Governing Body
The governing body is the school's accountable body. It is responsible for the conduct of the school and for promoting high standards. The governing body aims to ensure that children are attending a successful school which provides them with a good education and supports their well-being.
The Governors can be contacted through the Clerk to the Governing Body at kggsclerk@kggs.org.
The Governors are present at all school events should you wish to speak to someone in person, and are always willing to answer any questions you may have.
Structure
The Governing Body is led by the Chair of the Governing Body, supported by the Vice Chair. The four routine committees - Steering, Resource Management, Standards, and Welfare - each have a Chair.
The Governing Body includes a set number of Parent Governors, Teacher Governors and Support Staff Governors.
For full details of the organisation, responsibilities and procedures of the Governing Body, please read the TOR, Code of Practice, Articles of Association & Funding Agreement (PDF).
Current Governors
| Governing Body | Type of Governor | Role | Term of Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Estelle Conron | Community Governor | Trust Member, Chair of Governors | 05 January 2006 to 03 January 2026 |
| Mr James Fuller | Ex Officio | Headteacher | From 01 September 2019 |
| Mrs Anna Allatt | Parent Governor | Welfare Committee |
25 June 2021 to 24 June 2025 |
| Mrs Karen Ambrose | Parent Governor | Welfare Committee | 29 November 2021 to 28 November 2025 |
| Mr Ian Birchenough | Staff Governor | Resource Management Committee |
01 April 2019 to 31 March 2023 |
| Mrs Jo Blatherwick | Parent Governor | Vice Chair - Standards Committee | 29 November 2021 to 28 November 2025 |
| Mr Nicholas Boddington |
Community Governor |
Trust Member, Chair of Resource Management Committee |
01 January 2016 to 31 December 2023 |
| Mrs Amanda Carter-Blackford (Resigned 13/07/2022) |
Parent Governor | Welfare Committee |
25 June 2021 to 13 July 2022 |
| Miss Stephanie Curtis | Staff Governor | Welfare Committee |
16 September 2019 to 15 September 2023 |
| Mrs Amanda Dorkes | Community Governor | Trust Member, Chair of Welfare Committee | 01 September 2016 to 31 August 2024 |
| Mr Nick Flanagan | Community Governor | Vice Chair - Resource Management Committee |
01 January 2019 to 31 December 2022 |
| Mr Andrew Gray (Resigned 20/09/2022) | Co-opted Governor | Resource Management Committee | 01 January 2021 to 20 September 2022 |
| Miss Jo Green | Parent Governor | Trust Member, Chair Standards Committee | 01 December 2018 to 30 November 2022 |
| Mrs Caroline Milligan (Resigned 19/9/2022) | Parent Governor | Standards Committee |
25 June 2021 to 19 September 2022 |
| Mr Mark Shardlow (Resigned 5/9/2022) |
Parent Governor | Vice Chair - Welfare Committee |
27 November 2017 to 26 November 2021 |
| Co-opted Governor | 7 December 2021 to 5 September 2022 | ||
| Miss Carine Soudanne (Resigned 22/07/2022) |
Staff Governor | Standards Committee | 19 September 2016 to 22 July 2022 |
| Mr Sean Tarver | Staff Governor | Welfare Committee | 19 September 2016 to 18 September 2024 |
| Miss Lily Walker-Parr | Co-opted Governor | Standards Committee | 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2024 |
| Dr Diane Watson | Co-opted Governor | Trust Member, Vice Chair of Governors | 18 October 2011 to 17 October 2023 |
Governors Resigned in Previous 12 Months
| Governing Body | Type of Governor | Role | Term of Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Darren Bungay | Parent Governor | Vice Chair of Resource Management Committee | 13 March 2017 to 24 June 2021 |
| Mrs Kay Hardiman | Parent Governor | Standards Committee |
27 November 2017 to 05 September 2021 |
| Mr Ian McBain | Parent Governor | Welfare Committee | 13 March 2017 to 24 June 2021 |
| Mrs Melanie Watson | Staff Governor | Standards Committee | 16 September 2018 to 31 August 2021 |
It is usual for a term of office to be for a period of 4 years. However, in the case of Co-opted and Community Governors, additional terms of office are possible, with the approval of the Full Governing Body.
Declarations of Interest - Governors
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| Surname | Forename | Interest Noted | Nature of Interest | Date Interest Started | Date Interest Ceased | Membership of Professional Bodies | KGGS Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allatt | Anna | Yes | Internal Communications Manager Elavon Merchant Services | Jul-21 | N/A | ||
| Ambrose | Karen | Yes | Harlaxton Primary School - Education - Teacher | 01 Sept 05 | 31 Dec 21 | ||
| Staff Governor - Harlaxton and Denton Primary Schools | Oct - 17 | 31 Dec 21 | |||||
| Birchenough | Ian | Yes | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School - Facilities Manager (KGGS Budget Holder) | 01-Sep-18 | Staff | ||
| Boddington | Nick | Yes | HM Land Registry (Land Charges) | May-19 | |||
| Carter-Blackford | Amanda | Yes | Psychotherapist - Amanda Carter Therapy | Oct-19 | 13/07/22 | ||
| Library & Information Officer, Whatton Prison | Nov-21 | 13/07/22 | Member of the National Council of Psychotherapists since March 2018 | ||||
| Blatherwick | Joanna | Yes | Deputy Registrar/Ceremony Officer - Nottingham County Council | Jul-15 | |||
| Chair of Trustees at Long Bennington Cof E Academy | Sept 21 | ||||||
| Co-opted member of the local Governing Board at Isaac Newton Primary School | Sept 20 | ||||||
| Husband(Ian Blatherwick) is a partner at Browne Jacobson Lawyers - Legal firm that provides advice to the school | |||||||
| Conron | Estelle | Yes | Bird & Co. Solicitors LLP - Solicitors Practice Partner/Member | 01-Jul-99 | |||
| Curtis | Stephanie | Yes | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School - Head of PE (KGGS Budget Holder) | 2005 | Staff | ||
| Dorkes | Amanda | Yes | Executive Director BMI The Park Hospital Nottingham | 07-Jun-18 | MRPharms since 1997 | ||
| Cousin is a member of teaching staff | Sep-16 | ||||||
| Flanagan | Nick | Yes | Lloyds Banking Group - Commercial Banking Relationship Director | 23-Jan-95 | |||
| Fuller | James | Yes | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School-Headteacher (KGGS Budget Holder) | 01-Sept-19 | Staff | ||
| Gray | Andrew | Yes | RAF Commissioned Officer - Defence of the Realm | 21-Jan-21 | |||
| Green | Jo | Yes | Trust Insurance Group Services - Insurance Broker - PA to Group Chairman | Apr-13 | |||
| Grantham Cricket Club - Trustee | 05-Jun-18 | ||||||
| Employer is a co-director of a company with Paul Ross, who is Chair of Governors at The Kings' School | 24-Oct-18 | ||||||
| Milligan | Caroline | Yes | Lewis Charlton Group, Education Centre - Online Teacher (working from home) | Jul-21 | Oct 21 | Alive Church, Grantham - Community Projects Co-ordinator (October 2021 - Ongoing) | |
| West Grantham Academy, Grantham, Lincolnshire - ESOL, Teacher, Afghan Refugees | Dec-21 | ||||||
| Shardlow | Mark | Yes | Charity Trustee - Active Arts (Notts) |
22-Feb-21 |
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| Director Mark Shardlow Media (Media Service) - Sole Proprietor Media Production & Training |
01-Feb-17 | ||||||
| Soudanne | Carine | Yes | Head of Faculty at Kesteven & Grantham Girls' School (KGGS Budget Holder) | Sep-14 | 22/07/2022 |
Staff | |
| Tarver | Sean | Yes | SENCO, Kesteven & Grantham Girls' School | Jan-19 | Staff | ||
| Walker-Parr | Lily | Yes | |||||
| Self-Employed Barrister-at-Law Practising at 5RB Chambers, London WC1R 5AH | Apr-19 | Ongoing | |||||
| Jan 20 | Ongoing | Committee Member, Inner Temple Junior Bar Association | |||||
| Dec 20 | Ongoing | Committee Member, Inner Temple Bar Liaison Committee | |||||
| Jul 20 | Ongoing | Committee Member, 5RB Equality and Diversity Committee | |||||
| June 17 | Ongoing | Member, Honourable Society of the Inner Temple | |||||
| Watson | Diane | No |
Record of Attendance at Governor Meetings (Online and Face to Face) - 2021-2022
| Name of Governor | Committee Meetings Attended/Out of a Possible* | FGB Meetings Attended/Out of a Possible |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs E Conron, Chair of Governors | 6/8 | 4/4 |
| Dr D Watson, Vice Chair of Governors | 8/8 (& 1 Extra Welfare Committee Meeting) | 4/4 |
| Mrs A Dorkes, Chair of Welfare Committee | 4/8 | 2/4 |
| Mr N Boddington, Chair of Resource Management Committee | 8/8 | 2/4 |
| Miss J Green, Chair of Standards Committee | 7/8 | 4/4 |
| Mrs A Allatt | 2/4 | 3/4 |
| Mrs K Ambrose | 2/2 | 1/3 |
| Mr I Birchenough | 4/4 | 3/4 |
| Mrs A Carter-Blackford | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| Miss S Curtis | 2/4 | 3/4 |
| Mr N Flanagan | 4/4 | 3/4 |
| Mr J Fuller | 12/14 | 4/4 |
| Mr A Gray | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| Mrs K Hardiman (Resigned 05.09.2021) | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Mrs C Milligan | 4/4 |
2/4 |
| Mr M Shardlow | 1/4 | 1/4 |
| Miss C Soudanne | 4/4 | 2/4 |
| Mr S Tarver | 3/4 | 2/4 |
| Miss L Walker-Parr | 4/4 | 2/4 |
*All Governors are requested to attend the meeting of the Resource Management Committee in November to discuss the Annual Report.
Agendas, documents and approved minutes of meetings are available upon request.
