Meet the Governors | St Stephen's Infant School

The Governors of St. Stephen’s Infant School warmly welcome you into our thriving school community. St. Stephen’s Infant School is a very special place, and we, as governors, are very proud to be part of a team which strives to maintain it as a widely recognised centre of excellence.

St. Stephen’s Infant School Governing Body work under the 2012 model of governance with a circle model approach to monitoring, ensuring standards are high, moving the school forward through challenge and support.

Co-opted Governors are members of the local community who with the other Governors have a particular skill set to ensure the effectiveness of the leadership and management of the school. Governor Body performance is assessed by Ofsted.

The Governing Body core functions are to:

Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school;
Hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
Oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure money is well spent.

The Governing Body of ST STEPHENS INFANT SCHOOL

Reconstitution agreed 11/05/2016 to increase Co-opted to 6 members

New Instrument of Governance dated 20/06/16

Name/Office & Business Interests		Term of Office Completion Date		Responsibilities
PARENT GOVERNORS (2) appointed for 3 years by parents of children on the school roll
Rev Peter Ould		(ends 17/01/20)		Health & Safety Pupil Outcomes

LOCAL AUTHORITY GOVERNOR (1) LA nominated, appointed by the Governing Body
Mr Ben MacPhee Chair (04/07/18 - 2020) MD Christ Church Student Union Staff member at CCCU		(ends 21/11/21)		Strategy Group HT Performance Management Leadership & Management Safeguarding Finance
HEADTEACHER (Executive Interim Head & Head of School) voting rights x 1
Mr Dean Jones		N/A		Strategy Group
Mrs Alice Edgington Spouse employed Architectural Services Company		N/A		Strategy Group
STAFF GOVERNOR appointed by employees of the school
Miss Emma Gold		(ends 17/01/21)		EYFS
CO-OPTED GOVERNORS (6) appointed by the Governing Body following a skills analysis
Mr Matthew Drinkwater Parent of child on roll		(ends 05/12/21)		Health & Safety Pupil Outcomes Teaching & Learning
Ms Kimberley Foulkes Employed Kreston Reeves LLP		(ends 10/05/20)		Finance Safeguarding
Dr Agnieszka Gordon Vice Chair (04/07/18 – 2020) Director of Translation Co. HT of Polish Primary School Chair of Riverside Children’s Centre		(ends 06/10/19)		Strategy Group SEND & Pupil Premium HT Performance Management Leadership & Management
Mr Richard Hover Vice-Chair of Governors at Chartham Primary School		(ends 17/10/21)		Strategy Group Training & Development Executive HT Performance Teaching & Learning
Dr Sam D'Elia Parent of pupil on roll		(ends 12/12/21)
Vacant
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS appointed by the Governing Body for a specific project

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM welcomed at all meetings
Assistant Head, Inclusion & Safeguarding			Miss Danielle Whiteing
Teaching & Learning			Miss Lizzie Clark
CLERK TO GOVERNORS provided via Local Authority Service Level Agreement
Resignations 2017/2018	Mr A Khan (05/01/2018) Rev. K Maddy (20/03/2018)
End of term of office	Prof. R Rawson (08/11/2018)

MEETING ATTENDANCE RECORD 2017-2018
	18/10/17	06/12/17	24/01/18	21/03/18	16/05/18	04/07/18
Mr M Drinkwater			P	Apologies	P	P
Mrs A Edgington	P	P	P	P	P	P
Ms K Foulkes	P	P	P	P	P	P
Miss E Gold	P	P	P	P	Apologies	P
Dr A Gordon	P	Apologies	P	P	P	P
Mr R Hover	P	P	P	P	P	P
Mr A Khan	Apologies	P
Mr B MacPhee	P	P	P	P	Apologies	P
Rev K Maddy	P	P	Apologies
Rev P Ould	P	P	P	P	P	Apologies
Dr R Rawson	Apologies	P	P	Apologies	P	Apologies

Executive Headteacher	P	P	P	P	P	P

MEETING ATTENDANCE RECORD 2018-2019
	17/10/18	12/12/18	22/01/19	28/03/19	21/05/19	03/07/19
Mr M Drinkwater	P	P	P
Mrs A Edgington	P	P	P
Ms K Foulkes	P	P	P
Miss E Gold	P	P	P
Dr A Gordon	P	Apologies	P
Mr R Hover	Apologies	P	Apologies
Mr B MacPhee	P	P	P
Rev P Ould	Apologies	Apologies	P
Dr R Rawson	Apologies
Dr Sam D'Elia		P	Apologies

Executive Headteacher	P	P	P