Our Governors
We have a joint governing body with Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich. 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.
The Academy is a member of the Harris Federation. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the 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). Some Governors are appointed by the Federation whilst others are elected by parents or guardians of students at the Academy or by staff.
Our chair of Governors, Katharine Wootton, can be contacted via the academy address at the Academy’s address Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich, Homestall Road, London SE22 0NR or via Jennifer Kirby, Clerk to the Governing Body, j.kirby@harrisdulwichboys.org.uk.
All governors can be contacted via Jennifer Kirby, Clerk to the Governing Body at j.kirby@harrisdulwichboys.org.uk.
See our governors information on the Get Information About Schools website.
Our Governors
| Name | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation | Term of Office | Appointed as | Business & Pecuniary Interests | Meetings Attended 2025 - 2026 |
| Jo Young | 01/09/2022 |
| 4 Years | Principal |
| 4/4 |
| Katharine Wootton SEND & Inclusion Governor | 01/09/2023 |
| 4 Years | Chair of Governors | Holyport College – Member Governor. Harris Federation – Trustee. | 3/4 |
| Keith Turpin Safeguarding Governor | 18/03/2023 |
| 4 Years | Sponsor Governor | None | 3/4 |
| Lucy Reilly | 19/07/2024 |
| 4 Years | Sponsor Governor | None | 3/4 |
| Emma Charlton | 18/03/2025 |
| 4 Years | Sponsor Governor | Osborne Clarke LLP Director / Shareholder | 3/4 |
| Sarah Lyons | 02/05/2025 |
| 4 Years | Sponsor Governor |
| 4/4 |
| Robin Willard | 14/05/2025 |
| 4 Years | Sponsor Governor |
| 3/4 |
| Robert Kilduff | 08/05/2025 |
| 4 Years | Sponsor Governor |
| 2/4 |
| Kerry Holness | 01/01/2023 |
| 4 Years | Staff Governor |
| 3/4 |
| Dayon Haynes | 21/11/2023 |
| 4 Years | Parent Governor |
| 3/4 |
| Tahmeena Siddique - Ishola Medical Needs & Equalities Governor | 03/12/2025 | 4 Years | Parent Governor | 2/2 | ||
| Katherine Cumberbatch | 01/04/2022 |
| 4 Years | Assistant Director | None | Visits discharged through Federation Monitoring |
| Rebecca Hickey | 09/12/2020 |
| 4 Years | Director of Secondary Education | Farmington Trust Trustee | Visits discharged through Federation Monitoring |
| Sir Dan Moynihan | 23/02/2024 |
| 4 Years | CEO | The Opportunity Trust - Director Harris Federation – CEO / Director SLDT – Director Youth Endowment Fund – Committee Member | Visits discharged through Federation Monitoring |
| Hannah White | 30/09/2025 | 4 Years | Sponsor Governor | None | N/A | |
| Dulcie Daly | 20/01/2022 | 10/10/2025 | 4 Years | Sponsor Governor | None | 0/2 |
| Sonali Seddon | 13/03/2024 | 24/06/2026 | 4 Years | Sponsor Governor | None | 4/4 |
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