premium, Finance |
100 (8/8) |
|
Co-opted |
1/3/16 |
29/2/20 |
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Vanessa Lines |
Parent |
06/10/14 |
05/10/18 |
|
|
100 (8/8) |
|
Justine Norris |
Parent |
09/01/14 |
08/01/18 |
4/11/15 |
|
50 (1/2) |
|
Des O’Dwyer |
Co-opted |
09/01/14 |
08/01/18 |
|
Health & Safety |
88 (7/8) |
|
Sara Phelps |
Parent |
12/06/13 |
11/06/17 |
13/9/16 |
Training & Development, Safeguarding |
100 (8/8) |
|
Co-opted |
13/09/16 |
12/09/20 |
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Zachary Ramsden |
Parent |
12/06/13 |
11/06/17 |
11/12/15 |
|
100 (3/3) |
|
Nigel Rawlings |
Co-opted |
26/5/16 |
25/5/20 |
19/11/16 |
Finance |
100 (1/1) |
| Claire Robertson | Parent | 6/12/16 | 5/12/20 | N/A | ||
|
Louisa Rowlands |
Co-opted |
26/5/16 |
25/5/20 |
|
Health & Safety |
100 1/1) |
|
Amanda Sermon |
Co-opted |
21/07/14 |
20/07/18 |
21/2/17 |
Pupil Premium |
86 (5/8) |
|
Carla Thompson |
Co-opted |
26/5/16 |
25/5/20 |
|
SEND, Safeguarding |
100 (1/1) |
|
David Wake |
Co-opted |
06/02/13 |
05/02/17 |
|
Chair of Governors, Finance, SEND |
100 (8/8) |
| Co-opted | 07/02/17 | 06/02/21 | ||||
|
Michael Webber |
Co-opted |
21/05/15 |
20/05/19 |
28/4/16 |
Finance, Health & Safety, Safeguarding |
100 (8/8) |
|
Local Authority |
29/4/16 |
28/4/20 |
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|
David Widdicombe |
Co-opted |
21/07/14 |
20/07/18 |
13/7/16 |
|
43 (3/7) |
GOVERNORS’ REGISTER OF BUSINESS INTERESTS
|
Name |
Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation of each Governor |
Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation of spouse or partner |
Other Interests, including relationships and governorships of other schools |
|
Sarah Bowles |
Headteacher, Sussex Rd CP School |
No interests declared |
No interests declared |
|
Andrew Chesworth |
Accountant, |
Investor Relations |
No interests declared |
|
Alison D’Alton |
No interests declared |
No interests declared |
Member of School staff |
|
Nicola Furlonger |
Independent Town Planner (self employed) |
Town Planner – Temple Group Consultants |
Sister is a member of teaching staff at the School Brother in law is a Co-opted Governor (Des O’Dwyer) |
|
Vanessa Lines |
Teacher, Weald of Kent GS |
No interests declared |
No interests declared |
|
Des O’Dwyer |
Architect |
Teacher |
Wife is a teacher at the School Sister in law is Parent Governor (Nicola Furlonger) |
|
Sara Phelps |
No interests declared |
No interests declared |
Employed by the School (Part Time) |
| Clare Robertson | Accountant for Yoohoo Speech and Language Therapy Ltd (used by the School) | No interests declared | No interests declared |
|
Louisa Rowlands |
No interests declared |
Director, Dfusion Ltd |
No interests declared |
|
Carla Thompson |
Social Worker, Medway Council |
No interests declared |
No interests declared |
|
David Wake |
No interests declared |
No interests declared |
No interests declared |
|
Michael Webber |
No interests declared |
No interests declared |
Trustee, The Westminster Society for People with Learning Difficulties |