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The Kemnal Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust with 45 special, primary, secondary and all through academies.
The Kemnal Board of Trustees ensure their accountability for the provision, standards and outcomes in every academy via the senior executive team and the Directors of Education.
Our Directors of Education play the lead role in supporting, challenging and holding to account our Headteachers and their school teams.
The Kemnal Board has established local governing bodies to help Directors of Education in their role, to support their local school and local community, and to provide local knowledge and insight.
Please visit our Trust website for more information about our governance.
The governors and the trust provide robust challenge and support, which help to drive improvement.
Ofsted - Nov 2024
We currently have 5 Governors:
- 1 Headteacher
- 1 Staff governors – 1 vacancy
- 2 parent governors
- 1 Co-opted governors - 1 vacancy
Chair of Governors: Kim Medhurst
Vice-Chair of Governors: Rajeshkumar Mohanlal Nayi (Parent 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) | 01 |
| Staff | 01 |
| Parents | 02 |
| Appointed | 01 |
| Total | 05 |
Governor Name | Type | Start Date | Term of Office | Declarations of Interest, including transactions to 31st August 2025 | Area of Responsibility | Attendance 2023/24 | Attendance 2024/25 | Attendance 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Medhurst | Chair of Govs - elected by LGB | 27.06.2024 Elected as chair 25.09.2025 | 26.9.2024 to 25.9.2028 | None | Safegaurding | 100% | 100% | |
| Emma Eardley | Headteacher | 01.09.2020 | Ex Officio | None |
| 85% | 85% | |
| Carmella Basson | Staff Governor - elected by staff | 02.07.2026 | 02.07.2026 | Employed as staff from March 2008 | Curriculum and Standards |
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| Vanesa Gomez | Parent Governor - elected by Parents
| 25.01.24 | 25.01.2024 to 24.01.2028 | None | Health and Safety | 100% | 100% | |
| Rajeshkumar Mohanlal Nayi | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | 25.09.2025 | 25.09.2025 to 25.09.2028 | None | Wellbeing and Finance | 85% | 57% |
Previous LGB Membership
Name | Role | Start Date | Term of Office | Resignation Date | Declaration of Interest 2023/24 | Responsibility | Attendance 2023/24 | Attendance 2024/25 | Attendance 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greer Williams | Co-Opt Governor - elected by the LGB | 21.09.2021 | 21.09.21-20.09.2025 | 20.09.2025 | Declarations of Interest, including transactions to 31st August 2025 - NONE | Safe Guarding | 100% | 100% | |
| Carol Collins | Co Headteacher | 01.09.2020 | 01.09.2020 - 02.07.2026 | 02.07.2026 | NONE | 71% | 42% | ||
| Lesly Chiplin | Staff Governor - elected by staff | 27.06.2024 | 27.09.2024 to 02.07.2028 | 02.07.2026 | NONE | 100% | 85% | ||
| Hari Krishna | Appointed by GB/board | 08.05.2025 | 08.05.2025 to 07.05.2028 | Holds a directorship, partnership and/or other employment with a business. Director for Europe, North Africa and Middle East for CGG Services UK LTD from 17/10/2005 No transactions with TKAT | Finance |