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Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section. 

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

 

A school can have between 9 and 20 governors who are collectively known as the governing body. The Preston and Wingham Primary Schools Federation has one Governing Body school. The governing body works with the staff to develop the vision, values and ethos of the federation and the school’s within it. They support and challenge the federation to continuously review, evaluate and develop its systems and provision to enable all pupils to achieve the very best education in a safe and secure environment and consequently achieve all that they are capable of.

 

The governing body of The Preston & Wingham Primary Schools Federation has 12 members, made up as follows:

 

  • 2 Parent Governors, who are elected by and from parents of children across the federation
  • 1 Staff governor, elected by the staff from among the teachers and non-teaching staff at the federation
  • 1 Local Authority governor, appointed by the Local Authority panel
  • 7 Co-opted governors, chosen by the rest of the governing body as a result of a skills audit
  • The Executive Headteacher

 

Name

Governor Type

Date of Appointment

Term of Office

Business & Pecuniary Interests

Material Interests

Attendance Record 2023-2024

Date Stepped Down

Edward O'Connor (Chair, Safeguarding)

LA Governor

January 2022

4 years

Headteacher at St. Edmunds School

None

100%

 

James Braund  (Vice Chair)

Co-optedSeptember 2021

4 years

Stonar Properties Ltd.

None

100%

 
Lorraine Brazier (Training & Development)Co-optedSeptember 2021

4 years

None

None

100%

 

Mark Beaman

Co-optedSeptember 20194 yearsAssistant Headteacher at Sandwich TechNone

66.4%

 

November 2022

Gordon Shaw (SEND)

Co-optedDecember 20194 yearsHead at Ethelbert HomesNone83.3%September 2023
Helen ClementsExecutive HeadteacherNovember 2021Duration of acting for postNoneNone100% 

Anna Williams (Finance)

Co-optedOctober 20214 yearsNoneNone

100%

 
Rebecca PickardParentJanuary 20224 yearsNoneNone 83.3% 

Craig Woodward-Dack

Co-optedOctober 20194 yearsNoneNone 100% 
Caroline BurkeStaff GovernorNovember 20214 YearsNoneNone100% 
Chris WallisParentSeptember 20234 YearsNoneNone50% 

Nick Scott-Kilvert (Chair)

 LA Governor

September 2021

 4 years

Bursar at St. Edmunds

 None

 

January 2022
Marie BlenchStaffSeptember 2018

4 years

None

None

 

September 2021

Linda Taylor

Executive Headteacher

September 2013

Duration of post

None

None

 

October 2021

Anya BensbergCo-optedSeptember 20234 yearsDeputy Head at St. Edmund's SchoolNone50% 

 


The governing body of The Preston & Wingham Primary Schools Federation works to the circle model of governance.

Contact can be made with the governing body via Mrs L. Miles (office@winghamprimary.co.uk) who is the Clerk to the Governors.

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