Meet the Governors
Who are the Governors?
The Governing Body play a vital part in the running of the school. They are a group of volunteers who are responsible for holding the school’s leadership to account and make sure that the school is performing and improving.
A full copy of details about the Governing Body including minutes of meetings, visit the Governor page on KLZ. Alternatively, copies of all minutes can be found in the school office and are available on request.
If you would be interested in joining the Governing Body, contact the school for more information.
What do Governors do?
Governors form part of the Strategic Leadership of the school. For more information on Governors and their role in school, please read the Oakland’s Code of Conduct.
How do I contact them?
You can use the contact form opposite to contact the Clerk to the Governors. They will respond as soon as possible and within one working week. It is important that in the event of a complaint, the school’s complain policy has been followed that that you have spoke to the school directly.
School Governors
These are the Governors of Oaklands School. By clicking on the names of the individuals, you will be able to read a short biography of each of them.
| Name | Role | Responsibilities | Term of office | Business Interests |
| Nicki ASHBY | Parent Governor | SEND, Whistleblowing | 19 Sep 2016 – 20 Sep 2020 | |
| Dennis McFARLANE | Parent Governor | Health & Safety, Behaviour | 19 Sep 2016 – 20 Sep 2020 | |
| Karen ALBERT | Staff Governor | Curriculum | 10 Jun 2016 – 9 Jun 2020 | |
| Barry SYMONS | Headteacher | 1 Apr 2015 – | ||
| Adrian GULVIN | LA Governor | Assessment, Behaviour | 1 Sep 2016 – 31 Aug 2020 | Local Councillor, Portfolio holder for Resources. |
| Rosemary TAYLOR | Co-opted Governor | CLA, Safeguarding & Child Protection | 24 Sep 2014 – 23 Sep 2018 | |
| Caroline WEBBER | Co-opted Governor | Curriculum | 25 May 2016 – 24 May 2020 | Educational Consultant for Medway |
| Venn RAMA | Co-opted Governor | Chair Leadership | 20 Oct 2016 – 19 Oct 2020 | Member of Fort Pitt Thomas Aveling Academy Trust. Director of Tambrell Properties LTD. Chair of Parkwood Residents Association. |
| Rita HOLDING | Co-opted Governor | SEND, Pupil Premium | 21 Sep 2016 – 20 Sep 2020 | |
| Daniel MOORE | Co-opted Governor | KS1, Safeguarding | 20 Sep 2017 – 19 Sept 2021 | Work for The KEMN |
| Emma MILLER | Co-opted Governor | 17 Jan 2018 – 16 Jan 2022 | ||
| Vacancy | Co-opted Governor |
Structure of the Governing Body
Mr Veen Rama (chair) | |
FINANCE & RESOURCES subcommittee Daniel MORE (Chair) Nikki ASHBY Adrian GULVIN Dennis McFARLANE Veen RAMA Barry SYMONS
| Full Governing BodyKaren ALBERT Nikki ASHBY Adrian GULVIN Rita HOLDING Dennis McFARLANE Daniel MORE Rosemary TAYLOR Caroline WEBBER Barry SYMONS |
Attendance Record 2017-18
The table below shows a record of who attended (Y), those who did not attend but sent apologies (A) and those who did not attend and no apologies were sent (N). Anyone not required to attend the meeting are marked as (-) for that meeting.
Finance & Resources | Welfare 08.11.17 | Finance & Resources 13.12.17 | FGB 10.01.18 | Welfare 28.02.18 | Finance & Resources 21.03.18 | FGB 25.04.18 | Finance & Resources 16.05.18 | Welfare 13.06.18 | FGB 18.07.17 | |
| K Albert | Y | A | I | A | ||||||
| N Ashby | Y | Y | A | Y | ||||||
| A Gulvin | N | Y | Y | A | ||||||
| R Holding | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
| D McFarlane | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
| D More | – | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
| V Rama | Y | A | Y | Y | ||||||
| B Symons | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
| R Taylor | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
| C Webber | Y | N | – | Y | ||||||
| E Miller | – | – | – | Y | ||||||
| Vacancy |
Associate Members without voting powers & Clerk
Mrs Carol WRATE
Clerk to the Governors
Mrs Catherine McLAUGHLIN
Deputy Headteacher
Mrs Louisa JONES
Assistant Headteacher