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Local Governance

The Kemnal Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust with 45 special, primary, secondary and all through academies.

The Kemnal Board of Trustees ensure their accountability for the provision, standards and outcomes in every academy via the senior executive team and the Directors of Education.

Our Directors of Education play the lead role in supporting, challenging and holding to account our Headteachers and their school teams.

The Kemnal Board has established local governing bodies to help Directors of Education in their role, to support their local school and local community, and to provide local knowledge and insight.

Please visit our Trust website for more information about our governance.

School governing bodies are responsible for working with the school to ensure that it delivers a good quality education. Together with the Headteacher, who is responsible for day-to-day management, they set the school’s aims and policies.

Governors have three main roles:

  • To provide strategic direction for the school
  • To act as a critical friend to the headteacher
  • To ensure accountability

They also carry out a number of other important duties, which include:

  • Determining how the school’s budget is spent
  • Hearing appeals and grievances
  • Forming policy on the school’s curriculum and collective worship
  • Setting standards for pupils’ behaviour and discipline
  • Making sure school buildings are welcoming and safe
  • Setting and monitoring the school’s aims and policies

If you would like to contact the Chair of Governors you can write to her at the school and mark your envelope confidential. 

Debden Park High School Local Governing Body (LGB)

Membership

We currently have 11 governors:

  • 1 Headteacher

  • 1 Executive Headteacher

  • 2 staff governors

  • 3 parent governors

  • 5 appointed governors

Chair of Governors: Dallas Alexandrou - appointed governor - dallas.alexandrou@debden-tkat.org

Vice-Chair of Governors: Valerie Metcalfe - appointed governor - valerie.metcalfe@debden-tkat.org

    Debden Park Governors Constitution

 

Please see link below for the details or our current and recent LGB members.  If you wish to contact governors, please do so via the school contact details.

Current Governor Membership 2025-2026

Governor Membership 2024-2025

    Meeting Attendance 2024-2025

   Structure

There are 6 meetings of the full Local Governing Body each academic year.  

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