Governing Body
Welcome to the Governors' section.
- help the school to set high standards by planning for the school's future and setting targets for school improvement
- keep the pressure up on school improvement
- be a critical friend to the school, offering support and advice
- help the school respond to the needs of parents and the community
- make the school accountable to the public for what it does
- work with the school on planning, developing policies and keeping the school under review
- exercise its responsibilities and powers in partnership with the head teacher and staff
- not intervene in the day-to-day management of the school unless there are weaknesses in the school, when it then has a duty to take action.
If you need to contact the Governors then please contact the Chairman in the first instance by email on ben.harrison@otford.kent.sch.uk
Meet our Governors
Governing Body
Otford Primary School Governing Body details for website publication
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Name |
Category |
Appointing Body |
Term of Office |
Positions of Responsibility |
Relationship to School & staff |
Relevant Interests |
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Mrs Helen Roberts |
Headteacher |
Ex Officio |
1.4.16 |
S, L, F&R |
Employee |
None |
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Ms Tracey Balcombe |
Staff |
Staff |
13.7.17-12.7.21
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L |
Employee |
None |
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Mr Christopher Woolard |
Co Opted |
Governing Body |
19.4.17 – 18.4.21 |
Chair, S, HTA |
None |
None |
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Mr Colin Parks
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Co Opted |
Governing Body |
19.4.17 – 18.4.21 |
Vice-chair, S, F&R, Py, School Expansion and Health and Safety |
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None |
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Mr Ben Harrison |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
19.4.17 – 18.4.21 |
Chair of Learning, SEN, LAC, Pupil Premium and Sports Funding
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None |
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Mr Simon Antoniou |
Co-opted
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Governing Body |
11.9.19 -10.9.23 |
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| 1. | Mrs Hannah Drennan | Co-opted | Governing Body | 11.9.19 - 10.9.23 | |||
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Philippa Taylor |
Parent |
Parent Body |
13.12.17 – 12.12.21 |
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Parent of Pupil |
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1. |
Kathryn Nichol |
Parent |
Parent Body |
22.07.19 - 21.07.23
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Parent of Pupil |
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| Joseph Kershaw | Co-opted | Governing Body | 15.05.19 - 14.05.23 | ||||
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Previous Governors |
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Mrs Rachel Philips |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
12.4.13 – 21.4.15 |
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Mr Paul Gaskin |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
12.4.13 – 7.7.15 |
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Mrs Rebecca Wilde |
Parent |
Parent Body |
5.12.14 – 13.4.16
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Mr Rob Wilson |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
12.4.13 – 13.7.16 |
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Mr James Wall |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
12.4.13 – 26.9.26
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Ms Hannah Chalkley |
Staff |
Staff |
07.13 – 07.17
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L, |
Employee |
None |
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Mrs Marie Simms |
Parent |
Parent Body |
2.12.16-1.12.20
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F&R, Training |
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None
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| Mr Keith Gristock | Co-opted | Governing Body | 7.7.15 – 6.7.19 | F&R, Policies | None | ||
| Mr Paul Cluley | Co-opted | Governing Body | 14.7.15 – 13.7.19 (resigned 11.7.18) | L., Data | None | ||
| Mr Carl Roberts | Co-opted | Governing Body | 19.4.17 – 18.4.21 (resigned 11.7.18) | Chair of Finance and Resources, S, Staffing, HTA | None | ||
| Mrs Tula Fitzpatrick | Local Authority Governer | Kent County Council | 19.4.17 – 18.4.21 (resigned 18.9.18) | S, F & R | None | ||
| Mr Johan Bjorkland | Parent | Parent body |
2.12.16-1.12.20 (resigned 10.5.19) |
L, IT | Parent of pupil | ||
| Rev’d Richard Worssam | Co-opted | Governing Body | 2008 – Aug 2019 | L, Safeguarding | None | ||
| Mr Jerry Hansford | Co-opted | Governing Body | 5.12.16 - 4.12.20 (Resigned Dec 2019) | F&R, Safeguarding | |||
Finance & Resources Committee = F & R
Strategy = S
Headteacher Appraisal = HTA
Special Needs & Disability = SEND
Learning Committee = L