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: 30/09/2021 Business Interest: None |
No |
None |
Oct 2020 - Sept 2024 |
|
Mike Ashley |
Co-opted Chair of Governors |
Leadership |
Signed: 30/09/2021 Business Interest: None |
Governor at Aylesham School from Jan 2018 |
None |
June 2021 - June 2023 |
| Susan Atkinson | Co-Opted |
Personal Development Behaviour and Attitude |
Signed: 30/09/2021 Business Interest:Part-time Peripatetic Music Teacher at local schools. |
No |
None |
October 2020-October 2024 |
| Carole Bennett |
Parent Vice Chair of Governors |
Quality of Education SEND |
Signed: 29/06/2021 Business Interest: None |
No | None | June 2021 - June 2025 |
| Kate Callender | Parent |
Child Protection Safeguarding |
Signed: 27/09/2021 Business Interest: None |
No | None | June 2021 - June 2025 |
| Lori Jones | Staff Governor | Early Years |
Signed: 02/11/2021 Business Interest: None |
No | None | Nov 2021 - Nov 2025 |
|
Anne Siggins |
Executive Headteacher |
All |
Signed: 21/10/2021 Business Interest: None |
Executive Headteacher |
None |
Ongoing |
| Lisa Sprigmore |
Headteacher Vale View |
All |
Signed: 30/09/2021 Business Interest: None |
None | None | Ongoing |
|
Helen Thompson |
Headteacher St Martin's |
All |
Signed: 05/10/2021 Business Interest: None |
None | Ongoing | |
| Gemma Dear |
Associate Governor Assistant Head/ SENCO |
|
Signed: 02/11/2021 Business Interest: None |
No | None | Nov 2021- Nov 2025 |
| Kirsty Ash |
Governance Professional
|
Signed: 24/09/2019 Business Interest: None |
No | None | Ongoing | |
| Katie Banes | Governance Professional (Cover) |
Signed: 30/09/2021 Business Interest: None |
No | None | Ongoing | |
| Previous Governors | ||||||
| Sarah Slingsby | Staff Governor |
SEND Pupil Premium |
Resigned | Resigned | None | October 2020-September 2021 |
| 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 |