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Governors

Welcome to the Governors' section.

The Governing Body of our school is an important part of the strategic management of the school.  Its role is to help us as a school to plan and set targets to ensure we maintain high standards not only in the children's learning, but also in areas such as behaviour and safety.  Governors also look at the resources that the children and staff have available to them to help enrich the curriculum and the learning opportunities for the children.  As part of all of this the Governing Body also ensure budgets are set and are in compliance with Government and local guidelines. 

The Governing Body regularly reviews the skillsets it has to ensure that it is effective within its role and looks to recruit governors accordingly.  If you think that you may have the qualities required to become a governor at the school, please do not hesitate to contact either the Chair of Governors, Claire Morris or the Clerk to Governors via the school office on info@onslow.surrey.sch.uk    

The Governing Body at Onslow Infant School consists of 14 Members. 

The Governing Body is broken down as follows: 2 elected Parent Governors; 1 Local Authority appointed Governors; 9 Co-Opted Governors; 2 members of Staff including the Head Teacher.
 

The Governing Body and each of its Committees meets at least once a term.  Currently there are 2 committees, Children and Learning and Finance, Staffing & Premises.  

Some Governors also take on a nominated role such as Safeguarding, Special Educational Needs or British Values and report back to the Governing Body regularly on these subject matters.  In this way Governors are kept informed as to what is happening in the school and can then also further support the staff involved with these subject matters when necessary.

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Governor Information (updated 11/07/2025)

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Name  Governor Category Term of Office
Start Date
Term of
Office End Date 
Committee Membership  Positions of Responsibility 

Katherine Donlon

Ex Officio 

   

Finance, Staffing & Premises and
Children & Learning 

Head Teacher and DSL

Claire Morris

LA Governor 

26.06.2025

26.06.2029

Finance, Staffing & Premises 

Chair Of Governors

Claire Bryant 

Co-opted 

01.09.2021

31.8.2025

Children & Learning 

Safeguarding 

Sam Merchant 

Co-opted 

10.01.2024

09.01.2028

Finance, Staffing & Premises 

Chair of F,S & P

Paul Swindale

Co-opted 

01.09.2024

31.08.2028

Children and Learning

Deputy Safeguarding Governor, Cyber Security Governor, Vice Chair of C&L Committee

Tessa Clark

Co-Opted 

29.06.2022

28.06.2026

Children & Learning 

Chair of C and L Committee

Susie Swift

Staff Governor 

04.12.2024

04.12.2028

Children & Learning 

 

Peter Black 

Parent Governor

26.03.2025

23.09.2025

Finance, Staffing and Premises 

Health and Safety Governor

Alex Priscott 

Parent Governor 

12.07.2022

11.07.2026

Finance, Staffing & Premises 

Website Compliance Governor

Emma Souter Co-Opted Governor  07.12.2022 06.12.2026 Finance, Staffing & Premises Vice Chair of Governors, OPAL lead, Vice Chair of F,S&P Committee

Jane Shipp

Co-opted  Governor 

22.03.2023

21.03.2027

Children & Learning

SEND and Inclusion Governor

Amanda Pardoe Co-opted Governor 26.05.2025 26.03.2029 Children and Learning Deputy Head and Deputy DSL

Governor Attendance for the year 2024-2025

Governor Full Name

Attendance at FGB

Attendance at Committee

Claire Morris

4/4

3/3

Katherine Donlon

4/4

3/3
3/3

Susie Swift 

3/4

3/3
Claire Bryant  4/4 2/3
Peter Black 2/4 1/3
Daniel Jordan 4/4 2/3
Emma Souter 3/4 2/3
Alex Priscott 1/4 1/3
Jane Shipp 3/4 3/3
Sam Merchant 4/4 3/3
Tessa Clark 3/4 3/3
Paul Swindale 3/4 3/3
Amanda Pardoe 3/4 3/3

Register of Declared Governor Interests 2024-2025 (as at 11/07/2026)

Full Name

Relevant Business / Pecuniary Interests

Details of Governance Roles in Other Educational Establishments

Material Interests Arising from Relationships Between Governors or Governors and School Staff (Including Spouses, Partners and Close Relatives)

Claire Louise Bryant

None

None

Child at school

Katherine Donlon

None

None

Child at school

Claire Morris

None

None

Waymont Consulting - spouse

Tessa Clark

None

None

Child at school

Susie Swift

None 

None

Niece in Year Two

Alex Priscott 

None None Child at school
Jane Shipp None  None   
Peter Black

None

None Child at school/Teacher in year one is sibling
Paul Swindale

Head of Governance at Multiverse Group Ltd.

Chair of the Board - Southampton and IOW Music Hub

None None
Amanda Pardoe   Governor at William Cobbett Primary School (Farnham, Surrey) None 
Samantha Merchant Alliots LLP, Chartered Accountants None None
Emma Souter None None None

Register of Declared Interests of Governors that have left in the last 12 months

Governor Name

Name of

organisation

Nature of Business

Nature of Interest

Date

declared

Roberta Guerrina University of Bristol employee   Employee 31/08/2020
James Jones N/A     26/09/2024
Shradda Baviskar N/A   Child at school 17/10/2024
Paul Davis Member of the Labour Party/St Mary's Infant School   Volunteer Helper 23/09/2024
Dan Jordan Honeywell LTD employee      01/09/2024

Attendance of Governors who have left the Governing Body within the last 12 months

Governor

Full Name

Governor

Category

Term of office

Start date

Term of office

End date

Membership
of Committees

Positions of responsibility

Attendance

Roberta Guerrina  Co-opted

31.08.2020 

10.07.2024    

1/5, 1/3

James Jones Local Authority 23.11.2023 10.03.2025 Finance, Staffing and Premises    0/5, 0/3
Shraddha Baviskar Parent Governor 24/04/2021 23/04/2025 Children and Learning    0/5, 0/3
Paul Davis Co-opted 23/09/2024 26/03/2025 Children and Learning    1/5, 1/3
Dan Jordan Co-opted 29/06/2022 09/07/2025 Finance, Staffing and Premises  Vice Chair 4/5, 2/3

Schools Financial Bench Marking 

Please click the link for Schools Financial Bench Marking 

Onslow Infant School has no employees with a gross annual salary of £100,000 or more.