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Northdown Primary School is an academy as part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).
Please find a link to the TKAT Governance pages: http://www.tkat.org/140/governance
Please find a link to TKAT key documents: http://www.tkat.org/93/documents
TKAT is a multi-academy trust which was established on 1st September 2010. Its constitution is set out in the Articles of Association and this is shared with individual academies via the Scheme of Delegation. TKAT has, through the Scheme of Delegation, established Local Governing Bodies for each of the Academies.
The Local Governing Body of each of the Academies is responsible for fulfilling the strategic and operational governance role in the conduct of the Academy.
Click here to link to the Directors of the TKAT Board. https://www.tkat.org/670/meet-the-trustees
Governance for Northdown Primary School is provided through the Thanet Joint Local Governing Body which is a Governance partnership between Northdown Primary School and Dame Janet, Drapers Mills, and Salmestone Primary
The Thanet Local Governing Body is committed to TKAT’s mission:
The Purpose of the Joint Governing Body is to:
The TKAT Thanet Academies serve the same community, already have a Director of Education working across all the schools and there is increasing close working between the schools.
The educational benefits from working collaboratively include:
All Schools share similar values and have a common core moral purpose but all have and their individual identity.
Governance
The following are key elements of the proposed Governance Structure:
The composition of the Joint Governing Body is:
Each school has its own School Governance Committee responsible for:
The composition of the School Governance Committee is:
The Joint LGB will be accountable to the Regional Board for the collective performance of the schools.
Individual School Governance Committees will be accountable to the Board for the performance of their individual schools.
Name Term of Office | Type | Responsibility | Declaration of Interest |
Roger Silk 01/04/2017-31/03/2020 | Appointed | Chair of Governors | Simon Langton School for Boys - Governor Kent Cricket Board Thanet - Trustee, Director, and Company Secretary Westgate and Birchington Golf Club - Director |
Nicola Furneaux | Regional Executive Director | (Ex officio) | |
George Kup | Appointed | ||
Jamie Weir | Appointed | East Kent College Group - Employer East Kent Housing - Non Executive Director | |
Matthew Harris | Headteacher
Northdown Primary School | (Ex officio) | |
Sam Atkinson | Headteacher | (Ex offico) | |
Joe Manclark | Headteacher Drapers Mill Primary Academy | (Ex offico) | |
Sam Atkinson | Executive Headteacher Newlands Primary School | (Ex offico) | |
Nigel Pantling | Headteacher Salmestone Primary School | (Ex offico) |
Name Term of Office | Type | Responsibility | Declaration of Interest Year Ending 31st August 2019 | Declaration of Interest Sept 2019 - August 2020 | Declaration of Interest Sept 2020 - August 2021 |
Roger Silk 01/04/2020 - 31/03/2023 Appointed 01/04/2017 | Appointed | Chair of Thanet Joint Governing Body | Simon Langton School for Boys - Governor
Kent Cricket Board Thanet - Trustee, Director and Company Secretary | Simon Langton School for Boys - Governor
Kent Cricket Board Thanet - Trustee, Director and Company Secretary Westgate and Birchington Golf Club - Director | Simon Langton School for Boys - Governor
Kent Cricket Board Thanet - Trustee, Director and Company Secretary Westgate and Birchington Golf Club - Director |
Jamie Weir 15/03/2018 - 14/03/2021 Appointed 15/03/2018 | Thanet Joint Governing Body Member | Health and Safety Governor
SEN | East Kent College Group - Employer
East Kent Housing - Non-Executive Director | East Kent College Group - Employer
East Kent Housing - Non-Executive Director | East Kent College Group - Employer
East Kent Housing - Non-Executive Director |
Kelly Ralf 20/03/2019 - 19/03/2022 Appointed 20/03/2019 | Parent Governor | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
Vacancy | Parent Governor | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Vacancy | Staff Governor | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Vacancy | Thanet Joint Governing Body Member | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Daniel Barham 12/05/2020 - 11/05/2023 Appointed 12/05/2020 | Community Governor | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Matthew Harris Appointed 01/09/2020 | Headteacher | (Ex Offico) | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Roxanne West | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
Julie Bartlett 12/05/2020 - 11/05/2023 Appointed 12/05/2020 | Community Governor | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |