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Meet the Governors
Confidentiality Statement: Governors respect the confidential nature of discussions and do not disclose governor business or decisions. When minutes of governing body meetings, Part 1, are approved they are made available to any member of the public who requests sight of them.
Professional Negligence Statement: Advice given by governors at this school is incidental to their professional expertise and is not being given in their professional capacity.
The Governing Body has adopted an open meeting protocol, which is published here for those who might wish to attend a meeting. The Governing Body has also agreed a Code of Conduct, which sets out the expectations and commitment required from members of the governing body.
The Governing Body of Thames Ditton Infant School was reconstituted on 1st September 2016 with a change of status to a Foundation School.
The Governing Body currently comprises a total of 14 governors and associate members who do not have voting rights:
- 4 elected parent governors,
- 1 elected staff governor,
- 1 Local Authority governor,
- 1 Headteacher,
- 5 Co-opted governors, and
- 2 Foundation governors
Governors are appointed for a term of four years.
There are four committees:
- Finance and Resources;
- Personnel (with a Pay Committee from time to time)
- Safeguarding and Wellbeing
- Curriculum and Data.
These committees do much of the work and report to the Full Governing Body.
There are four FGB meetings in an academic year – two in the first term – and each Committee meets three times during the year. Governors work for the good of the school, providing a strategic overview and holding the Senior Leadership Team to account.
Governing Body
| Governor Type | Committee | Specialisms | Date of Appointment | Term of Office (end date) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rebecca Hicks | Headteacher | All | 01/09/2012 | ||
| Ms Charissa Fiander-Derry | Foundation Governor | Curriculum & Data Committee Personnel Committee | Co-Chair and Chair of Curriculum & Data Committee | 20/06/2017 | 19/06/2025 |
| Mr Jay Bimbrah | Co-opted Governor | Personnel Committee Safeguarding & Wellbeing Committee Finance & Resources Committee | Co-Chair and Chair of Personnel Committee
| 26/10/2018 | 25/10/2022 |
| Ms Hannah Evans | Co-opted Governor | Personnel Committee Safeguarding & Wellbeing Committee | Training Governor | 03/12/2019 | 02/12/2023 |
| Mr Rob Cloete | Parent Governor | Finance & Resources Committee | 31/10/2017 | 30/10/2021 | |
| Mr Matt Bowen | Local Authority Governor | Finance & Resources Committee | Chair of Finance & Resources Committee | 01/09/2020 | 31/08/2024 |
| Dr Elizabeth Scott-Baumann | Parent Governor | Curriculum and Data Committee | Governor with responsibility for Looked after and Disadvantaged Children | 12/12/2018 | 11/12/2022 |
| Mrs Sophie Frame | Staff Governor | Curriculum & Data Committee Safeguarding & Wellbeing Committee | 29/01/2020 | 28/01/2024 | |
| Mr Ivo Gatto | Co-opted Governor | Personnel Committee | 20/09/2021 | 19/09/2025 | |
| Dr Nitu Gehdu | Co-opted Governor | Safeguarding/Child Protection Governor Safeguarding & Wellbeing Committee | 22/09/2020 | 21/09/2024 | |
| Mrs Tania Dean | Other/Associate Member |
Finance & Resources Committee
| School Business Manager | 01/09/2018 | |
| Mr Edward Cookson | Parent Governor | Finance & Resources Committee Curriculum & Data Committee | 04/05/2021 | 03/05/2025 | |
| Ms Hannah White | Parent Governor | SEND Governor Safeguarding & Wellbeing Committee
| 04/05/2021 | 03/05/2025 | |
| Mr Bronek Carr | Foundation Governor | 30/09/2021 | 29/09/2025 | ||
| Ms Alice Saywell | Associate Member | 14/09/2021 | 13/09/2025 | ||
| Ms Sarah Woodthorpe | Associate Member | 14/09/2021 | 13/09/2025 | ||
| Governors who have retired or stepped down in the last 12 months | |||||
| Mrs Davina Whitten-Eisenacher | Associate Member | 02/04/2019 | 25/01/2021 | ||
| Mr Jeremy Scroxton | Foundation Governor | 20/06/2017 | 19/06/2021 | ||
| Mr Richard Ascough | Co-opted Governor | 20/09/2017 | 19/09/2021 | ||
| Dr Claire Thorne | Co-opted Governor | 26/10/2018 | 24/09/2021 | ||
Clerk to the Governing Body is Sara Morgan.
Governors must also declare any conflicts of interest in agenda items before every meeting.
Davina Whitten stepped down as an Associate Member, effective 25 January 2021.
Jeremy Scroxton retired as a Foundation Governor, effective 19 June 2021. He was appointed 20 June 2017.
Richard Ascough retired as a Co-opted Governor and Co-Chair, effective 19 September 2021. He was appointed 20 September 2017.
Claire Thorne, stepped down as a Co-opted Governor, effective 24 September 2021. She was appointed
26 October 2018.
Governor Attendance 2019-20
Governing Body Meeting Dates for Academic Year 2021-2022
Autumn Term 2021: Tuesday 5 October at 7.00pm
Spring Term 2022: Tuesday 18 January at 7.00 pm
Summer Term 2022: Monday 10 May at 7.00 pm