Governors

Hilltop Primary School Local Governing Body - Overview

Hilltop Primary School 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.

Hilltop Primary School -  Current Local Governing Body

Name Type Responsibility

Attendance %

2022/2023

Abigail McNiven & Ross Farndon

Headteachers from Sept 21

Co-headteacher Headteachers 100%

Declarations of Interest including transactions to August 2023

None

Name

Type

Responsibility

Attendance %

2022/2023

Helen Scothern

Current term: Sept 23 to Aug 2028

Start date: 1st Sept 2012

Appointed Chair of Governors

100%

Declarations of Interest

including transactions to 31st August 2023

None 

Anthony Harden

Current term:

    Sept 2021 to Aug 2025

Start date: 1st Sept 17

Appointed

Vice Chair of Governors

100%

Declarations of Interest

including transactions to 31st August 2023

Wife employed as a TA at Hilltop since Aug 17

Raymond Burgess

Current term :

Sep 2021 - Aug 2025

Start date: 1st September 2021

 Parent    50%

Declaration of interest 

Including transactions to 31st August 2023

  None             

Ian Boothman

Current term:

Sept 2020 - Aug 2024

Start date 1st Sept 2012

Appointed

None

83%

Declarations of Interest

including transactions to 31st August 2023

None 

Christine Lane

Current term:

Sept 23 to Aug 28

Start date 1st Sept 23

Appointed None N\A

Declarartions of interest

including transactions to 31 August 2023

None

Ruby Feist

Current term:

Sept 23 to Aug 28

Start date 1st September 23

Staff None N\A

Declaration of interest

including transations to 31 August 2023

Employed as a Learning Mentor at Hilltop since March 2023.

 

Governors who have resigned in the current or last academic year

Name Type Responsibility Attendance % Ac Yr 2022-2023

Kevin Lucking
Current term:
Sept 2020 to Aug 2024
Start date: 1st Sept 2012

Date of resignation 31/08/2023

 

Appointed Chair of Governors 40%

Declarations of Interest
including transactions to 31st August 2023

 

None

Gulnar Hussain
Current term:
Sep 2021 - Aug 2025
Start date: 1st September 2021

Date of resignation 31/08/2023

 

Parent   66%

Declarations of Interest
including transactions to 31st August 2023

 

None

Sam Gillett
Current Term:
March 2020 to February 2024
Start date:
1st March 2020

 

Date of resignation 31/08/2023

 

Staff None 83%

Declarations of Interest
including transactions to 31st August 2023

 

Partner employed as a TA at Hilltop since March 2015

Click here for our Mission Statement

Membership

We currently have 6 governors:

  • 1 Headteacher
  • 1 staff governor
  • 1 parent governor
  • 3 appointed governors

Chair of Governors:              Helen Scothern

Vice-Chair of Governors:      Anthony Harden

Link to constitution document

Please see the sections above for details or our current and recent LGB members.  If you wish to contact governors, email Helen Scothern helen.scothern@hilltop-tkat.org

Structure

There are six meetings of the full Local Governing Body each academic year.  

Hilltop Governor Impact Statement 2022-23

Governor's have a strategic role in supporting the school regarding their mission statement and aims. 

For further details see the schools Vision and Aims statement