Academy Committee
Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
Chair of Governors Contact details:
Mrs Keryn Poulter
c/o Ursuline College
225 Canterbury Road
Westgate on Sea
CT8 8LX
01843 834431
Academy Committee (AC) membership with effect from 23rd September 2019
* Education Commission, Catholic Diocese of Southwark.
Governor details | Category & appointment | Position
| Meeting % attendance 2020/2021 | Term of office | Business Interests |
Mrs Keryn Poulter | Foundation Governor – appointed by the Education Commission*
| Chair of the Academy Committee
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| 01/01/2019 to 31/12/2022 | Related to a KCSP Area Business Manager & Exam Invigilator at the Ursuline College. |
Miss Lancefield | Academy Principal Ursuline College | Academy Principal
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| 21/06/2021 | Academy Principal at the Ursuline College |
Mr Gary Beckett
| Staff Governor - elected by staff at the Ursuline College
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| 06/07/2021 to 05/07/2025 | Member of staff at the Ursuline College |
Mr Roddy Buchanan | Co-opted – appointed by the Academy Committee
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| 21/10/2020 to 20/10/2024 |
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Mr Alan Dolan | Parent Governor – elected by parents at the Ursuline College
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| 21/10/2020 to 20/10/2024 | Parent of a student at the Ursuline College |
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There are currently Academy Committee vacancies. |
2020/2021 (St Anselm’s, St Edmund’s & The Ursuline College).
Executive Governing Body (EGB) membership.
Following changes made to the KCSP Articles of Association in January 2021, the Executive Governing Body has been renamed as the Executive Governance Committee.
* Education Commission, Catholic Diocese of Southwark.
Governor details | Category & appointment | Position
| Meeting % attendance 2020/2021 | Term of office | Business Interests |
Mr John Philpott | Foundation Governor – appointed by the Education Commission*
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| Re-appointed 01/04/19 to 31/03/23 | None
(Foundation Governor and AC Chair at St Edmund’s) |
Dr Mark Johnstone | Co-opted - appointed by the EGB.
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| 10/10/18 to 16/06/22 | KCHFT, BDA, Jubilee Consulting Ltd Chair of the Canterbury Academy Trust AC Chair at St Anselm’s until 21/09/20 |
Mrs Keryn Poulter | Foundation Governor -appointed by the Education Commission*
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| Re-appointed 01/01/19 to 31/12/22 | Related to a KCSP Area Business Manager & Exam Invigilator at the Ursuline College.
(Foundation Governor and AC Chair at the Ursuline College) |
Mr John McCann | Foundation Governor -appointed by the Education Commission*
| Vice-Chair of the EGC |
| 10/10/18 to 06/11/20 Re-appointment Pending | National Audit Office Parent of a student at St Edmund’s
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Mrs Saundre Hughes | Parent - elected by parents at St Anselm’s
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| 22/07/19 to 21/07/23 | Parent of students at St Anselm’s AC Chair at St Anselm’s from 21/09/20 |
Mr Jack Devine | Foundation Governor – appointed by the Education Commission*
| Chair of the EGC |
| 06/12/18 to 05/07/20 Re-appointed 05/05/19 to 04/05/23 | Employed by St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
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Mr Philip Wicker | Foundation Governor – appointed by the Education Commission*
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| 10/09/20 to 09/09/24 | Chair of the Canterbury Inclusion Service |
Mr Mike Walters | Executive Principal -employed by KCSP | Executive Principal |
| 10/10/18 and ongoing | Executive Principal
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Mr Brian Murphy | Standing Attendee |
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| 01/05/18 to 30/04/22
| Foundation Governor at St Anselm’s |
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Vacancies x 4
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