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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Lynda Myers
Position: Chairman SKPS LGB, Foundation Governor (appointed by The Skinners' Company) Appointed 1st September 2019 Profile: Lynda Myers is a Member of the Skinners' Company, Vice Chairman of Governors at the Skinners' School, and a governor of her local primary school. Having lived in the Tunbridge Wells area all her life, and as a mother of three children, she is very aware of what Skinners' Kent Primary School needs to bring to the community. Lynda is " proud to be actively involved in this exciting journey of transformation in the lives of the students." |
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Jonathan Evans
Position: Vice Chairman Foundation Governor (appointed by The Skinners' Company) Appointed 14th January 2014 Re-appointed 1st September 2019 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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Rowena Cowen
Position: Foundation Governor (appointed by The Skinners' Company) Appointed from 1st September 2019 Profile: Rowena was born in Pembury hospital but grew up in Northumberland. She trained as a primary school teacher at Durham University and gained a B.Ed. Rowena enjoyed teaching KS2 in two different schools in London until her first child was born. She has always loved reading and whilst her children were young she spent time volunteering with local children's literacy charity 'Doorstep Library', before returning to the school environment. Initially Rowena worked as the sole teaching assistant in a newly established but growing primary school in Fulham and, after 8 years became their school librarian, which is a role that she loves. SKPS interests Rowena educationally on many levels and she is delighted to be able to be a part of it. |
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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 1st 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
Annabelle Baird
Appointed
Resigned 31st August 2019
Joanna Challis
Appointed 15th January 2018
Resigned 2nd January 2019
Annabelle Baird
Appointed
Resigned 31st August 2019
Joanna Challis
Appointed 15th January 2018
Resigned 2nd January 2019
To see The Skinners' Kent Academy Governors' Profiles click here
