"Governors acknowledge the sad passing of Reverend Daw in September 2022. Parish Priest, Ex-Officio Governor and Co-Chair of Governors. The School and Governors are grateful for his invaluable counsel and leadership over so many years."
Full Governing Board (6 Meetings per Year) (Delegated Powers to Committees/Lead Governors) | ||
Finance Committee (6 Meetings per Year) Chair: Mr Matthew Brumsen | Pay Committee (1 Meeting per Year) Chair: Mrs Sally Domingo-Jones | 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 are no such informal sub-groups. In 2022-2023 there is a joint governor committee formed with senior governors from the Skylark Federation. IK governor members are Mrs Douglas, Mr Dobell, Mrs Domingo-Jones and Mrs Fry. Regular committee meetings will take place throughout the academic year and IK joint committee governors report back to the IK Full Governing Board.
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 and the effective and efficient performance management of staff;
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 vbrown@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; please see below for vacancies
GOVERNING BOARD OF IKPS 2022-23
Our Governing Board consists of 13 members and operates with Full Governing Board meetings & Finance Committee.
Governors are normally elected or appointed for 4 years; attendance record at meetings is for previous year to 31.08.22
In addition to attending formal meetings all governors visit the school regularly and undertake Subject and School Improvement Monitoring Tasks
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 | Co-Opted Governor | Parent Elected | 15/02/2019 | 06/02/2023 | 05/02/2027 | Finance, Data, Behaviour & Attendance, Complaints, Strategy Group |
Mr | Matthew | Brumsen | Co-Opted Governor | Governor | Governing Body | 24/04/2019 | 06/02/2023 | 05/02/2027 | Finance, Pupil Premium, HT Perf. Mgmt., Strategy Group |
Mrs | Linda | Douglas | Co-Opted Governor | Chair | Governing Body | 19/11/2007 | 30/09/2019 | 29/09/2023 | Finance, Safeguarding, Information Governance, HR, Pay, HT Perf. Mgmt |
Mr | Nicholas | Taylor | Parent Governor | Vice Chair | Parent Elected | 02/12/2020 | 02/12/2020 | 01/12/2024 | Health & Safety, School Clubs Monitor, Marketing Group |
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 | Co-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 |
Mrs | Emma | Fieldus | Parent | Parent elected | 05/12/2022 | 05/12/2022 | 04/12/2026 | ||
Mrs | Verity | Brown | Clerk | Governing Body | 01/01/2023 | ||||
Governors Retired in Past 12 Months: | |||||||||
Mrs | Ellen | Pemberton-Bouzon | Parent Governor | Governor | Parent Elected | 03/09/2021 | 03/09/2021 | 02/09/2025 | SEND, Complaints, Pupil Discipline, Marketing 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 | Debbie | Timmermans | Staff Governor | Governor | Staff Elected | 17/09/2018 | 12/03/2019 | 26/08/2022 | Behaviour & Attendance, Mental Health & Wellbeing, SEND Shadow |
Mr | Edward | Cox | Co-Opted Governor | Governor | Governing Body | 26/03/2021 | 26/03/2021 | 01/12/2021 Resigned | Online Safety, Marketing Group |
Mr | Andrew | Dobell | Head Teacher | Head Teacher, Ex Officio | Ex Officio | 01/04/2009 | 01/04/2009 | 31/12/22 | Finance, Pay, Strategy Group |
Vacancy | Co-Opted Governor |
Vacancy | Foundation |
Vacancy | Foundation |
Vacancy | Parent |
Vacancy | Staff |
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 | Ceased in September 2022 |
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 | Co-Chair of Governors LA 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 at a different school | Ongoing |
Mr James Magowan | Parent Governor | Children at IK CoE Primary School | Civil Service Central Government, Senior Policy Advisor, no interest conflict anticipated | Ongoing |
Mrs Ellen Pemberton-Bouzon | Parent Governor | Children at IK CoE Primary School | Teacher, currently on leave | Ceased in November 2022 |
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 | Resigned August 2022 |
Mr Andrew Dobell | Governor Ex-Officio | Partner works as Teaching Assistant at IK CoE Primary School | Head Teacher at IK CoE Primary School | Ongoing |
Mrs Emma Fieldus | Parent Governor | Children at IK CoE Primary School | IKPS parent; husband V-C of PTFA | 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 2021/2022: 7
| No. could have attended | # did attend | % attendance (of total meetings could have attended, varies for each governor) |
Matthew Brumsen | 7 | 5 | 71% |
Edward Cox (resigned in Dec 2021) | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Sally Domingo-Jones | 7 | 7 | 100% |
Geoff Daw * | 7* | 2* | 29%* |
Andrew Dobell | 7 | 7 | 100% |
Linda Douglas | 7 | 6 | 86% |
James Magowan | 7 | 7 | 100% |
Mrs Ellen Pemberton-Bouzon | 7 | 7 | 100% |
Mr Nick Taylor | 7 | 7 | 100% |
Debbie Timmermans | 7 | 7 | 100% |
Naomi Fry | 7 | 6 | 86% |
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 2021-22. Rev Daw, also Co-Chair, made himself available for consultation to the other Co-Chair, Mrs Douglas, throughout the year. Sadly, Rev Daw passed away in September 2022.
Governor Attendance at Finance Committee Meetings (Previous Academic Year)
Total Number of Finance Committee Meetings 2021/’22: 6 | # could have attended | # did attend | % attendance (of total meetings could have attended, varies for each governor) |
Matthew Brumsen | 6 | 6 | 100% |
Geoff Daw * | 6* | 1* | 17%* |
Andrew Dobell | 6 | 6 | 100% |
Linda Douglas | 6 | 5 | 83% |
James Magowan | 6 | 3 | 50% |
*Longer-term absence due to illness was accepted by all governors for Rev Daw in 2021-22. Rev Daw, also Co-Chair, made himself available for consultation to the other Co-Chair, Mrs Douglas, throughout the year. Sadly, Rev Daw passed away in September 2022.