Local Governing Body
The Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership (HWLP) was formed on 1 July 2019, when Hinchley Wood School (formerly a single-academy trust) became a multi-academy trust.
HWLP is now a multi-academy trust and a registered company, limited by guarantee. It is an exempt charity regulated by the Education and Skills Funding Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education. More information about the trust, can be found on their website.
The Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership Trust Board has established a Local Governing Body for Thames Ditton Junior School fulfilling an advisory function regarding student learning and welfare. Under the Local Governing Body, a Primary Admissions Sub-Committee has also been established covering both Trust Primary schools.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests for your information.
The Local Governing Body (LGB) comprises a maximum of eleven Local Governors. Local Governors are either elected or appointed: up to five are appointed by the Trustees; two Parent Local Governors are elected from the parent body; two Staff Local Governors are nominated and elected by school staff; the Headteacher and CEO are Ex-Officio Local Governors. The Chair and/or Local Governors can be contacted via the Clerk to the Local Governors:
Clerk: Mrs Nicola Wallis
c/o Thames Ditton Junior School
Mercer Close
Thames Ditton
Surrey
KT7 0BS
Tel: 020 8398 7161 Ext. 1089
Email: nicola.wallis@tdjs.org
To meet the requirements of the Department for Education’s Academy Trust Handbook, the following information is also provided for each of the Local Governors who have been involved in governance during the previous academic year:
- Date of Appointment
- Date of termination (if applicable)
- Term of Office
- Who appointed them
- Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests (also available below in an accessible format)
- Attendance records for meetings
|
Name |
Governor Type | Date of Appointment | Term of Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ben Bartlett | CEO | 1 November 2022 | Ex-Officio |
| Ms Katy Cullen | Trustee Appointed Governor | 8 December 2023 | 7 December 2027 |
| Ms Becky Gardiner | Staff Governor | 3 December 2024 | 2 December 2028 |
| Dr Nitu Gehdu | Parent Governor | 5 May 2024 | 4 May 2028 |
| Ms Lauren Holmes | Staff Governor | 3 December 2024 | 2 December 2028 |
| Ms Jody Larkin | Trustee Appointed Governor | 8 December 2023 | 7 December 2027 |
| Mr Matt Lewis | Headteacher | 1 September 2023 | Ex-Officio |
| Ms Andrea Li | Trustee Appointed Governor | 27 September 2024 | 26 September 2026 |
| Dr Anna Maxwell | Parent Governor | 1 April 2025 | 31 March 2029 |
Governors who have resigned or completed their term of office in last 12 months
| Name | Governor Type | Date of appointment | End of term |
| Mr Lloyd Raynor | Parent Governor | 2 May 2024 | 13 November 2024 |
| Ms Andrea Gordon | Staff Local Governor | 1 November 2022 | 18 October 2024 |
| Ms Claudette Atkinson | Trust Appointed Governor | 1 November 2022 | 31 August 2025 |
| Ms Karen Walker | Trust Appointed Governor | 1 September 2019 (re-appointed) | 31 August 2025 |
