Aylesford School Local Governors Information

Local Governing Committee Membership March 2026

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 Committee (LGC), and Trust governance, delivered via the Trust Board which has a selection of Academy Committees reporting back about specialised areas including Teaching and Learning, Finance, Human Resources amongst others. The Aylesford School LGC 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 LGC’s vision and aims are:

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

LGC 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)

LGC Governors’ Terms of Office, Attendance 2025-26 and Personal and Pecuniary Interests

Details of the current membership and membership over the past 12 months together with attendance over the academic year 2025/26 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 governor and trustee information at the bottom of the page.

Name	Appointed/ Elected by	Positions of Responsibility/ Monitoring Role(s)	Pecuniary and Personal Interests
Jonathan Murphy Trustee	Trust Board Term 10/7/23-9/7/27 Appointed as Trustee on 15/12/2025	Chair of the LGC Safeguarding governor, Health & Safety/PFI (with CET Trustee Mark Reeve), Link governor for KS4 and Outcomes	J Murphy Security Associate Member Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (PWTAG) Cadet Forces Adult Volunteer, Sea Cadets (First Lieutenant)
Luke Chapman Trustee	Trust Board Term 24/3/25-23/3/29 Appointed as Trustee on 15/12/2025	Vice Chair of the LGC Link Governor for Teaching and Learning	Parish Councillor (Aylesford) Trustee, Aylesford Village Community Centre Trustee, The Hospital of the Holy Trinity, Aylesford Brother is student at Aylesford School Snodland East & Ham Hill Bor Councillor
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
Gillian Needham Co-opted Governor	Trust Board Term 10/7/23-9/7/27	SEND governor, Link governor for KS3 & Literacy	Retired No interests declared

Clerk to the Governors

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

The Governing Committee has responsibilities in attendance, inclusion and stakeholder voice and is committed to school improvement, driving forward student progress and achievement, linking to the whole School Development Plan.

Character Education Trust Member and Trustee Information

Name	Appointment History/ Term of Office	Business Interests
Mr M Cater	Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, appointed by the Trust Board in September 2026	Previous Headteacher at Wrotham School
Mr P Brozsek	Member Trustee Original Signatory Appointed April 2013 by Members Reappointed April 2017 by Members	Cory Environmental
Mrs C Gilhooly	Member Appointed September 2022 by Members
Mrs S Smith	Chair of Trustees Original signatory Member Trustee Appointed April 2013 by Members Reappointed May 2017 by Members Reappointed September 2020 and 2024	No interests declared
Mr M Reeve	Member Trustee Original signatory Chair of Finance & Audit Committee Appointed April 2013 by Members Reappointed April 2017 by Members Reappointed in October 2024 by Trust Board	Trax Computing Wife employed at Wrotham School
Mr A Malik	Trustee Appointed March 2020 by Members Resigned July 2021 Reappointed January 2022 Reappointed September 2024	Chanel Ltd Member of ISACA Information systems Audit and controls Association Wife employed as teacher at Wrotham School – Feb 2023
Mrs Y Cook	Trustee Appointment May 2025 by Trustees	Employed at Beck Greener LLP
Mr D Stone	Trustee Appointed by the Trust Board in October 2025	Deputy Group Finance Director of LSEAT (London South East Academies Trust) Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Mr J Emmitt	Trustee Appointment by Trust Board in January 2026	Teacher at Sevenoaks School Director for Emmitt Coaching Limited.
Mr L Chapman	Trustee Appointment by Trust Board in January 2026	Vice Chair of the Aylesford School LGC Member of the Aylesford Parish Council Trustee for The Hospital of the Holy Trinity Trustee for the Aylesford Village Community Centre
Mr J Murphy	Trustee Appointment by Trust Board in January 2026	Director and PSC for Redfox Facilities Limited and Hot Frog Pub Company Limited Self-employed with J Murphy Security