Governors

Information about our Governing Body

Capel-le-Ferne Primary School’s Governing Body operates under the ‘circle model’ of governance with a governing body comprising of 8 Governors. The circle model of governance means that there are only full governing body meetings, which all governors attend and there is only one committee. Responsibility for fulfilling the role of governors is shared between the committee members.

Each governor has one or more areas of responsibility and will visit the school regularly to monitor their nominated area/s and report their findings to the governing body.

As part of the schools’ leadership team, the role of the Governing Body is to ensure that standards remain high and that the school is moving forward to ensure that all pupils achieve their full potential.

The Governing Board of CAPEL-LE-FERNE PRIMARY SCHOOL

(Instrument of Government issued 26/09/2018)

Operating under the Circle Model of Governance without Committees

Full Name: Mrs Beverley Taylor
	Date of Appointment:	28.09.2021
	Term of Office:	4 years (End 27.09.2025)
	Date stepped down (where applicable):	NA
	Appointment	Parent Governor
	Relevant business and pecuniary interests:	Director of business consultancy company
	Roles	Co-Chair of Governors, Finance Governor, HT PM.
Attendance record at Governing Board meetings over the last academic year:
	Present	Not Present
15^th July 2026		N
6^th May 2026		N
11^th March 2026	Y
14^th January 2026	Y
19^th November 2025	Y
17^th September 2025	Y
Full Name: Mrs Lauren Coker
	Date of Appointment:	10.03.2023
	Term of Office:	4 years (End 09.03.2027)
	Date stepped down (where applicable):	NA
	Appointment:	Parent Governor
	Relevant business and pecuniary interests:	No interests declared
	Roles:
Attendance record at Governing Board meetings over the last academic year:
	Present	Not Present
15^th July 2026	Y
6^th May 2026		N
11^th March 2026	Y
14^th January 2026	Y
19^th November 2025	Y
17^th September 2025	Y
Full Name: Mrs Sarah Leonard
	Date of Appointment:	25.09.2022
	Term of Office:	17.07.2027
	Date stepped down (where applicable):	NA
	Appointment:	Co-opted Governor
	Relevant business and pecuniary interests:	No interests declared
	Roles:	Co-Chair of Governors, Finance Governor, HT PM.
Attendance record at Governing Board meetings over the last academic year:
	Present	Not Present
15^th July 2026	Y
6^th May 2026	Y
11^th March 2026		N
14^th January 2026	Y
19^th November 2025	Y
17^th September 2025	Y
Full Name: Nicola Pope
	Date of Appointment:	12.03.2025
	Term of Office:	11.03.2029
	Date stepped down (where applicable):	NA
	Appointment:	Local Authority Governor
	Relevant business and pecuniary interests:	Owner and Manager of Casper Nursery.
	Roles:	EYFS
Attendance record at Governing Board meetings over the last academic year:
	Present	Not Present
15^th July 2026	Y
6^th May 2026		N
11^th March 2026	Y
14^th January 2026	Y
19^th November 2025	Y
Full Name: Mr Jason Cook
	Date of Appointment:	18.07.2018
	Term of Office:	17.07.2026
	Date stepped down (where applicable):	NA
	Appointment:	Co-opted Governor
	Relevant business and pecuniary interests:	HT at Whitfield Aspen School, Governor role at Turner Trust, Dover Christ Church.
	Roles:	Co-Vice Chair, Pay Panel.
Attendance record at Governing Board meetings over the last academic year:
	Present	Not Present
15^th July 2026		N
6^th May 2026	Y
11^th March 2026	Y
14^th January 2026	Y
19^th November 2025	Y
17^th September 2025		N
Full Name: Mrs Carole Henly
	Date of Appointment:	22.11.2023
	Term of Office:	21.11.2027
	Date stepped down (where applicable):	NA
	Who appointed them	Staff Governor
	Relevant business and pecuniary interests:	No interests declared.
	Roles:	Health and Safety
Attendance record at Governing Board meetings over the last academic year:
	Present	Not Present
15^th July 2026	Y
6^th May 2026	Y
11^th March 2026	Y
14^th January 2026		N
19^th November 2025	Y
17^th September 2025	Y
Full Name: Michael Moore
	Date of Appointment:	29.11.2023
	Term of Office:	28.11.2027
	Date stepped down (where applicable):	NA
	Who appointed them	Co-opted Governor
	Relevant business and pecuniary interests:	No interests declared
	Roles:	Safeguarding, E-Safety and Filtering and Monitoring.
Attendance record at Governing Board meetings over the last academic year:
	Present	Not Present
15^th July 2026	Y
6^th May 2026	Y
11^th March 2026	Y
14^th January 2026	Y
19^th November 2025		N
17^th September 2025	Y
Full Name: Mr Will Power
	Date of Appointment:	17.09.2025
	Term of Office:	17.09.2029
	Date stepped down (where applicable):	NA
	Appointment:	17.09.2025
	Relevant business and pecuniary interests:
	Roles:	Finance, HT PM
Attendance record at Governing Board meetings over the last academic year:
	Present	Not Present
15^th July 2026		N
6^th May 2026	Y
11^th March 2026	Y
14^th January 2026	Y
19^th November 2025	Y
17^th September 2025	Y
Full Name: Mr Paul Owen
	Date of Appointment:	17.09.2025
	Term of Office:	16.09.2029
	Date stepped down (where applicable):	NA
	Appointment:	17.09.2025
	Relevant business and pecuniary interests:
	Roles:	SEND Governor
Attendance record at Governing Board meetings over the last academic year:
	Present	Not Present
15^th July 2026		N
6^th May 2026		N
11^th March 2026		N
14^th January 2026	Y
19^th November 2025	Y
17^th September 2025	Y
Full Name: Mr Anthony Richards
	Date of Appointment:	01.09.2022
	Term of Office:	On-going
	Date stepped down (where applicable):	NA
	Appointment:	Headteacher
	Relevant business and pecuniary interests:	Governor at River and Lydden Federation.
	Roles:	HT.
Attendance record at Governing Board meetings over the last academic year:
	Present	Not Present
15^th July 2026	Y
6^th May 2026	Y
11^th March 2026	Y
14^th January 2026	Y
19^th November 2025	Y
17^th September 2025	Y
Full Name: Sarah Carroll (Clerk to Governors)
	Present	Not Present
15^th July 2026	Y
6^th May 2026	Y
11^th March 2026	Y
14^th January 2026	Y
19^th November 2025	Y
17^th September 2025	Y
All governors serving in the 2025-26 academic year are listed above.