Governing Body

Kemnal Technology College 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.

Click here to view 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 for the Directors of the TKAT Board.

Please click here for 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.

Link Governors

We do not currently have committees on our LGB. We follow the Circle Model.

Kemnal Technology College Local Governing Body (LGB)

Membership

The Kemnal Technology College Constitution has been agreed as 14 Governors:

· 2 Head Teacher

· 1 Staff Governor

· 2 Parent Governor

· 9 Appointed Governors

Current Governors as of 14/03/23:

NAME	GOVERNOR TYPE	LINK GOVERNOR ROLE	START OF TERM OF OFFICE	END OF TERM OF OFFICE	APPOINTMENT DATE
Stuart Smith	Ex Officio	Executive Headteacher	7^th July 2022	-	7^th July 2022
Emma Wride	Ex Officio	Head of School	7^th July 2022	-	7^th July 2022
Dick Brown	Appointed	Chair of Governors Safeguarding	5^th October 2021	4^th October 2025	1^st September 2017
Carlos Hood	Appointed	SEN	1^st September 2022	31^st August 2026	1^st September 2018
Angela Newton	Appointed		5^th October 2021	8^th February 2023	5^th December 2017
Tony Thistleton	Appointed	Vice-Chair of Governors Health & Safety	25^th January 2022	24^th January 2026	30^th January 2018
Claire Weatherhead	Parent	Teaching and Learning	8^th January 2022	7^th January 2026	18^th November 2021
Emma Harris	Staff		4^th June 2019	3^rd June 2023	4^th June 2019
Riikka Vihriala	Appointed	Pupil Premium/ACE and Reading	12^th July 2022	11^th July 2026	12^th July 2022
Kunmi Aboderin	Appointed	Attendance and Behaviour	12^th July 2022	11^th July 2026	12^th July 2022
Catherine Shepherd	Appointed	Finance Outcomes	12^th July 2022	11^th July 2026	12^th July 2022
Christine Knight-Maunder	Appointed	Attendance and Behaviour	12^th July 2022	11^th July 2026	12^th July 2022
Andrew Wignall	Appointed		12^th July 2022	11^th July 2026	12^th July 2022
Mark Else	Parent		1^stMarch 2023	28^th February 2027	1^stMarch 2023
Carol Thomas	Clerk to Governors		-	-

Governor Vacancies as of 14/03/23:

1 TKAT Appointed Governor Vacancy

Constitution as of 14/03/23:

1 The name of the Academy governed by this Local Governing Body is Kemnal Technology College.

2 The name of the Local Governing Body (LGB) is The Local Governing Body of Kemnal Technology College.

3 The Local Governing Body shall be constituted of up to 14 Governors.

Governor Type	Number
Headteacher	2
Staff Governors	1
Parent Governors	2
TKAT Appointed Governors	8
TOTAL	13

There are currently 13 serving Governors at Kemnal Technology College and 1 TKAT Appointed Governor Vacancy.

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 Kemnal Technology effective from 1st September 2018.

Chair of Governors: Dick Brown, an appointed governor

Correspondence address:

Mr D Brown, Chair of Governors
C/O Kemnal Technology College,
Sevenoaks Way,
Sidcup,
Kent,
DA14 5AA

Vice-Chair of Governors: Tony Thistleton, an appointed governor

Please see the menu on the left for details of our current and recent LGB members. If you wish to contact governors, please do so via the school's contact details.