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Name: Dr Deborah Dawson

Governor term: 2018

Current term: 26/09/2026 - 25/09/30

FGB role: Chair, Resources Committee; Pay Committee; HTPM; Nursery Strategy.

Experience: Deborah works as a Nurse Consultant with individuals requiring Long Term Ventilation living in the community.

 

 

 
 

 

Name: Michael Isherwood

Governor since: 2020

Current term: 05/02/2024 - 04/02/2028

FGB role:  Vice Chair; Resources Committee (Chair); Pay Committee.

Experience: Michael is an in-house lawyer for an engineering and construction company.

 

 
 

 

Name:  Paul Rhodes

Governor since:  2022

Current term: 02/02/2026 - 02/02/2030

FGB role: Vice Chair; HTPM; EYFS; SDP 3.

Experience:  Paul is a civil servant working in policy development covering the criminal justice system.

 
 

 

Name: Marc Ashdown

Governor since: 2014

Current term: 07/12/2022 - 06/12/2026

FGB role: Co-opted Governor. SDP 1; Well-being.

Experience: Marc is a Correspondent at BBC London News.

 

 
 

 

Name: Charlotte Borthwick

Governor since: 2017

Current term: 25/09/2025 - 24/09/2029

FGB role: Co-opted Governor. SEND, SDP 4; HTPM.

Experience: Charlotte is a Digital Communications professional currently working for a large security firm.

 

 
 

 

Name:  Rob Holyoake

Governor since:  2022

Current term: 11/07/2023 - 10/07/2027

FGB role: Co-opted Governor. Health and Safety; Estates and IT inc. online safety; Resources Committee.

Experience:  Rob has been working in the Education sector for more than 20 years supporting the IT infrastructures.

 

 
 

 

Name:  Sally Goode

Governor since:  2024

Current term: 22/04/2024 - 21/04/2028

Current term: 05/02/2024 - 04/02/2028

FGB role:  Parent Governor. SEND, SDP 4; FOE link.

Experience: Sally has an extensive nursing background as well as SEND lived experience. 

 
 

 

Name:  Roxane Sergeant

Governor since:  2024

Current term: 04/06/2024 - 03/06/2028

FGB role:  Co-opted Governor. Resources Committee; Pay Committee; Safeguarding; PP;  SDP2.

Experience: Roxane is an Executive Director in Internal Audit for a global investment bank. 

 
    
  

Name:  Kathryn Gray

Governor since:  2024

Current term: 14/11/2024 - 13/11/2028

FGB role:  Associate Governor. SDP 1.

Experience: Kathryn has lived in Earlswood for 25 years and is an Assistant Head at Carrington School, where she has worked for nearly as long.

 
    
  

Name:  Chantal Snelling

Governor since:  2026

Current term: 26/03/2026 - 25/03/2030

FGB role:  Parent Governor. PSHE; PP; LAC

Experience: Chantal has worked in the education sector for over 10 years, supporting children and young people in school settings. She currently works as an Assistant Educational Psychologist for a private company in London and as a Play Therapist within a multidisciplinary team supporting children’s needs in schools.
 
    
 

Name:  Lucy Owen

Governor since:  2026

Current term: 01/05/2026 - 30/04/2030

FGB role:  Staff Governor. SDP 2.

 
    
 

Name: Julie Chandler

FGB role: Headteacher at Federation of Earlswood Schools. Resources Committee, Pay Committee

      

Name: Harriet Westwater

FGB role: Deputy Headteacher

   

 

  

Name: Jacqui Boyce

FGB role: Deputy Headteacher

      

Name: Sarah Calder

FGB role: Clerk to the Governors

 

    

 

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