Role of Governors at Kingslea Primary School

​School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. Governors appoint the headteacher and deputy headteacher. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the headteacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources. 

​Each individual governor is a member of a governing board, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing board; decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing board.

The role of the governing board is a strategic one - its key functions are to:
​▪    set the aims and objectives for the school
▪    set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
▪    set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives
▪    monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
▪    be a source of challenge and support to the headteacher (a critical friend).”

Further information on the role of governors may be found at: http://www.nga.org.uk​ or http://schools.westsussex.gov.uk/Services/3164

Governing Body Membership

Ross Higgingson  – Elected Parent (Co-Chair)​
​Matt Malone - Elected Parent (Co-Chair)

Alexis Conway – Staff (Headteacher)    ​

Jamie Atkins - Co-opted Governor
Matt Batchelor - Co-opted Governor​​
Mary Bennison – Co-opted Governor
Felicity Cottrell - Co-opted Governor
Katie Faulkner – Elected Parent
Vacant - Local Authority Appointed      

​Naomi Kimber – Co-opted Governor
​Laura Nicholls - Elected Staff
James Mackie - Associate Governor
Annabel Morgan - Elected Parent (Vice Chair)
Matt Peel - Elected Parent
Peter Worthington – Co-opted Governor

If you would like to contact a member of the governing body please email the school office on​ [email protected]

Governors Pen Portraits

Please​ click here to see the overview for 2025

Aims for the Governors

Committee Structure & the role of each committee

Each governor has an area of school development that they are responsible for monitoring.  The monitoring priorities are taken from the school development plan, which is a strategic document drawn up each academic year to ensure that specific challenges and issues are addressed. 
Governors are expected to make regular visits to the school to observe their particular area of development, meeting with staff and pupils as necessary and reporting on their findings.  ​

The Kingslea Governing Body consists of three sub-committees:

• Curriculum Standards & Policy
• Resources
• Safeguarding

All committees meet on a termly basis and report to the Full Governing Body.  ​

Governor	Monitoring Area
Mary Bennison	Writing
Katie Faulkner	PE & SPORTS PREMIUM
Tim Franklin	Science
Matt Malone	Safeguarding & SEND
Ross Higginson	Maths/Computing/EYFS
Annabel Morgan	Core 4