Minutes of Governor Meetings are available from the school office on request
Contact Details for Chair of Governors:
Post: School Office – Envelope marked: FAO – Chair of Governors.
Email: Dmason1@bucksgfl.org.uk
The Governors:
Mr David Mason
Chair of Governors and Chair of Strategic Committee, Safeguarding Governor
Personal interests: Enjoy outdoor activities, technology and how organisations manage change.
Relevant Business Interests: Employed within the finance services..
Other educational establishments governed: No other Governing roles. Chair of Chesham and Amersham Communities Academy initiative (2017/18).
Relationships with staff (ie. Spouse/partner/relative of staff member): None
Declarations of interest: Work for Financial services, currently contracting at Lloyd’s Bank (school supplier of banking services).
Mrs Julia Antrobus
Headteacher
Mr Bart Van Kuijk
Deputy Chair and Chair of Teaching and Learning Committee, SEN & PPG Governor
Personal interests: Family time and travel
Relevant Business Interests: None
Other educational establishments governed: None
Relationships with staff (ie. Spouse/partner/relative of staff member): None
Declarations of interest: None
Mrs Caroline Woolnough
Chair of Resources
Personal interests: Enjoy the outdoors and socialising
Relevant Business Interests: Self Employed running infant aged music classes
Other educational establishments governed: None
Relationships with staff (ie. Spouse/partner/relative of staff member): None
Declarations of interest: Business could offer services to school and school aged children.
Mr Tom Horigan
Chair of Behaviour, Health and Safety Committee
Personal interests: Enjoy cooking, traveling and writing.
Relevant Business Interests: None
Other educational establishments governed: None
Relationships with staff (ie. Spouse/partner/relative of staff member): None
Declarations of interest: None
Mr Stephen Flynn
PE Governor
Personal interests: Football, cycling, reading and royal history.
Relevant Business Interests: Employed by a global technology company – Xerox. Xerox is a supplier of Crown Commercial Services and as such schools have access to purchase via frameworks.
Other educational establishments governed: None.
Relationships with staff (ie. Spouse/partner/relative of staff member): None.
Declarations of interest: Spouse, Claire Flynn works as Assistant Head at Ivingswood Academy – part of the White Hill Schools Trust.
Mr Tony Hooper
Staff Governor, Maths Governor
Personal interests: Play badminton and interested in photography
Relevant Business Interests: Provide tutoring for Key stage 1 and Key stage 2 children outside of school.
Other educational establishments governed: None
Relationships with staff: Married to Kathryn Hooper (Teaching assistant at Newtown School)
Declarations of interest: On occasions if I am approached by parents / guardians I may tutor children who attend or have attended Newtown School.
Mr Desmond Royle
Parent Governor, English Governor
Personal interests: military history. Skiing. Motorbikes. Travel.
Relevant Business Interests: Employed by an Oil company in the IT area.
Other educational establishments governed: None.
Relationships with staff: None.
Declarations of interest: None.
Mrs Jenny White
Development Governor
Chair of Governors and Chair of Strategic Committee, Safeguarding Governor
Personal interests: Enjoy spending time with the grandchildren.
Relevant Business Interests: None
Other educational establishments governed: None
Relationships with staff (ie. Spouse/partner/relative of staff member): None
Declarations of interest: None
Rev. Roger Welch
Early Years and Equalities Governor
Personal interests: Retired Minister – ongoing involvement in church ministry, theological education, organisational governance. Reading, walking, travel, golf.
Relevant Business Interests: None.
Other educational establishments governed: None.
Relationships with staff: None.
Declarations of interest: Roger’s daughter, Rebekah Yerby is an occasional supplier of services to the School as R Yerby (Psychology) Ltd.