Governors

Kennington Church of England Academy Governing Body

The Governing Body meet 6 times a year, the office can provide you with meeting times as these vary throughout the year.

The Chair of Governors is Mrs Heather Ashdown, who can be contacted via the school office:

by telephone 01233 623744

in writing to Upper Vicarage Road, Ashford TN24 9AG.

via email office@kennington.kent.sch.uk

Our Current Governors are:

Mrs H Ashdown (Director Appointed) – Chair of Governors
Mrs J Flaherty (Director Appointed Governor)
Mrs R Harris (Staff Governor)
Mrs K Wratten (Executive Head)
Rev E Lanchantin-Piggot ( Director Appointed & Ex-Officio Governor)
Mrs M Choudrey (Director Appointed)
Mrs S Beasley (Director Appointed)
Mr L Atkins (Director Appointed)
Mrs L Bonzie-Mensah – Clerk to Governors

AREA OF GOVERNANCE	LEAD GOVERNOR(s)	MONITORING DATES
Safeguarding	Heather Ashdown	15/11/1906/03/2011/06/20
GDPR	ALL
Health and Safety (Ellis Whittam), Risk (GRC One)	Sarah Beasley	03/02/2005/05/2009/07/20
Finance	Monna Chowdhury	23/09/1927/01/2027/04/20
SIAMS / Christian Distinctiveness	Eve Lanchantin-Piggot/all governors
Community Cohesion/Stakeholders	Jenny Flaherty / all governors
Pupil Premium / SEN	Jenny Flaherty	11/10/1928/02/2015/05/20
HR / Pay Committee	Heather Ashdown and Eve Lanchantin-Piggot	Sept 19
Sports Premium	Jenny Flaherty	11/10/1928/02/2015/05/20
Governor Training	Liam Atkins
Website (Updates etc for compliance)	Liam Atkins	Term 2

Register of Business Interests

Name	Interest Declared
Rev E Lanchantin-Piggot	Vicar 24.10.16 (Ex officio) – Church of England Priest
Mrs C Chowdhury
Mrs S Beasley
Mrs K Wratten
Mrs R Harris	PS Harris Electrical Contractor Tridax Structural Engineer
Mrs H Ashdown	Director Lawns One Limited

Previous Governors

Mr D Rodriguez
Mrs J Watling
Mr S Garnett
Mrs Rl Manger
Mr L Philpot
Mrs R Ramful
Mrs L Kennett
Mr J Upchurch
Mrs A Mapley
Capt. G Nunn
Ms Niki Paterson

Please click the links below for further information on the Governing Body and to find out about the role of a parent governor. When a vacancy occurs for parent governors, nominations will be invited from all parents and guardians.