The Homewood School Local Governing Body consists of nine governors; a mix of staff, parents and members of the community.
They follow the circle model of governance and this means all governors are aware of the educational, legal, financial and strategic directives relating to all schools within the Tenterden Schools Trust (TST) but more particularly those concerning Homewood School.
The Principal and Leadership Team of the school prepare an annual School Development Plan identifying ongoing and specific targets and from that the governors put in place a development plan of their own linking in to the key issues. This will indicate which areas should be more closely monitored by them for that year, along with the continued link governor visits that are undertaken for Safeguarding, Pupil Premium, SEND, Children in Care and Attendance. All the while the main and continued focus is on the best outcomes for the students at Homewood School.
They work with local governors from the other schools within the TST and will regularly join with not only them but the Directors of the Trust Board for training events to keep abreast of new regulations and directives from the DfE and Ofsted and to ensure best practice in governance.
As well as these formal duties all governors are welcomed into the school for celebration and exhibition events and report that they find these a most uplifting experience and they help them to understand why they became governors in the first place.
Membership of the Governing Body 2020/2021 is as follows:
| Name | Type of Governor | Link Governor | End of term of office |
| Mr Jonathan Capstick – Vice Chair | Parent | Parent Communication | Dec 2021 |
| Mrs Gillian Guthrie – Chair | Community | Safeguarding / Pupil Premium | June 2023 |
| Mrs Louise Jennings | Parent | Student & Staff Well being | Dec 2021 |
| Mr Jeremy Single | Head Teacher | All – Principal | |
| Mrs Sue Mash | Partnership | Children in Care | Jan 2024 |
| Mrs Jane Ross-Smith | Staff | Sixth Form & I-College & CIAEG | Dec 2023 |
| Ms Kate Smith | Parent | Assessment / Attendance | June 2023 |
| To contact the Chair of Governors, please email Mrs Karen Douglas – Clerk to the Governors. k.douglas@homewood.kent.sch.uk | |||
HOMEWOOD SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM CENTRE
SUMMARY OF GOVERNORS BUSINESS INTERESTS 2018/19
| Governor Name | Term of Office and Appointing Body | Attendance at LGB meetings 2018/19 | Declaration of Business Interests | Any other educational establishments governed | Relationship with Trust staff, including spouse, partners or relatives. | Date decl. signed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Barton | 01/09/15 – 31/08/19 Parent election | 3 of 8 | None to be declared | None | None | 11/09/18 |
| Jonathan Capstick – Vice Chair | 01/12/17 – 31/11/21 Parent election | 7 of 8 | None to be declared | None | None | 11/09/18 |
| Gillian Guthrie – Chair | 01/09/15 – 31/08/19 Governing Board | 7 of 8 | None to be declared | None | None | 11/09/18 |
| Louise Jennings | 01/12/17 – 31/11/21 Parent election | 4 of 8 | None to be declared | None | None | 11/09/18 |
| Sally Lees Principal | Ex-Officio | 8 of 8 | None to be declared | CEO of Tenterden Schools Trust | None | 11/09/18 |
| Sue Mash | 1/10/15 – 31/09/19 Governing Board | 6 of 8 | None to be declared | None | None | 11/09/18 |
| Shabana Raman | 01/10/17 – 31/09/19 Teaching staff | 6 of 8 | None to be declared | None | None | 11/09/18 |
| Jane Ross-Smith | 01/09/15 – 31/08/19 Non-teaching staff | 8 of 8 | None to be declared | None | None | 11/09/18 |
Kate Smith Chair | 01/09/15 – 31/08/19 Parent election | 6 of 8 | None to be declared | Director on Tenterden Schools Trust Board | None | 11/09/18 |