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 or Re-appointment |
Date of Resignation |
Term of Office |
Appointed As |
Business & Pecuniary Interests |
Meetings Attended 2023 - 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ms Katharine Wootton |
01/09/2023 |
N/A |
4 years |
Chair of Governors |
None |
4/4 |
|
Mr Keith Turpin (Safeguarding Governor) |
18/03/2023 |
N/A |
4 years |
Sponsor Governor |
Trustee of Friends of Nunhead Cemetery |
3/4 |
| Mrs Lucina Reilly | 18/07/2024 | N/A | 4 years | Sponsor Governor | None | 3/4 |
|
Ms Dulcie Daly |
20/01/2022 |
N/A |
4 years |
Sponsor Governor |
Partner - Goodwin Proctor LLP & Goodwin Proctor (UK) LLP |
0/4 |
|
Ms Sonali Seddon (SEND Governor) |
13/03/2024 | N/A | 4 years |
Sponsor Governor |
None | 1/1 |
|
Ms Debra Viller |
08/03/2022 |
N/A |
4 years |
Staff Governor |
None |
4/4 |
|
Ms Rita Asare (Medical Needs & Equalities Governor) |
24/11/2023 |
N/A |
4 years |
Parent Governor |
None |
2/2 |
|
Mr Chris Brett |
13/11/2023 |
N/A |
Ex-Officio |
Principal |
None |
4/4 |
|
Sir Daniel Moynihan |
23/02/2024 |
N/A |
4 years |
Sponsor Governor |
CEO of Harris Federation |
Visits discharged through Federation Monitoring |
|
Ms Katherine Cumberbatch |
01/04/2022 |
N/A |
4 years |
Sponsor Governor |
Assistant Director Harris Federation |
Visits discharged through Federation Monitoring |
|
Ms Rebecca Hickey |
09/12/2020 |
N/A |
4 years |
Sponsor Governor |
Director of Secondary Education Harris Federation |
Visits discharged through Federation Monitoring |
| Ms Danielle Biddle | 23/06/2020 | 19/07/2024 | 4 Years |
Sponsor Governor |
None | 4/4 |
| Mr Chris Upfold | 01/09/2021 | 19/07/2024 | 4 Years |
Parent Governor |
None | 3/4 |