Grow with us
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:
Name |
Governor Type |
Date of Appointment |
Term of Office |
Business & Pecuniary Interests |
Material Interests |
Attendance Record 2019-2020 |
Date Stepped Down |
Nick Scott-Kilvert (Chair) |
LA Governor |
September 2017 |
4 years |
Bursar at St. Edmunds |
None |
100% |
|
Graham Birrell | Co-opted | September 2018 |
4 years |
None | None | 75% | August 2019 |
Marie Blench | Staff | September 2018 |
4 years |
None |
None |
100% |
|
James Braund (Vice-Chair) |
Co-opted | September 2017 |
4 years |
Stonar Properties Ltd. |
None |
100% |
|
Lorraine Brazier (Training & Development) | Co-opted | September 2017 |
4 years |
None |
None |
100% |
|
Len Hinksman | Co-opted | September 2017 |
4 years |
None |
None |
50% |
Resigned 10th May 2020 |
Edward O'Connor (Safeguarding) |
Co-opted |
January 2019 |
4 years |
Head Teacher at St. Edmunds |
None |
75% |
|
Karen Keldris |
Co-opted |
October 2014 |
4 years |
None |
None |
0% |
October 2018 |
Louise Moelwyn Hughes |
Co-opted |
February 2017 |
4 years |
None |
None |
25% |
May 2018 |
Mark Beaman |
Co-opted | September 2019 | 4 years | Assistant Headteacher at Sandwich Tech | None |
100%
|
|
Gordon Shaw (SEND) |
Co-opted | December 2019 | 4 years | Head at Ethelbert Homes | None | 75% | |
Craig Woodward-Dack |
Parent | October 2019 | 4 years | None | None | 75% | |
Anna Williams |
Parent | October 2017 | 4 years | None | None |
100% |
|
Catherine Clay |
Parent |
October 2017 | 4 years | None |
'Spouse' |
0% |
March 2019 |
Linda Taylor |
Executive Headteacher |
September 2013 |
Duration of post |
None |
None |
100% |
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.