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.
Please click here to link to the Scheme of Delegation .
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.
Please click here to link to the 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.
Please click here for key documents including the Master Funding Agreement, Articles of Association and Accounts.
Seymour Primary School Local Governing Body (LGB) Membership
We currently have 8 governors:
Chair of Governors: Gail Botting
Vice-Chair of Governors: Alysha Mitchell (Parent Governor)
Link to Constitution document
1 The names of the Academy governed by this Local Governing Body is Seymour Primary School.
2 The name of the Local Governing Body (LGB) is The Local Governing Body of Seymour primary School.
3 The Local Governing Body shall be constituted of up to 10 Governors
| Class of Governor | Number |
|---|---|
| Headteacher (ex-officio) | 01 |
| Staff | 03 |
| Parents | 02 |
| Appointed | 04 |
| Total | 10 |
4 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.
5 This Constitution is made by The Kemnal Academies Trust and The Local Governing Body of Seymour Primary School
| On behalf of TKAT Karen Roberts CEO |
On behalf of the LGB Gail Botting Chair of Governors |
Please click the link here to view the impact statement for 2020/21 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JTfUy0lkejn-ArAc1UubNQoKirH-QvZGEg6MAT_gPFA/edit
| Governor Name | Type | Start Date | Term of Office | Declarations of Interest | Declarations of Interest | Area of Responsibility | Attendance 2020/21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Eardley | Head of School | 01.09.2020 | Ex Officio | None 2020/21 | None 2021/22 | 100% | |
| Carol Collins | Head of School | 01.09.2020 | Ex Officio | None 2020/21 | 18.2.22 sister is supply teacher | 100% | |
| Cheryl Preston | Staff Governor | 23.01.2018 | 23.1.22 to 22.1.26 | None 2020/21 | None 2021/22 | Curriculum and Standards | 100% |
| Caroline Hayward | Support Staff Governor | 21.09.2016 | 22.9.20-21.9.24 | None 2020/21 | 10.2.22 her husband is roofing contractor | Ace Project | 57% |
| Gail Botting | Chair of Governors | 18.01.2017 | 25.9.18-22.9.22 | None 2020/21 | None 2021/22 | Safeguarding | 57% |
| Alysha Mitchell | Parent Governor | 12.3.19 | 12.3.2019 to 11.3.2023 | None 2020/21 | None 2021/22 | ACE Project | 100% |
| Greer Williams | Co-Opt Governor | 21.09.2021 | 21.09.21-20.09.2025 | None 2020/21 | None 2021/22 | Curriculm & Standards | N/A |
| Simon Mitchell | Co-Opt Governor | 21.09.2021 | 21.09.2021-20.09.2025 | None 2020/21 | None 2021/22 | Health & Safety | N/A |
| Rajesh Nayi | Parent Governor | 21.09.2021 | 21.09.2021-20.09.2025 | None 2020/21 | None 2021/22 | Business and Finance | N/A |
| Leavers | |||||||
| Joe Sassi | Co-Opt Governor | 18.06.2019 | 18.06.19-22.07.2021 | None 2020/21 | Business & Finance | 100% | |
| Nadiya Khan | Parent Governor | 18.01.2017 | 18.01.2017-21.09.2021 | None 2020/21 | Safeguarding | 85% |
Seymour Primary School are part of TKAT (The Kemnal Academies Trust). You can find out more about TKAT by visiting www.tkat.org and you can follow them on Twitter @TKATAcademies.