Governance
Vale View Primary 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 St Martin's 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 Trustees and their register of business interest can be found here.
Our Governors:
|
Name |
Governor Type |
Monitoring Focus and Responsibility |
Register of Relevant Business Interest |
Governor at Another Establishment |
Relationship to Employee |
Term of Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Amanda Abbott |
Staff |
Pupil Premium Sports Premium Early Years |
Signed 24/09/2019 None |
No |
None |
Jan 2018 - Jan 2022 |
| Kirsty Ash |
Governance Professional
|
Signed 24/09/2019 None | No | None | ||
|
Mike Ashley |
Co-opted Chair |
Leadership |
Signed 24/09/2019 None |
Governor at Aylesham School from Jan 2018 |
None |
Jan 2018 - Jan 2022 |
| Susan Atkinson | Co-Opted |
Personal Development Behaviour and Attitude |
Signed: 26th September 2019 |
No |
None |
October 2020-October 2024 |
| Carole Bennett | Parent |
Quality of Education SEND |
Signed 30/09/2021 None |
None | None | June 2021 - June 2025 |
| Kate Callender | Parent |
Child Protection Safeguarding |
Signed 30/09/2021 None |
None | None | June 2021 - June 2025 |
|
Anne Siggins |
Executive Headteacher |
All |
Signed 24/09/2019 None |
Executive Headteacher |
None |
Ongoing |
| Lisa Sprigmore |
Headteacher Vale View |
All |
Signed 30/09/2021 None |
None | None | Ongoing |
| Tricia Sherling | Trustee Vice Chair |
All |
Signed 24/10/2019 Business Interest: None |
Trustee | None | June 2021 - June 2023 |
|
Helen Thompson |
Headteacher St Martin's |
All |
Signed 30/09/2021 None |
None | Ongoing | |
| Previous Governors | ||||||
| Alison Mackintosh | Resigned | None | Resigned | Resigned | None | Feb 2019-September 2020 |
| Helen Seeley | Resigned | None | Resigned | Resigned | None | Feb 2019-September 2020 |
| Sarah Slingsby | Staff Governor |
SEND Pupil Premium |
Resigned | Resigned | None | October 2020-September 2021 |
| Kate Webster | Co-opted | None | Resigned | Resigned | None | Jan 2018-December 2020 |
| Rachel Appleby | St Martin's Headteacher | All | Resigned | Resigned | None | September 2017- September 2021 |
| Kelly Brown | Vale View Headteacher | All | Resigned | Resigned | None | November 2019- September 2021 |
| Stacey Wells | Resigned |
None | Resigned |
Resigned | None | October 2020- January 2021 |