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At our next Academy Committee meeting we will be electing a new chair , however in the meantime, if you wish to contact a memebr of the Academy committee please contact Colin Ricketts, the Chair of the Executive Governing Committee (EGC), you can do so by emailing him on: cricketts@st-margaret-tonbridge.kcsp.org.uk

KCSP Governance Model

Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership is a charitable trust and a company limited by guarantee. The Trust was established in August 2012 by the Archbishop of Southwark.

 

The Trust Board of Directors ('Trustees') are responsible for overseeing the management and administration of the Trust and they fulfil this role by delegating functions to committees. 

 

The Trust understands the importance of the role of governance committees and the Trust has set out guidance and support in its Governance Handbook and Scheme of Delegation.

 

The Governance Committee is a ‘critical friend’ of the school. It provides Strategic Leadership in school improvement. It does this by being appropriately involved in the school improvement cycle as follows:

 

  1. Developing and sharing the values and vision
  2. Setting out the aims and objectives of the school
  3. Setting out the policies and procedures by which the aims and objectives will be achieved
  4. Establishing the criteria by which the aims and achievements will be seen to be achieved
  5. Taking the views of stakeholders into account
  6. Evaluating evidence on how well the school is doing
  7. Finding out how well the school is doing in comparison with similar schools
  8. Agreeing targets for improvement
  9. Planning to achieve improvement
  10. Ensuring that deployment of staffing and resources match the school’s priorities.


Key Issues

 

The governance committee will consider and keep under review: the progress and attainment of all groups of pupils, evidence of narrowing gaps between under achieving groups and other pupils, improvements in the quality of teaching, the school’s improvement since the last inspection, and the school’s self-evaluation of how well it is doing currently. Governance committee members are not expected to be involved in the day to day running of the school.

 

 Who can be a governance committee member?

 

  • Almost everyone over 18 can become a member. Governance committee members are volunteers from all walks of life – everyone has experience and skills to offer
  • An effective governance committee has people from different backgrounds and with a mix of skills. No formal qualifications are needed to be a member
  • Governance committee members are not education experts – they are there to offer a fresh perspective

 

What makes a good governance committee member?

 

  • The ability to work in a team
  • An interest in education and a commitment to the school
  • Patience, energy and enthusiasm
  • A willingness to listen, learn and to spend time in school
  • A willingness to undertake training

 

Academy Committee/EGC information 

 

Academy Committee

Governor Name

Category

Appointing Body and Term of Office

Details of Responsibility

Register of Business Interests

Colin Ricketts

Foundation Member

Education Commission 01.09.22 – 31.08.26

Chair

Declarations of interests confirmed on 28.09.22

Ian Fowler

Parent Member

KCSP 07.11.22- 06.11.26

Health and Safety

Declarations of interests confirmed on 11.11.22

Delia Williams

Foundation Member

Education Commission 

10.01.23 - 09.01.27

 

Declarations of interests confirmed on 28.02.23

Suzanne Harrod Staff Member KCSP 12.09.22 - 11.09.26CPD leadDeclarations of interests confirmed 01.03.23

Alan Mcternan

Co-Opted Member

KCSP 14.06.21 – 13.06.25

Vice Chair

Declarations of interest confirmed on 27.08.22

 

 

Executive Governance Committee

Governor Name

Category

Appointing Body and Term of Office

Details of Responsibility

Register of Business Interests

Colin Ricketts

Foundation

Education Commission 01.09.22 – 31.09.26

Chair

Declarations of interest confirmed on 28.09.22

Anthony Halter

Foundation

Education Commission 01.08.22 – 31.07.26

AC Chair

Declarations of interests confirmed on 27.09.22

Catherine Ingram

Foundation

Education Commission 18.04.19 – 17.04.23

AC Chair

Declarations of interests confirmed on 12.09.22

Marc Wray

Foundation

Education Commission 24.05.22 – 23.05.26

Finance Lead

Declarations of interests confirmed 03.10.22

Fr David Gibbons

Foundation

Education Commission 01.02.21 – 31.01.25

 

Declarations of interests

confirmed 03.10.22

 

 

Our Chair of Governors, Colin Ricketts, can be contacted by email: Colin.Ricketts@st-margaret-tonbridge.kcsp.org.uk

 

The Clerk to the committee Trish Shingles, can be contacted by email:

tshingles@kcsp.org.uk

 

Copies of Governing Body minutes are available from the School Office.

 

 

Governance handbook - https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/kent-catholic-partnership-redesign/UploadedDocument/18c257f9-bd34-40fb-9ff8-a16e952b961d/governance-handbook-final-2022-23.pdf

 

Scheme of delegation - https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/kent-catholic-partnership-redesign/UploadedDocument/95d08f06-7623-45b0-a589-84717782db76/scheme-of-delegation-final-2022-23.pdf

Academy Committee Meetings 22-23

Scheme of Delegation KCSP 22-23

St Augustine's Academy Committee - Term of office and attendance 21-22

St Augustine's Academy Committee Terms of Reference 2022-23

Academy Committee Member Code of Conduct

Academy Committee Member Photographs

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