About Minterne Governors

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Please find below details of how our Governing body (also called Local Monitoring Council) is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests for your information.

The Chair of Governors is Mrs Viv Beer who can be contacted via Minterne Junior School, Minterne Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 1SB.

School Governors: background

Background

School governors are one of the country's largest voluntary groups with around 345,000 school governors contributing to strategic development and raising standards of achievement at over 30,000 schools.

School governors are members of their school's governing body which is a "corporate body". A corporate body has a legal identity that is separate from its members and as a result, individual governors are generally protected from personal liability as a result of the governing body's decisions and actions, provided they act honestly, reasonably and in good faith.

Individual governors have no power or right to act on behalf of the governing body except where the whole governing body has delegated a specific function to that individual or where regulations specify that a function is to be exercised in a particular way.

School governors are drawn from different parts of the community, such as parents, the staff, ,the community and other groups. This helps to ensure that the governing body has sufficient diversity of views and experience but does not mean that governors of a particular category "represent" that group on the governing body. For example, Parent Governors do not act as a representative of the parents at the school and do not report back to them.

Responsibilities

The governing body takes decisions delegated by the PiEAT Board of Directors and reports to the PiEAT Board of Directors .

The governing body has a range of duties and powers and a general responsibility for the conduct of the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement including setting targets for pupil achievement, managing the school's finances, making sure the curriculum is balanced and broadly based, appointing staff and reviewing staff performance and pay and many more.

The governing body has considerable discretion as to how to discharge its responsibilities but is required to constitute itself in line with the regulations and to appoint a chair and vice chair. The governing body may delegate certain of its responsibilities to certain governors or committees of governors, although in general, it is not compelled to do so.

School Governors - Roles and Responsibilities

Summary of Roles and Responsibilities

Mrs Vivien Beer (Chair)	Trust appointed 1 Sept 2017-31 Aug 2025	SDP: Leadership and Management SDP: Outcomes for Pupils (disadvantaged, PP and Sports Premium Nominated representative for Children in Care Head Teacher’s Appraisal
Miss Kirsty Warner	Head Teacher Ex-officio Governor
Mrs Tugce Bardak	Parent Governor
Mrs Debbie Gower	Trust appointed 1 Sept 2017-2021	SDP: SEND and Acorns (inclusion) Safeguarding lead governor
Mrs Joanna Boddy	Staff appointed 1 Oct 2022 - 1 Oct 2026	SDP: Behaviour and Attitudes
Vacancy	Trust appointed

Safeguarding is the responsibility of all Governors.

Meet the School Governors

Mrs Vivien Beer (Chair)	Trust appointed	Married, with two girls and one granddaughter and another grandchild on the way. I have lived in Sittingbourne for many years. I was a parent helper, during the time my children attended the school, during which time I was asked to apply for a TA job, which I was fortunate enough to be successful in. A vacancy for a non-teaching Governor became available and once again I was asked if I would be interested, which I then accepted. I think it is important that the children of Minterne Junior School receive a well rounded education and am pleased to be part of the Governing body to oversee this.
Miss Kirsty Warner	Head Teacher
Mrs Debbie Gower	Trust appointed	I am a trust appointed governor but originally joined as a parent governor. I feel that it is important to be involved in Minterne Junior School to ensure the best education for all of its pupils. I have lived in Sittingbourne for the majority of my life and as well as my children attending this school, I am proud to say that I was once a pupil myself.
Mr Simon Brown	Parent appointed
Mrs Joanna Boddy	Staff appointed
Vacancy	Trust appointed

Recruitment of New Governors to the LMC

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