School Governors
Matt Shute Chair of Governors
Matt joined the Local School Committee in September 2020 and has one child who attends the school. Matt works as both a Paramedic and an Emergency Planning and Resilience Officer for the London Ambulance Service. In his role, he helps to ensure the Trust is prepared to respond to a wide range of incidents, operations and events, providing specialist advice if needed to various command roles across the organisation.
Category | Responsibility | Term of Office | Governance roles in other institutions | Relationship School/Staff | Business/ Pecuniary interests |
Co-opted
| SEND/PPG Risk | until 23.9.24 | None | Parent | Parent London Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
Richard Davies
Rich was First elected to the Local School Committee in December 2018 and was subsequently re-elected in December 2022. He works for Multiverse,an apprenticeship provider and was previously on the management team at Ark – a large multi-academy trust that also provides curriculum and teacher development. Rich holds masters degrees in Engineering, Business and Education from Oxford and Stanford.
Category | Responsibility | Term of Office | Governance roles in other institutions | Relationship School/Staff | Business/ Pecuniary interests |
Elected
| Standards Safeguarding | until 19.12.26 | Previously School Governor of Ark Oval Primary Academy | Rich has a daughter at the school | Parent Multiverse |
Mrs Natasha Scott
Mrs Scott is a class teacher and leads Maths at the school.
Category | Responsibility | Term of Office | Governance roles in other institutions | Relationship School/Staff | Business/ Pecuniary interests |
Staff
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| until 22.09.25 | None | Employee of the school |
Employee |
Sarah Edmond
Sarah was previously employed as the School Business Manager at the school. She left her role to spend more time with her family but wanted to continue to offer her support and contribute to the success of the school. She joined the Local School Committee in August 2021. Sarah works as an exam invigilator at a secondary school in Harpenden.
Category | Responsibility | Term of Office | Governance roles in other institutions | Relationship School/Staff | Business/ Pecuniary interests |
Co-opted
| H&S Premises | until 26.8.25 | None | Previously employed by the school |
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Tamasin Ransome - Vice chair
Tamasin joined the Local School Committee in December 2022 and has one child who attends the school. Tamasin works as a HR Consultant advising organisations around the UK on people and business matters. Tamasin is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD with 20 years in the profession, and holds a masters degree in HR Management.
Category | Responsibility | Term of Office | Governance roles in other institutions | Relationship School/Staff | Business/ Pecuniary interests |
Elected
| SDP | until 12.12.2026 | Parent, Tamasin has a daughter at the school | Parent |
Jennie Mattin
Jennie joined the Local School Committee in May 2023. She is a retired Director of Nursing and has expertise in safeguarding, governance, quality and safety. Jennie currently works as a coach, a Trustee on the board of a local charity and an advisor to a GP Federation in central London.
Category | Responsibility | Term of Office | Governance roles in other institutions | Relationship School/Staff | Business/ Pecuniary interests |
Co-opted
| Safeguarding vice | until 04.05.2026 |
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Michael Campbell
Michael is a local business owner who is very invested in the local community. He has a background in Marketing and a lively interest in English Literature stemming from degree level study.
Category | Responsibility | Term of Office | Governance roles in other institutions | Relationship School/Staff | Business/ Pecuniary interests |
Co-opted
| H&S | until 22.11.2027 |
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Attendance at Local School Committee Meetings 2022- 2023
Governor | Meeting attendance 2022-23 |
Rich Davies | 6 out of 6 |
Sarah Edmond | 6 out of 6 |
Jen Gardner | 6 out of 6 |
Jennie Mattin | 0 out of 1 |
Tamasin Ransome | 4 out of 4 |
Natasha Scott | 3 out of 4 |
Matt Shute | 5 out of 6 |
Joanne Wallace | 4 out of 6 |
Governors who have stepped down in the last 12 months
Governors who have stepped down in the last 12 months |
Lorna Tan
Joanne Wallace