For details of the Members and Directors of The Howard Academy Trust, please click here

Chair of Governors:  Barbara Fincham (contactable via the School Office)

Governors:

Executive Head:  Mrs Lisa Lewis

Co-Head of School:  Mr David Bignell

Owen McColgan (Trust)

Rae Brailsford-Hart (Parent)

Nicola Caselton (Staff)

Paul Chaplin (Co-opted)

Barbara Fincham (Co-opted)

Sue Lamb (Co-opted)

Wendy Rogers (Co-opted)

Ashley Butters (Parent)

Clerk to Governors: Sarah Phillipson

Each Governor is responsible for the monitoring of a key area of the school

Health and Safety, Staff wellbeing and professional development, Health & Safety - Paul Chaplin 

Finance - The Howard Academy Trust 

Safeguarding, SEN, Behaviour and Safety - Barbara Fincham 

Safeguarding, Pupil Premium - Sue Lamb

Scrutiny and Professional Development - Rae Brailsford-Hart 

Curriculum and Pupil Behaviour - Wendy Rogers

 

Governing Body Composition:

The constitution for the Local Academy Board is:

2 parent governors, headteacher, co-head of school, 1 staff governor, 1 Trust governor and 4 co-opted governors. 

The quorum shall be 3 governors or, where greater, any one-third (rounded up) of the total number of governors of the LAB.

Meets:

The Local Academy Board will meet at least 3 times a year and otherwise as required.

Members of the Local Academy Board will have at least seven clear days’ notice of the meeting and its agenda, except in the case of an emergency meeting.

The agenda and minutes will be produced by the Clerk to Governors and made available to all members of the Local Academy Board via GovernorHub.

A copy of the minutes, apart from confidential items, will be available in the school office for inspection by parent/carers and staff.

Name			Appointed	Responsibility	Attendance 2019-2020
Lisa Lewis Executive Head (Primary)			18/12/2019	Board	100%
Declaration of Business Interest			Nil
David Bignell Associate Headteacher			16/07/2020	Board	20%
Declaration of Business Interest				Medway Early Years - spouse is a Manager from 01/09/2018 Sole Trader of Medway Mindfulness from 01/01/2018
Nicola Caselton Staff Governor			10/07/2019	Board	80%
Declaration of Business Interest			Nil
Rae Brailsford-Hart Parent Governor			04/12/2015	Board	100%
Declaration of Business Interest                              Nil
Paul Chaplin Community Governor			18/05/2016	Board	40%
Declaration of Business Interest				Robert Napier School: Governor from 2013 to 22 May 2018
Barbara Fincham Community Governor			01/12/2015	Chair Board Resources Committee	100% 100%
Declaration of Business Interest				Robert Napier School: Governor from 2006 Featherby Infant School: Governor from 1997 until September 2017 Unison member from 1981
Sue Lamb			01/05/2018	Board	100%
Declaration of Business Interest				Medway Early Years Ltd: EYFS Consultant Chattenden Governing Body 2/10/2019 St Helen C/E Governing Body 02/10/2019
Wendy Rogers			05/07/2019		60%
Declaration of Business Interest				Kent County Council: employee from 1994 Rochester Museum (Medway Council): spouse of employee from 1998 Thomas Aveling (Fort Pitt Trust): Governor from 2012
Sarah Phillipson                                             01/09/2019				100%
Declaration of Business Interest                               Nil
Ashley Butters Parent Governor                     01/03/2020				40%
Declaration of Business Interest                                Nil
Owen McColgan,Accounting Officer/CEO, 01/09/2020 The Howard Academy Trust-Declaration of Business Interest			Inspiring Change MAT: Member 12/12/2018 Medway Academy of Performing Arts: Partner 03/01/2020 Featherby Infants & Junior School: Governor from 08/09/2020
Governors left in the last 12 months
Emma Taylor Head of School			12/02/2019 to 18/12/2019		Board 100%
Declaration of Business Interest			Nil
Deanne Daburn Acting Head of School			08/10/2018 to 09/06/2019
Declaration of Business Interest			Son employed at The Howard School
David Giles			18/05/2016 to 10/06/2019		Board 100% Resources 100%
Declaration of Business Interest			Barclays Bank: retired employee Temple Mill Primary School: daughter Deputy HT from July 2016 MUTC: Chair of Post-Ofsted Group and Governors
Becky Leng			01/12/2015 to  25/06/2018
Declaration of Business Interest			NUT: Member from 2012
Martin McCusker			left 13/02/2019		Board 100% Resources Committee 100% Curriculum Committee 100%
Declaration of Business Interest			NASUWT: Member from Nov 2002; Member of NAHT from Jan 2017
Jon Rye			04/12/2015 to 25/02/2019		Board 50% Curriculum Committee 75%
Declaration of Business Interest			Bubble & Scruff: Director of Education Agency  Holcombe Hockey Club: Voluntary  Chairman/Director

All correspondence should be directed to Mrs Barbara Fincham, Chair of Governors, c/o Temple Mill Primary School