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 | |
| Clerk | Verity Clark |
| Acting Chair of Governors | Roger Enock |
| Summary of Posts | |
| Post | Required |
| Co-opted Governor | 7 |
| LA Governor | 1 |
| Parent Governor | 3 |
| Headteacher Ex-Officio Governor | 1 |
| Elected Staff Governor | 1 |
| 13 | |
| Summary of Vacancies | |
| Post | Vacancies |
| Co-opted Governor | 3 |
| LA Governor | 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 | |
| Cherry | Burrows | Parent Governor | 11/03/2024 | 10/03/2028 | |
| 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 |
| Simon | Lewis | Data, Pupil Premium, SEND | Co-opted Governor | 14/01/2024 | 13/01/2028 |
| Ian | Mailer | Finance, GDPR | Co-opted Governor | 14/01/2024 | 13/01/2028 |
| Jon | Reynard | Human Resources, Mental Health & Well-being | Co-opted Governor | 20/03/2023 | 20/03/2027 |
| Joanna | Taylor | Staff Governor | 01/10/2023 | 30/09/2027 | |
| Izak | Van Heerden | Parent Governor | 11/03/2024 | 10/03/2028 | |
| Historic – Governors left in the last 12 months | |||||
| Helen | Vine | Resigned | Local Authority Governor | 09/12/2023 | Resigned 01/25 |
| Richard | Karn | Resigned | Co-opted Governor | 18/03/2016 | Resigned 09/24 |
| Mark | Evans | Resigned | Co-opted Governor | 11/2022 | Resigned 01/09/24 |
| Gavin | Mulcahy | Resigned end of term | Co-opted Governor | 22/03/2020 | 21/03/2024 |
Declarations of Interest 2023-2024
Updated 19 February 2024
| 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 | ||||||
| Heathfield Community College | Personal or close family relationship | Daughter on zero hour contract with Facilities team | 04 Sep 23 | |||||
| Lucy Cameron parent |
Heathfield Community College | Governing Board | Parent Governor | 13 Nov 21 | 12 Nov 25 | |||
| Heathfield Community College | Student | Children in Year 10 and Year 13 Child now at university that went to HCC |
9 Aug 16 | |||||
| IQ 4 Business Ltd | Owner/Director | Business Coaching and Mentoring | 1 Feb 12 | |||||
| Business Growth Kent Ltd T/A BNI Kent | Director | Business networking organisation with groups throughout Kent | 1 Feb 19 | |||||
| Roger Enock co-opted |
Nothing to declare | |||||||
| Simon Lewis co-opted |
Heathfield Community College | Governing Board | Parent Governor | 14 Jan 20 | 13 Jan 24 | |||
| Heathfield Community College | Student | Children in Year 10 and Year 12 | ||||||
| Ian Mailer co-opted |
Heathfield Community College | Governing Board | Parent Governor | 14 Jan 20 | 13 Jan 24 | |||
| Heathfield Community College | Students | I have two children at the school, in Y10 and Y8 | 01 Sep 22 | 31 Jul 25 | ||||
| Arcadis UK | Employee | |||||||
| Jon Reynard co-opted |
The Aurora Group | Business or finance interests | The Aurora group, my employer is a company running independent special schools across the country. I am an advisor for 12 of there 18 schools | 1 Sep 22 | ||||
| Personal or close family relationship | I am an ex-student of the college | |||||||
| East Sussex CC | Other governance role | I worked for East Sussex for 33 years as a teacher and senior leader, including a HT for 25 years. Most recently I worked as a HT for the South Downs Learning Trust in Eastbourne | ||||||
| Joanna Taylor staff |
Heathfield Community College | Governing Board | Staff Governor | 01 Oct 19 | 12 Nov 27 | |||
| Heathfield Community College | Employee | Employee at HCC | ||||||
| Izak Van Heerden Parent |
Heathfield Community College | Governing Board | Parent Governor | 11 Mar 24 | 10 Mar 28 | |||
Governor Attendance 2023-2024
Click to view: Governor Meeting Attendance 2023-24