Governors

Governing Body

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

TKAT is a multi-academy trust which was established on 1^st 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%