CHAIR - PAUL PHILLIPS 

Mr Paul Phillips

Email: chairofgovs@aruncourt.co.uk

07861381618 

Paul worked in special and behavioural based education settings for many years in both an educational and care support role. He has worked with children in behavioural units, ESBD provision and also worked with students presenting risk of prosecution due to sexualised behaviour in a further specialist setting. Paul then changed his attention to animals and trained as an animal behaviouralist and psychologist. Paul runs his own business training and supporting a wide range of dogs, and has even appeared on television helping to solve problamatic animal behaviour. Paul also works with the police on the assessment of dogs seized under the dangerous dogs act and for a number of charities. He also orks with celebrity clients and the military.  He is currently the designated member for safeguarding as well as the Chair. 

Pam works for the NHS in the pharmacy department. She previously worked in childcare and has particular interests in the curriculum, mental health provision and how this can be blended within the educational curriculum. She is keen to also support the school in increasing parental enagagement. 

Colin used to work in the fire brigade for Kent Fire & Rescue (Fire Chief)  a job role that incuded safety responsibility for the Channel Tunnel crossing (Channel Tunnel Authority Safety Inspector) Since retiring he works as a overall premises manager for an academy of three schools, managing a team of caretakers, cleaners and contractors. He is particularly interested in the site, health and safety and sustainability. 

Linda also works in the NHS. She is particulalrly interested in comissioning, budgeting, employment and staffing within the not-profit-driven ethos of the school. 

Paul Daniels -Paul's son, Elliot, transitioned to Guildford College at the end of the summer term. Paul represents a parent's perspective on the school and is particulalrly interested in how the school will continue to develop with mental health at the centre of what it does. 

COULD YOUR PHOTO BE HERE?

We are currently looking to recruit the following 3 positions:

Clerk to the Governing Body - paid position, you must have done the role before 

EMAT community member; a senior representative local faith (e.g minister, vicar, priest, rabbi, imam) or a local business group leader

EMAT vice-chair with recent governance experience in a secondary setting 

All positions are subject to references, DBS, section 128 and continual checks around suitability for school leadership