Governance

Delce Academy is part of the Inspire Partnership Academy Trust. This page contains information and documents relating to our governance. You can also access our Trust governance structure and overview documents on the main Trust Website.

For corporate information relating to the Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, including the governing documents and the Annual Report and Financial Statements, please click here.

As part of the Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, the governing body has shared oversight of Delce Academy.

As a Governing Body, we are a strong and active cross-section of people, with the objectives of providing a strategic view, ensuring accountability, and acting as a critical friend, through support and advice.

By providing an exciting curriculum within a caring and secure environment, we aim to ensure that each child can reach their full potential in every aspect of their development at Delce Academy.

Meet your Local Governing Body

Ian Chappell - Chair, Community Governor

Term of office: 5th October 2023 to 4th October 2027
Relevant business/pecuniary interests: Yes

Tracey Notley - Vice Chair, Community Governor

Term of office: 21st October 2021 to 20th October 2025
Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None

Helen Stewart - Community Governor

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Term of office: 15th April 2024 to 14th April 2028
Relevant business/pecuniary interests - tbc

Mandy Marden - Community Governor

Term of office: 2nd September to 1st September 2028
Relevant business/pecuniary interests: TBC

Abigail Ratcliffe - Parent Governor

Term of office: 17th June 2024 to 16th June 2028
Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None to declare

Bethany Condon - Staff Governor

Term of office: 21st November 2022 to 20th November 2026
Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None declared

Michael Harris - Head Teacher Delce Primary School

Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None to declare

Details of governors served in the last 12 months for whom we thank for their contribution.

Ian Chappell - Safeguarding Governor

Vicki Chambers - Parent Governor: Term of office: 29th September 2020 to 28th September 2024; Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None to declare

Alex Jordan - Community Governor: Term of office ends 1st September; appointed 7th June 2023; Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None to decare

Jo Capes - Head Teacher Maundene Primary School: Term of office ends 1st September; Term from: 1st September 2021; Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None declared

Sarah Martin - Head Teacher Elaine Primary School: Term of office ends 1st September; Term from: 1st September 2022; Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None to declare

Lucy Jackson - Staff Governor: Term of office ends 1st September; appointed 1st February 2023; Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None to declare

Kevin Skipp - Community Governor: Term of office ends 1st September; appointed 2nd October 2022; Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None declared

Sara- Jane Spring - community governor: Term of office ends 16th July 2024; appointed 3rd July 2023; Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None to declare

Emma Baldwin - Staff Governor: Term of office ends 1st September, appointed 4th September 2023; Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None

Robin Vincent - Parent Governor: Term of office ends 1st September 2024; appointed 11 December 2023; Relevant business/pecuniary interests: None to declare

Medway Transparency Information 14th September 2023

Joining our Local Governing Body

From time to time the Delce Academy LGB will hold elections to fill parent governor vacancies. This page provides information about the role for those who are thinking about nominating themselves for election.

Delce Academy has always aimed for a partnership with parents, which undoubtedly brings great benefits to the children. One of the most significant ways you can help in promoting this aim is to volunteer to be a parent governor.

The LGB's main tasks are to hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and to ensure that suitable provision is made for the safeguarding and wellbeing of the academy's pupils and staff.

Parent governors are welcomed as valued members of the team and play a vital role in ensuring the LGB is aware of the views of parents and the local community.

Most of the LGB’s work takes place during its meetings, which occur termly. LGB Governors are also required to conduct monitoring visits to the school from time to time, to see how learning is delivered or to monitor areas that need improvement.

We are part of the Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, which is committed to Continued Professional Development and this extends to our LGB and all Governors, who have access to training to help them carry out their role effectively. For those willing to commit their time, this can be a rewarding development opportunity. Any parent with a child or children currently at Delce Academy can be nominated or nominate themselves for election, we just ask candidates are:

Committed	Devoting the required time and energy to the role and aiming to achieve the best possible outcomes for pupils. Prepared to give time, skills and knowledge to developing themselves and others in order to create highly effective governance. The LGB meets between three and six times a year and Governors are expected to conduct monitoring visits at least three times a year. The term of office for a LGB Governor is 3 years, but they can be re-elected as long as they still have a child at the school.
Confident	Of an independent mind, able to lead and contribute to courageous conversations, to express their opinion and to play an active role on the LGB.
Curious	Possessing an enquiring mind and an analytical approach and understanding the value of meaningful questioning.
Challenging	Providing appropriate challenge to the status quo, not taking information or data at face value and always driving for improvement.
Collaborative	Prepared to listen to and work in partnership with others and understanding the importance of building strong working relationships within the board and with executive leaders, staff, parents and carers, pupils/students, the local community and employers.
Critical	Understanding the value of critical friendship, which enables both challenge and support, and self-reflective, pursuing learning and development opportunities to improve their own and whole board effectiveness.
Creative	Able to challenge conventional wisdom and be open-minded about new approaches to problem-solving; recognising the value of innovation and creative thinking to organisational development and success.