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Governing Body

Welling School is an academy as part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT). 

TKAT is a multi-academy trust which was established on 1st September 2010.  It’s constitution is set out in the Articles of Association and this is shared with individual academies via the Scheme of Delegation.  TKAT have, through the Scheme of Delegation, established Local Governing Bodies for each of the Academies.

The Local Governing Body of each of the Academies is responsible for fulfilling the strategic and operational governance role in the conduct of the Academy.

Please click here for the Directors of the TKAT Board.

Please click here for Governance information relating to TKAT, including the structure of governance and relevant details about Trustees terms of office, attendance and business interests.

Please click here for key documents including the Master Funding Agreement, Articles of Association and Accounts.

Welling School Local Governing Body (LGB)

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

TKAT Appointed

8

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 two 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.

Impact Statement

Name

Position

Start Date

Current Term

Declaration of interest for 2021-22 inc. Transactions to 31 Aug 2022

Role

Natalie Willbourn

Chair of Governors

14/10/21

14/10/2021 - 14/09/2026

TKAT Director of Education, Governor at Horizon

Safeguarding

Daniel Hatley

Executive Headteacher 

01/01/2021

01/01/2021 

 Cleeve Park School Governor

-

Brian Griffen

Headteacher

17/04/2023

17/04/2023

-

-

Allan Wilkins

Vice Chair of Governors

31/03/2022

31/03/22 to 30/03/2026

Governor at another school

-

Alex O'Donnell

TKAT Approved Governor

06/05/21

06/05/2021 - 05/05/2025

Executive Headteacher at Cleeve Park & Cleeve Meadow School

SIP: Progress & Attainment

Louise Thompson

TKAT Appointed Governor

31/03/2022

31/03/2022 to 30/03/2026

-

-

Suzan Manzi

TKAT Appointed Governor

01/06/2022

01/06/2022 - 31/05/2026

Governor at another school

-

Jonathan Chatizembgwa

Staff Governor

10/09/2021

10/09/2021 to 09/09/2025

Nil

-

Shaun Butler

Appointed Governor

06/03/2018

06/03/2018 to 30/03/2026

Nil

Safeguarding

Natalie Sillince

Parent Governor

19/09/2020

19/09/2020 to 28/01/2023

Nil

SEN

PP

ACE

SIP: Progress & Attainment

Danny Tomkins

Parent Governor

26/03/2022

26/03/2022 - 25/03/2026

Nil

-

Carol Thomas

Clerk to the Governors

N/A

N/A

Clerk at TKAT, Daughter is employed by TKAT

-

 

Governors Attendance 

 

 

 

Governors with an end of term of office in the current or last academic year:

Name

Position

Current Term

Start Date

End Date

Declaration of interest

Attendance

Rob Pett

Headteacher

23/04/2019 to

 18/03/2022

23/04/2019

18/03/2022

Nil

100%

Lisa McNeil

Parent Governor

04/10/2018

to

03/10/2022

04/10/2018

26/01/2022

Nil

100%

Janice Newport

TKAT Appointed Governor

09/11/2021 - 08/11/2025

09/11/2021

31/03/2022

Nil

100%

 Thomas Madden

TKAT Approved Governor

02/10/2018 - 01/10/2022

02/10/2019

01/10/2022

Nil

0%

Daniel Ng

Appointed Governor

07/05/2020 to 06/05/2024

07/05/2020

03/01/2023

Health & Safety

Finance

0%

To contact the Chair of Governors, please address your communication to:

Clerk to the Governing Body:  Carol Thomas, Clerk to Governors, The Atkins Centre, (Kemnal Technology College), Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, Sidcup DA14 5AA

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