Skip to content ↓

Governors

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:

  • 2 Parent Governors who are elected by and from parents of children across the federation
  • 1 Staff governor, elected by the staff from among the teachers and non-teaching staff at the federation
  • 1 Local Authority governor, appointed by the Local Authority panel
  • 7 Co-opted governors, chosen by the rest of the governing body as a result of a skills audit
  • The Executive Headteacher

The governing body of The Preston & Wingham Primary Schools Federation works to the circle model of governance.

Name

Governor Type

Date of Appointment

Term of Office

Business & Pecuniary Interests

Material Interests

Attendance Record 2024-2025

Date Stepped down

Edward O'Connor

(Chair, Health and Safety)

LA Governor

January 2026

4 Years

Headteacher at St Edmunds

None

83.3%  

James Braund (Vice Chair)

Co-opted

September 2025

4 years

Stonar Properties Ltd

None

100%

 

Gordon Shaw

(Safeguarding)

Co-opted

October 2025

4 years

Head at Ethelbert Homes

None

 

 

Helen Clements

Executive Headteacher

November 2021

Duration of acting for post

None

None

100%

 

Rebecca Pickard

Co-Opted

January 2026

4 Years

None

None

33.3%

 

Craig Woodward-Dack

Co-Opted

October 2023

4 Years

None

None

100% 

 
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%  

Nick Scott-Kilvert 

Co-Opted

December 2025

1 year

None

None

 

 

Caroline Burke Staff Governor November 2021 4 Years None None 83.3% November 2025
Christopher Wallis
Parent
September 2023
4 Years
None
None
16.7%
May 2025

Anna Williams

(Finance)

Co-Opted October 2021 4 years  None None 66.6% November 2025

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,


  • Contact can be made with the governing body via Mrs L. Miles (office@winghamprimary.co.uk)