Governors

Governing Body

Horizon Primary Academy is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).

TKAT is a multi-academy trust which was established on 1st September 2010. Its constitution is set out in the Articles of Association and this is shared with individual academies via the Scheme of Delegation. TKAT have, through the Scheme of Delegation, established Local Governing Bodies for each of the Academies.

Please click here to link to the Scheme of Delegation

Please click here to link to Governance information relating to TKAT, including the structure of governance and relevant details about Trustees terms of office, attendance and business interests.

Please click here for key documents including the Master Funding Agreement.

 

Articles of Association and Accounts.

https://www.tkat.org/673/documents

 

Horizon Primary Academy Local Governing Body (LGB)

 

Membership

Horizon Constitution is for 11 Governors:

1 x HT

2 x Staff

2 x Parent Governors

6 x TKAT Appointed

We currently have 9 Governors with the following vacancies:

2 x TKAT Appointed Governors

Chair of Governors:  Mrs Natalie Willbourn

Vice-Chair of Governors: Mrs Kelle Akala

Click here to view the constitution document.

Please see sections below for details or our current and recent LGB members. If you wish to contact governors, please do so via the school admininstration team: admin@horizon-tkat.org

Structure

There are 6 meetings each academic year (circle model) that all governors should attend.

Responsibilities

Safeguarding - Ms H Earnshaw,

Health & Safety- Ms H Earnshaw,

Pupil Wellbeing- Ms H Earnshaw, 

Finance- Mrs Willbourn, Mrs K Akala

Pupil Premium - Mrs Willbourn, Mrs K Akala

SEND - Mrs Willbourn, Mrs K Akala

Aspire-Mrs Willbourn, Mrs K Akala

Maths-Mr P Cooper

Reading-Mrs K Mills

 

Impact Statement

 

Local Governing Body 2022-23

Name

Type

Term of Office

Declaration of Interest including transactions to 31 August 2022

Responsibility

Attendance % Ac Yr 21-22

Natalie Willbourn

 

Appointed

Executive Headteacher

Chair

Start Date

30.04.21

Current Term

30.04.21-29.04.25

Chair of Govenors at Welling School since October 2021
  • Executive Headteacher
80%

David Moss

Ex-Officio      Headteacher

Headteacher

Start Date

01.09.18

Governor at Orchards Academy since September 2018
  • Head Teacher
100%

Kelle Akala

Parent Governor

Vice Chair

Start Date

01.09.21

Current Term

01.09.21-31.08.25

 

Nil return
  • Curriculum
100%

Helen Earnshaw

Appointed

Start date 01.09.11

Current term 01.12.18-30.11.26

Nil return
  • Health and Safety
  • Safeguarding
  • Pupil Wellbeing

100%

Tracey Kitchen

Staff Governor

Start date 01.09.11

Current term 01.09.19- 31.08.23

Family influence 

Daughter is a Business Manager at Gray's Farm Academy since September 2014

Daughter is an Admin Officer at Horizon since September 2018

  • Curriculum
80%
Phil Cooper Appointed

Start date

01.09.11

Current term

01.12.20- 30.11.24

Governor at another TKAT school since September 2018
  • Maths
  • Attendance
  • Staff Wellbeing
80%

Carol Thomas

Clerk to Governors

Start date February 2016

Clerk at 9 other TKAT schools

Daughter employed as Procurement Officer at TKAT since November 2019

n/a

100%
Michael Vitler Staff Governor

Start date:

11.10.21

Current Term

11.10.21-10.10.25

Nil return Curriculum 

75%

Georgina Heasman

Appointed Governor

Start date: 01.11.21

Current Term 01.11.21-31.10.25

Nil return Curriculum 50%
Robert Sudell Parent Governor

Start date:

9/12/2022

Current term:

9/12/22 - 8/12/26

Nil return Curriculum 100%

 

The Horizon Primary Academy Local Governing Body was established in April 2021. Prior to this, a joint LGB was in place between Horizon Primary Academy and Orchards Academy. As a result of the closing of this joint LGB, many Governors ended their term of office:

Governors with an end of term of office in academic year  (2021-22)

Name

Type

Term

Declaration of Interest 31 August 2020

Attendance

Mark

Walden

Appointed

Resigned

30.09.2021

Nil return 80%

Governors with an end of term of office in academic year  (2022-23)

Name

Type

Term

Declaration of Interest 31 August 2021

Attendance

Kelly

Mills

Appointed

Start date 01.12.14

Current term

21.03.19-20.03.23

Resigned 11.01.2023

Nil return

80%