Name	Governor Type and Responsibilities	First Appointed	Latest Renewal	End of Term of Office	Business Interests
Mr Matthew Day	Headteacher	Ex Officio 1.1.2021			None declared
Dr Sarah Montgomery	Foundation Chair of Governors	09.07.14	02.02.21	01.02.25	Spouse of Governor Dr Peter Le Feuvre
Dr Peter Le Feuvre	Foundation Governor	14.09.15	14.09.23	13.09.27	Spouse of Governor Dr Sarah Montgomery
Mrs Genevieve Ferguson	Co-opted Governor	31.01.2023	31.01.2023	30.01.2027	None declared
Mr Kyle Davies	Co-opted Vice Chair of Governors	21.04.16	20.04.24	19.04.28	None declared
Mr Rick Bradley	Parent Governor	18.03.2022		17.03.2026	Spouse of Teaching Assistant Mrs A Bradley
Mr Mark Towse	Parent Governor	08.02.2019	15.03.2023	14.03.2027	Teacher at Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone
Mr Rich Little	Co-opted Governor	07.09.2022		06.09.2026	None declared
Mrs Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi	Co-Opted Governor	18.07.2023		17.07.2027	None declared
Mr Nicolas Cabon	Local Authority Governor	28.03.2023		27.03.2027	None declared
Mrs Susan Foster	Clerk	February 2017			Clerk at Selsted CE Primary School Governor of the Local Governing Committee, Stella Maris   Catholic Primary School
VACANCY	Staff Governor
VACANCY	Foundation Governor -Ex Officio
VACANCY	Co-Opted Governor
Mrs Theresa Grimwood Resigned 17.9.2024	Staff Governor	18.9.2020
Rev Deb Scoble resigned 7.1.24	Foundation Governor - Ex Officio Archdeacon's Nominee	24.06.2023
Mr Joss Williams Resigned 29.11.23	Co-Opted Governor	23.03.2021

Welcome from Chair of Governors

My name is Sarah Montgomery and it has been my privilege to serve as Chair of Governors since September 2022. I have been a governor at Lyminge School for over 10 years, initially as a Community Governor but more recently as a Foundation Governor. Before that I served on the Governing Body of Hythe Bay Primary School. I have been a GP since 1986, in Hythe, Folkestone and now Lyminge. Our Vice Chair is Mr Kyle Davies, who also chairs the school's Finance and Resources Committee.

At Lyminge Church of England Primary School, the Governing Board is made up of a group of volunteers from all walks of life who share a commitment to the school. We are responsible for setting its strategic direction and ensuring it provides value for money and a safe environment for children and staff. We meet together as a Board six times a year and we also serve on committees and visit the school in pairs or as individuals to monitor and support staff in delivering all sections of the School Improvement Plan - Effectiveness of Leadership and Management, Finance, Quality of Teaching and Learning and Assessment, Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare. The minutes of Full Governing Body meetings are published on the School website and can also be viewed by prior arrangement with the Clerk, Mrs Susan Foster at sfoster@lyminge.kent.sch.uk

Governors are not involved in the day to day running of the school but act as critical friends to the hardworking, conscientious team of teaching and non-teaching staff under the leadership of our Headteacher, Matt Day. Our School Vision is at the heart of school life so that the focus is always on the well-being and flourishing of all the children of the school.

In the event of you having a problem concerning your child, your first port of call must be your child’s teacher. If you then find the problem has not been solved, your next step is to meet with the Headteacher to discuss and, hopefully, resolve the issue. If, on the rare occasion, you feel the problem has still not been resolved, you may contact the Chair by way of a formal letter of complaint through Mrs Susan Foster, the Clerk to the Governors at sfoster@lyminge.kent.sch.uk or via the school.  All details can be found in the Complaints Policy on the school website.

Full Governing Body Meetings will be held for the academic year of 2024/25 at 5.00pm at the School as follows:

Wednesday 18 September 2024 - Annual General Meeting

Wednesday 16 October  

Wednesday 11 December

Wednesday 22 January 2025 

Wednesday 26 March  

Wednesday 21 May 

Wednesday 16 July