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 1^st 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	None

 

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	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	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	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