Meet our Governors
The purpose of the Governing Body is to work together with the staff to have a positive impact on the all-round development of every pupil in the school.
The key roles of the Governing Body are:
- Strategic Leadership – the decision-making based around the values, aims and aspirations of the school
- Support and Challenge – the monitoring and evaluation of the school’s effectiveness, asking challenging questions and pressing for development within the framework of our Christian Values.
- Accountability – the Headteacher is accountable to the Governing Body for the attainment and progress of every pupil in the school, the curriculum they receive and the leadership and management decisions that help this to happen.
The Governors can be contacted in writing to the school either via email to the school office or via email to office@john-wesley.org.uk
The Governing Body of THE JOHN WESLEY CHURCH OF ENGLAND METHODIST PRIMARY SCHOOL operates under a Circle Model without Committees.
| PARENT GOVERNORS – Appointed by parents of the school for a 4-year term of office | |
| Vacancy | Business interests |
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Mr Alan Luxton (end 05/02/2027) Chair |
Business Interests: None Finance; HT Performance Management & Pay Panel; Pupil Premium; Sports Premium, Wellbeing ; |
| LOCAL AUTHORITY GOVERNOR – appointed by the Governing Body for 4-year term of office | |
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Miss Julia Robinson (end 06/02/2027) |
Business Interests: Director of Construction Company Health & Safety Governor |
| HEADTEACHER EX-OFFICIO | |
| Miss Rachael Harrington | Business Interest: None |
| STAFF GOVERNOR - Deputy Headteacher – appointed by the staff for 4-year term of office | |
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Mrs Cathy Clark (end 22/04/2027) |
Business Interest: None |
| CO-OPTED GOVERNORS – Appointed by the Governing Body for 4-year term of office | |
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Mr Rob Gaygan (end 25/05/2026) Vice Chair |
Business interests: Deputy Principle at The Towers School; parent of child on roll Safeguarding, Online Safety; |
| FOUNDATION GOVERNORS – CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD appointed for 4 years | |
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Ms Michelle McHenry (end 13/12/2027) |
Business Interests: None EYFS; |
| Vacancy | Business Interests: |
| Vacancy | Business Interests: |
| FOUNDATION GOVERNORS – METHODIST CHURCH appointed for 4 years | |
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Mr David Challoner (end 31/08/2025) |
Business Interests: Benenden School Staff, (Spouse John Wesley Staff), Parent of child on school roll SEND; Training & Development Governor; |
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Mr Tom Lewis (end 08/09/2028) |
Business Interest: None HT Performance Management & Pay Panel, Well-being; Website Compliance |
| Vacancy | Business Interests: |
| FOUNDATION EX-OFFICIO | |
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Rev Cathie Aldis-Saunders (Canterbury Diocese) |
Business Interests: Director CA Educational Ltd HT Performance Management; Pay Panel, Finance; Pupil Premium, Sports Premium; R.E. & SIAMS |
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Rev Adrian Roux (Methodist) |
Business Interests: None R.E. & SIAMS; |
| CLERK TO GOVERNORS Service Level Agreement with The Education People Clerking Service | |
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Mrs Wendy Settle wsettle@john-wesley.org.uk Business Interests: Company Secretary; Aegis Advisory Ltd; Kent Independent School Admissions Appeal Clerk; Kent Local Lead Governor; Other School Associations: Bethersden Primary, Castle Hill CP Folkestone, Godinton Primary, Harcourt Primary School, and St Peters Folkestone CE Primary |
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| RESIGNATIONS/END OF TERM OF OFFICE DURING PAST YEAR | |
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Mrs Alison Wiltshire resigned due to work commitments 01/09/2023; Bridget Verso resigned 12/01/2024; James Setchell resigned 31/07/2024 |
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Staff Salaries Information
Employee salary information (earning over £100k per annum)
Maintained schools are now required to publish salary information on any employee earning over £100,000 per annum.
All staff employed directly by the school are paid in accordance with the School Teachers Pay & Conditions Document (STPD) or National Joint Council (NJC) Terms & Conditions (support staff).
All salary levels are determined and reviewed annually by the Pay Panel of the Board of Governors.
No employee earns over £100,000 per annum.
Financial Benchmarking
We use benchmarking to evaluate our use of finances against similar schools. Click here to go to the webpage with our school's benchmarking information.