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Governors Roles

The current Full Governing Body for Kenninghall Primary is as follows:

Governor Position	Name	About
Chair of Governors - Thomas Sewell		Tom has two children at Kenninghall Primary and took on the role of Chair midway through 2023. When he is not working or spending time with family, Tom enjoys Ju Jitsu, golf and travelling. Professionally Tom owns and operates two technology businesses and brings experience of change management to the governing body.
Executive Headteacher - Alex Seager		Alex recently joined the Kenninghall Primary community as its newly appointed Executive Headteacher and has the same role at Spooner Row Primary. He has extensive primary leadership experience at both school and trust level.
Staff Governor - Karen Elvin		Karen has worked at Kenninghall for over 10 year as one of our class teachers. She has worked across KS2 and EYFS and taken a lead on English, Humanities and PSHE. Karen is passionate about the school and its nurturing and encouraging ethos and is proud to represent the staff on the governing body.
Trust Appointed Governor - Melissa Pilmer		Melissa was a parent at the school and served as a parent governor before extending her term as a trust appointed governor. As an experienced primary school teacher, Melissa is able to support the governors in their understanding of the educational functions of the school.
Parent Governor - Tristan Potter		Tristan is our vice chair and until very recently a parent at the school. He has remained involved at the school balancing his role of governor with his day job as a pilot.
Trust Appointed Governor - Peter Wyatt		Peter has lived in Kenninghall since 2016 and joined our board in 2023. He has a keen interest in travel, walking football, tennis and vegetarian cookery. Professionally Peter brings education experience from his teaching career as a secondary Head of Humanities Department in East London.
Parent Governor - Hollie Lambert		Hollie is one of the newest members of our Governing Body and is a parent at the school.
Clerk to Governors - Christopher Perry-Yates		Chris is our appointed clerk to the Governing Body. He takes minutes of each meeting and advises the governors around points of compliance.

Former Governors

Name	Date Stepped Down
Roger Harris	3 September 2021
Denis Canning	22 November 2021
Steve Gowers	3 July 2023
Leigh Sturgeon	10 June 2024

School governing bodies are responsible for working with the school to ensure that it delivers the best possible education for each and every child. Together with the Headteacher, who is responsible for day-to-day management, governors set the school’s aims and policies.

Our local governing body :

ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
hold the Leadership to account for educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent.

Governors are also responsible for individual roles. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding governor is Thomas Sewell.

As governors, we work together as a team, under the leadership of the Chair of the governing body. We attend meetings twice a term where we question the Leadership staff and each other in order to ensure that we are providing the best learning opportunities so that the children at Kenninghall Primary School can achieve their individual potential. Minutes from the Full Governing Body are available on request.

We welcome your comments and ideas so if you wish to contact any of the governors please do so via the school office.

All Governors have registered their Business Interests with no Pecuniary interests to declare for the 2025/26 academic year.