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Horsted Infant and Junior School

https://www.horstedschool.co.uk/

Horsted school is in a small, friendly estate in Chatham and is an integral part of the local community. The school has excellent relationships with the children and families and provides a safe caring environment with highly-skilled staff, where children are individually nurtured and challenged to strive to do their best. Through inspiring, ambitious, hands-on teaching, we aim to foster a deep-rooted love for learning and sense of wonder all the way from Year R – Year 6.

At our school, children are valued as individuals and encouraged to be resilient, creative and enthusiastic learners, who are able to positively transition to secondary school and continue their education.

Horsted Governing Committee

Horsted School Governing Committee meet at least 5 times a year and is chaired by David Coates.

This committee ensures the school offers a broad and balanced curriculum in accordance with the National Curriculum; receives performance data and timely reports of pupils' achievements and progress; provides strategic advice and guidance on personnel matters; ensures well-being of pupils and staff if being considered, review proposed building projects, look at current and future staffing and receives reports on safeguarding and child protection.  Finance is also discussed during these meetings and monitors the budget; agrees priorities for revenue and capital funding; ensures the school maintains internal financial controls; has initial oversight of school premises and grounds; receives proposals for capital projects and ensures best practice in procurement and implementation of works and take as a lead responsibility for health and safety and mandatory requirements.

Please see below The Horsted School Governing Committee

Sarah Steer

Headteacher

Laura Packman

Deputy Headteacher /Associate Member

David Coates

Co-opted Governor / Chair 

Paul Harrison

Co-opted Governor / Vice Chair

Barry Hammond

Parent Governor 

Roxy Heywood

Associate Member

Stephen Roe

Co-opted Governor

James Packman

Associate Member

Cheryl Francis

Associate Member