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Governors

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David Whelpton – Chair of Governors

Peggy Hooton – Vice Chair

Helen Key – Head Teacher

Emily Akehurst – Teacher Governor

Rachel Buckenham

Martyn Carr

Stephen Esson

Mark Evans

Clare Gregory

Paul Tonking

Jo Tregenza

Rachel Alderman - Clerk to Governors

Statutory information

TERMS OF OFFICE

Governor Type	Position	Title	First Name	Surname	Start of Term of Office	End of Term of Office
Clerk	Clerk-ex officio	Mrs	Rachel	Alderman	1-Sept-23
Parent Governor	Governor	Ms	Rachel	Buckenham	1-Nov-21	31-10-25
Co-opted Governor	Vice Chair of Governors	Ms	Peggy	Hooton	01-Mar-15	28-Feb-27
Co-opted Governor	Safeguarding Governor	Ms	Jo	Tregenza	01-Mar-15	28-Feb-27
Co-opted Governor	Chair of Governors	Mr	David	Whelpton	01-Mar-19	28-Feb-27
Co-opted Governor	Governor	Mr	Martyn	Carr	19-Oct--22	01-Sep-26
LA Governor	Governor	Mr	Mark	Evans	01-Dec-18	11-Dec-26
Co-opted Governor	Governor	Mrs	Clare	Gregory	22-Sept-2021	21 Sept 25
Co-opted Governor	Governor	Mr	Paul	Tonking	30-Nov-2020	29-Nov-24
Staff Governor	Governor	Ms	Emily	Akehurst	01 Sep 22	31 July 26
Staff Governor (no voting rights)	Headteacher Ex-officio	Mrs	Helen	Key	01-Sep-16

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Name of governor	Relevant business interests	Other educational establishments governed	Committees	Relationships with the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives
Rachel Buckenham	None	None		Parent of student
Martyn Carr	None	None		None
Louise Doolan	None	None		None
Mark Evans	Retired British Council Officer	None	Health & Safety	None
Clare Gregory	Partner in Guthrie Burns & Partners Brickworks Marketing Communications Ltd - Company Secretary	None		Parent of one student
Peggy Hooton	None	None currently. Previously governor of secondary school in Gateshead	Resources Pay	None
Helen Key	Head Teacher	Governor at Plumpton College	Resources Pay Health & Safety
Jo Tregenza	Head of Initial Teacher Training (Primary and Secondary) at University of Sussex	None
David Whelpton	Managing Director of Marketing and Communications consultancy that has schools as clients. Occasional work undertaken for Chailey School on a pro bono basis	Former governor at Newick CE Primary School	Resources Pay
Paul Tonking	Employed by Adur District & Worthing Borough Council	None	Resources
Emily Akehurst	Teacher at Chailey School	None		Teacher

Governor Meeting Attendance 2022-2023 Full Governing Body Meetings including Finances & Resources
Governor	28th Sept	19 Oct	07 Dec	22 Feb	29 Mar	3 May
Emily Akehurst	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Rachel Buckenham	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Martyn Carr	Observer	Present	Apologies	Present	Present	Preset
Louise Doolan	Apologies	Present	Present	Apologies	Apologies	Not in Post
Mark Evans	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Clare Gregory	Apologies	Apologies	Present	Present	Present	Present
Peggy Hooton	Present	Present	Present	Apologies	Present	Present
Helen Key	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Paul Tonking	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Jo Tregenza	Apologies	Present	Present	Apoliges	Present	Apologies
David Whelpton	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present