Governing Body

Welcome to the Governors section of our school website. We thought you might like to know a little bit about us, our role and responsibilities.

The Governing Body (GB), together with the Headteacher, staff and Local Authority is responsible for the school. The GB must hold the school to account for the standards it achieves. It must ensure that all resources, including the school budget and staff, are properly used to meet the needs of all students and provide value for money. It works to both support and challenge the school.
The GB appoints the Headteacher and delegates the responsibility for the day to day running of the school to the Headteacher. Individual governors have no power as such and cannot act or speak on behalf of the GB unless power has been delegated to.

What qualifications are needed?

No formal qualifications are required, just a desire to put experience and life skills to good use. Governors are people with an interest in education and a belief in working together to improve the outcomes for our students. They are people who have a few hours to spare each month, and enjoy being part of a team.

Who are the Governors?

The GB is made up of four groups who represent the ‘stakeholders’ of the school: staff, parents, the local community and the Local Authority. This range of people is intended to provide a broad and balanced selection of viewpoints and to represent each sector of the school’s society. No governor is a ‘delegate’ for their group. The term of office is four years and they can be re-elected for further terms.

Governing Body Membership 2024-2025

Name	Governor Type	Appointed By	Term From	Term To	Committee	Roles	Business Interests
Karen Ioannou	Co-opted Governor	Governing Board	01/09/2023	31/08/2027	Finance	Chair of Governors Safeguarding Governor SEND Governor	Owner / Partner at TG Baynes Solicitors
Kirstie Jones	Partnership Governor	Governing Board	27/04/2021	26/04/2025	Curriculum		Employee of Thinking Schools Academy Trust since 01/06/16
Cath Lima	Staff Governor	Staff	21/02/2016	06/10/2025	Inclusion	Health & Safety Governor	None
Jeyarooby Wimalan	Co-opted Governor	Governing Board	20/01/2022	19/01/2026	Curriculum	PPG Governor	None
Daniel Dunham	Co-opted Governor	Governing Board	26/05/2022	25/05/2026	Inclusion		Teacher at St John’s Catholic Comprehensive since 15/04/24
Keith Grimley	Co-opted Governor	Governing Board	12/07/2022	11/07/2026	Curriculum	Careers Governor	Employee of Gravesham Borough Council since 14/10/19. Wife is SENCo at Coxheath Primary School, since 01/09/04
Andrew Young	Partnership Governor	Governing Board	28/03/2024	27/03/2028	Finance		None
George Rorke	Headteacher	Ex-Officio	01/09/2018				Governor at Alternative Learning Trust since June 2018. Trustee of Gravesham Learning Partnership since September 2020
Historic members, from the last 12 months
Susie White	Co-opted Governor	Governing Board	24/10/2020	Resigned 28/03/2024
Cassie Attfield	Parent Governor	Parents	01/10/2023	Resigned 05/06/2024	Curriculum		None
Nicola Sagay	Co-opted Governor	Governing Board	19/10/2023	Resigned 19/07/2024	Finance		None

Governing Body Membership 2023-2024

Name	Governor Type	Appointed By	Term From	Term To	Committee	Roles	Business Interests
Karen Ioannou	Co-opted Governor	Governing Board	01/09/2023	31/08/2027	Finance	Chair of Governors Safeguarding Governor SEND Governor	Partner at TG Baynes Solicitors
Kirstie Jones	Partnership Governor	Governing Board	27/04/2021	26/04/2025	Curriculum		Primary Headteacher at Thinking Schools Academy Trust since 01/6/2016
Cath Lima	Staff Governor	Staff	21/02/2016	06/10/2025	Inclusion	Health & Safety Governor	None
Jeyarooby Wimalan	Co-opted Governor	Governing Board	20/01/2022	19/01/2026	Curriculum	PPG Governor	None
Daniel Dunham	Co-opted Governor	Governing Board	26/05/2022	25/05/2026	Inclusion		Teacher at St John’s Catholic Comprehensive, from 15/04/24
Keith Grimley	Co-opted Governor	Governing Board	12/07/2022	11/07/2026	Curriculum	Careers Governor	None
Cassie Attfield	Parent Governor	Parents	01/10/2023	30/09/2027	Curriculum		None
Nicola Sagay	Co-opted Governor	Governing Board	19/10/2023	18/10/2027	Finance		None
Andrew Young	Partnership Governor	Governing Board	28/03/2024	27/03/2028	Finance
George Rorke	Headteacher	Ex-Officio	01/09/2018
Historic members, from the last 12 months
Martin Hill	Parent Governor	Parents	20/01/2022	Resigned 31/08/2023
Susie White	Co-opted Governor	Governing Board	24/10/2020	Resigned 28/03/2024

Governing Body Meeting Attendance 2023-24

Name	Full GB Meetings				Attendance 23/24
	191023	010224	280324	060624
Karen Ioannou	✓	✓	✓	✓	4/4
Susie White	x	x	✓		1/3
Jeyarooby Wimalan	✓	✓	✓	✓	4/4
Daniel Dunham	✓	✓	✓	✓	4/4
Kirstie Jones	✓	✓	✓	✓	4/4
Keith Grimley	✓	✓	✓	✓	4/4
Cath Lima	✓	✓	✓	✓	4/4
Nicola Sagay	✓	✓	✓	✓	4/4
Cassie Attfield	✓	✓	x		2/3
George Rorke	✓	✓	x	✓	3/4

Governing Body Meeting Attendance 2022-23

Name	Full GB Meetings			Attendance 22/23
	201022	260123	300323
Karen Ioannou	✓	✓	✓	3/3
Martin Hill	x	✓	✓	2/3
Andrew Young	✓	✓	✓	3/3
Susie White	✓	✓	✓	3/3
Jeyarooby Wimalan	✓	✓	✓	3/3
Daniel Dunham	✓	✓	✓	3/3
Kirstie Jones	✓	✓	✓	3/3
Keith Grimley	✓	✓	✓	3/3
Cath Lima	✓	✓	✓	3/3
George Rorke	✓	✓	x	2/3