Governors
Welling School is part of Partnership 6th with Trinity C of E School. We have combined our respective resources for the delivery of Post 16 education with a view to providing high quality teaching and learning, together with the widest possible choice of courses and subjects.
Mission Statement
The Governing Body of Welling School aims to support the ethos of the schools and wider community in educating outward-looking learners who will thrive in their own lives and contribute to make the world a better place.
We will achieve this through both an active involvement in the daily life of the schools where appropriate and by working closely with the Schools Senior Leadership Teams:
- To set challenging aims and objectives with the schools and support the schools in achieving them.
- To agree policies, priorities and performance targets in order to accomplish these objectives.
- To look for evidence that these objectives are being achieved and challenge where appropriate.
The Governing body will always act in the best interests of the Academies and its pupils. We will be prepared to explain clearly our decisions in an open and transparent way to staff, parents, pupils and others in the wider community. We will be united in a common vision for the schools shared by the Headteacher’s in promoting the highest possible academic standards.
The Governors will act as a cooperate body, with integrity, objectivity and honesty.
Membership
Class of Governor | Number |
Executive Headteacher | 1 |
Headteacher | 1 |
Staff | 1 |
Parent | 2 |
Appointed | 7 |
Total | 12 |
Please follow the following link for a copy of the constitution:
Structure
There are six meetings of the full Local Governing Body each academic year. In addition to this, there are three committees who have delegated responsibility laid out in their terms of reference.
Pupil Discipline
Where the Head Teacher has excluded a pupil either for a fixed period or permanently, to consider whether directions should be given to the Headteacher for the pupil's reinstatement in the case of a permanent exclusion, or a note on the students record in the case of fixed term exclusions.
Pay Committee
To carry out the Governing Body’s responsibilities in implementing its policies and procedures for determining, reviewing and agreeing staff pay.
Partnership 6th Joint Board
See definition above.
Impact Statement
Governor Impact Statement Welling School 2018-19
This has been a difficult year for the Governors following the resignation of the Head Teacher at the beginning of the academic year.
In January, the long standing Chair of Governors stepped down & I agreed to take on the role until July 2019: sadly this corresponded to a period of ill health on my part.
The subsequent resignations of the former Chair & Vice Chair, although regrettable , prompted an important discussion of the role of the LGB & its relationship with TKAT. In addition to the loss of the previous Chair & Vice Chair, another governor was considered to have left due to the failure to attend 5 meetings, all but one without apologies. Two parent governors joined as well as 3 others,
With the arrival of the new Head Teacher in April & a new, enthusiastic LGB, this has been a chance to move forward together & to do things differently. To that end, our meeting in May started earlier enabling governors to walk through the school during lesson times & to meet with panels of students & staff to discuss a range of issues. This was a great success.
New governors have attended training related to their role, on safer recruitment, on the role of Academy trusts and CoGs.
Governors have met variously with the head, the safeguarding team, the finance officer & members of TKAT. They have attended prize-giving evenings, open days, debriefing sessions after learning reviews and a parents’ forum. Governors are working with staff at all Key stages, with those working with the more able and looking at the provision for students with medical issues. The Chair attended all interviews with those staff who became associate members of SLT.
The governing body currently comprises:
Name | Position | Start Date | Curent term of office | Declaration of interest | |
Mrs Lesley West | Chair of Governors | 01/05/11 | 01/05/19 - 30/04/23 | None | |
Mr Peter Smith | Vice Chair of Governors | 19/09/12 | 19/09/16 - 18/09/20 | Wife and sister-in-law work at TKAT | |
Mrs Natalie Willbourn | Executive Headteacher | 02/09/19 | 02/09/19 to date | None | |
Mr Rob Pett | Headteacher | 23/04/19 | 23/04/19 to date | None | |
Mr Alex McWhinnie | Appointed Governor | 08/05/12 | 11/07/16 - 10/07/20 | None | |
Ms Janice Newport | Appointed Governor | 14/09/17 | 14/09/17 - 13/09/21 | None | |
Mr Shaun Butler | Appointed Governor | 06/03/18 | 06/03/18 - 05/03/22 | Governor, KTC | |
Mr Kieran Walsh | Appointed Governor | 09/07/19 | 09/07/19 - 08/07/23 | None | |
Mr Tom Madden | Appointed Governor | 02/10/18 | 02/10/18 - 01/10/22 | Former student | |
Mrs Natalie Sillince | Parent Governor | 29/01/19 | 29/01/19 - 28/01/23 | daughter is a student | |
Mrs Lisa McNeil | Parent Governor | 04/10/18 | 04/10/18 - 03/10/22 | daughter is a student | |
Mr Phil Boyd | Clerk to the Governors | None |
Governors Attendance 2018-19:
(http://www.wellingschool-tkat.org/uploads/asset_file/3_2145_governor-attendance-2018-19.pdf)
Governors with an end of term of office in the current ot last academic year:
Name | Position | Start Date | Current term of office | End Date | Declaration of interest | Attendance |
Lesley Robins | Chair of Governors | 25/09/07 | 01/05/15 - 30/04/19 | 30/01/19 | Chair of Governors Grays Farm/ Royal Park | 100% |
Terry Madden-Nadeau | Vice Chair of Governors | 05/06/09 | 05/06/17 - 04/06/21 | 08/03/19 | None | 75% |
David Thompson | Appointed Governor | 10/07/17 | 10/07/17 - 09/07/21 | 09/07/19 | None | 83% |
Nick Appiah | Appointed Governor | 14/09/17 | 14/09/17 - 13/09/21 | 26/07/19 | None | 17% |
Link to TKAT information page:
Additonal Governor information:
To contact the Chair of Governors, please address your communication to:
Clerk to the Governing Body: Mr P Boyd, Governance Officer, Governor Services, Civic Offices, 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent DA6 7AT
Documentation is updated regularly - please continue to visit this page for information.