KCSP
Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership is a charitable trust and a company limited by guarantee. The Trust was established in August 2012 by the Archbishop of Southwark.
The Trust Board of Directors ('Trustees') are responsible for overseeing the management and administration of the Trust and they fulfil this role by delegating functions to committees.
The Trust understands the importance of the role of governance committees and the Trust has set out guidance and support in its Governance Handbook and Scheme of Delegation.
The Governance Committee is a ‘critical friend’ of the school. It provides Strategic Leadership in school improvement. It does this by being appropriately involved in the school improvement cycle as follows:
Key Issues
The governance committee will consider and keep under review: the progress and attainment of all groups of pupils, evidence of narrowing gaps between under achieving groups and other pupils, improvements in the quality of teaching, the school’s improvement since the last inspection, and the school’s self-evaluation of how well it is doing currently. Governance committee members are not expected to be involved in the day to day running of the school.
Who can be a governance committee member?
What makes a good governance committee member?
Name | Governor Type | Date of appointment | Term From | Term To | Roles |
Rob Sharpley | Foundation Committee Member / Archdiocese of Southwark | 01-Jun-18 | 01 Jun 2022 | 31 May 2026 | Chair Curriculum Finance Lead |
Megan Underhill | Headteacher | ||||
Gemma Comber | Parent Committee Member / Elected by parents | 27-Apr-23 | 27 Apr 2023 | 26 Apr 2027 | |
David Goldsmith | Co-opted Committee Member / KCSP | 19-Jan-23 | 19 Jan 2023 | 18 Jan 2027 | H & S |
Felicity Goldsmith | Staff Committee Member / Elected by staff | 08-Nov-21 | 08 Nov 2021 | 7 Nov 2025 | Member Training & CPD Lead |
Gower McCarthy | Parent Committee Member / Elected by parents | 15-Jan-24 | 15 Jan 2024 | 14 Jan 2028 | |
Mr. Keith Mewes | Co-opted Committee Member / KCSP | 01-Dec-17 | 08 Feb 2022 | 7 Feb 2026 | Safeguarding |
Mrs Clare Nursey | Co-opted Committee Member / KCSP | 12-Jul-21 | 12 Jul 2021 | 11 Jul 2025 | Safeguarding PP & SEND |
Mrs Pamela Parnell | Foundation Committee Member / Archdiocese of Southwark | 06-Nov-17 | 14 Feb 2022 | 13 Feb 2026 | ViceChair Catholic Character & Ethos |
Our Chair of the Local Governance Committee, Rob Sharpley, can be contacted by email :-
robert.sharpley@holy-family-maidstone.kcsp.org.uk
The Clerk to the Committee, Phil Barham, can be contacted by email :-
Copies of the Governing Body minutes are available from the School Office.