Meet the Governors | Fairview Community Primary School

What is the role of the Governors?

The purpose of the Governing Body is:

To establish the School’s strategic direction, ethos and vision.
To ensure that the School sets high educational standards for all its pupils and maintains oversight to ensure that all pupils achieve the best they possibly can.
To maintain financial oversight of the School’s budget.

How is the Governing Body structured?

The Governing Board consists of 12 positions:

6 Co-opted Governors – selected by the governing body
1 Local Authority Governor – nominated by the local authority
3 Parent Governors – voted for by the parents of the school
1 Headteacher Governor
1 Staff Governor - voted for by the staff of the school

The Full Governing Body meets six times per academic year and has created two Committees which also meet regularly throughout the year:

Full Governing Body: considers and discusses strategic matters concerning the school and holds the School Leadership Team to account. The Chair of Governors is Kate Allen and the Vice Chair is Chris Woods.
Resources Committee: maintains financial oversight of the School. The Resources Committee is Chaired by Chris Woods.
Curriculum Standards and Achievements Committee: receives and considers information and data on all aspects of the curriculum as well as pupil progress. The Chair of the Curriculum Standards and Achievements Committee is currently being filled.

Governors become members of the committees according to which their existing skills and experience are most suited. The Governing Body has the option of building expertise on Committees by appointing Associate Members; there are 2 Associate Members of the Resources Committee and 1 Associate Member of the Curriculum Standards and Achievements Committee.

Governor Roles

NAME OF GOVERNOR	COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP	LEAD GOVERNOR	YEAR GROUP LINK	OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
Kate Allen	Resources Curriculum Standards and Achievements	Sports Funding	Year 1	Chair of Governors
Tracy Dearing	Curriculum Standards and Achievements	English Pupil Voice	Year 2	Parent Liaison Governor
Chris Gilbert DL	Resources
Robin Halls	Curriculum Standards and Achievements
Holley Hunt	Curriculum Standards and Achievements
Lee Mason-Baldwin	Curriculum Standards and Achievements	Staff Voice	Year 4
Nicola Oliver	Resources	Safeguarding	Year 3	Headteacher’s PFM
Tracey Scott-Fox	Resources Pay Panel /Teacher Appraisal	SEND Pupil Premium	Year 5	Governor Induction Headteacher’s PFM
Reverend Brian Senior	Curriculum Standards and Achievements
Chris Woods	Resources	Mathematics Computing	Year 6	Vice Chair of Governors Chair of Resources Committee
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Lisa Carter	Resources (no voting rights)
Julie Trundle	Resources & Full Governing Body (No voting rights)

There is currently 1 vacancy for a Local Authority Governor

Other Governor Information

NAME OF GOVERNOR	TYPE OF GOVERNOR	TERM OF OFFICE	PECUNIARY AND BUSINESS INTERESTS
Kate Allen	Parent Governor – elected to the Governing Body by the parents/carers	21.03.18 – 20.03.22	Finance Director of University of Kent Academies Trust Husband is an employee of The Westbrook Trust [Education] Medway Teaching Alliance SLE Designation
Tracy Dearing	Parent Governor elected by parents	05.12.16 – 04.12.20	None declared
Chris Gilbert DL	Co-opted Governor appointed by the Governing Body	05.03.19 – 04.03.23	None declared
Robin Halls	Staff Governor elected by staff	01.10.18 – 30.09.22	Teacher at the school Wife is teacher at the school
Holley Hunt	Local Authority Governor appointed by Medway Council	13.11.19 – 12.11.20	Parent of children at the school Head teacher at Snodland Church of England Primary School
Lee Mason- Baldwin	Co-opted Governor appointed by the Governing Body	11.12.18 – 10.12.22	Employee of Kent Wildlife Trust
Nicola Oliver	Parent Governor elected by parents	22.11.18 – 21.11.22	None declared
Tracey Scott-Fox	Co-opted Governor appointed by the Governing Body	01.09.15 – 31.08.19	Parent of children at the school Director of Fallow Management
Reverend Brian Senior	Co-opted Governor appointed by the Governing Body Associate Governor	23.01.19 – 22.01.23 24.1.17 – 23.01.19	Governor at Bredhurst Church of England Primary School Rector of St Matthew’s Church, Wigmore.
Chris Woods	Co-opted Governor appointed by the Governing Body	24.01.17 – 23.01.21	Parent of children at the school
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Lisa Carter	Associate Member of the Resources Committee appointed by the Governing Body	11.09.17 to 10.09.21	Proprietor of Fairview Fledglings, Bustle and Holiday Club
Julie Trundle	Associate Member of the Resources Committee appointed by the Governing Body	23.01.18 to 22.01.22	School Business Manager
GOVENORS RESIGNED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS
Sean Bodkin	Co-opted Governor	01.12.15 – 09.11.18	None declared
Rene Chetty- Marston	Acting Headteacher Governor	30.04.18 – 19.12.18	Acting Headteacher
Stevie Crowther	Local Authority Governor appointed by Medway Council	24.01.15 – 23.11.18	Mid Hants Railway – The Watercress Line – Heritage Steam Railway National Leader of Governance
Faye Rider	Headteacher Governor	23.01.2018 – 30.04.2018	Headteacher
Nadim Sheikh	Parent Governor Associate Member of Resources Committee	04.04.14 – 20.03.18 21.03.18 –31.07.18	None declared
Helen Smart	Co-opted Governor	01.09.16 – 22.03.18	None declared
Joseph Vella	Co-opted Governor	26.01.16 – 06.12.18	Director of AFCC Ltd & AFCC Director of Properties Ltd Magna Food Health & Safety
Holley Hunt	Co-opted Governor appointed by the Governing Body	05.03.19 – 12.11.19	Parent of children at the school Head teacher at Snodland Church of England Primary School

Governing Body Attendance Register: Academic Year 2018-19

The table below shows how many meetings each governor has attended compared to the total held this academic year while they have been in office.

	Full Governing Body Meetings	Resources Committee	Curriculum Standards & Achievement Committee
Kate Allen	12 / 13	5 / 5	1 / 2
Sean Bodkin	2 / 2	n/a	n/a
Stephanie Crowther	3 / 3	0 / 1	1 / 1
Rene Chetty-Marston	3 / 6	1 / 1	1 / 1
Tracy Dearing	13 / 13	n/a	2 / 2
Christopher Gilbert DL	5 / 5	2 / 2	n/a
Robin Halls	7 / 8	n/a	1 / 1
Holley Hunt	5 / 5	n/a	1 / 1
Nicola Oliver	13 / 13	5 / 5	n/a
Lee Mason-Baldwin	6 / 8	n/a	1 / 1
Tracey Scott-Fox	13 / 13	5 / 5	n/a
Rev. Brian Senior	5 / 7	n/a	2 / 2
Joseph Vella	3 / 5	1 / 1	n/a
Christopher Woods	13 / 13	5 / 5	n/a
Lisa Carter (Associate Member)	n/a	2 / 5	n/a
Julie Trundle (Associate Member)	n/a	5 / 5	n/a

"n/a" indicates the Governor is not formally a member of that committee, but the open meeting policy means that they still may have attended meetings.