Welcome!
Charing School is a Church of England School is part of The Diocese Multi-Academy Trust, Aquila.
The Role of the Governing Body is to support and challenge the school leadership to ensure that all our children make excellent progress and leave Charing School as confident and resilient learners ready for secondary school and ultimately life in modern Britain.
As Governors It is our role to set the strategic long term direction of the school, continue to raise standards through inspirational learning and ensure that our Christian values of love, friendship, hope, truth and kindness are at the heart of school life.
We also have to ensure that the budget is spent carefully securing best value for money, but also in a way that shows maximum impact on learning.
All the governors consider it a great privilege to be involved with Charing School and are committed to being active in our school improvement journey.
If you would like to see any past Governing Body minutes, please contact the Clerk, Louise Barr:lbarr@aquilatrust.co.uk
David Milham
Chair of Governors
The Governors
| Name | Governor Type | Term From | Term To | Roles |
| Louise Barr | Clerk | Clerk | ||
| Mr Tom Bird | Headteacher | |||
| James Brown | Foundation governor (Diocese appointed) | 03 Jul 2024 | 2 Jul 2028 | Health and Safety Site Management SEN |
| Ros Burgess | Parent governor (Parent body elected) | 01 Sep 2022 | 31 Aug 2026 | Behaviour & Attitudes Early Years |
| Ros Golden | Advisor | |||
| Cara Herlihy | Foundation governor (Diocese appointed) | 14 Feb 2025 | 13 Feb 2029 | Quality of Education |
| Mr Charles Low | Foundation governor (Diocese appointed) | 22 Mar 2024 | 21 Mar 2028 | Personal Development Christian Distinctiveness |
| Revd Sandra Marsh | Ex-Officio (Diocese appointed) | Safeguarding Christian Distinctiveness | ||
| Mr David Milham | Foundation governor (Trustee appointed) | 01 Sep 2022 | 31 Aug 2026 | Chair Finance Leadership & Management Attendance |
| Mr Robert Norris | Co-opted governor (Trustee appointed) | 25 Jan 2023 | 24 Jan 2027 | Training and Development Staff Well-being |
| Mrs Sarah Siddiqui | Staff governor | 16 Jul 2023 | 15 Jul 2027 | Personal Development Website |
| Mr Daniel Sutch | Foundation governor (Diocese appointed) | 27 Nov 2024 | 26 Nov 2028 | Vice Chair Behaviour & Attitudes Pupil Premium |