Information about the Governing Body
January 2019
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 past 12 months 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 2017/18 |
Sarah Bowles |
Headteacher |
1/9/2014 |
N/A |
|
|
100 (7/7) |
Alison D’Alton |
Staff |
8/7/16 |
7/7/20 |
|
|
86 (6/7) |
Andrew Chesworth |
Co-opted |
8/7/16 |
7/7/20 |
|
Finance |
100 (7/7) |
Nicola Furlonger |
Co-opted |
1/3/16 |
29/2/20 |
|
Chair of Governors, Pupil Premium, Finance |
100 (7/7) |
Vanessa Lines |
Parent |
06/10/14 |
05/10/18 |
|
|
86 (6/7) |
Vanessa Lines | Co-opted | 06/10/18 | 05/10/22 | |||
Des O’Dwyer |
Co-opted |
09/01/14 |
08/01/18 |
|
Health & Safety |
57 (4/7) |
Des O'Dwyer | Co-opted | 17/01/18 | 16/01/22 | Health & Safety | 57(4/7) | |
Andrew Pembroke | Co-opted | 5/12/17 | 4/12/21 | SEND | 50 (2/4) | |
Claire Robertson | Parent | 6/12/16 | 5/12/20 | 71 (5/7) | ||
Louisa Rowlands |
Co-opted |
26/5/16 |
25/5/20 |
|
Governor Training & Development |
100 (7/7) |
Emma Sangster | Parent | 11/12/18 | 10/12/22 | N/A | ||
Carla Thompson |
Co-opted |
26/5/16 |
25/5/20 |
|
Safeguarding |
71 (5/7) |
John Tomlinson | Co-opted | 5/12/17 | 4/12/21 | 100 (4/4) | ||
Michael Webber |
Local Authority |
29/4/16 |
28/4/20 |
|
Vice Chair of Governors, Finance, Health & Safety, Safeguarding |
71 (5/7) |
Joanne Winkler | Co-opted | 5/12/17 | 4/12/21 | 100 (4/4) |
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 Consultancy |
Brother in law is a Co-opted Governor (Des O’Dwyer) |
Vanessa Lines |
Teacher |
No interests declared |
No interests declared |
Des O’Dwyer |
Architect |
Teacher |
Sister in law is Co-opted Governor (Nicola Furlonger) |
Andrew Pembroke | No interests declared | No interests declared | Governor: Nexus School |
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 |
Emma Sangster | No interests declared | No interests declared | No interests declared |
Carla Thompson |
Social Worker, Medway Council |
No interests declared |
No interests declared |
John Tomlinson | Manager, Oaklands Day Nursery, Tonbridge | No interests declared | No interests declared |
Michael Webber |
No interests declared |
No interests declared |
Trustee, The Westminster Society for People with Learning Difficulties |
Joanne WInkler | Employed in School Improvement by KCC | No interests declared |
Member of Kent Music Board Member of Kent and Medway Sports Board |