Additional Governor information
Additional information as at 29th March 2021
| Governor name |
Category of Governor and |
Term of office* |
Attendance at full |
Attendance at subcommittee meetings*** |
Interests registered | |
| 1 | Vivienne Margaret DEWS |
Chair (also a member of the Young Epilepsy Trustee Board) |
Initial term: 2 February 2016 – 2 February 2020 |
2018/19: 6 of 6 |
F&R 2018/19: 3 of 3 P&S 2020/21: 1 of 2 |
Member Kent Police Joint Audit Committee Chair of the Henry Smith Charity Board member, Independent Age Chair of Counsel and Care (is part of Independent Age) Board member, Mathematics in Education and Industry Trustee of Charity for Civil Servants Pension Scheme |
| 2 | Jane RAMSEY | An ex-officio member as Chair of the Young Epilepsy Trust Board | Became Chair of Trust Board on 1 October 2016 | Does not routinely attend EGB meetings. Attended 30/01/17, 09/07/18, 11/05/20, and 06/07/20 meetings |
Senior Advisor on Standards and Ethics to the Labour Party Chair of NHS England's Children and Young People's steering group Trustee of Academies Enterprise Trust (a multi-academy trust) Member of the ENGIE Scrutiny Board |
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| 3 | Richard William BOOL | General Governor Lead Governor for Literacy and Numeracy - Education Provision Development |
Initial term: 14 November Current term: 14 November 2017 - 13 November 2021 |
2018/19: 5 of 6 2019/20: 6 of 6 2020/21: 3 of 4 |
P&S 2018/19: 3 of 3 P&S 2020/21: 2 of 2 |
Head of neighbouring Lingfield College |
| 4 | Gwendoline Anne GODFREY | General Governor Lead Governor for Safeguarding and Looked After Children |
Initial term: 11 June 2015 - 10 June 2019 Current term: 11 June 2019 - 10 June 2023 |
2018/19: 5 of 6 2019/20: 5 of 6 2020/21: 4 of 4 |
F&R 2018/19: 3 of 3 |
Partner in the law firm DMH Stallard LLP Trustee of the Octavia Foundation |
| 5 | Rachel Katherine CROSSLEY | General Governor Lead Governor for Staff Engagement |
Appointed: 25 April 2013 – 24 April 2017 Current term: 25 April 2017 - 24 April 2021 |
2018/19: 3 of 6 2019/20: 4 of 6 2020/21: 4 of 4 |
P&S 2018/19: 0 of 3 P&S 2020/21: 2 of 2 |
Director of Strategic Commissioning at Surrey County Council |
| 6 | Jill Rachel SLOTNICK |
Parent Governor Lead Governor for Parental Engagement |
Appointed: 26 April 2017 – 25 April 2021 |
2018/19: 4 of 6 2019/20: 6 of 6 2020/21: 3 of 4 |
P&S 2018/19: 3 of 3 P&S 2020/21: 2 of 2 |
None |
| 7 | Jon Arne THORESEN |
Parent Governor Lead Governor for Premises and Health and Safety |
Appointed: 26 April 2017 - 25 April 2021 |
2018/19: 4 of 6 2019/20: 6 of 6 2020/21: 2 of 4 |
F&R 2018/19: 2 of 3 F&R 2019/20: 3 of 3 F&R 2020/21: 1 of 2 |
None |
| 8 | Lesley Susan STEEDS | Local Authority (Surrey) Representative (also a member of the Young Epilepsy Trustee Board) | Appointed by Surrey County Council from 30 June 2017 until 4 May 2021 |
2018/19: 4 of 6 2019/20: 3 of 6 2020/21: 4 of 4 |
F&R 2018/19: 2 of 3 F&R 2019/20: 2 of 3 F&R 2020/21: 1 of 2 |
District Councillor (Dormansland & Felcourt) Councillor for Surrey County Council (Lingfield division) |
| 9 | Vivien May HEPWORTH |
General Governor Lead Governor for Employability, Transitions and Destinations |
Appointed: 1 June 2019 - 31 May 2023 |
2018/19: 1 of 1 eligible to attend 2019/20: 5 of 6 2020/21: 3 of 4 |
P&S 2018/19: 1 of 1 eligible to attend P&S 2020/21: 2 of 2 |
Chair of Lingfield Parish Council President of the Nystagmus Network Member of the Parochial Church Council of St Peter and St Paul, Lingfield Member of Friends of St Peter and St Paul, Lingfield Member of the Strategy Committee of the College of St Barnabas, Lingfield |
| 10 | David Julian PIERPOINT |
General Governor Lead Governor of Finance |
Appointed: 4 July 2019 - 3 July 2023 |
2018/19: 1 of 1 eligible to attend 2019/20: 5 of 6 2020/21: 4 of 4 |
F&R 2019/20: 3 of 3 F&R 2020/21: 2 of 2 | None |
| 11 |
Leigh STAFF |
College Staff Governor | Appointed: 3 October 2019 - 2 October 2023 |
2019/20: 5 of 5 eligible to attend 2020/21: 4 of 4 |
None | |
| 12 |
Tamsin JONES |
General Governor (also a member of the Young Epilepsy Trustee Board) |
Appointed: 1 October 2020 – 30 September 2024 |
2020/21: 3 of 3 eligible to attend |
P&S 2020/21: 1 of 1 | Employed as a Police Officer in the Metropolitan Police Service |
| 13 |
Julia COOP |
General Governor (also a member of the Young Epilepsy Trustee Board) |
Appointed: 1 March 2021 – 28 February 2025 |
2020/21: 1 of 1 eligible to attend |
P&S 2020/21: 1 of 1 eligible to attend |
Trustee of Oak Partnership of schools, Taunton Managing Director of Athene Ed Ltd |
| 14 |
Amanda RIDDLE |
General Governor |
Appointed: 1 March 2021 – 28 February 2025 |
2020/21: 1 of 1 eligible to attend |
None |
|
| Philippa Ruth SHIMMIN |
General Governor Lead Governor for SEND and Transitions and Destinations |
Appointed: 29 September 2016 - 28 September 2020
Term expired |
2018/19: 5 of 6 2019/20: 6 of 6 2020/21: 1 of 1 |
P&S 2018/19: 1 of 3 P&S 2019/20: 3 of 3 |
Teacher at Woodlands School, Leatherhead, Surrey | |
| Peace FURUSA |
School Staff Governor |
Appointed: 24 January 2019 - 23 January 2023 Resigned as at 29 June 2020 |
2018/19: 4 of 4 eligible to attend 2019/20: 4 of 5 eligible to attend | None |
*In accordance with the Education Governing Body’s Terms of Reference, appointments run for four years with the option of one further term of four years. Unless stated otherwise all appointments are made by the Young Epilepsy Trust Board.
**There are six meetings of the full Education Governing Body every year. Governors also meet regularly with their lead managers and in smaller groups to discuss specific issues.
***Finance and Resources (F&R) and/or Performance and Standards (P&S)
We feel very assured/comforted with the support our son is receiving with his complex epilepsy, this is enabling him to engage and progress with his education. His teacher is pleased with his progess so far and so are we as parents. 
