Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
A school can have between 9 and 20 governors who are collectively known as the governing body. The Preston and Wingham Primary Schools Federation has one Governing Body school. The governing body works with the staff to develop the vision, values and ethos of the federation and the schools within it. They support and challenge the federation to continuously review, evaluate and develop its systems and provision to enable all pupils to achieve the very best education in a safe and secure environment and consequently achieve all that they are capable of.
The governing body of The Preston & Wingham Primary Schools Federation has 12 members, made up as follows:
The governing body of The Preston & Wingham Primary Schools Federation works to the circle model of governance.
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Name |
Governor Type |
Date of Appointment |
Term of Office |
Business & Pecuniary Interests |
Material Interests |
Attendance Record 2024-2025 |
Date Stepped down |
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Edward O'Connor (Chair, Health and Safety) |
LA Governor |
January 2026 |
4 Years |
Headteacher at St Edmunds |
None |
83.3% | |||||||
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James Braund (Vice Chair) |
Co-opted |
September 2025 |
4 years |
Stonar Properties Ltd |
None |
100% |
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Gordon Shaw (Safeguarding) |
Co-opted |
October 2025 |
4 years |
Head at Ethelbert Homes |
None |
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Helen Clements |
Executive Headteacher |
November 2021 |
Duration of acting for post |
None |
None |
100% |
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Rebecca Pickard |
Co-Opted |
January 2026 |
4 Years |
None |
None |
33.3% |
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Craig Woodward-Dack |
Co-Opted |
October 2023 |
4 Years |
None |
None |
100% |
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| Georgia Roser | Staff Governor | November 2025 | 4 Years | None | None | ||||||||
| Philip Reed | Parent | December 2025 | 4 Years | ||||||||||
| Louise Mansell | Parent | January 2026 | 4 Years | None | None | ||||||||
| Anya Bensberg | Co-Opted | September 2023 | 4 Years | Deputy Head at St Edmund's school | None | 66.6% | |||||||
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Nick Scott-Kilvert |
Co-Opted |
December 2025 |
1 year |
None |
None |
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| Caroline Burke | Staff Governor | November 2021 | 4 Years | None | None | 83.3% | November 2025 | ||||||
| Christopher Wallis |
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May 2025 | ||||||
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Anna Williams (Finance) |
Co-Opted | October 2021 | 4 years | None | None | 66.6% | November 2025 | ||||||
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Lorraine Brazier (Training & Development) |
Co-Opted | September 2021 | 4 years | None | None | 100% | September 2025 |
The governing body of The Preston & Wingham Primary Schools Federation works to the circle model of governance,