GOVERNORS of Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School in Whitstable High Street have been named as "outstanding" by education standards body Ofsted.

Chairman Diane Clements picked up the award from deputy cabinet member Leyland Ridings at a ceremony at Holmesdale Technology College, Snodland.

Fiona Gardiner, clerk of the Community College Whitstable governors, collected a BTEC award for clerking.

Rosalind Turner, managing director of the county council's Children, Families and Education department, said: "This was an opportunity to recognise the outstanding achievement of many schools and their governors and clerks.

"Governors are at the heart of how a school operates and have a vital role to play in the overall effectiveness of that school."

There are 7,500 governors and more than 500 clerks in Kent.