Boughton Monchelsea Primary School
Church Hill | Boughton Monchelsea | Maidstone | ME17 4HP

Our Governors

What do Governors do? 

The role of School Governors is to: 

  • Set strategic direction
  • To hold school leaders to account for improving performance
  • To make sure money is well spent and resources meet the needs of the school

To do this we provide challenge and support to the Head Teacher, drawing on our own knowledge and experience.

The Full Governing Body at Boughton Monchelsea meets once a term and oversees the strategic development of the school alongside the Head Teacher and Senior Leadership Team.

The Boughton Monchelsea governing body uses the circle model for its monitoring. The governors are split into monitoring pairs. The pairs then visit the school, to focus on their SIP (School Improvement Plan) area and look at progress against targets and challenge on behalf of the FGB and report back their findings.

The School Improvement Plan Areas are: 

  • Leadership and Management
  • Quality of Education
  • Personal Development, Behaviour and Safety
  • Finance 

We also have governors who cover specific monitoring roles: 

  • Early Years
  • Pupil Premium
  • Health and Safety
  • Safeguarding
  • SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development)
  • SEN (Special Education Needs)
  • Training 

We make decisions together on matters such as performance, targets, school policies and school improvement plan. 

The Full Governors’ meetings are closed, but anyone can apply to the Chair of Governors to attend as an observer. 

Our Governors

 Name Category  Date of appointment End of term Monitoring Pair  Business / Financial interest Other interest / governance role

Peter Ananicz

(Chair)

 Co-opted 21/09/20 20/09/24 Leadership & Management Self: Director, Leafhopper, Maidstone (Software & Web Applications)  Pupil Premium Governor
Simon Brown Co-opted 24/05/19 23/05/23 Finance None None
Chloe Cox (Vice Chair) Co-opted 16/03/18 15/03/22 Quality of Education None

Self: Teacher at Homewood School & 6th Form

 
Steve Downey Parent 05/06/18 04/06/22 Personal Development, Behaviour and safety None Health and Safety Governor

Alan Emery

 Co-opted  02/02/17 01/02/21 Leadership & Management None None
Louise Gibbs Parent 11/10/18  11/10/22  Personal Development, Behaviour & Safety None Safeguarding Governor
Andy Humphryes Co-opted 21/11/19 20/11/23 Finance None None
Ruth Roberts  Headteacher  01/01/16  N/A    None  None
Adam Stevens Staff 04/03/21 03/03/25   None Training Governor
Sarah Stribbling-Willilams Parent 12/11/20 11/11/24  Quality of Education Self: Director, Merryhills Properties Ltd; Spouse: Director, Merryhills electrical Ltd. Early Years Governor

 

Notes

Appointing Body: Co-opted Governors are appointed by the Governing Body; LA Governors are appointed by the Local Authority; Parent Governors are elected by parents of pupils at the school; and, Staff Governors are elected by the staff body.

Governors who have resigned in the last 12 months

Name Category Start of term of office Date of resignation Business / Financial Interests
Lynne Miller LA governor 21/11/19 19/11/20 Self-employed - Dynamics CICss
Jane Morgan Co-opted 17/3/17 09/07/20 None
Elaine Hunt Co-Opted 21/09/20 21/01/2021 None

 

Full Governing Body meetings Attendance Record 2021/22

 Governor 21/10/2021 09/12/2021 27/01/2022 10/03/2022 19/05/2022 07/07/2022
 Peter Ananicz - Co-opted (Chair)            
 Simon Brown - Parent            
 Chloe Cox - Co-opted            
 Steve Downey - Parent            
Louise Gibbs - Parent            
 Ruth Roberts - Headteacher            
 Sarah Stribbling-Williams - Parent            
Adam Stevens - Staff            
Alan Emery - Associate governor            
Andy Humphries - Co-opted            
Clerk in attendance            

Full Governing Body meetings Attendance Record 2020/21

 Governor 21/09/20 19/11/20 21/01/21      04/03/21 11/05/21

26/05/2021

Extraord FGB

27/05/2021

Extraord FGB

 19/07/21
 Peter Ananicz - Co-opted (Chair)  √  √ √ √ √ √ √ √
 Simon Brown - Parent  √  √ √ Apologies √ √ √ √
 Chloe Cox - Co-opted  √  √ Apologies √ √ √ Apologies √
 Steve Downey - Parent Apologies  √ √ √ Apologies √ √ √
Louise Gibbs - Parent  √  √ √ √ √ √ Absent √
Elaine Hunt - Co-opted  √  √ √ √ √ Resigned Resigned Resigned
 Lynne Miller  - LA Governor  √ Resigned Resigned Resigned Resigned Resigned Resigned Resigned
 Ruth Roberts - Headteacher  √  √ √ √ √ √ √ √
 Sarah Stribbling-Williams - Parent  √  √ √ √ √ √ Absent √
Adam Stevens - Staff  √  √ √ √ √ √ √ Apologies
Alan Emery - Associate governor  √  √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Andy Humphries - Co-opted  √  √ √ √ √ √ √ Apologies
Clerk in attendance

Susannah

Adam

Susannah

Adam

Susannah

Adam

Susannah

Adam

Susannah

Adam

Susannah

Adam

Susannah

Adam

Susannah

Adam

Full Governing Body meetings Attendance Record 2019/2020

 Governor  03/10/19 21/11/19  23/01/20  05/03/20      21/05/20 09/07/20
 Peter Ananicz - Co-opted (Chair)  √  √  √  √  √  √
 Simon Brown - Parent  √ √  Apologies √  √  √
 Chloe Cox - Co-opted  √ √  Apologies  √  √  √
 Steve Downey - Parent √  √  √  √  √  √
Louise Gibbs - Parent √ √ √  Apologies √  √
 Lynne Miller - LA governor  √ √  Apologies √ √  √
 Jane Morgan - Co-opted  √  Apologies √  √  √ Resigned
 Ruth Roberts - Headteacher  √  √  √  √  √  √
 Sarah Stribbling-Williams - Parent  √  √  √  √  √ Apologies
Adam Stevens - Staff √ √ √  Apologies  √  √
Alan Emery - Associate governor √ √ √  √ Apologies  √
Andy Humphries -  Co-opted √ Apologies √ √ √ √
Clerk in attendance Susannah Adam Susannah Adam Susannah Adam Susannah Adam Susannah Adam Susannah Adam

Full Governing Body meetings Attendance Record 2018-19

 Governor  27/9/18  22/11/18  31/1/19  14/3/19 23/5/19  11/6/19 
 Peter Ananicz - Co-opted (Chair)  √  √  √  √  √  √
 Simon Brown - Parent  √  √  √  √  √  √
 Chloe Cox - Co-opted  √  √  √  √  √  √
 Steve Downey - Parent  Apologies  √  √  √  √  √
Louise Gibbs - Parent - √ √ √ √ √
 Ian Ellis - LA  √  Apologies  √  Apologies  Resigned  -
 Jane Morgan - Co-opted  √  √  Apologies  √  √  √
 Linda Morgan - Co-opted  Apologies  √  Resigned  -  -  -
 Ruth Roberts - Headteacher  √  √  √  √  √  √
 Sarah Stribbling-Williams - Parent  √  √  √  √  √  √
Adam Stevens - Staff √ √ √  √  √  √
Alan Emery - Associate governor √ √ √  √  √  √
Clerk in attendance Lynne Miller Lynne Miller Lynne Miller Lynne Miller Lynne Miller Lynne Miller

 

 Full Governing Body meetings Attendance Record 2017/18​

Governor  28/09/17 23/11/17 01/02/18 15/03/18 10/05/18

24/05/18

 28/06/18
Peter Ananicz - Co-opted governor (Chair)  √  √  √  √  √ √  √
Simon Brown - Parent  √  √  Apologies  √  √ √   Apologies
Wendy Clarke - Co-opted  √  Resigned  -  -  - -  -
Chloe Cox - Parent  √  √  √  √  √ √ Apologies 
Steve Downey – Parent - - - - -  - √
Ian Ellis - LA √ Apologies Apologies Apologies √ Apologies  Not present​ 
Jane Morgan - Co-opted  √  √ Apologies  √  √ Apologies  √
Linda Morgan - Co-opted  √ Apologies  √ Apologies Apologies √  √
Ruth Roberts - Headteacher  √  √  √  √  √ √  √
Steven Sivyer - Co-opted  √  √  √  √  √ Apologies Apologies
Andrew Smith - Parent √  √ Apologies  √  √ Apologies  √
Sarah Stribbling-Williams - Parent √  √  √  √  √ √  √
Adam Stevens - Staff √  √  √  √  √ √  √
Alan Emery - Associate governor √  √  √ Not present  √ √  √
Clerk in attendance Lynne Miller Lynne Miller Lynne Miller Lynne Miller Lynne Miller Not in attendance  Lynne Miller

 

Full Governing Body meetings Attendance Record 2016/17​

 Governor  29/9/16  24/11/16 02/02/17 16/03/17 11/05/17 25/05/17 22/06/17

Peter Ananicz  - Co-opted (Chair)           

 √ √  √ √ √ √ √

Danielle Bailey - Staff

 √  Apologies Resigned - - - -

Simon Brown - Parent

  Apologies  √  √ √ √ Apologies √

Wendy Clarke - Co-opted

 √  √  √ √ √ √ √

Chloe Cox - Parent

 √  √  √ √ √   √

Ian Edwards - Co-opted

  Apologies Resigned  - - - - -

Ian Ellis - LEA

  Apologies Apologies  Apologies √ √ Apologies √

Alan Emery - Associate

 - - √ √ √ √ √

Linda Morgan  - Co-opted

 √   √ √ √ √ √ √

Lynn Mossie-Cox - Parent

  √  Apologies Resigned - - - -

Ruth Roberts - Headteacher

  √  √  √ √ √ √ √

Yvonne Salmon  - Co-opted

  Apologies  √  Resigned - - - -

Andrew Smith - Parent

 - - Apologies √ √ √  

Adam Stevens - Staff (previously Associate)

  √  √  √ √ √ √ √

Sarah Stribbling-Williams - Parent

 - √  √ √ Apologies Apologies √
Clerk in attendance Lynne Miller  Lynne Miller  Lynne Miller Lynne Miller Lynne Miller   Lynne Miller

Full Governing Body meetings Attendance Record 2015/16​

Governor 24/9/15 26/11/15 21/1/16 24/3/16 12/5/16 23/6/16 
Danielle Bailey - staff  -  √  √  √  √  √
Simon Brown - parent  -  √  √  √ √   √
Wendy Clarke (Chair) - Co-opted  √  √  √  √  √  √
Chloe Cox - Parent - - - - - √
Ian Edwards - Co-opted  Not in attendance  √  √  √  √  √
Ian Ellis - LEA  Not in attendance  √  √  Apologies  √  √
Simon Lauder - Parent  √  √  √  √  Apologies  Resigned
Katie Matthews - Staff  Resigned  -  -  -  -  -
Linda Morgan - Co-opted  √  √  √  √  √  √
Lynn Mossie-Cox - Parent  Apologies  √  √  √  Apologies  √
Ruth Roberts - Headteacher  -  - √ √  √  √
Yvonne Salmon - Co-opted  √  √  √  Apologies  √  √
Adam Stevens - Deputy Headteacher*  √  √  -  -  -  √
Christine Suppelt - Parent  √  √  Apologies  √  Apologies  Resigned
Graham Terrell - Parent  √  Resigned  -  -  -  -
Clerk in attendance  Lynne Miller  Lynne Miller  Lynne Miller  Lynne Miller  Lynne Miller  Lynne Miller

*Governor until 3 January 2016 and Associate Governor from 12 May 2016