Staff and Governors

Position

Name

Headteacher

Mr Paul Ryan

Russet Class Teacher (Yrs R and 1)

Miss Emily O'Connor

Pippin Class Teacher (Yrs 1 and 2)

Mrs Clare Bannon & Mrs Hannah Hodson-Walker

Bramley Class Teacher (Yrs 3 and 4)  

Miss Katie Harrison 

Discovery Class Teacher (Yrs 5 and 6)/Senior Teacher (Mrs Drury)

Mrs Louise Kenward & Mrs Andrea Drury

Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCo)

Ms Emma Findlay

Teaching Assistants

Mrs Anna Brooker

Ms Clare Ray

Mrs Janine Hyland

Mrs Frances Dolan

Mrs Harriet Breslin

Mrs Michaela Hogg

Mrs Laura Cooper

Mrs Lesleyanne Chubb

Mrs Kate Wright

Miss Chloe France

Ms Liz Tomlinson

School Secretary and Clerk to the Governors

Mrs Louise Bentley

SENCo

Ms E Findlay

Bursar

Ms Toyin Coker

Breakfast Club

Ms Clare Ray

Servery Assistants

Ms Samantha Diprose

Music Teachers

Mrs Sarah Whitehead

Mrs Karen Barton-Holman

MFL Specialist

Mr Robin Earle

Caretaker

Mr Norman Collins

Sports Coach

Mrs Hayley Tyler

ICT Support

Mr David Henley

Name

Category

Appointing Body

Date of appointment

Current term of office expires

Role

Business/Other Interests

Mr Sean Randell

Co-Opted

Governing Body

28.09.2021

27.09.2025

Chair

Training Governor

N/A

Co-Opted

Governing Body

07.07.20

06.07.24

Vice Chair

SEN Governor

Wellbeing

Pupil Premium

Headteacher Appraisal

N/A

Mrs Clare Hughes

Foundation

Diocese of Rochester 

23.03.2022

22.03.2026

Safeguarding Governor

N/A

Mr Nigel Jenner

Co-Opted

Governing Body

30.11.23

29.11.27

N/A

Mrs Catherine Peerless

Parent

Parents

11.06.19

14.03.27

Health & Safety Governor

N/A

Mr Stephen Chapple

Parent

Parents

30.11.23

29.11.27

N/A

Rev’d Paul Kish

Foundation

Rochester Diocese Board of Education

Ex-Officio

Christian Distinctiveness

Governor at 3 other schools

Mr Jonathan Simmons

Local Authority

Local Authority

09.12.20

08.12.24

Headteacher Appraisal

N/A

Ms Emma Findlay

Staff

Staff

23.03.21

22.03.25

SEN Governor

N/A

Mr Paul Ryan

Ex-Officio

By virtue of office

By virtue of office

Ex-Officio Member of all Committees

N/A

Name

Category

Appointing Body

Date of appointment

Date of resignation

Role

Business Interests

Co-Opted

Governing Body

06.12.18

22.07.23

Chair of FGB from 25.09.19

Pupil Voice

Website

Headteacher Appraisal

N/A

Parent

Parents

09.10.18

05.07.2023

Vice Chair

Finance Governor

Spouse is counsellor at various schools

Co-Opted

Governing Body

06.12.18

10.02.2022

Wellbeing Governor

Training& Development

Pupil Premium

Safeguarding

N/A

Mrs Shelia Guillum-Scott

Foundation

Diocese of Rochester

06.12.18

20.07.21

Safeguarding Governor

None

Mr Brian George

Foundation

Diocese of Rochester

06.12.18

26.02.21

Health & Safety Governor

None

Mrs Andrea Cahill

Co-Opted

Governing Body

 16.04.17

16.04.20

Safeguarding

Training & Development

Mr Tom Stevens

Local Authority

Kent CC

06.12.02

06.12.18

Chair

None

Mr Martin Johnson

Co-Opted

Kent CC

07.12.16

05.11.18

Finance

Mrs Rebecca Callow

Foundation

Diocese of Rochester

15.01.17

06.12.18

Chair of Finance & Buildings Committee

None

Mrs Kim Head

Foundation

Parochial Church

01.04.05

06.12.18

Vice-Chair/Chair of Achievement & Wellbeing Committee

None

Nigel Jenner

Parent Governor

Kent CC

02.12.13

07.18

Buildings

None

Business Mtg

Resources & Personnel

Learning & Development

FGB

Resources & Personnel

L&D Meeting

Full Governors Meeting

Full Governors Meeting

Full Governors Meeting

Governor

Governor Type

21 Sep 2023

12 Oct 2023

14 Nov 2023

30 Nov 2023

24 Jan 2024

30 Jan 2024

14 Mar 2024

15 May 2024

04 Jul 2024

Mrs Louise Bentley

Clerk

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Stephen Chapple

Parent governor

Y

Y

-

Ms Emma Findlay

Staff governor

N

-

Y

Y

-

Y

Clare Hughes

Foundation governor

Y

-

Y

Y

-

Y

Nigel Jenner

Co-opted governor

Y

N

-

Mrs Catherine Jones

Co-opted governor

Y

-

Y

Y

-

Y

Fr Paul Kish

Foundation Ex-Officio

Y

-

-

Y

-

-

Mrs Catherine Peerless

Parent governor

Y

N

-

N

Y

-

Mr Sean Randell

Co-opted governor/Chair

Y

N

Y

Y

N

N

Paul Ryan

Headteacher

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mr Jonathan Simmons

Local Authority Governor

Y

Y

-

Y

N

-

Evie Slater

Foundation governor

Y

Y

-

Y

Y

-

Business

Resources & Personnel

Learning & Development

FGB

Resources & Personnel

Learning & Development

Full Governing Board

Full Governing Board

Full Governing Board

Governor

Governor Type

21 Sep 2022

19 Oct 2022

09 Nov 2022

30 Nov 2022

17 Jan 2023

08 Feb 2023

15 Mar 2023

17 May 2023

04 Jul 2023

Mrs Louise Bentley

Clerk

Y

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

CA

Ms Emma Findlay

Staff governor

NS

Y

Y

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Clare Hughes

Foundation governor

Y

Y

Y

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Catherine Jones

Co-opted governor

Y

Y

Y

-

Y

N

N

Y

Fr Paul Kish

Foundation Ex-Officio

Y

-

Y

-

-

Y

Y

N

Mr David Newsom

 Parent Governor

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mrs Catherine Peerless

Parent governor

Y

N

-

Y

Y

-

Y

N

Y

Mr Sean Randell

Co-opted governor

Y

N

-

Y

Y

-

N

Y

Y

Paul Ryan

Headteacher

Y

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mr Jonathan Simmons

Local Authority Governor

Y

N

-

N

Y

-

Y

N

Y

Mr Gareth Waterman

 Co-opted Governor/Chair

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y