Governance
Thurston Community College is a 'community school', which is sometimes called a Local Authority (LA) maintained school. It receives its funding from the Suffolk County Council and is required to deliver the full National Curriculum.
The Governing Body is the school's legally accountable body. It has a strategic role. The Principal is responsible for the day-to-day operations, provides the governing body and is held accountable to the governing board. At TCC the Governing Body, Principal and Senior Leadership Team work in partnership to ensure that the College runs effectively to provide the best possible education for all its students.
The Governing Body has three core functions and is the strategic decision maker:
1) Ensuring clarity of the vision, ethos and strategic direction.
2) Holding the executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its students and the effective and efficient performance management of staff.
3) Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure that its money is well spent.
The Governing Body's Work
The Governing Body's working centres on the work of two committees.
- The Resource Management Committee
- The Standards Committee
These committees meet once a term and report to the Full Governing Body.
The Full Governing Body meets once every half term. The first meeting of every Term is designated as a training and development meeting, where the Governing Body supported by the school leadership team deepen their understanding of key issues.
Underpinning these formal contacts is a wide range of other contacts including regular meetings between the Principal and Chair of Governors, site visits and sitting on interview panels.
To contact the Governing Body please email governors@thurstoncollege.org
Our Governors
Please click on the picture for more information about each Governor.
Govenors (ID 1201)
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Robert DavieChair of Governors (Co-Opted)
Robert Davie
Committee: Chair Steering, Chair Standards, Resource Management
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: None
Date of Appointment: 8 July 2022
Appointed by: Governing Body
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Alice EvansCo-Vice Chair (Co-opted)
Alice Evans
Committee: Chair Standards, Steering
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: None
Date of Appointment: 29 September 2022
Appointed by: Governing Body
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Ben ColeParent Governor
Ben Cole
Committee: Resource Management
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: None
Date of Appointment: 9 February 2022Appointed by: Governing Body
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Jo HooleyCo-opted
Jo Hooley
Committee: Resource Management
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: None
Date of Appointment: 26 Jan 2023
Appointed by: Governing Body
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Robert LenkoCo-opted
Robert Lenko
Committee: Chair Resource Management, Steering
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: None
Date of Appointment: 29 September 2020
Appointed by: Governing Body
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Ryan LukeCo-opted
Ryan Luke
Committee: Standards
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: None
Date of Appointment: 9 December 2022
Appointed by: Governing Body
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Fiona MacaulayCo-opted
Fiona Macaulay
Committee: Standards
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: None
Date of Appointment: 8 July 2022
Appointed by: Governing Body
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Mike MoyCo-opted
Mike Moy
Committee: Resource Management
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: None
Date of Appointment: 8 July 2022
Appointed by: Governing Body
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Susan ShieldsParent Governor
Susan Shields
Committee: Resource Management
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: None
Date of Appointment: 1 October 2022
Appointed by: Governing Body
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Andrew SmithLocal Authority
Andrew Smith
Committee: Vice Chair Resource Management
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: Partner - Arcadis LLP
Date of Appointment: 8 July 2019
Appointed by: Local Authority
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Tanya SturmanCo-opted
Tanya Sturman
Committee: Vice Chair Standards
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: None
Date of Appointment: 29 September 2022
Appointed by: Governing Body
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David WebdaleStaff Governor
David Webdale
Committee: Standards
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: None
Date of Appointment: 5 October 2022
Appointed by: School Staff
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Nicki MattinPrincipal
Nicki Mattin
Committee: Steering, Resource Management Standards
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests: None
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Tracey WardConfidential Secretary to the Governing Body
Tracey Ward
Terms of Reference
Resource Management - Terms of Reference
Standards Committee - Terms of Reference
Steering Committee - Terms of ReferenceComplaints Procedure
Parents should note it is the wish of the Governing Body to deal with all complaints quickly, effectively and as informally as possible.