Governing Board
The Governing Board, Headteacher and senior staff form the school leadership and management team, and share responsibility for the school. The Governing Board 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 children and provide value for money. Governors help to form the School Improvement Plan and are responsible for monitoring all aspects of its effectiveness in terms of outcomes for pupils.
Who are the Governors?
The Governing Board is made up of 4 groups who represent the stakeholders of the school: staff, parents, the 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 community. Governors are volunteers. An effective Governing Board will have members who have a wide range of experience and a variety of skills to offer their school. They typically serve for an initial period of four years, which can be renewed once, and during this time will have a variety of responsibilities.
Key roles of governors:
- To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- To hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
- To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent
The constitution of the Governing Board at Dunton Green Primary School is:
The Headteacher
6 Co-opted Governors
1 Local Authority (LA) Governor
1 Staff Governor
3 Parent Governors
The Governing Board has two main committees – the Finance and Resources Committee and the Standards and Curriculum Committee – and committees dealing with Pay and Reward and the Headteacher’s Performance Review. Governors have monitoring and other individual responsibilities and produce reports on their activities.
These are the people in post, with their terms of office and governor responsibilities:
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Term of office |
Responsibilities & Committees |
Headteacher |
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Tracey Boanas |
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Ex-officio |
Finance and Resources Standards and Curriculum |
Co-opted Governors (6) |
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Mark Craig |
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08/10/21 - 07/10/25 |
Finance and Resources Data Protection Governor Safeguarding Governor Health & Safety Governor |
Paul Geradine |
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18/07/22 - 17/07/26 |
Chair of Governors Foundation subjects governor Finance & Resources Pay & Reward (Chair) Chair of Headteacher’s Performance Review |
Rebecca Bindon |
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10/10/19 - 09/10/23 |
Finance and Resources (Chair) Early Years Lead Governor |
Jana Petkova |
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01/06/20 - 31/05/24 |
Finance & Resources Pay & Reward |
Jennifer D'Souza |
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01/08/20 - 31/07/24 |
Pay & Reward Strategic Fundraising |
LA Governor (1) |
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Sarah Brown |
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07/02/22- 06/02/26 |
Pay and Reward |
Parent Governors (3) |
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Stephen Reilly |
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21/09/20 - 20/09/24 |
Standards and Curriculum Maths Lead Governor Headteacher’s Performance Review |
Kerry Hopkins |
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01/10/20 - 30/09/24 |
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Andrew Finn |
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25/05/23 - 24/05/27 |
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Associate Governor (2) |
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Olivia Power |
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26/05/22 - 25/05/26 |
Standards and Curriculum |
Robert Gaut |
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25/05/23 - 24/05/27 |
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Staff Governor |
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Daisy Fearfield |
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15/12/21 – 14/12/25 |
Standards and Curriculum E Safety Governor |
The Clerk to the Governors is Clare Levere.
If you wish to contact the Governing Board please address correspondence to the Chair of Governors chairofgovernors@dunton-green.kent.sch.uk
If you are interested in becoming a school governor please speak enquire at the school office and we will contact you to talk about what the role involves and the opportunities that are available.
Business Interests
The governors declare their business interests annually and update them during the year if required. (Governors who have left the board within the last year are included).
Governor |
Business Interests |
Nature of interest |
Rebecca Bindon |
None |
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Tracey Boanas |
None |
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Sarah Brown |
None |
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Mark Craig |
None |
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Jen D'Souza |
None |
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Paul Geradine |
None |
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Kerry Hopkins |
None |
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Jana Petkova |
None |
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Stephen Reilly |
None |
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Adam Walker |
None |
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Daisy Holliday |
None |
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Governors’ Attendance at meetings of the full Board for Academic Year
(Updated annually) Please click here to see Attendance Record for 2020-2021
Attendance |
FGB 2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
Tracey Boanas |
4/4 |
11/11 |
15/15 |
Sarah Brown |
4/4 |
12/12 |
9/9 |
Mark Craig |
4/4 |
8/8 |
6/11 5xA |
Paul Geradine |
3/4 1xA |
11/12 1xA |
18/18 |
Stephen Reilly |
3/4 1xA |
6/7 1xA |
10/11 1xA |
Adam Walker |
2/2 |
4/5 1xA |
8/8 |
Alexia Perversi |
2/2 |
7/7 |
11/12 1xA |
Rebecca Bindon |
1/1 |
5/7 1xA |
11/11 |
Jennifer D'Souza |
N/A |
2/2 |
9/9 |
Jana Petkova |
N/A |
2/2 |
10/12 2xA |
Jemma White |
4/4 |
7/7 |
8/9 1xA |
Kerry Hopkins |
N/A |
N/A |
6/6 |
Leavers in previous academic year |
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Rowland Constantine |
3/4 1xA |
6/7 1xA |
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Chris Gush |
1/4 3xA |
3/4 1xA |
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Nicole Pomies |
2/4 2xA |
7/7 |
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A = Apologies for absence accepted
FGB = Full Governing Board
Comms = Committees