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:
- Developing and sharing the values and vision
- Setting out the aims and objectives of the school
- Setting out the policies and procedures by which the aims and objectives will be achieved
- Establishing the criteria by which the aims and achievements will be seen to be achieved
- Taking the views of stakeholders into account
- Evaluating evidence on how well the school is doing
- Finding out how well the school is doing in comparison with similar schools
- Agreeing targets for improvement
- Planning to achieve improvement
- 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
Local Governance Committee information
Local Governance Committee
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| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Membership | |
| Name | Governor Type | Date of Appointment | Term From | Term To | DOI/Confirmations | Daniela Anderson | Parent governor | 26 May 2023 | 26 May 2023 | 25 May 2027 | Confirmed: 26.09.23 | Father Graziano de Palma | Foundation governor | 23 June 2022 | 23 Jun 2022 | 22 Jun 2026 | Confirmed: 26.09.23 | Ian Fowler | Parent governor | 07 November 2022 | 07 Nov 2022 | 6 Nov 2026 | Confirmed: 26.09.23 | William Liddle | Acting Headteacher | | | | | Marsela Marku | Foundation governor | 17 May 2023 | 17 May 2023 | 16 May 2027 | | Alan McTernan | Co-opted governor | 07 November 2016 | 14 Jun 2021 | 13 Jun 2025 | Confirmed: 18.09.23 | Andrew Sharp | Foundation governor | 22 February 2023 | 22 Feb 2023 | 21 Feb 2027 | Confirmed: 18.09.23 | Trish Shingles | KCSP Clerk | | N/A | N/A | Confirmed: 14.09.23 |
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Our Chair of the LGC, Andrew Sharp, can be contacted by email: andrew.sharp@st-augustines-tunbridgewells.kcsp.org.uk
The Clerk to the committee Trish Shingles, can be contacted by email:
tshingles@kcsp.org.uk
Copies of Local Governance Committee meeting minutes are available from the School Office.
Governance Handbook
Scheme of Delegation