Governors
Meet our Governors
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Designation |
Name |
Declaration of Business Interests as at 30/09/2026 | Declaration of other interests, including relationships and pecuniary interests (e.g. builder) |
Term of office |
Governor at Another School |
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Chairman |
Mr Andrew Watson | None Declared |
None declared |
18/05/2026 –17/05/2030 |
No |
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Head Teacher |
Nathalie Fitzgerald | Trustee, Compass and Eko Trusts, 13 July 2017-present |
None declared |
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Yes |
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Parent Representatives (3) |
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Mrs Tracey McKenzie |
None Declared |
None Declared |
05/07/2024 –04/07/2028 | No |
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Miss Lauren King |
None Declared |
None Declared |
01/12/2023 - 30/11/27 |
No |
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Co-opted Governors |
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| Michael Sims | ICT Manager, Ifield School 1 August 2016-present | None Declared |
09/03/2026 - 08/03/2030 |
No | |
| Sacha Zarb | None Declared | None Declared | 09/03/2026 - 08/03/2030 | No | |
| Vice Chair | Kirby Woods |
Author of a visual strategies book which is sold on the Widget website; receives royalties from every book which is sold: Widget software, 25 June 2025 – 20 June 2026 |
None Declared | 02/02/2026 - 01/02/2030 | No |
| Hannah Walsh | None Declared | None Declared | 28/09/2026 - 27/09/2030 | Yes | |
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Foundation Governors x 2 |
Andrew Halpin (chair) |
Employee, The Co-op Group, 10 January 2000 -present |
None declared |
01/09/2023 – 31/08/2027 |
No |
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Vacancy |
No | |||
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LEA Governor
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Andrew Watson |
None declared |
None declared |
18/06/2026 - 17/06/2030 |
Yes |
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Staff Representative
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Sarah Griffey |
None declared |
None declared |
14/06/2026 - 13/06/2030 |
No |
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Clerk |
Kathryn Dyke |
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Curriculum and Teaching: |
Kirby Woods / Lauren King |
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Leadership and Governance: |
Nathalie Fitzgerald / Andrew Watson |
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Personal development and Wellbeing |
Tracey McKenzie / Kirby Woods |
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Attendance and Behaviour |
Andrew Halpin / Tracey McKenzie |
| Quality of Education, Standards and Safeguarding | Nathalie Fitzgerald / Lauren King / Tracey McKenzie / Kirby Woods / Hannah Walsh / Andrew Watson |
| Business, Audit and Risk Committee | Nathalie Fitzgerald / Sarah Griffey / Michael Sims / Andrew Watson / Sacha Zarb / Samantha Owen (business manager) |
| Safeguarding Governor | Sarah Griffey |
| Health, Safety and Risk Management |
Andrew Watson |
| Filtering, Monitoring and Cybersecurity | Michael Sims |
| SEND | Hannah Walsh |
| Pupil Premium | Lauren King |
| Training and Development | Andrew Halpin |
| Careers | Andrew Halpin |