Our Governors
Our Chair of Governors, Katharine Wootton, can be contacted via the Academy address at Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich, Peckham Rye, London SE22 0AT.
All governors can be contacted via Jenny Kirby, HR Manager and Clerk to the Governors, on j.kirby@harrisdulwichboys.org.uk.
What do governors do?
The Governing Body is responsible, with the Principal, for setting and monitoring the educational direction of the Academy and the targets to be achieved over time. Some Governors are appointed by the Federation whilst others are elected by parents/guardians of students at the Academy, or by staff.
The Academy is a member of the Harris Federation. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Harris Federation (find out more about the Federation governance and scheme of delegation), but much of the work of the Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body (the Governors of the Academy).
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich has a joint Governing Body with Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich. See our governors information on the Get Information About Schools website.
Who are our governors?
Our governors and the areas for which they have particular responsibility are shown below.
|
Name |
Date of Appointment |
Date of Resignation |
Term of Office |
Appointed as |
Business & Pecuniary Interests |
Meetings Attended 2024 - 2025 |
|
Chris Brett
|
13/11/2023 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Principal |
None |
4/4 |
|
Katharine Wootton
|
01/09/2023 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Chair of Governors |
Holyport College – Member Governor. Harris Federation – Trustee. |
4/4 |
|
Keith Turpin Safeguarding Governor
|
18/03/2023 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Sponsor Governor |
None |
3/4 |
|
Lucy Reilly
|
19/07/2024 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Sponsor Governor |
None |
3/4 |
|
Dulcie Daly
|
20/01/2022 |
10/10/2025 |
4 Years |
Sponsor Governor |
None |
3/4 |
|
Sonali Seddon
|
13/03/2024 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Sponsor Governor |
None |
4/4 |
|
Emma Charlton
|
18/03/2025 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Sponsor Governor |
Osborne Clarke LLP Director / Shareholder |
1/1 |
|
Sarah Lyons
|
02/05/2025 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Sponsor Governor |
|
N/A |
|
Robin Willard
|
14/05/2025 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Sponsor Governor |
|
N/A |
|
Robert Kilduff
|
08/05/2025 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Sponsor Governor |
|
N/A |
|
Debra Viller
|
08/03/2022 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Staff Governor |
None |
2/4 |
|
Rita Asare
|
24/11/2023 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Parent Governor |
Raelel Ltd – Property Investor |
4/4 |
|
Judith Hendley
|
23/04/2025 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Parent Governor |
None |
1/1 |
|
Katherine Cumberbatch
|
01/04/2022 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Assistant Director |
None |
Visits discharged through Federation Monitoring |
|
Rebecca Hickey |
09/12/2020 |
N/A |
4 Years |
Director of Secondary Education |
Farmington Trust Trustee |
Visits discharged through Federation Monitoring |
|
Sir Dan Moynihan
|
23/02/2024 |
N/A |
4 Years |
CEO |
The Opportunity Trust - Director Harris Federation – CEO / Director SLDT – Director Youth Endowment Fund – Committee Member |
Visits discharged through Federation Monitoring |
| Hannah White | 30/09/2025 | N/A | 4 Years | Sponsor Governor | None | N/A |