Governing Body Composition
The constitution for the Local Academy Board is:
Principal, 2 parent governors, 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.
The Local Academy Body of Temple Mill Primary School
Each governor is responsible for the monitoring of a key area of the school. Their responsibilities are listed below.
- Lisa Lewis (Principal)
- Barbara Fincham (Trust Appointed - Chair of Governors)
- Sue Lamb (Trust Appointed - Vice-Chair of Governors)
- Kirsten Collis (Staff)
- Maria Cook (Parent)
- Paramjot Kaur Dhadwal (Associate Member)
- Debbie Greensmith (Associate Member)
- Daniel Smith (Associate Member)
Terms of Reference for our Local Academy Board can be found here.
For details of the Members and Directors of The Howard Academy Trust please click here.
Diversity Indicators
A link to our 2023-2024 THAT Governance Diversity Indicators can be found here.
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 the Governor's SharePoint page.
A copy of the minutes, apart from confidential items, will be available in the school office for inspection by parent/carers and staff.
| Name | Relevant Business & Pecuniary Interests (including governance roles in other education institutions) |
Attendance record at meetings for the academic year ('23-'24) |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lisa Lewis (Principal) Appointed: Ongoing |
Member - NAHT | 3 of 3 |
| Barbara Fincham (Trust Appointed) Appointed: 01/11/2019 |
Retired Thames View Primary School: Chair/Trust Appointed Governor Robert Napier School: Governor - (Vice Chair, Welfare and SG Lead) School's Forum Member Phoenix Primary School: Governor - (SG Lead) Independent Review Panel and Admission Appeals for KCC |
3 of 3 |
| Sue Lamb (Trust Appointed) Appointed: 07/06/2022 |
Medway Early Years Ltd: EYFS Consultant | 2 of 3 |
| Kirsten Collis (Staff) Appointed: 22/11/2022 |
Barbara Fincham - family friend | 2 of 3 |
| Paramjot Kaur Dhadwall (Associate Member) |
Self Employed |
N/A |
| Daniel Smith (Parent) (Associate Member) | None Declared | N/A |
| Maria Cook (Parent) Appointed: 10/11/2023 |
None Declared | 1 of 1 |
| Debbie Greensmith (Associate Member) | None Declared | N/A |
Past Governors |
||
| Rae Brailsford-Hart (Parent) Appointed: 02/10/2019 Resigned: 03/07/2023 |
Civil Servant | N/A |
|
Wendy Rogers (Trust Appointed) Term of office not renewed |
Kent County Council: Employee  (from 1994) Rochester Museum: Spouse of Employee (from 1998) Thomas Aveling: Governor (from 2012) |
N/A |
| Ashley Butters (Parent) Appointed: 22/01/2020 Resigned: 09/11/2023 |
None Declared | N/A |
| Patricia Emerick (Trust Appointed) Appointed: 07/06/2022 Resigned: 12/06/2024 |
Retired Thames View Primary School: Trust Appointed Governor |
3 of 3 |
Last Updated: 29th August 2024
All correspondence should be directed to Mrs Barbara Fincham, Chair of Governors, c/o Temple Mill Primary School