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    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.