Board Of Trustees

Mr Charles Ramsden

Chair of Trustee Board
Mr Keith Skipsey

Vice Chair of Trustee Board; Health & Safety Trustee
Ms Christine Kattirtzi

Headteacher & Trustee
Mr. Andrew Chapman

Staff Trustee
Mrs Rebecca Clarke

Parent Trustee
Mr Jagtar Dhadwal

Parent Trustee
Mrs Julia Drury

Safeguarding Trustee
Mr Andrew Green

Parent Trustee
Mr Dean Heslington

Community Trustee
Mr Keith Miller

Community Trustee
Mr Shekhar Natarajan

Parent Trustee
Ms. Lindsey Reece-Smith

Community Trustee
Mrs. Hannah White

Staff Trustee
Mr Will Whittingham

Member; Inclusion & SEND Trustee
Mrs Lisa Hillan

Clerk to the Board of Trustees

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 Lisa Hillan, Clerk to the Board, at clerk@kendrick.reading.sch.uk

Letter From The Chair Of Trustees

On behalf of the trustee body, I would like to welcome everyone to the 2025-2026 academic year. I particularly welcome students joining us for the first time who will get the support they need to settle in quickly and make a positive contribution to the school.

As trustees, we are responsible for working with Ms Kattirtzi, Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team to agree on the strategic direction of Kendrick. We assist with setting the school's vision, aims and objectives. To do this, we are organised into three committees – Learning & Teaching, Performance and Review, and Resources. Each of these committees meets regularly, and we meet as a full board three times a year. All the trustees are committed to supporting the ethos of the school, and many have direct experience of the school – as a student, the parent of a student or as a staff member.

We want to ensure that every student at Kendrick has the opportunity to thrive – academically, as a member of the school community, and in their personal development. Kendrick has something for everyone: a huge range of extracurricular activities including music, sports, and drama; opportunities to show leadership, as part of the School Council or the Student Leadership Team; and, of course, the chance to help others.

I do hope that you will take advantage of the opportunities to engage with the school. We are always keen to get your feedback, and as Chair of the Board of Trustees, I am always happy to hear from any of you. Please feel free to contact Lisa Hillan, Governance Officer to the Trustee Board lhillan@kendrick.reading.sch.uk if you would like to get in touch.

On behalf of the trustees, I wish everyone a successful year ahead.

With best wishes

Charles Ramsden

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

September 2025

Board of Trustees Membership

Name	Role	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Appointed By	Business & Pecuniary Interests
Charles Ramsden	Chair of Trustees; Community Trustee and Member; Admissions Trustee	01/10/2019	4 years	Board of Trustees	The Cabiner Office (Ret.)
Andrew Chapman	Staff Trustee	09/03/2024	4 years	Staff Election	None declared
Rebecca Clarke	CommunityTrustee; Wellbeing & Personal Development Trustee	18/11/2025	4 years	Board of Trustees	The Circle Trust
Jagtar Dhadwal	Parent Trustee; Health & Safety Trustee	19/06/2022	4 years	Parent Election	None declared
Julia Drury	Community Trustee; Safeguarding Trustee; Inclusion & SEND Trustee	01/10/2025	4 years	Board of Trustees	Partner at The Head Partnership
Andrew Green	Parent Trustee	04/07/2024	4 years	Parent Election	None declared
Dean Heslington	Community Trustee	30/03/2024	4 years	Board of Trustees	None declared
Christine Kattirtzi	Headteacher & Trustee	01/02/2011	Ex Officio	Ex Officio	Trustee of Kendrick School Fund
Keith Miller	Community Trustee and Member; Admissions Trustee; Freedom of Information Trustee	04/07/2024	4 years	Board of Trustees	Fujitsu Services
Shekhar Natarajan	Parent Trustee	04/07/2024	4 years	Parent Election	None declared
Faith Ramsey	Community Trustee	01/05/2024	4 years	Academy Members	None declared
Lindsey Reece-Smith	Community Trustee; Safeguarding Trustee; Mental Wellbeing & Personal Development Trustee	01/09/2022	4 years	Board of Trustees	None declared
Keith Skipsey	Vice-Chair; Community Trustee and Member; Health & Safety Trustee; Admissions Trustee	10/05/2024	4 years	Board of Trustees	None declared
Ramesha Vaderalhalli Balaraju	Parent Trustee	11/12/2025	4 years	Parent Election	None declared
Nicky Wheeler	Staff Trustee	01/10/2025	4 years	Staff Election	None declared
Hannah White	Staff Trustee	09/03/2024	4 years	Staff Election	None declared
Will Whittingham	Community Trustee and Member; Freedom of Information Trustee; Admissions Trustee; Inclusion & SEND Trustee	01/02/2011	4 years	Academy Members	None declared
Jennifer Yabsley	Parent Trustee	11/12/2025	4 years	Parent Election	None declared

Board of Trustees Meeting Dates 2025/26

Term 1	Day	Date	Meeting
	Wednesday	1st October	Learning & Teaching
	Thursday	9th October	Resources Committee
Term 2	Thursday	6th November	Performance & Review Committee
	Thursday	27th November	Resources Committee
	Thursday	11th December	Full Trustee Board Committee
Term 3	Thursday	15th January	Learning & Teaching Committee
Term 3	Thursday	12th February	Performance & Review Committee
Term 4	Thursday	5th March	Resources Committee
	Friday	20th March	Full Trustee Board Day
Term 5	Thursday	30th April	Learning & Teaching Committee
	Thursday	7th May	Resources Committee
	Thursday	21st May	Performance & Review Committee
Term 6	Thursday	11th June	Learning & Teaching Committee
	Thursday	17th June	Resources Committee
	Thursday	9th July	Full Board of Trustees