School Governors

Mandy Collingridge,  Chair of Governors

Mandy has a background in HR and is currently studying HR at post-graduate level. She has two children at the Fleetville schools. Mandy joined the Local School Committee in November 2014. As well as the Chair role, for the 2017/2018 academic year Mandy is the Standards Governor and also has the Link Governor role for priority 5 on the school development plan, which is to improve teamwork across the school.

Helen Latham, Vice Chair

Helen joined the Local School Committee in November 2016 and has two children at the school. Helen is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has worked in the Risk Function of a large UK bank since 2005. Currently Helen works part-time, allowing her to maintain the role of Finance Governor and Vice-Chair. In addition Helen has the Link Governor role for target 1 on the school development plan, which is to increase children’s exposure to a language rich environment.

Iain Nettleton

Iain became a co-opted governor in 2017 and has children at the school. As a chartered accountant and MBA he brings a range of skills related to strategic management and governance. Iain is a partner at BDO LLP and currently leads an international consulting team where he delivers projects in developing nations related to public sector reform and economic growth.

Michael Scott

Michael joined the Local School Committee in June 2017 and is the parent of a former pupil, his son having attended both Fleetville Infants and Fleetville Junior Schools. Michael is a solicitor, working in London as a partner at Addleshaw Goddard.

Alan Whitmore

Alan was elected to the Local School Committee as a parent governor in 2018. Alan is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and works at a global consultancy firm. He holds masters degrees from the University of Oxford and Imperial College Business School.

Richard Davies

Rich was elected to the Local School Committee in December 2018. He works on the management team at Ark – an education charity with a network of 38 schools, as well as curriculum & teacher development programmes. Rich holds masters degrees in Engineering, Business and Education from Oxford and Stanford.

Joanne Wallace

Joanne joined the LSC in January 2019 and has 2 children at the school. She works at Abbot’s Hill School where she is Phase Leader for Years 1 to 3 and teaches Year 1. She has been teaching for 18 years in a wide variety of schools from North Nottinghamshire ex mining towns, East London, Australia, North London to Hertfordshire.

Mrs Jennifer Gardner

Mrs Gardner is the Deputy Head teacher and joined the Local Schools Committee as Staff Governor in September 2017. She has taught at the school for  12 years.

Attendance at Local School Committee Meetings 2017-2018