Governors
Governors at Oakfield take our responsibilities very seriously. We are involved in supporting the Headteacher and the rest of the school to deliver the best possible education and experience to the children. We manage the budget for salaries, running costs, maintenance and equipment. We are involved in developing policies and procedures, and key staff appointments. The most important role we have is monitoring the school's progress, working with the Head and the staff to set annual targets.
We are delighted by the continued improvement in school standards and attainment over the past few years, and we are very proud of the hard work of our children and staff in achieving these and building on these. We are confident this will be a continuing process.
We welcome feedback and involvement by parents. I am always pleased to hear from you. For general enquiries about the school please email parent@oakfield.surrey.sch.uk. If you wish to contact me directly, chairofgovernors@oakfield.surrey.sch.uk, I will do my best to get back to you as soon possible.
I hope our website will give you some indication that Oakfield is a very happy and thriving school. Nothing beats walking through the door and experiencing the buzz of the school in action. However I believe that our website reflects that feeling and the commitment and passion we all share in making Oakfield Junior an excellent school.
Our Governing Body was reconstituted in July 2017, the terms of office are four years from this date.
If you would like to find out more about becoming a Governor please contact the school.
Tess Trewinnard, Chair of Governors
For our Governors Impact Statement: Click Here.
The Governing Body:
Gillian Ward
Type of Governor: Co-opted |
Main role:
Joint Vice Chair FGB, Steering Group, Resources Panel, Child Protection & Safeguarding Links; Data, French |
Appointed from: March 2022 |
Appointed to: March 2026 |
Term of office: 4 years |
Appointed by: GB |
Register of interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: None |
Register of interests - interests in trading companies: None |
Governance roles in other educational settings: None |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: None |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 100 % |
Brian Egles
Type of Governor: Co-opted |
Main role: Science and Computing, Remote Learning |
Appointed from: December 2022 |
Appointed to: November 2026 |
Term of office: 4 years |
Appointed by: GB |
Register of interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: None |
Register of interests - interests in trading companies: Substantial Interests in Trading Companies - BJPCE Limited, Awesome Engineers Limited Names of any body, charity, association or organisation which operates in the Surrey County Council area of which you, your spouse or partner are a member or an officer - SATRO |
Governance roles in other educational settings: None |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: Satro |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 83 % |
Paul Fair
Type of Governor: Co-opted |
Main role: Joint Vice Chair FGB, Steering Group, Resources Panel, Link – Maths, Music |
Appointed from: September 2024 |
Appointed to: September 2028 |
Term of office: 4 years |
Appointed by: GB |
Register of interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: None |
Register of interests - interests in trading companies: None |
Governance roles in other educational settings: None |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: Horsley Choral Society, National Trust |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 100 % |
Leigh Skilton
Type of Governor: Parent |
Main roles: PE, Outdoor learning and Extra-Curricular |
Appointed from: September 2023 |
Appointed to: September 2027 |
Term of Office: 4 years |
Appointed by: Parents |
Register of Interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: none |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: none |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 100 % |
Alison Hunt
Type of Governor: Co-Opted |
Main roles: Resources Panel, CLI (LAC), Equality, Inclusion & Disadvantaged, GPR DPO, Safer Recruitment, History, Geography, Art and DT |
Appointed from: December 2022 |
Appointed to: December 2026 |
Term of Office: 4 years |
Appointed by: Governors |
Register of Interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: none |
Register of Interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: Leatherhead Choral Society (Treasurer) |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 100 % |
Timothy Bennett
Type of Governor: Associate |
Main role: N/A |
Appointed from: November 2023 |
Appointed to: November 2027 |
Term of office: 4 years |
Appointed by: GB |
Register of interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: |
Register of interests - interests in trading companies: |
Governance roles in other educational settings: |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 25 % |
Tess Trewinnard
Type of Governor: Co-opted |
Main role:Chair FGB, Steering Group, Resources Panel, Governor responsible for liaison with LA in the event of allegation (Child Protection) against Head, Child Protection and Safeguarding, SEND, Safer Recruitment, RE link |
Appointed from: July 2021 |
Appointed to: July 2025 |
Term of office: 4 years |
Appointed by: Local Authority |
Register of interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: |
Register of interests - interests in trading companies: |
Governance roles in other educational settings: |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 100 % |
Jenny Mare
Type of Governor: Staff |
Main role: Safer Recruitment |
Appointed from: September 2022 |
Appointed to: November 2026 |
Term of office: 4 years |
Appointed by: Staff |
Register of interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: None |
Register of interests - interests in trading companies: None |
Governance roles in other educational settings: None |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: None |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 83 % |
Gary Myers
Type of Governor: Associate Governor (staff) |
Main role: Associate Members are appointed by the Governing Body. They are not Governors but can contribute specifically on issues related to their areas of expertise (e.g. Finance or previous GB experience) |
Appointed from: September 2024 |
Appointed to: September 2025 |
Term of office: 1 year |
Appointed by: GB |
Register of interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: None |
Register of interests - interests in trading companies: None |
Governance roles in other educational settings: None |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: None |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 100 % |
Bernadette Smith
Type of Governor: |
Main role: Clerk |
Appointed from: January 2017 |
Register of interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: None |
Register of interests - interests in trading companies: None |
Governance roles in other educational settings: Clerk for Babcock and other Surrey Schools |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: None |
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Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 100 % |
James Treen
Type of Governor: Co-Opted (staff) |
Main role: Assistant Headteacher |
Appointed from: December 2022 |
Appointed to: November 2026 |
Term of office: 4 years |
Appointed by: GB |
Register of interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: Spouse to Mrs Treen - teaching staff |
Register of interests - interests in trading companies: None |
Governance roles in other educational settings: None |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: None |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 83 % |
Debbie Willemse
Type of Governor: Head Teacher |
Main role: Steering Group, Safer Recruitment |
Appointed from: January 2016 |
Appointed to: N/A |
Term of office: ex officio |
Appointed by: N/A |
Register of interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: None |
Register of interests - interests in trading companies: None |
Governance roles in other educational settings: None |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: None |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 100 % |
Anthony Rapley
Type of Governor: Parent |
Main role: Health, Safety and Welfare, Links; Community Links (Friends), PE, Outdoor learning and Extra-Curricular |
Appointed from: October 2021 |
Appointed to: September 2025 |
Term of office: 4 years |
Appointed by: Parents |
Register of interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: None |
Register of interests - interests in trading companies: None |
Governance roles in other educational settings: None |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: None |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 83 % |
Jon Prior
Type of Governor: Co-opted |
Main role: School Website Compliance, PSHE & Wellbeing |
Appointed from: February 2023 |
Appointed to: February 2027 |
Term of office: 4 years |
Appointed by: Governors |
Register of interests - relationships to members of staff or GB members: None |
Register of interests - interests in trading companies: None |
Governance roles in other educational settings: None |
Register of interests - names of any body, charity etc in SCC area that are an officer etc: None |
Attendance of meetings 2023-24: 67 % |