Governors
Caroline Dawes
Chair, Parent Governor
Caroline has two children at King Athelstan Primary school and was elected as a parent governor in 2020. She became Chair of the Governors in July 2022. Her day job involves leading children's services policy for London Councils, working for all the London boroughs. Through her work she is acutely aware of the current pressures facing schools and wants to support King Athelstan to continue to deliver an excellent education to all our children. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking, films and playing tennis.
Majeed Neky
Vice Chair, Co-Opted Governor
Majeed works in local government and has previous experience in multiple Government departments and in the charity sector. Before joining King Athelstan, initially as a parent governor, he was previously a governor at another local primary school. Majeed lives locally in Surbiton with his wife, two sons and two naughty cats.
Jess Castellino
Safeguarding Governor
Jess works in the investment management industry, in regulation, risk, strategy and governance. Jess volunteers in the community as a mentor for Kingston Young Carers charity. She lives locally and enjoys running, cooking, dancing and all things musical.
Duncan Adams
Co-Opted Governor
Duncan is a civil servant who has worked across several different Whitehall departments, with extensive experience in strategy, policy development, grants management and developing digital services. Duncan is a local authority governor for a school in Lambeth. Duncan lives in Clapham with his wife, daughter and insane cocker spaniel.
Local Authority Governor
Helen Higgins
Parent Governor
Helen is a civil servant who has worked at a number of Government departments. She currently works in local government policy at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Helen joined as a parent governor in November 2024. Helen lives locally and has two daughters at King Athelstan. In her spare time she enjoys playing games, exercise, the local pub quiz with other KA parents and spending time with her family.
