Board of Trustees
Mr Charles RamsdenChair of Trustee Board
Mr Keith SkipseyVice Chair of Trustee Board Health and Safety Trustee
Ms Christine KattirtziHeadteacher & Trustee
Mr. Andrew ChapmanStaff Trustee
Mrs Rebecca ClarkeParent Trustee
Mr Jagtar DhadwalHealth and Safety Trustee
Mrs Julia DrurySafeguarding and Inclusion / SEND Trustee
Mr Jacob DuncanStaff Trustee
Mr Andrew GreenParent Trustee
Mr Dean HeslingtonCommunity Trustee
Mr Keith MillerMember & Community Trustee
Mr Adam MorrisParent Trustee
Mr Shekhar NatarajanParent Trustee
Ms. Lindsey Reece-SmithSafeguarding Trustee
Mrs. Hannah WhiteStaff Trustee
Mr William WhittinghamMember; Inclusion & SEND Trustee
Mrs Jackie GrayGovernance Officer
The Board of Trustees is responsible for managing the affairs of Kendrick School which is a charitable company limited by guarantee and is responsible for approving the long-term strategy of the school. The day to day running of the school is largely delegated to the Headteacher.
Trustees at Kendrick School are directors of a company for the purposes of company law; and a charity trustee for the purposes of charity law. As a general principle, they have a general ‘fiduciary duty’ to the Board of Trustees. This means that they have a duty to act honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of the school at all times. They must use the powers granted to them for the purposes for which they were conferred (i.e. to run the school). The Kendrick School Trustee Board is made up of 3 committees – Learning & Teaching, Resourcing, and Performance & Reviewing.
The Full Board of Trustees meets 3 times a year, which includes a whole day meeting and each Committee normally meets 6 times an academic year.
To contact a member of the Board of Trustees, please email Jackie Gray, Clerk to the Board, at clerk@kendrick.reading.sch.uk
Board of Trustees Membership
|
Name |
Role |
Date of Appointment |
Term of Office |
Appointed By |
Date stepped down |
Business & Pecuniary Interests |
|
Charles Ramsden |
Chair of Trustees and Community Trustee |
01/10/2019 |
4 years |
Board of Trustees |
|
None declared |
| Andrew Chapman | Staff Trustee | 09/03/2024 | 4 years | Staff Election | None declared | |
|
Rebecca Clarke |
Parent Trustee and Wellbeing and Personal Development Trustee |
18/11/2021 |
4 years |
Parent Election |
|
None declared |
|
Jagtar Dhadwal |
Parent Trustee and Health & Safety Trustee |
19/06/2022 |
4 years |
Parent Election |
|
None declared |
|
Julia Drury |
Community Trustee; Safeguarding Trustee and Inclusion/SEND Trustee |
30/09/2021 |
4 years |
Board of Trustees |
|
Partner at The Head Partnership |
|
Jacob Duncan |
Staff Trustee |
01/01/2021 |
4 years |
Staff Election |
|
None declared |
|
Dean Heslington |
Parent Trustee |
04/07/2024 |
4 years |
Board of Trustees |
|
None declared |
|
Christine Kattirtzi |
Headteacher & Trustee |
01/02/2011 |
Ex-officio |
|
|
Trustee of Kendrick School Fund |
|
Adam Morris |
Parent Trustee |
18/11/2021 |
4 years |
Parent Election |
|
None declared |
|
Chandrashekhar Natarajan |
Parent Trustee |
04/07/2024 |
4 years |
Parent Election |
|
None declared |
|
Lindsey Reece-Smith |
Community Trustee, Safeguarding Trustee and Mental Wellbeing & Personal Development Trustee |
01/09/2022 |
4 years |
Board of Trustees |
|
None declared |
|
Keith Skipsey |
Vice Chair; Community Trustee and Health & Safety Trustee |
10/05/2024 |
4 years |
Board of Trustees |
|
None declared |
| Hannah White | Staff Trustee | 09/03/2024 | 4 years | Staff Election | None declared | |
|
Will Whittingham |
Trustee and Member, Inclusion & SEND Trustee |
01/02/2011 |
Appointed as member and trustee |
Academy members |
|
None declared |
Board of Trustees Meeting Dates 2024/25
| Day | Date | Meeting | |
| Term 1 | Thursday | 3rd October | Learning & Teaching Committee |
| Thursday | 10th October | Resources Committee | |
| Term 2 | Thursday | 7th November | Performance & Review Committee |
| Thursday | 28th November | Resources Committee | |
| Thursday | 12th December | Full Trustee Board Committee | |
| Term 3 | Thursday | 16th January | Learning & Teaching Committee |
| Thursday | 13th February | Performance & Review Committee | |
| Term 4 | Friday | 28th March | Full Trustee Board Day |
| Term 5 | Thursday | 1st May | Learning & Teaching Committee |
| Thursday | 8th May | Resources Committee | |
| Thursday | 22nd May | Performance & Review Committee | |
| Term 6 | Thursday | 12th June | Learning & Teaching Committee |
| Thursday | 19th June | Resources Committee | |
| Thursday | 3rd July | Full Trustee Board Committee |