Aylesford School Governors Information

Local Governing Body Membership January 2025

Aylesford School became a member of the Character Education Trust (CET) in September 2022. There are two elements to the governance of the CET academies – local governance that is delivered via the Local Governing Body (LGB), and Trust governance, delivered via the Trust Board. The Aylesford School LGB consists of a group of people who could be parents, community nominees, or academy staff, with a minimum of five and a maximum of nine people, and who are appointed by the CET Trust Board. The LGB’s vision and aims are:

LGB Vision:
Our vision is to ensure school development through effective and accountable governance, challenge and support.

LGB Aims:
Our aims are:

To act as a key link between the school, parents, and local community
To support the work of the school in the community
To support the Headteacher and School Leadership Team in the development and implementation of the School Development Plan and other relevant plans, ensuring that the CET ethos remains at the heart of the school community
To monitor the financial position of the school and its budget
To help on the ground with the implementation of certain CET and School policies
To offer challenging but positive and proactive support to the Headteacher
To regularly review the School’s performance in relation to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

LGB Governors’ Terms of Office, Attendance 2023-24 and Personal and Pecuniary Interests

Details of the current membership and membership over the past 12 months together with attendance over the academic year 2023/24 are set out below:

Governors are also required to register and declare pecuniary and personal interests relating to any other governor/trusteeships, their ownership of/partnership in a company or organisation which may be used by the trust/school to provide goods or services, goods or services which they offer which might be used by the trust/school; any close relationship to someone to satisfies either of those criteria or who is employed by the trust/school.

You can download full trustee information at the bottom of the page.

Name	Appointed/ Elected by	Positions of Responsibility/ Monitoring Role(s)	Pecuniary and Personal Interests
Linda Blumsum Parent Governor	Trust Board Term 1/9/22-31/8/26	Chair (appointed September 2024 for a two-year term, Leadership & Management, Behaviour, Character Development and Attendance, Wellbeing, Member of Pay Committee	Employed by Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council. Character Education Trust Board Trustee
Gillian Needham Co-opted Governor	Trust Board Term 10/7/23-9/7/27	Vice Chair (appointed September 2024 for a two-year term)(. SEND governor, Link governor for Teaching & Learning (with CET Trustee Sheila Smith) and Pupil Premium, Member of Pay Committee	Retired No interests declared
Joanne Coveney Co-opted Governor	Trust Board Term 1/9/22-31/8/26	6th Form link governor	Teacher at Maidstone Grammar School
Tanya Kelvie Aylesford School Headteacher	Trust Board Term 1/9/22-N/A	Ex officio appointment as headteacher of Aylesford School First appointed as Headteacher on 16/1/2017	Member of The Rosewood School and Maidstone Alternative Provision Management Committees
Maria Abbott Aylesford School Office Manager	Trust Board Term 6/10/24-31/10/28	Training & Development of Governors & Careers Link	Aylesford School Office Manager
Jonathan Murphy Co-opted Governor	Trust Board Term 10/7/23-9/7/27	Safeguarding governor, Health & Safety/PFI (with CET Trustee Mark Reeve)	J Murphy Security Employed by Tonbridge & Malling Leisure Trust Associate Member Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (PWTAG) Cadet Forces Adult Volunteer, Sea Cadets (First Lieutenant)
Kerrie Weeks Parent Governor	Trust Board Term 9/12/24-8/12/28		No interests declared

Clerk to the Governors

Name	Contact
Lesley Hardwick	lesley.hardwick@ayleslford.kent.sch.uk

The Governing Body has responsibilities in finance, employment and health and safety and is committed to school improvement, driving forward student progress and achievement, linking to the whole School Improvement Plan.

Character Education Trust Member and Trustee Information

Name	Appointment History/ Term of Office	Business Interests
Matthew Wright	Chief Executive Officer of CET Appointed January 2012 by Members	Executive Headteacher of Wrotham and Aylesford Schools
Sheila Smith	Chair of Trustees Original signatory Member Trustee Appointed April 2013 by Members Reappointed May 2017 by Members	Penta International
Mark Reeve	Member Trustee Original signatory Chair of Finance & Audit Committee Appointed April 2013 by Members Reappointed April 2017 by Members	Trax Computing The Village Forum Ltd Futronics Wife employed at Wrotham School
Linda Blumsum	Trustee Appointed September 2021 by Members	Local Governing Board member and Chair of LGB, Aylesford School Employed by Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council
Regina Metzier	Trustee Appointed December 2021 by Members	Citigroup Global Ltd
A Malik	Trustee Appointed March 2020 by Members Resigned July 2021 Reappointed January 2022	Chanel Ltd Member of ISACA Information systems Audit and controls Association Wife employed as Maths Teacher at Wrotham School – Feb 2023
Mr D Day	Trustee Appointed December 2023 by Trustees	Thinking Schools Academy, Trust Lead Practitioner Member of ASCL Chair of Goodwin Academy, Deal Member of TSAT Regional Governing Body for Kent
Mrs A Clarke	Trustee Appointed March 2024 by Trustees	Employed by Teach First. Director of Red Lion Square Ltd
Mr M Cater	Interim EHT Appointed Interim Executive Headteacher in Executive Headteacher’s absence
P Brozsek	Member Trustee Original Signatory Appointed April 2013 by Members Reappointed April 2017 by Members	Cory Environmental