Board Of Trustees

Ms. Lindsey Reece-Smith

Community Trustee

The Board of Trustees is responsible for managing the affairs of Kendrick School which is a charitable company limited by guarantee and is responsible for approving the long-term strategy of the school. The day to day running of the school is largely delegated to the Headteacher.

Trustees at Kendrick School are directors of a company for the purposes of company law; and a charity trustee for the purposes of charity law. As a general principle, they have a general ‘fiduciary duty’ to the Board of Trustees. This means that they have a duty to act honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of the school at all times. They must use the powers granted to them for the purposes for which they were conferred (i.e. to run the school). The Kendrick School Trustee Board is made up of 3 committees – Learning & Teaching, Resourcing, and Performance & Reviewing.

The Full Board of Trustees meets 3 times a year, which includes a whole-day meeting and each Committee normally meets 6 times an academic year.

To contact a member of the Board of Trustees, please email Lisa Hillan, Clerk to the Board, at clerk@kendrick.reading.sch.uk

Letter From The Chair Of Trustees

On behalf of the trustee body, I would like to welcome everyone to the 2025-2026 academic year. I particularly welcome students joining us for the first time who will get the support they need to settle in quickly and make a positive contribution to the school.

As trustees, we are responsible for working with Ms Kattirtzi, Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team to agree on the strategic direction of Kendrick. We assist with setting the school's vision, aims and objectives. To do this, we are organised into three committees – Learning & Teaching, Performance and Review, and Resources. Each of these committees meets regularly, and we meet as a full board three times a year. All the trustees are committed to supporting the ethos of the school, and many have direct experience of the school – as a student, the parent of a student or as a staff member.

We want to ensure that every student at Kendrick has the opportunity to thrive – academically, as a member of the school community, and in their personal development. Kendrick has something for everyone: a huge range of extracurricular activities including music, sports, and drama; opportunities to show leadership, as part of the School Council or the Student Leadership Team; and, of course, the chance to help others.

I do hope that you will take advantage of the opportunities to engage with the school. We are always keen to get your feedback, and as Chair of the Board of Trustees, I am always happy to hear from any of you. Please feel free to contact Lisa Hillan, Governance Officer to the Trustee Board lhillan@kendrick.reading.sch.uk if you would like to get in touch.

On behalf of the trustees, I wish everyone a successful year ahead.

With best wishes

Charles Ramsden

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

September 2025

Board of Trustees Membership

Name	Role	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Appointed By	Date stepped down	Business & Pecuniary Interests
Charles Ramsden	Chair of Trustees and Community Trustee	01/10/2019	4 years	Board of Trustees		None declared
Andrew Chapman	Staff Trustee	09/03/2024	4 years	Staff Election		None declared
Rebecca Clarke	Parent Trustee and Wellbeing and Personal Development Trustee	18/11/2021	4 years	Parent Election		None declared
Jagtar Dhadwal	Parent Trustee and Health & Safety Trustee	19/06/2022	4 years	Parent Election		None declared
Julia Drury	Community Trustee; Safeguarding Trustee and Inclusion and SEND Trustee	30/09/2021	4 years	Board of Trustees		Partner at The Head Partnership
Jacob Duncan	Staff Trustee	01/01/2021	4 years	Staff Election		None declared
Dean Heslington	Parent Trustee	04/07/2024	4 years	Board of Trustees		None declared
Christine Kattirtzi	Headteacher & Trustee	01/02/2011	Ex-officio			Trustee of Kendrick School Fund
Adam Morris	Parent Trustee	18/11/2021	4 years	Parent Election		None declared
Chandrashekhar Natarajan	Parent Trustee	204/07/2024	4 years	Parent Election		None declared
Lindsey Reece-Smith	Community Trustee; Safeguarding Trustee and Mental Wellbeing & Personal Development Trustee	01/09/2022	4 years	Board of Trustees		None declared
Keith Skipsey	Vice Chair; Community Trustee and Health & Safety Trustee	10/05/2024	4 years	Board of Trustees		None declared
Hannah White	Staff Trustee	09/03/2024	4 years	Staff Election		None declared
Will Whittingham	Trustee and Member, Inclusion & SEND Trustee	01/02/2011	Appointed as member and trustee	Academy members		None declared

Board of Trustees Meeting Dates 2024/25

Term 1	Day	Date	Meeting
	Thursday	3rd October	Learning & Teaching
	Thursday	10th October	Resources Committee
Term 2	Thursday	7th November	Performance & Review Committee
	Thursday	28th November	Resources Committee
	Thursday	12th December	Full Trustee Board Committee
Term 3	Thursday	16th January	Learning & Teaching Committee
Term 3	Thursday	13th February	Performance & Review Committee
Term 4	Thursday	28th March	Full Trustee Board Day
Term 5	Thursday	1st May	Learning & Teaching Committee
	Thursday	8th May	Resources Committee
	Thursday	22nd May	Performance & Review Committee
Term 6	Thursday	12th June	Learning & Teaching Committee
	Thursday	19th June	Resources Committee
	Thursday	3rd July	Full Board of Trustees

Committees & Attendance Record

Governor Attendance at Meetings and Committees 2018/2019

Governor Attendance at Meetings and Committees 2019/2020

Governor Attendance at Meetings and Committees 2020/2021

Governor Attendance at Meetings and Committees 2021/2022

Governor Attendance at Meetings and Committees 2022/2023

Board of Trustees Attendance at Meetings and Committees 2023/2024