SKPS Local Governing Body - Governor Profiles
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Governors have voting rights on the SKPS Local Governing Body Committee and serve a four year term of office unless otherwise indicated.
Below are profiles of each of our Governors, including details of which committees they serve on. |
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Annabelle Baird
Position: Chairman Foundation Governor (appointed by The Skinners' Company) Appointed 24th March 2015 Profile: Annabelle read law at Cambridge and was a Solicitor in a large city practice, before leaving to bring up her two children, who are now teenagers. She returned to education by attending art school as a mature student at that time. She was a governor of The Judd School for 17 years, and as chair of the SKPS Local Governing Body, is also a member of The Skinners' Kent Academy Trust. She lives in London and is a member of the livery and court of The Skinners' Company. |
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Jonathan Evans
Position: Vice Chairman Foundation Governor (appointed by The Skinners' Company) Appointed 14th January 2014 Re-appointed 18th January 2018 Profile: Jonathan Evans was educated at Sevenoaks School and Bristol University. He worked in the Security Service for many years and was Director General of the Service until his retirement in 2013. He is an Honorary Professor at St Andrews University, a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Director of HSBC Holdings, a Liveryman of The Skinners' Company and Patron of West Kent YMCA.He is a Governor at SKPS and of The Skinners' Kent Academy Trust, Jonathan is also a Cross Bench Peer in the House of Lords. |
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Nadine Lunn
Position: Parent Governor (elected by parents) Appointed from 15th January 2018 Profile: Nadine grew up near Lewisham in London and went to Boxhill School. She has been happily married for eighteen years and has three wonderful children, a daughter in Year 9 at SKA, another who is hoping to join the SKA community in Sept 2018 and a son in Year 3 at SKPS. Nadine has lived in Tunbridge Wells for fifteen years and works as a funeral celebrant. Being a Parent Governor, her wish is that every child, teacher and parent has a voice and can work together as a team to ensure the continued success of SKPS (and SKA). It is Nadine’s dream that every child grows and is as happy as her children are, and that every parent feels as confident in the education, ethos and values of the school as she does. |
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Jamie McKerchar
Position: Foundation Governor (appointed by The Skinners' Company) Appointed 18th September 2017 Profile: Jamie was educated at Tonbridge school and read Classics at Balliol College, Oxford. He works at the Bank of England, having previously worked as a management consultant and in a private bank. He lives in London with his wife and one year old daughter, and is a Member of The Skinners' Company. |
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Zoe Balding
Position: Staff Governor (elected by the staff) Appointed from 14th January 2019 Profile: Zoe enjoyed a 25-year career as a journalist, working on a wide range of women’s lifestyle and home interest titles. When her second child started school in 2017, she decided the time was right to fulfil a long-held ambition to work with children. She started at SKPS as a parent volunteer, before stepping into the role of Lunchtime Supervisor. In September 2018 she became a Teaching Assistant. As a governor, Zoe would like to raise awareness among the teaching staff of the work that the governors do and ensure that the opinions and viewpoints of staff are being listened to at board level. |
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Past Governors
Joanna Challis
Appointed 15th January 2018
Resigned 2nd January 2019
Henny Greville-Collins
Appointed 10th October 2016
Resigned April 2018
Joanna Challis
Appointed 15th January 2018
Resigned 2nd January 2019
Henny Greville-Collins
Appointed 10th October 2016
Resigned April 2018
To see The Skinners' Kent Academy Governors' Profiles click here
