Governance

Wye School is a part of United Learning whose Trustees hold the ultimate responsibility for the governance of each United Learning school.

The Department for Education’s governance handbook 2020 identifies the essentials of effective governance as follows:

  • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
  • Holding the executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.

United Learning’s Trustees delegate certain key roles and responsibilities to the school’s Local Governing Body (LGB) and these are set out clearly in our Scheme of Delegation which can be seen on the United Learning website.

Click here to view the Scheme of Delegation

Wye School Local Governing Body

  • Mrs Margaret Williams (Chair)
  • Mr Crispin Beale (Vice Chair)
  • Mr Richard Bunting
  • Mrs Lucinda Pethick
  • Mrs Barbara Bushnell
  • Mr Andrew Morgan
  • Mr Steve Boswell
  • Mr Jonathan Mansfield-Clarke

The Chair, Margaret Williams, may be contacted by letter addressed to her at Wye School, Kempe Centre, Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EJ or by email to the Clerk to the Governing Body, clerk@wyeschool.org.uk 

Governors assume responsibilities as follows:

Safeguarding and Child Protection, including Safer Recruitment Margaret Williams
Health and Safety Andrew Morgan
Finance  Margaret Williams
Careers Education Andrew Morgan
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Barbara Bushnell

Members who have stepped down