Governors
Chair of Governors
Mrs S. Wilding
Hello. My name is Sheila Wilding. I was delighted to be appointed to the Governing Body at Guston in July 2016. I have previously been the Headteacher of two primary schools before joining the Advisory Service in Kent to support school improvement. In this role I have greatly enjoyed working with schools across Kent as well as inspecting schools for Ofsted across England. More recently, I have worked closely with Dover, Deal and Sandwich Headteachers, Governors and teachers. After retiring from working with Kent County Council, I now work part-time through my own business to support schools in Kent. This has created some time for me to be able to travel and to use my skills and knowledge to support Guston Primary School as a Governor.
Governors
Mrs D. Day, Headteacher
Hello, I’m Mrs Day. I have been at Guston since September 2006, initially as Deputy but then as Headteacher from April, 2008 and have enjoyed every minute! I am very passionate about our school and all that we do. I value the contributions and commitment of all the children, staff, parents and governors together we make a unique Guston family. We run an ‘open door’ policy, so if you have questions, issues, concerns (or even compliments!), please feel free to pop in and see me.
Mr M Brazier
Hello, my name is Mick Brazier. I live locally in Dover. My background is in business having owned my own local company for many years, I am now medically retired. Two of my children are former pupils of our school.
I have been a member of our governing body for many years now. I have more than 15 years of experience as a school governor in Primary and Special Schools. Obviously during that time I have gained a wealth of knowledge about education. I have served as Chair and vice chair of our governing body. My current monitoring areas of responsibility include Finance, Safeguarding, Child Protection and Health & Safety.
Mrs G. Farthing, Foundation Governor
Hello, I’m Mrs Glynis Farthing and I was originally appointed as a Foundation Governor in April 2014. Since the arrival of the new incumbent I was appointed as an LEA governor in 2017. It is a privilege to be part of the Guston School community. I retired from teaching after over 40 years, mainly working with children who have Special Educational Needs and Autism. It is good to be able to use those skills and knowledge in my work as a Guston Governor. I enjoy helping the children with reading and regularly attend school to support year 2 in particular. My governing body responsibilities are for SEND, Teaching Learning and Assessment and Monitoring of Progress Data. Guston School is a happy vibrant environment and I feel proud to be associated with the children and staff.
Additionally, I’m a churchwarden at Guston church, Clerk to both Guston and Lydden Parish Councils and enjoy social activities with U3A. I keep myself pretty busy.
Mrs M Noden
Hello, I'm Michelle Noden. I have lived in the local community since 2007. I joined the Governing Body in 2023 hoping to support the business aspects of the school. I have worked within Education since 2003, firstly as a School Business Manager in a KCC maintained school and then as a Trust Business Manager/Chief Finance Officer once the school converted to Academy status in 2016. My key skills are within Finance, Personnel and Health and Safety.
Mr Z Bawtree, Parent Governor
Mrs K Powell, Staff Governor
Mr Ramkumar Serpuja Pun
Mrs L Walkerdine, Local Governance Professional
Lin is is our Professional Clerk