Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests and an Annual Statement of Issues for your information.
Name |
Governor Role |
Governor Type |
Governor Responsibility |
Appointment |
Term of Office |
Voting Rights |
Alan Horton |
Chair of Governors Member of Finance and Business |
Co-opted Governor |
Overall Curriculum Leader. Humanities and the Arts Team |
01/03/2020 |
4 Years |
Yes |
Mark Smith |
Vice Chair of Governors Chair of Standards Committee |
Co-opted Governor |
Core Team |
01/03/2020 |
4 Years |
Yes |
Sue Wanstall |
Chair of Wellbeing Committee |
Co-opted Governor |
Safeguarding and Wellbeing Governor. Science and Technology Team |
01/03/2020 |
4 Years |
Yes |
Edward Murphy |
Chair of Business and Finance Committee. Member of Standards committee |
Co-opted Governor |
Core Team. Science and Technology Team. |
01/03/2020 | 4 Years | Yes |
Name |
Governor Role |
Governor Type |
Governor Responsibility |
Appointment |
Term of Office |
Voting Rights |
Darran Callaghan |
Member of Finance and Business, Standards and Wellbeing Committees |
Headteacher |
Overall Curriculum Leader |
01/01/15 |
ongoing |
Yes |
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Karen Hart |
Member of Wellbeing and Vice- Chair Finance Committee |
Parent Governor |
SEND Governor. Foundation Stage. Science and Technology Team |
01/03/2020 | 3 Years |
Yes |
Ray Kemsley |
Member of Finance and Business/ Wellbeing Committee |
Co-opted Governor |
Health and Safety Governor. Core Team Health & Safety Humanities and the Arts Team |
01/03/2020 |
4 Years |
Yes |
Tracy Taylor |
Member of Wellbeing, Finance and Standards Committee |
Co-opted Governor |
Philosophy for Children. SEND and Inclusion. |
01/03/2020 |
4 Years |
Yes |
Tina Martin |
Member of Standards Committee Member of Wellbeing Committee |
Staff Governor |
Science and Technology Team |
01/03/2020 |
3 Years |
Yes |
Name |
Governor Role |
Governor Type |
Governor Responsibility |
Appointment |
Term of Office |
Voting Rights |
Emma Aldous |
Member of Wellbeing Committee and Standards Committee |
Parent Governor |
Core Team. |
01/03/2020 |
3 Years |
Yes |
Emily Walker-Smith | Member of Standards and Wellbeing | Co-opted Governor | Hearts and Mind Team | 01/03/2020 | 4 Years | Yes |
Lenore Scott |
Associate Member |
Associate Member | Hearts and Mind Team | 01/03/2020 | 4 Years | No |
Tracey Snellings |
Clerk to Governors |
n/a | No |
All of the above were appointed following the Board's reconstitution and in accordance with the Governing Body's Instrument of Government. More information about our Governors including declarations of business interests, pecuniary interests, governance of other educational establishments and their attendance at meetings can be found below.
The Board of Governors normally meet termly and is chaired by the Chair of Governors. The Governors have also set up three main Committees:
Each Governor is a member of at least one of the main Committees. At each of our meetings, we make recommendations and decisions on a number of key priorities that affect the school. These are recorded along with our discussions and what we have supported and what we have challenged. Part of our role as Governors is to act as a 'Critical Friend' to the school.
Holywell School is led by Darran Callaghan as Headteacher. He has an excellent team of teachers and support staff and I take this opportunity to thank them for their marvellous contribution to the school.
We also have an excellent team in Parents and Friends of Holywell School (PFHS), and they are superb in their efforts to raise money for the benefit of the pupils at Holywell.
The Governors hugely values its links with the local Upchurch community. We are proud to be involved in community events throughout each year and we continue to find new ways to work alongside those in our community.
As Governors, we regularly visit the school and our most recent focus was ‘Curriculum in Action’, observing different activities going on throughout the school and speaking to subject leaders and children about their learning in particular subjects.
When you have a free moment, please provide your thoughts and views on the school as part of ' Parent View' on the Ofsted website. This can be found here.
We are on a continuous journey to be the best school we can be and are working towards becoming an OUTSTANDING school. To achieve this, we are:
Holywell School has a wonderful story to tell. The pupils are excellent ambassadors and are a great credit to you as parents and guardians. There is a vibrant and hugely positive atmosphere at Holywell School. The Governors are most grateful to you for your continued support - which is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and I look forward to meeting you in the future.
Alan Horton
Business and Finance |
Standards |
Wellbeing and Personal Development |
Edward Murphy (Chair) Alan Horton Darran Callaghan Karen Hart Tracy Taylor Mark Smith
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Mark Smith (Chair) Darran Callaghan Tracy Taylor Edward Murphy Sue Wanstall Tina Martin Emily Walker-Smith |
Sue Wanstall (Chair) Ray Kemsley Tracy Taylor Darran Callaghan Tina Martin Karen Hart Lenore Scott Emily Walker-Smith |
Governor |
Business Interest |
Pecuniary Interest |
Governance at other educational establishments |
Darran Callaghan |
NONE |
Holywell Headteacher since Jan 2015 |
NONE |
Emma Aldous |
NONE |
NONE |
NONE |
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Alan Horton |
Son-in-law to Ray Kemsley |
Local Ward Councillor at Swale Borough Council since May 2019 Local Parish Councillor at Upchurch Parish Council since May 2015
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None |
Karen Hart |
NONE |
NONE |
NONE |
Ray Kemsley |
Father-in-law to Alan Horton |
NONE |
Co-opted Project Chair at Hartlip Endowed C of E Primary School since Sept 2016 Associate Member of TIMU Academy since Nov 2015 |
Tina Martin |
NONE | Teaching Assistant (Staff Governor) | NONE |
Emma Aldous |
NONE |
NONE |
NONE |
Edward Murphy |
NONE |
NONE |
NONE |
Mark Smith |
Director of Montravia Ltd since Jan 2000 My Window Mate Ltd since Jan 2018 |
NONE |
NONE |
Tracey Snellings |
NONE |
Holywell Business Manager since Sept 2014 |
NONE |
Tracy Taylor |
NONE |
Holywell Assistant Headteacher since Sept 2012 |
NONE |
Sue Wanstall |
NONE |
NONE | NONE |
Governor | Governor Type |
FGB meetings |
Business & Finance Committee |
Standards Committee |
Wellbeing Committee |
Emma Aldous |
Parent Governor |
3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Darran Callaghan |
Headteacher | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Alan Horton |
Co-opted Governor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Karen Hart |
Parent Governor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Ray Kemsley |
Co-opted Governor | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Tina Martin |
Staff Governor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Edward Murphy |
Co-opted Governor |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Lenore Scott | Associate Member | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Mark Smith |
Co-opted Governor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Tracey Snellings |
Clerk to Governors | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Tracy Taylor |
Co-opted Governor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Emily Walker-Smith | Co-opted Governor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Sue Wanstall |
Co-opted Governor | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
This code sets out the expectations on and commitment required from school governors and trustees in order for the governing board to properly carry out its work within the school and the community. It can be amended to include specific reference to the ethos of the particular school. ‘School’ includes academies, and it applies to all level of school governance.
The Governing Board has the following core strategic functions
Establishing the strategic direction, by:
Ensuring accountability, by:
Ensuring financial probity, by:
As individuals on the board we agree to the following
Role & Responsibilities
Commitment
Relationships
Confidentiality
Conflicts of interest
Breach of this code of conduct
The Seven Principles of Public Life
(Originally published by the Nolan Committee: The Committee on Standards in Public Life was established by the then Prime Minister in October 1994, under the Chairmanship of Lord Nolan, to consider standards of conduct in various areas of public life, and to make recommendations).