{"id":552,"date":"2025-10-01T15:21:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.togethertrust.org.uk\/inscape-house-school\/?post_type=team&#038;p=552"},"modified":"2026-09-23T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:33:35","slug":"karen-kilkenny","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.togethertrust.org.uk\/inscape-house-school\/team\/karen-kilkenny","title":{"rendered":"Jess Bates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-together-trust-team-meta-fields\">\n\t<div class=\"team-card__left\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"team-card__name\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.togethertrust.org.uk\/inscape-house-school\/team\/karen-kilkenny\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tJess Bates\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"team-card__title\">Appointed Governor<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"team-card__right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-plain team-card__linked-in\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/first-name-last-name\/\" target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connect<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jess Bates is an award-winning leader in skills, education and social impact, and the Founder of Kommon Ground, a consultancy that connects business, education and public policy. 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