Our Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
Governing Body
We currently have a Governing Body' which has 13 members and consists of:
- The Headteacher
- Two Parent Governors
- One Local Authority appointed Governor
- One Staff Governor
- Eight Co-opted Governors (they are usually from the local communities).
The Governing Body is there to help the school provide the best possible education for pupils by:
- Helping set the Schools vision and strategic aims, agreeing plans and policies and making creative use of resources
- Monitoring and evaluating performance, acting as a critical friend to the head teacher to support and challenge them in managing the school
- Ensuring that the school is accountable to the children and parents it serves, to its local community, to those who fund and maintain it as well as the staff it employs
The Headteacher is responsible for the day-to-day organisation and management within the school.
- Governors challenge the Headteacher and school staff, ensuring all actions have a positive effect on children's achievement.
- Governors come into school in school hours several times a term to ensure that the School Development Plan is having a positive effect.
- Governors are informed of actions and procedures in the school, but are not able to make any decisions about the running of the school. They monitor the spending of the school and challenge to ensure the money is spent to raise standards for all children.
- Governors' minutes are public documents and may be viewed on request a term in arrears once they have been agreed by the full Governing Body.
| Governor | Appointment | Position | Meeting % attendance This Academic Year | Term of office | Business Interests |
| Tobi Oyediji | Appointed by Full Governing Board. | Chair of Governing Board | 100% 1/1 | 21 Mar 2022 to 20 Mar 2026 | Kent Junior School of Fashion and Arts CIC/ Parent of child are APS |
| Mr Darran Callaghan | Headteacher | Headteacher | 100% 1/1 | Ongoing | None declared |
| Mr Duncan Comber | Elected unopposed by staff at Aylesham Primary School | Staff Governor | 0% 1/1 | 21/04/22 to 20/04/26 | Member of staff at Aylesham Primary School |
| Mr Idorenyin Etokakpan | Appointed by Full Governing Board | Co-opted Governor | 100% 1/1 | 13/10/21 to 12/10/25 | Parent of pupils at the school |
| Ms Margarita Gwanzura | Appointed by Full Governing Board | Co-opted Governor | 100% 1/1 | 13/10/21 to 12/10/25 | Other Governance Role - Health and Safety |
| Mr David Hodkin | Appointed by Full Governing Board | Co-opted Governor | 100% 1/1 | 23/03/22 to 22/03/26 | None declared |
| Mrs Heather Ratcliffe | Appointed by Full Governing board | Co-opted Governor | 100% 1/1 | 20/05/20 to 19/05/24 | None declared |
| Vacancy | Local Authority Governor | ||||
| Ms Andreea Cotinel | Voted by Parents Appointed by Full Governing Board | Parent Governor | 100% 1/1 | 01/12/2023 to 30/11/2027 |
Student at University of Kent Parent of pupil at APS |
| David Hodkin | Appointed by Full Governing Board. | Vice-Chair of Governing Board | 100% 1/1 | 23 Mar 2022 to 22/03/2026 | None Declared |
| Vacancy | Co-opted Governor | ||||
| Vacancy | Co-opted Governor | ||||
| Vacancy | Co-opted Governor | ||||
| Stephen Whybrow | Appointed by Full Governing Board | Associate Governor | 100% 1/1 | Parent of Child at Aylesham Primary School | |
| Anna McCreadie | Appointed by Full Governing Board | Co-opted Governor | 100% 1/1 | 19/10/2023 to 18/10/2027 | Non Declared |
Governor Responsibilities
Curriculum Responsibility Staff and Governors 2024-2025
If you would like to contact our Governing board please contact Tobi on the below email address.