Wincheap Foundation
Primary School
Developing skills for life and celebrating individuality
Meet the Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Governor Status | Name | Position | Skill set | Term of office (end date) |
Local Authority Appointed Governor
| Alison Cogger BA (Hons), PGCE, MA (Ed), Ed D (ongoing)
| (Governor 1997 - Chair of Governors 2004 - continuing)
Link Governor:
| Academic –Senior Lecturer Faculty of Education FSET: Fellow Society for Education & Training SFHEA: Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy CCT: Member Chartered College of Teaching
| 31/7/2025 |
Partnership Governor
| Dr Marion Stuart Hoyle PhD | Vice Chair & Chair of Curriculum Committee
Link Governor:
| Academic Senior Fellow-Higher Education Academy Director-Geography, Events, Leisure and Tourism Principal Lecturer, Tourism School of Human and Life Sciences
| 31/7/2022 |
Co-opted Governor
| Caroline Cooper BA (Hons) MTMI | Chair of Finance Committee
Link Governor:
| Local Government /Legal/Finance Arts and Culture sector development, strategy, marketing and communications
| 31/7/2023 |
Co-opted Governor
| Rev Barney De Berry | Link Governor:
| Spiritual | 31/7/2023 |
Co-Opted Governor
| Philippa Pickford LLB (Hons) | Link Governor:
| Economics, legal policy development and strategic thinking. Associate Partner, Wholesale Markets at Ofgem. Member of senior civil service – experience of using wide range of qualitative and quantitative analysis - financial and non to develop policies
| 31/7/2023 |
Staff Governor
| Erica Kokle BA (Hons) French MA (French) PGCE primary PGCE Post-Compulsory |
| Deputy head – staff development, curriculum, Pupil Premium Teaching in primary, Further Education and Skills and Higher Education
| 31/7/2022 |
Co-opted Governor
| Dr David Simpson | Link Governor:
| Medical Consultant Clinical Scientist | 31/7/2025 |
Parent Governor
| Dr Kirsty Horsey LLB PhD PGCHE | Chair of Pupil and Personnel Committee. Link Governor:
| Legal – Reader in Law /researcher (law) University of Kent – teaching and learning development
| 31/7/2022 |
Headteacher | Nicola Dawson |
| Headteacher
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Parent Governor
| Paul Todd LLB – Certificate Law Society | Link Governor:
| Legal/social welfare Community relations Project management and catering and nutrition | 31/7/2022 |
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Clerk to the Board of Governors: Jonathan Cane |