Governing Body Members
Current Members of the Governing Body
Name | Category | Appointing Body | Term of office | Detail positions of responsibility | Pecuniary & Personal interests | School Improvement Committee | Resources Committee |
Claire Foad | Head Teacher | Governing Board | Ongoing | Headteacher of Shepherd Primary School | None | Yes | Yes |
Sarah Freuchen | Staff Governor | Staff | 09/02/2021 to 08/02/2025 | Assistant Head at Shepherd Primary School | Yes | ||
Sarah McAllister | LA Governor | Governing Body | 20/03/2023 to 19/03/2027 | Chair of Governors | None | Yes | Yes |
David Hewitt | Parent Governor | Parents | 05/02/2023 to 04/02/2027 | None | Yes | Yes | |
Padmini Naicker | Parent Governor | Parents | 07/11/2020 to 06/11/2024 | Vice Chair of Governors & Chair of School Improvement Committee | None | Chair | |
Rebecca Whiteman | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 01/09/2022 to 31/08/2026 | Deputy Head at a local school | Yes | ||
Anthony Humphreys | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 01/09/2022 to 31/08/2026 | Chair of the Resources Committee | District Councillor for Three Rivers & Trustee of Shepherd Primary School PTA | Yes | Yes |
Timothy Duck | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 05/12/2022 to 04/12/2026 | None | Yes | ||
Katherine Ahmed | Parent Governor | Parents | 09/11/2022 to 08/11/2026 | None | Yes | Yes | |
Nicholas Stuart | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 01/03/2023 to 28/02/2027 | Teacher at a local school | Yes | ||
Nousheen Begum | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 01/03/2023 to 28/02/2027 | Vice Chair of School Improvement Committee | Teacher at a local school | Vice Chair |
Pecuniary & Personal interests
Under statutory guidance, Governors must declare interests that may affect their ability to act impartially and may influence their decisions:
- A business interest in a company that could stand to gain from their position on the governing board (a supplier used by the school, for example)
- Any relevant business interests that any member of their immediate family has
- Governance roles in other educational institutions
- Interests arising from relationships with other governors (including spouses, partners and close relatives)
- Interests arising from relationships with members of school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives)
- If they are a member of school staff (and are not the Staff Governor)
Former Members of the Governing Body
Name | Category | Appointing Body | Term of office |
Alan Gray | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 14/07/2021 to 28/02/2022 |
Melanie Horn | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 27/04/2022 to 08/09/2022 |
David Foster | Parent Governor | Parents | 09/11/2018 to 08/11/2022 |
Gisele Waterman | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 15/07/2020 to 08/02/2023 |