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Register of Business Interests

Business and Pecuniary Interests: September 2025–2026
Committee Membership and Roles: September 2025-2026

Attendance at Meetings: 2024–2025

Full Names	Date of Appointment (Term of Office 4 years)	Governance Type	Appointed by	Relevant Business and Pecuniary interests, including Governance roles in other Education Institutions	Committee membership and roles	Contact email address	Attendance record at meetings for the academic year 2024/2025
Jamiel Cassem	Ongoing	Headteacher	Board	Trustee, Dartford Football Club Community Foundation 29/6/22-present; Trustee, Dartford Football Club Community Foundation 1/9/23-present; Dartford Football Club Community Foundation 29/6/22-present	Finance Committee; Premises and Health and Safety Committee	office@gateway-pri.kent.sch.uk	6/6
Gaynor Oakes	15/07/2025	parent	Parents	Director, Little Oakes Ltd 5/1/21-present	Chair of Governors; Pay Committee; EYFS governor	oakesg@gateway-pri.kent.sch.uk	6/6
Stewart Nyandoro	28/03/2023	parent	Parents	Employee, British Business Bank 7/1/25-present	Chair, Finance Committee	snyandoro@gateway-pri.kent.sch.uk	3/6
Charlotte Warner	31/03/2025	Staff	Staff	Deputy Head, Gateway Primary Academy 5/9/16-present		senco@gateway-pri.kent.sch.uk	6/6
Rachael Rafter	28/03/2023	Staff	Staff	Class Teacher, Gateway Primary Academy, 1/9/2018-present			6/6
Karen Gillard	06/02/2024	co-opted	Board	Specialist Teacher, Kent County Council 1/9/25-present; Associate Tutor (self-employed), Best Practice Network 1/9/25-present; self-employed tutor (sole trader), 1/9/25-present	SEND governor	kgillard@gateway-pri.kent.sch.uk	4/6
Natasha Louth	12/12/2024	co-opted	Board	Downwell Group: ‘My husband, Michael Louth oversees the Asbestos division with in his company, and where applicable may be able to support with activities around asbestos removal for little or no fee’: 16/12/24-15/12/26	Pay Committee; Premises and Health and Safety Committee	nlouth@gateway-pri.kent.sch.uk	4/4
Taiwo Oyekan	28/03/2023	co-opted	Board	Owner/director AHETO Professional Services, limited company providing programme management consultancy services 1/12/23-present	Vice-chair of Governors; Finance Committee; Training and Development Governor; Website lead governor	toyekan@gateway-pri.kent.sch.uk	6/6
Frazer Westmorland	15/07/2025	co-opted	Board	No interests declared	Safeguarding governor; SEND governor	fwestmorland@gateway-pri.kent.sch.uk	1/1

Past Governors who have served in the last 12 months	Date of Appointment (Term of Office 4 years)	Governance Type	Appointed by	Relevant Business and Pecuniary interests, including Governance roles in other Education Institutions	Committee membership and roles	End of office date	Attendance record at meetings for the academic year 2024/2025
Victoria Harman	27/03/2023	co-opted	Board	No interests declared	Safeguarding	12/10/2025	2/6
Elfreda Kamanda-Idowu	25/02/2024	parent	Parents	No interests declared	Well-being	19/09/2025	2/6

Members	Date of Appointment (Term of Office 4 years)	Governance Type	Appointed by	Relevant Business and Pecuniary interests, including Governance roles in other Education Institutions	Attendance record at meetings for the academic year 2024/2025
Julie Bowen	1/9/2021	Member	Original signatory	No interests declared	1/1
Kenneth Clark	6/10/2022	Member	Members	No interests declared	1/1
Ian Glass	1/9/2021	Member	Members	No interests declared	1/1
Sally Nefzaoui	1/10/2024	Member	Members	No interests declared	1/1

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