Chiddingstone Church of England School
Going Above and Beyond Together
As an Academy Trust, governors are directors of the school and are responsible for the effective running of the school, with an emphasis on financial efficiency and effective governance. Annually, the Department for Education requires us to audit the skills, knowledge and experience of the Governing Body to ensure that there is sufficient expertise to support a successful academy.
Together with the Headteacher, the Governing Body has overall responsibility for the running of the school. Governors are involved in deciding school policies, allocating the school’s budget and appointing staff. Governors act as a critical friend to the school staff and support the Headteacher through monitoring, participation in school activities and in offering their own expertise and guidance.
Governors are asked to sign a Code of Conduct on appointment and attend termly full Governing Body meetings. The Governing Body is divided into sub-committees which reflect the areas of whole-school improvement, along with a Standards Committee and Finance Committee.
Governors are responsible for reporting to parents on an annual basis on the end-of-year financial accounts and a review of the school's academic year.
Minutes of Governor Meetings are available, on request to Louise Clarke, Clerk to the Governors
Chiddingstone School has no employee exceeding a £100,000 annual salary
REGISTER OF BUSINESS INTERESTS – 2024-2025 MEMBERS AND GOVERNORS
Victoria Back: Director RH & RW Clutton Property Limited Land Agency; Director RH & RW Clutton Development Limited; Trustee of Sussex Heritage Trust
Susie Braid: N/A
Jerome Basdeo: Parent at Chiddingstone School; Solicitor at National Grid plc and Chair of Edenbridge Rugby
Lisa Cornell: Member and Governor: Rector of Penshurst, Fordcombe and the Chiddingstone Churches.
Christopher Darlington: Member and Governor: Senior Advisor, Newton Europe Ltd; Director, Brook Roberts Ltd; Senior Advisor, Harris Williams & Co Ltd; Senior Advisor and Member, Apiary Capital LLP; Director of Project Primis Topco Limited (trading as First Intuition and the chair).
Edward de Ryckman de Betz: Parent Chiddingstone School; Common Sense Data Analytics & Reporting Services Ltd
Rupert Fleming: Member: Director RF Trustee Co Ltd; Partner Evelyn Partners and Director Stonewall Park Ltd
Verity French: Teaching Assistant at Chiddingstone School
Min Hancock: Partner in J&GM Hancock, Owner Queens Arms, Cowden
Kate Haysom: Teacher at Chiddingstone Church of England School
Rosie Hester: Teacher at Chiddingstone Church of England School
Joel Hopwood: Shopper Media Group Ltd; Director Trafford Bell Ltd
Pat Jepp: Parent at Chiddingstone School, Nuffield Health, Company Secretary Lake Solutions Ltd
Jill McCoy: Teacher at Chiddingstone Church of England School
Annette Thompson: Supply Teacher at Chiddingstone Church of England School
Andrew Wilkinson- Member: Parent at Chiddingstone School; Director, Nephila Syndicate Management Limited
Stefan Woodward: Parent at Chiddingstone School and Voluntary Assistant at Chiddingstone Nursery
In the interests of transparency, and in accordance with the statutory requirements of the Education Funding Agency, please find below details of the current governance arrangements for Chiddingstone Church of England School.