Full Governing Board (6 Meetings per Year) (Delegated Powers to Committees/Lead Governors) | ||
Finance Committee (6 Meetings per Year) Chair: Mrs Linda Douglas | Pay Committee (1 Meeting per Year) Chair: Mr Andrew Dobell | Head Teacher Performance Management Committee (2 Meetings per Year) |
The governors’ duty is to lead the school and support the Head Teacher and Senior Leadership Team in determining the strategy and direction of the school, the implementation of statutory requirements including policies and monitoring the school improvement plan through active participation. Governors also work in sub-groups as the need arises, currently there is a strategy group and also a marketing group of governors who meet informally and report back to the governing board for collective decision-making.
The Governing Board has three core functions:
1) Supporting and Setting the School’s Vision, Ethos and Strategic directions;
2) Holding the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils;
3) Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
If you have an enquiry for any of the Governors please email the Clerk at bgerding@iford-kingston.e-sussex.sch.uk in the first instance; she will then forward your query as appropriate.
The Co-Chair of Governors Mrs Linda Douglas can be contacted at ldouglas@iford-kingston.e-sussex.sch.uk
All Governors have a current enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Key Governor responsibilities include:
There are 13 places on our governing board, currently there are 3 vacancies: 1 Foundation & 2 Co-Opted Governor position.
Title | First Name | Surname | Governor Type | Position | Appointing Body | Date First Appointed | Start of Term of Office | End of Term of Office | Lead Area & Committee/Panel Membership |
Mr | James | Magowan | Parent Governor | Governor | Parent Elected | 15/02/2019 | 15/02/2019 | 14/02/2023 | Finance, Data, Behaviour & Attendance, Complaints, Strategy Group |
Mrs | Debbie | Timmermans | Staff Governor | Governor | Staff Elected | 17/09/2018 | 12/03/2019 | 11/03/2023 | Behaviour & Attendance, Mental Health & Wellbeing, SEND Shadow |
Mr | Matthew | Brumsen | Co-Opted Governor | Governor | Governing Body | 24/04/2019 | 24/04/2019 | 23/04/2023 | Finance, Pupil Premium, HT Perf. Mgmt., Strategy Group |
Mrs | Linda | Douglas | Co-Opted Governor | Co-Chair | Governing Body | 19/11/2007 | 30/09/2019 | 29/09/2023 | Finance, Safeguarding, Information Governance, HR, Pay, Appeals Panel (Pool), HT Perf. Mgmt |
Mr | Nick | Taylor | Parent Governor | Governor | Parent Elected | 02/12/2020 | 02/12/2020 | 01/12/2024 | Health & Safety, School Clubs Monitor, Marketing Group |
Mrs | Ellen | Pemberton-Bouzon | Parent Governor | Governor | Parent Elected | 25/01/2021 | 25/01/2021 | 24/01/2025 | SEND, Complaints, Pupil Discipline, Marketing Group |
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Mrs | Naomi | Fry | Foundation Governor | Governor | Diocese of Chichester | 03/09/2021 | 03/09/2021 | 02/09/2025 | Early Years Foundation |
Mrs | Sally | Domingo-Jones | Local Authority Governor | Vice Chair | Governing Body | 11/11/2016 | 05/10/2021 | 04/10/2025 | LCLP, Sports Premium, Parent & Pupil Voice, Equality, Complaints, HT Perf. Mgmt., Strategy Group |
Mr | Andrew | Dobell | Head Teacher | Head Teacher, Ex-officio | Ex Officio | 01/04/2009 | 01/04/2009 | 31/03/2034 | Finance, Pay, Strategy Group |
Rev | Geoff | Daw | Foundation Governor | Co-Chair, Governor, Ex-Officio | Diocese of Chichester | 13/11/1990 | 13/11/2015 | 12/11/2040 | Pupil Discipline, Pay, Finance, HR |
Mrs | Barbara | Gerding | Clerk | Clerk Ex-Officio | Governing Body | 01/06/2014 | 01/06/2014 | N/A | Training |
Governors Retired in Past 12 Months: | |||||||||
Mr | Edward | Cox | Co-Opted Governor | Governor | Governing Body | 26/03/2021 | 26/03/2021 | 01/12/2021 Resigned | Online Safety, Marketing Group |
Mrs | Anna | MacLeod | LA Governor | Governor | LA | 14/07/2017 | 14/07/2017 | 13/07/2021 | SEND, EYFS, Health & Wellbeing, Pay, Staff Dismissal |
Mr | Phil | Neller | Foundation | Governor | Diocese of Chichester | 14/11/2016 | 24/09/2019 | 15/03/2021 | Finance, Health & Safety, Data, Staff Dismissal, Appeals |
Mrs | Ellie | Gribbin | Parent Governor | Governor | Parent Elected | 12/10/2018 | 12/10/2018 | 08/12/2020 Resigned | School Clubs, Pupil Discipline |
Name of Governor | Position on the Governing Body | Business Interest | Nature of Business (place of work) | Continuity of Declaration |
Rev Geoff Daw | Co-Chair of Governors, Foundation Governor Ex-Officio | None to declare | Parish Priest | Ongoing |
Mr Matthew James Brumsen | Co-Opted Governor | None to declare | Independent adviser in the financial services industry. No interest conflict anticipated | Ongoing |
Mr Edward Cox | Co-Opted Governor | None to declare | Company Owner and Director, Digital Media/Social Media. | Resigned Dec. 2021 |
Mrs Linda Douglas | Co-Chair of Governors, Co-Opted | None to declare | Voluntary work at House of Friendship, Lewes | Ongoing |
Mrs Sally Domingo-Jones | Local Authority Governor | Children at IK CoE Primary School | Head of Communications and Peer Coach at City & Guilds Group | Ongoing |
Mrs Naomi Fry | Foundation Governor | Children at IK CoE Primary School | Parent/Teacher | Ongoing |
Mrs Eleanor Gribbin | Parent Governor | Children at IK CoE Primary School | Parent | Resigned as Governor Dec. 2020 |
Mrs Anna MacLeod | LA Governor | None to Declare | Retired from Haig Housing Trust (Fundraiser and PR Director) | End of Term of Office July 2021 |
Mr James Magowan | Parent Governor | Children at IK CoE Primary School | Civil Service Central Government, Senior Policy Advisor, no interest conflict anticipated | Ongoing |
Mr Phil Neller | Foundation Governor | None to declare | Retired University Lecturer in Engineering | Resigned as Governor in March 2021 |
Mrs Ellen Pemberton-Bouzon | Parent Governor | Children at IK CoE Primary School | Teacher, currently on leave | Ongoing |
Mr Nick Taylor | Parent Governor | Children at IK CoE Primary School | Farmer and campsite owner | Ongoing |
Mrs Debbie Timmermans | Staff Governor | None to declare | Teaching Assistant in KS1 at IK CoE Primary School | Ongoing |
Mr Andrew Dobell | Governor Ex-Officio | None to declare | Head Teacher at IK CoE Primary School | Ongoing |
Mrs Barbara Gerding | Clerk to Governors | None to declare | Director/Secretary of Local Building Company Ashcombe Building, not working for school | Ongoing |
Governors are required to fill out a declaration of interest at the start of each academic year or when newly appointed, although they must also declare their interest on a meeting by meeting basis should anything come up in an agenda that they may need to declare.
Total Number of GB and Committee Meetings 2020/2021: 13 = total of FGB (6), Finance (6) & Pay Committee (1) Meetings | No. could have attended | # did attend | % attendance (of total meetings could have attended, varies for each governor) |
Matthew Brumsen | 8 | 8 | 100% |
Sally Domingo-Jones | 6 | 6 | 100% |
Geoff Daw * | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Dobell | 13 | 13 | 100% |
Linda Douglas | 13 | 13 | 100% |
Ellie Gribbin | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Anna MacLeod | 7 | 6 | 86% |
James Magowan | 11 | 10 | 91% |
Phil Neller | 10 | 9 | 90% |
Mrs Ellen Pemberton-Bouzon | 4 | 4 | 100% |
Mr Nick Taylor | 4 | 4 | 100% |
Debbie Timmermans | 6 | 6 | 100% |
Note: In addition to attending formal meetings all governors visit the school regularly and undertake Subject and School Improvement Monitoring Tasks.
* Longer-term absence due to illness was accepted by all governors for Rev Daw in 2020-2021. Rev Daw, also Co-Chair, made himself available for consultation to the other Co-Chair, Mrs Douglas, throughout the year.