Governing Body
Our governors act as ‘critical friends’ to the school. They attend meetings and help to determine the overall direction and vision as well as school policy. They help us to monitor developments within the school and provide a sounding board for dealing with issues of all kinds. They freely give their time to help the school and we are extremely grateful for all that they do. Governors attend all meetings of the Full Governing Body (FGB) which are held six times a year. In addition, some are also members of sub Committees.
Information about our governors
Our chair of Governors is Phil Shepherd. Phil has been a governor since 2001 and as chair serves on both Standards and Resources committees.
Our Vice Chair role is currently held jointly by Maggie Kippen and Helen Flynn.
The tables below detail the membership of the Governing Body over the last academic year.
Name |
Date of Appt to current term of office |
Term of Office |
Appointment |
Relevant Business & Pecuniary Interests |
Other Governance Roles of self or partner |
Relationships with other governors/school staff |
Attendance meetings 2019-20 |
Timothy Astin |
13/10/2017 |
4 years |
Partnership Governor |
None |
None |
None |
5/7 |
Justin Kelly |
5/1/2010 |
Ongoing whilst in post |
Staff Governor |
None |
Spouse is employee of NESCOT & Exec Comm Member of Banstead 5 Churches |
Headteacher at Tadworth Primary |
9/9 |
Helen Flynn |
12/11/2018
|
4 years |
Appointed by governing body as Co-Opted governor |
None |
None |
None |
11/12 |
Steve Hankin |
05/05/2017 |
4 years |
Staff Governor |
None |
None |
Employee of Tadworth Primary School |
8/8 |
Luciana Ispani-Ioannou |
12/11/2018 |
4 years |
Appointed by governing body as Co-Opted governor |
Self-employed solicitor |
None |
None |
10/10 |
Alex Mixter |
12/11/2018 |
4 years |
Appointed by governing body as Co-Opted governor |
Project Manager |
None |
None |
8/8 |
Philip Shepherd |
12/11/2018 |
4 years |
Appointed by governing body as Co-Opted governor |
None |
None |
None |
8/9 |
Matt Tiplin |
22/11/2018 |
4 years |
By parents of Tadworth Primary School as Parent Governor |
None |
None |
None |
6/7 |
Maggie Kippen |
3/9/2018 |
4 years |
Appointed by governing body as Partnership Governor |
Director of Duval Products Storage Equipment Ltd |
Trustee of The Gatton Trust, Gatton Community Theatre |
None |
8/10 |
Philip Harrison |
16/12/2016 |
4 years |
By local authority as LA Governor |
Director/Shareholder at Unilink Finance Ltd & Devonshire Trading Ltd |
Spouse is Employee of Shawley Community Primary School |
None |
9/9 |
David Hodgkinson |
5/9/2020 |
4 years |
Co-opted Governor |
Airline Pilot with British Airways |
None |
None |
8/8 |
Dawn Mountford |
25/4/19 |
4 years |
Appointed by governing body as Co-opted Governor |
None |
None |
Teacher at Tadworth Primary School |
7/7 |
Suzanne Solomon |
2/5/2017 |
4 years |
By parents of Tadworth Primary as Parent Gov |
None |
None |
None |
7/7 |
Emma Smith |
29/3/2018 |
4 years |
By Parents of Tadworth Primary as Parent Gov |
None |
None |
None |
6/7 |
Lynne Wootton |
2/5/2017 |
4 years |
By parents of Tadworth Primary as Parent Gov |
None |
None |
None |
8/9 |
Judy Turnbull Clerk |
- |
Ongoing whilst in post |
- |
Clerk to the Governing Body |
None |
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Fiona Prophet |
- |
Ongoing whilst in post |
By governing body as Associate Gov |
None |
None | Deputy Headteacher at Tadworth Primary |
Past Governors
Lisa Patterson |
16/11/2012 - 03/05/2018 |
Appointed by Parents of Tadworth Primary School as Parent Governor | None |
None |
- |
1/4 | |
Graham Fry |
2/5/2017 - 21/11/2017 |
Appointed by parents of Tadworth Primary as Parent Governor | Majority owner of Avsnet Ltd |
Spouse headteacher at Children's Trust |
None |
1/2 | |
Rebecca Cooper |
12/11/2014- 20/09/2018 |
Appointed by Governing Body as a Co-opted Governor | None |
None |
Staff member |
5/6 | |
Nigel Warwick |
12/11/2014 - 20/19/2018 |
Appointed by the Governing Body as a Co-opted Governor | None |
None |
None |
7/8 |