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Local Governance

The Kemnal Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust with 45 special, primary, secondary and all through academies.

The Kemnal Board of Trustees ensure their accountability for the provision, standards and outcomes in every academy via the senior executive team and the Directors of Education.

Our Directors of Education play the lead role in supporting, challenging and holding to account our Headteachers and their school teams.

The Kemnal Board has established local governing bodies to help Directors of Education in their role, to support their local school and local community, and to provide local knowledge and insight.

Please visit our Trust website for more information about our governance.

Structure and Constitution of the LGB

Kemnal Technology College Local Governing Body (LGB)

Membership

The Kemnal Technology College Constitution has been agreed as 11 Governors:

1 Head Teacher
2 Staff Governor
2 Parent Governor
9 Appointed Governors

There are six meetings of the full Local Governing Body each academic year. In addition to this, there is one committee who have delegated responsibility laid out in their terms of reference: Finance and Site (including Health and Safety).

Kemnal Constitution

^{Governor Name}	^{Governor Type}	^{Date of Appointment}	^{Term of Office}	^{Responsibility}	^{Attendance 24 - 25}	^{Declarations of Business Interests, including transactions to 31st Aug 2025}
^{Andrew Wignall}	^{Appointed by TKAT}	^12/07/22 ^{Appointed as Interim Chair from 15.09.2025}	^{12/07/22 to 11/07/26} ^{(Further Term) 13/4/2026 to 12/4/2030}	^{Interim Chair of Governors} ^{Finance SEN/ACE} ^{(Vice-Chair position to be resumed once new Chair is in place)}	^100%	^{Senior Manager at KPMG since Oct 2015 - no transactions with TKAT} ^{Spouse is a Trustee at Amadeus Primary Academy Trust since Sept 2023} ^{Spouse is Senior Strategy Advisor for Dept of Education since Feb 2025 - no transactions with TKAT}
^{Kunmi Aboderin}	^{Appointed by LGB}	^12/07/22	^{12/07/22 to 11/07/26} ^{(Further Term) 13/4/2026 to 12/4/2030}	^{Behaviour & Attendance, T & L/Outcomes}	^50%	^None
^{Mark Walden}	^{Appointed by LGB}	^08/07/25	^{08/07/25 to 07/07/29}	^{Safeguarding, Finance Wider, Curriculum}	^100%	Governor at Orchards since November 2022
^{Claire Weatherhead}	^{Appointed by LGB}	^15/09/25	^{15/09/25 to 14/09/29}	^{T & L/Outcomes, Reading/Literacy}	^50%	^None
^{Rebecca Adeyeye}	^{Appointed by LGB}	^23/09/24 Previously Parent Governor. Moved to Appointed 15/09/2025	^{23/09/24 to 22/09/28}	^None	^50%	^None
^{Jason Jeevaruban}	^{Appointed by LGB}	^13/4/2026	^{13/4/2026 to 12/4/2030}	^None
^{Catherine Gregory}	^{Staff Governor}	^24/11/25	^{24/11/25 to 23/11/2029}	Staff Governor
^{Carol Thomas}	^{Clerk to Governors}	^N/A	^N/A	^N/A	^100%	^{Clerk at other TKAT schools – appt dates: Cleeve Meadow: 2/19 Cleeve Park: 9/16 Horizon: 9/15 Kemnal: 2/16 Napier: 1/21 Orchards: 2/16 Royal Park: 4/17 Shenstone: 9/23 Thomas Bennett: 7/18 Welling: 6/21}

5 TKAT Appointed and 1 Parent Governor Vacancies (6 in total)

Constitution as of 25/03/2026:

1 The name of the Academy governed by this Local Governing Body is Kemnal Technology College.

2 The name of the Local Governing Body (LGB) is The Local Governing Body of Kemnal Technology College.

3 The Local Governing Body shall be constituted of up to 14 Governors.

4 The Term of Office for each class of Governor shall be in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation of the LGB as granted by the Directors of The Kemnal Academies Trust.

5 This Constitution is made by The Kemnal Academies Trust and The Local Governing Body of Kemnal Technology effective from 1st September 2018.

There are currently 8 serving Governors at Kemnal Technology College and 5 TKAT Appointed and 1 Parent Governor Vacancies.

Chair of Governors (Interim): Andrew Wignall, an appointed governor

Correspondence address:

Andrew Wignall, Chair of Governors
C/O Kemnal Technology College,
Sevenoaks Way,
Sidcup,
Kent,
DA14 5AA

Vice-Chair of Governors: TBA

If you wish to contact governors, please do so via the school's contact details.

^{Governor Name}	^{Governor Type}	^{Date of Appointment}	^{Term of Office}	^{Resignation Date}	^{Attendance 24 - 25}	^{Any Declarations of Business Interests, including transactions to 31st Aug 2024}
^{Andy Lazenby}	^Appointed	^01/10/24	^{01/10/24 to 30/09/28}	^01/04/25	^33%	^None
^{Emma Harris}	^Staff	^02/10/23	^{02/10/23 to 01/10/27}	^02/04/25	^66%	^None
^{Emma Wride}	^{Ex Officio}	^01/04/22	^N/A	^30/04/25	^25%	^None
^{Stuart Smith}	^{Ex Officio}	^01/01/19	^N/A	^30/04/25	^100%	^None
^{Catherine Shepherd}	^Appointed	^12/07/22	^{12/07/22 to 11/07/26}	^29/08/25	^83%	^None
^{Christine Knight-Maunder}	^{Appointed by LGB}	^12/07/22	^{12/07/22 to 11/07/26}	^20/03/26	^50%	^None

Governor Register of Attendance

General Documents	Date	Download
Kemnal Governor Attendance by percentage 2024 2025	02nd Sep 2025	Download

Governors Impact Statement

General Documents	Date	Download
Kemnal Governor Impact Statement 2024-2025	12th Dec 2025	Download

Local Governance

Structure and Constitution of the LGB

Governor Name

Governor Type

Date of Appointment

Term of Office

Responsibility

Attendance 24 - 25

Declarations of Business Interests, including transactions to 31st Aug 2025

5 TKAT Appointed and 1 Parent Governor Vacancies (6 in total)

Governor Name

Governor Type

Date of Appointment

Term of Office

Resignation Date

Attendance 24 - 25

Any Declarations of Business Interests, including transactions to 31st Aug 2024

^{Governor Name}

^{Governor Type}

^{Date of Appointment}

^{Term of Office}

^{Responsibility}

^{Attendance 24 - 25}

^{Declarations of Business Interests, including transactions to 31st Aug 2025}

^{Governor Name}

^{Governor Type}

^{Date of Appointment}

^{Term of Office}

^{Resignation Date}

^{Attendance 24 - 25}

^{Any Declarations of Business Interests, including transactions to 31st Aug 2024}