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Seymour Primary Academy Local Governing Body – Overview
Seymour Primary Academy is an academy as part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).
TKAT is a multi-academy trust which was established on 1st September 2010. Its constitution is set out in the Articles of Association and this is shared with individual academies via the Scheme of Delegation. TKAT have, through the Scheme of Delegation, established Local Governing Bodies for each of the Academies.
Scheme of Delegation please click this link: TKAT Scheme of Delegation 2021 – (App 2 updated Aug 23).
The Local Governing Body of each of the Academies is responsible for fulfilling the strategic and operational governance role in the conduct of the Academy.
Directors of the TKAT Board.Please click here to link to Governance information relating to TKAT, including the structure of governance and relevant details about Trustees terms of office, attendance and business interests.
The governors and the trust provide robust challenge and support, which help to drive improvement.
Ofsted - Nov 2024
We currently have 8 governors:
- 2 Co Headteachers
- 2 Staff governors – 1 vacancy
- 2 parent governors - 1 vacancy
- 2 appointed governors and 1 vacancy
Chair of Governors: Interim Chair - Kim Medhurst
Vice-Chair of Governors: Greer Williams ( Co-Opted Governor)
- The name of the Academy governed by this Local Governing Body is Seymour Primary School.
- The name of the Local Governing Body (LGB) is The Local Governing Body of Seymour primary School.
- The Local Governing Body shall be constituted of up to 11 Governors
- The Term of Office for each class of Governor shall be in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation of the LGB as granted by the Directors of The Kemnal Academies Trust.
- This Constitution is made by The Kemnal Academies Trust and The Local Governing Body of Seymour Primary School
| Class of Governor | Number |
|---|---|
| Headteacher (ex-officio) | 02 |
| Staff | 02 |
| Parents | 02 |
| Appointed | 02 |
| Total | 08 |
| Governor Name | Type | Start Date | Term of Office | Declarations of Interest 2024/25 including transactions to 31st August 2024 | Area of Responsibility | Attendance 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Eardley | Head of School | 01.09.2020 | Ex Officio | None 2024/25 | 85% | |
| Carol Collins | Head of School | 01.09.2020 | Ex Officio | None 2024/25 | 71% | |
| Cheryl Preston | Staff Governor - elected by staff | 23.01.2018 | 23.1.22 to 22.1.2026 | Employed as staff from September 2019 | Curriculum and Standards | 71% |
| Greer Williams | Co-Opt Governor - elected by the LGB | 21.09.2021 | 21.09.21-20.09.2025 | None 2024/25 | Safe Guarding | 100% |
| Lesly Chiplin | Staff Governor - elected by staff | 27.6.2024 | 27.9.2024 to 26.9.2028 | Employed as staff from June 2018 | Curriculum and Standards | 100% |
| Rajesh Nayi | Parent Governor - elected by Parents | 21.09.2021 | 21.09.2021-20.09.2025 | None 2024/25 | Business and Finance | 85% |
| Kim Medhurst | Chair - elected by LGB | 27.06.2024 Elected as chair 15.10.24 | 26.9.2024 to 25.9.2028 | None 2024/25 | Health & Safety | 100% |
| Vanesa Gomez | Parent Governor - elected by Parents | 25.01.24 | 25.01.24-24.01.28 | None 2024/25 | Wellbeing | 100% |
| Name | Role | Start Date | Term of Office | Resignation Date | Declaration of Interest 2023/24 | Responsilbilty | Attendance 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Hayward | Support Staff Governor | 21.09.2020 | 21.9.2020 to 20.9.24 | 8.3.23 | None 2023/24 | Ace Project | 100% |
| Alysha Mitchell | Parent Governor | 12.3.2019 | 12.3.2019 to 26.9.2023 | 26.9.23 | None 2023/24 | Safe Guarding | 85% |
| Simon Mitchell | Co-Opt Governor | 21.9.2021 | 12.9.2021 to 20.9.2025 | 4.9.2024 | None 2023/24 | Business and Finance | 85% |
| Danny Sear | Co-Opt Governor | 27.9.2022 | 27.9.2022 to 26.9.2026 | 16.5.2024 | None 2023/24 | Health and Safety | 85% |
| Amy Murphy | Parent Governor | 25.1.2024 | 25.1.2024 to 24.1.2028
| 26.9.2024 | None 2023/24 | None | 100% |