The Governing Board is made up of representatives from many of the main stakeholder groups who contribute to College life – in particular, parent governors, staff governors, governors appointed on behalf of the local authority and co-opted governors. Every governor serves a term of office – normally four years, before standing for re-election. The Governing Board has a collective responsibility and decisions are made by majority vote. Each full governor has a vote on key decisions. From time to time we increase our wealth of knowledge and expertise through the appointment of Associate Members to the governing board. An associate member will be engaged to bring additional and particular skills and experience, and will play an active part in the discussion and debate on the plans and aspirations for the College, but they have some restrictions applied in any voting processes.
Constitution
| Summary of Constitution | |
| Position | Name |
| Chair of Governors | Richard Karn |
| Clerk | Verity Clark |
| Vice Chair of Governors | Helen Vine |
| Summary of Posts | |
| Post | Required |
| Co-opted Governor | 8 |
| LA Governor | 0 |
| Parent Governor | 5 |
| Staff – Headteacher Ex-Officio Governor | 1 |
| Staff Governor | 1 |
| 16 | |
| Summary of Vacancies | |
| Post | Vacancies |
| Co-opted Governor | 3 |
| Parent Govenor | 1 |
| 4 | |
Roles
| First name | Last name | Link Position(s) | Governor Type | Start Date | End Date |
| Caroline | Barlow | Staff – Headteacher Ex-Officio Governor | 01/09/2015 | 31/08/2040 | |
| Lucy | Cameron | Stakeholder Engagement | Parent Governor | 13/11/2021 | 12/11/2025 |
| Roger | Enock | Sixth Form | Co-opted Governor | 19/11/2021 | 18/11/2025 |
| Mark | Evans | Safeguarding | Co-opted Governor | 11/2022 | |
| Richard | Karn | Chair of Governors, Attendance, Behaviour, Training, Sports Premium | Co-opted Governor | 18/03/2016 | 19/03/2024 |
| Simon | Lewis | Data, Pupil Premium, SEND | Parent Governor | 14/01/2020 | 13/01/2024 |
| Ian | Mailer | Finance, GDPR | Parent Governor | 14/01/2020 | 13/01/2024 |
| Gavin | Mulcahy | Health & Safety | Co-opted Governor | 22/09/2020 | 21/09/2024 |
| Jon | Reynard | Human Resources, Mental Health & Well-being | Co-opted Governor | 20/03/2023 | 20/03/2027 |
| Joanna | Taylor | Staff Governor | 01/10/2019 | 30/09/2023 | |
| Helen | Vine | Careers, Curriculum | Parent Governor | 09/12/2019 | 08/12/2023 |
| Historic – Governors left in the last 12 months | |||||
| Anthony | Southern | Resigned end of term | Co-opted Governor | 09/02/2018 | 08/02/2022 |
| Darrell | Hamilton | Resigned | Co-opted Governor | 07/12/2020 | 01/09/2022 |
| Peter | Roundell | Resigned | Co-opted Governor | 01/10/2019 | 23/09/2022 |
| Janine | Fall | Resigned | Parent Governor | 30/11/2020 | 23/09/2022 |
| Alison | Doig | Resigned end of term | LA Governor | 6/11/19 | 5/11/2023 |
Declarations of Interest 2022-2023
Updated 14 November 2022
| Member | Entity | Nature | Notes | From | To | |||
| Caroline Barlow Headteacher |
Heathfield Community College | Governing Board | Staff – Headteacher Ex-Officio Governor | 01 Sep 15 | ||||
| Ambition Institute | Employee | Facilitate National NPQH training | ||||||
| Lucy Cameron parent |
Heathfield Community College | Governing Board | Parent Governor | 13 Nov 21 | 12 Nov 25 | |||
| Heathfield Community College | Student | Child at HCC | ||||||
| IQ 4 Business Ltd T/A ActionCOACH | Owner/Director | |||||||
| Business Growth Kent Ltd T/A BNI Kent | Director | |||||||
| Roger Enock co-opted |
Nothing to declare | |||||||
| Mark Evans co-opted |
Nothing to declare | |||||||
| Mr Richard Karn co-opted |
Fourscore Consulting Limited | Owner | Management Consultancy and interim management company – managing director and owner | 01 May 16 | ||||
| Heathfield Partnership Trust Limited | Director | Charity promoting the wellbeing of Heathfield and surrounding villages | 01 Nov 14 | |||||
| Simon Lewis parent |
Heathfield Community College | Governing Board | Parent Governor | 14 Jan 20 | 13 Jan 24 | |||
| Heathfield Community College | Student | Children in Year 9 and Year 11 | ||||||
| Ian Mailer parent |
Heathfield Community College | Governing Board | Parent Governor | 14 Jan 20 | 13 Jan 24 | |||
| Heathfield Community College | Students | I have three children at the school, in Y11, Y9 and Y7 | 01 Sep 22 | 31 Aug 23 | ||||
| Arcadis UK | Employee | |||||||
| Gavin Mulcahy co-opted |
Heathfield Community College | Governing Board | Co-opted Governor | 22 Sep 20 | 21 Sep 24 | |||
| Heathfield Community College | Staff | Employee at HCC | ||||||
| Joanna Taylor staff |
Heathfield Community College | Governing Board | Staff Governor | 01 Oct 19 | 30 Sep 23 | |||
| Heathfield Community College | Employee | Employee at HCC | ||||||
| Helen Vine parent |
Heathfield Community College | Governing Board | Parent Governor | 17 Nov 19 | 08 Dec 23 | |||
| All Saints CE Primary School, Bexhill | Employee | School Business Manager | ||||||
| Heathfield Community College | Student | Child in Year 11 | ||||||
| Ninfield CE Primary School | Employee | Interim School Business Manager | ||||||
| All Saints CE Primary School, Bexhill | Governing Board | Clerk to Governing Board | ||||||
Governor Attendance 2022-2023
| Governor Name | Full Governing Board (3 x pa) 3 Meetings |
Education Committee (3 x pa) 3 Meetings |
Financial & General Purposes Committee (3 x pa) 3 Meetings |
Notes |
| Caroline Barlow | 3 | 3 | ||
| Lucy Cameron | 2 | |||
| Roger Enock | 2 | 2 | ||
| Mark Evans | 2 | 2 | ||
| Richard Karn | 3 | 3 | ||
| Simon Lewis | 3 | 2 | ||
| Ian Mailer | 3 | 3 | ||
| Gavin Mulcahy | 3 | 3 | ||
| Jon Reynard | 1 | 1 | Only required at 1 x FGB & 1 x Edu. | |
| Jo Taylor | 2 | 3 | ||
| Helen Vine | 3 | 3 | ||