Please see below for details of governors and relevant staff, including responsibilities, terms of office and any financial or pecuniary interests:

Rebecca Vousden

Headteacher

Responsibilities/Committees: N/A

Date appointed: 1 September 2022

Term of office: Ex officio.

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: School staff member

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

FGB meetings attended in academic year 202/24: 8/8

Tim Hart
Parent governor
Responsibilities/Committees: Chair.

Date appointed: 21 October 2021

Term of office: 21 October 2021 - 20 October 2024

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: Trustee of Oxfordshire Science Festival. Business or finance interests in Biospire UK Ltd and Biospire Consulting. Director at Warwick Innovations.

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

FGB meetings attended in academic year 2023/24: 8/8

Nick Booth

Co-opted governor

Responsibilities/Committees: Vice Chair of governors.

Date appointed: 20 November 2019

Term of office: 20 November 2019 – 19 November 2025 (2nd term)

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: Employee and shareholder of Alaiko (provides logistics and SaaS).
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

FGB meetings attended in academic year 2023/24: 6/8

Jennifer Carnegie

Parent governor

Responsibilities/Committees: Pay committee, Finance.

Date appointed: 20 November 2019

Term of office: 20 November 2019 – 26 November 2025 (2nd term)

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

FGB meetings attended in academic year 2023/24: 7/8

Abigail Elliot

Staff governor

Responsibilities/Committees: None

Date appointed: 13 October 2021

Term of office: 13 October 2021 - 17 October 2024 (3rd term)

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: School staff member

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

FGB meetings attended in academic year 2023/24: 4/8 

Jonathan Mobey

Local Authority governor (nominated by LA)

Responsibilities/Committees: Pay committee; Safeguarding Governor.

Date appointed: 28 November 2015

Term of office: 28 November 2015 – 27 November 2024 (3rd term)

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

FGB meetings attended in academic year 2023/4: 7/8

Patrick Okolo
Parent governor

Responsibilities/Committees: None

Date appointed: 19 February 2024

Term of office: 19 February 2024 - 18 February 2027

Business, Personal  & Pecuniary interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

FGB meetings attended in academic year 2023/24: 4/4

Jeremy Parsons

Co-opted governor

Responsibilities/Committees: None

Date appointed: 13 September 2023

Term of office: 13 September 2023 - 12 September 2026

Business, Personal  & Pecuniary interests: Rector - Benefice of Harwell with Chilton, Church of England. Trustee of Greater Didcot Christian Children and Youthwork Trust. Wife is a governor at Harwell Primary School.

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

FGB meetings attended in academic year 2023/24: 5/5

Helen Rae

Co-opted governor

Responsibilities/Committees: Early Years governor, SEND governor, Health & Safety governor.

Date appointed: 26 January 2022

Term of office: 26 January 2022 – 25 January 2025

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: Employee of NACE (National Association for Able Children in Education).

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

FGB meetings attended in academic year 2023/24: 8/8

The following school staff attend in an advisory or associate role: 
 

Debbie Froud
Clerk
Responsibilities: Clerk to the governors.
Date appointed: 1 September 2024.

Term of office: Ex officio.

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: Staff member.
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None.

Amanda Holme-Turner

Assistant Headteacher

Responsibilities/Committees: Associate Member

Date appointed: 1 January 2022

Term of office: Ex officio.

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: Staff member.

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None.

Kelly Knight

Assistant Headteacher

Responsibilities/Committees: Associate Member

Date appointed: 1 January 2022

Term of office: Ex officio.

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: Staff member. Husband is headteacher at Fir Tree Junior School.

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None.

Christine Reardon

School Business Manager

Responsibilities/Committees: Advisor

Date appointed: N/A

Term of office: Ex officio.

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: Staff member. Shareholder and ex-employee of RM Plc. Partner is Chair of Governors at St Birinus School.

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

These members have no voting rights.

Governors who have stepped down over past 12 months

Amanda Cooper
Co-opted governor

Responsibilities/Committees: Safeguarding, PE link governor.

Date appointed: 1 September 2022

Term of office: 1 September 2022-7 February 2024

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: Employee of Oxfordshire County Council

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

FGB meetings attended in academic year 2023/24: 3/3

Frances Ashton

Parent governor

Responsibilities/Committees: Headteacher Appraisal, English and History link governor.

Date appointed: 15 March 2019

Term of office: 15 March 2019 – 5 April 2025 (2nd term). Stood down 29 November 2023.

Business, Personal & Pecuniary interests: Assistant headteacher at Didcot Girls School

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

FGB meetings attended in academic year 2023/24: 1/2

Information correct as of September 2024.