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  • Board Of Trustees

    Mr Shekhar Natarajan

    Mr Shekhar Natarajan

    Parent Trustee

    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 and 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

    204/07/2024

    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

    Term 1 Day Date Meeting
    Thursday 3rd October Learning & Teaching
    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 Thursday 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 Board of Trustees