Parent Trustee Election Results - PDF

Objects and Aims

The principal object of the School is to provide an appropriate education for students between the ages of 11 and 18. The Governing Body have given careful consideration to the Charities Act 2011 general guidance on public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education.

Objectives, Strategies and Activities

The main objectives of the School are summarised below:

• to deliver high quality education and care to all students within the School;
• to raise standards and achievement;
• to improve the effectiveness of the School by keeping the curriculum and organisation structure under continual review;
• to provide value for money for the funds expended;
• to comply with all appropriate statutory and curriculum requirements;
• to maintain close links with industry and commerce; and
• to conduct the School’s business in accordance with the highest standards of integrity, probity and openness.

The School’s main aim is encompassed in its mission statement which is “Our prime purpose is to provide the highest quality of education, care and preparation for life in a stimulating and exciting environment”.

The School produces an annual School Development Plan, which details how it intends to achieve the aims and objectives for the year. The activities provided include:

• tuition and learning opportunities for all students to attain appropriate academic qualifications;
• training opportunities for all staff and especially teaching staff;
• secondments and placing of students with industrial and commercial partners;
• a programme of sporting and after school leisure activities for all students;
• cooperation and sharing resources with local schools;
• a system of after school clubs to allow students to explore new areas in a practical and project oriented way;
• a careers advisory programme to help students obtain employment or move on to higher education.

    

Members + Trustees
Name	Title	Roles & Responsibilities	Status	Appointed From	Appointed To
Mrs Adrienne Betty	Trustee	SEN/Headstart/Chair of Curriculum	Current	09/03/2020	08/03/2024
Mr Tim Godden	Trustee	Resources/H&S	Current	09/03/2020	08/03/2024
Mr Mark Lester	Trustee	Principal	Current	01/09/2018	N/A
Mrs Tracy Luke MBE	Member		Current	01/10/20	30/09/24
Mr Alan Maycock	Trustee	Resources (Chair)/Pay Review Panel (Chair)	Current	31/01/20	30/01/24
Mr Jon Peach	Trustee	Resources	Current	29/11/17	23/11/25
Mrs Nikki Petrie	Clerk		Current	-	N/A
Mr Nick Price	Trustee	Resources	Current	20/11/17	23/11/25
Mrs Helen Starkie	Trustee	Vice Chair/ Resources/Safeguarding	Current	23/03/22	22/03/26
Mrs Sarah Thorne	Trustee	Chair/Resources/Curriculum   /Pay Review Panel	Current	31/01/20	30/01/24
Mrs Sally Williamson	Trustee	Parent Trustee	Current	13/05/21	12/05/23
Mrs Victoria Wilkinson	Trustee	Parent Trustee	Current	13/05/21	12/05/23

 

Role Changes
Name	Title	Roles & Responsibilities	Status	Appointed From	Appointed To
Mrs Adrienne Betty	Trustee	Responsible Officer	Role Changed	09/03/16	01/09/19
Mrs Helen Starkie	Trustee	Resources/Safeguarding	Role Changed	01/09/18	01/09/19

 

 

Register of Business Interests & Pecuniary Interests
Name	Business	Relation to Governor	Any transactions	Total amount of transactions	Nature of transactions	Amounts included in debtors/creditors at year end	At arm's length	At cost	Date of Register Entry
Mrs Sarah Thorne (Member)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mr Mark Lester (Principal)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mrs Adrienne Betty (Trustee)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mr Tim Godden (Trustee)	Smart PD Ltd - Education Consultancy Price Waterhouse Coopers	Wife   Employee	No   No	None   None	N/A   N/A	N/A   N/A	N/A   N/A	N/A   N/A	30/09/21
Mr Alan Maycock (Trustee)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mr Jon Peach (Trustee)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mrs Helen Starkie (Member)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mr Nick Price (Trustee)	Frederick Hall	Partner							30/09/21
Mrs Lisa Chan (Staff Trustee)	No business interests declared								01/07/21
Mr Daniel Quinn (Vice Principal)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mrs Fiona Chapman (Vice Principal)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mrs Kerry Sauntry (Assistant Principal)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mr Matthew Buckley (Assistant Principal)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mr M Allingham (Assistant Principal)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mr Kevin McCreadie (Estates Manager)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mr Keith Norman (Finance Director)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mrs Nathalie Foster (Finance Manager)	Mr J Foster - Maidstone Borough Council	Husband	No	None	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30/09/21
Mr M Weller (Trustee)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mrs T Luke (Member)	No business interests declared								30/09/21
Mrs Sally Williamson (Trustee)	Project Salus CIC Salus Solutions CIC Salus Community LTD	Company Director	No						01/07/21
Mrs Victoria Wilkinson	No business interests declared								01/07/21

 

 

Attendance Register
Name	September 2020	November 2020	March 2021	June 2021	September 2021	November 2021	March 2022
Mrs Sarah Thorne	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mr Alan Maycock	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs Helen Starkie	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mr Nick Price	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
Mrs Adrienne Betty	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs Lisa Chan	N/a	N/a	N/a	Attended	Attended	Attended	Absent
Mr Tim Godden	Attended	Absent	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mr Jon Peach	Absent	Attended	Absent	Absent	Attended	Absent	Absent
Mr Mark Weller				Absent	Absent	Attended	Absent
Mrs Sally Williamson	N/a	N/a	N/a	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Mrs Victoria Wilkinson	N/a	N/a	N/a	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended