Governors

Governors at The Abbey School are volunteers from the school and the community who ensure that the school is run to the highest of standards. To do this Governors meet on a regular basis and also come into school to monitor quality, making sure that their three core functions are being met effectively and ensuring that pupils at The Abbey School get the best education possible.

The Governing Body’s three core functions are:

  1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
  2. Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;
  3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

Parents can always contact the Chair by writing to her via the School Office or email to:

khewett@abbey.surrey.sch.uk

The governing body has two committees:

  1. Finance, Staffing & Resources (Chair: Toby Franklin)
  2. Teaching & Learning (Chair: Christian Lewis)

Each committee meets once per term, the full governing body also meets termly, usually towards the end of a term following committee meetings. Governors undertake training provided by Surrey's contractor Strictly Education 4S (formerly Babcock International). Public copies of governing body minutes are available on request from the school office.

Current Governing Body Make Up

NAME CATEGORY APPOINTMENT DATE APPOINTED BY END OF TERM
Toby Franklin  co-opted 20.09.20 LGB 19.09.24
Katherine Hewett  co-opted 11.03.23 LGB 10.03.27
David Jackson, Headteacher headteacher 01.04.17 WMAT ex officio
Andrew Johnson  co-opted 27.11.23 LGB 26.11.27
Anthony Jones  parent 25.11.20 LGB 24.11.24
Sean Kennedy  co-opted 22.04.20 LGB 21.04.24
Vicki Nixon parent 03.11.20 LGB 02.11.24
Sarah Ostler parent 25.11.20 LGB 24.11.24
Richard Moore staff 16.06.23 LGB 15.06.27
Catherine Easton co-opted 01.12.23 LGB 30.11.27
Bernadette Rivers co-opted 01.12.23 LGB 30.11.27

Governors who finished their term of office since September 2016

MR CHRISTIAN LEWIS Co-opted Governor Resignation 6.11.23
mrs teresa fulham Staff Governor End of term of office 07.05.23
Mrs lindsey o'dell Parent Governor

End of term of office 04.11.20

mrs elizabeth pamplin Co-opted Governor Resignation 24.06.20
Mr karl schirmer Parent Governor

Resignation 27.11.19

mr andrew melbourne Co-opted
Governor
Resignation
10.12.18

Mr David Munro

  LA Governor

End of term of office
04.09.18

Mr David Neal-Smith

Co-opted Governor

Resignation
05.09.16

Mr David

Diffey

Co-opted Governor

Resignation
31.03.17

Mr Nathan Aspinall

Head teacher

Left the school
31.03.17

Miss Rachel Barkess

Co-opted Governor

End of term of office
30.09.17

Mr Andy

Perry

Staff Governor

Resignation
14.03.18

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