Sherwood Park School Governance Structure

Chair of Governors: Gemma Davies E-mail: chairofgovs@sherwoodpark.org.uk

Vice-Chair of Governors: Fran Boto (The Park); Penelope Fox (The Hill)

Sherwood Park School operates a governance structure with three standing committees that all meet at least once per term.

Committees:

Staffing and Curriculum (S&C)

Chair: Fran Boto

Members: Fran Boto; Gemma Davies (Vice-Chair); Penelope Fox; Katerina Kelesidi; David Murden; Fiona Taylor
SLT Observers : Jessica Baldwin; Beth Brookes; Anna Richardson

Finance, Audit & Risk (FAR)

Chair: Lindsay Sedola

Members: Steve Cooper; Gemma Davies; Lindsay Sedola; Samata Oudirango; David Murden (non-voting) SLT Observer: Riyaz Dayal

Premises, Health and Safety (PHS)

Chair: Steve Cooper

Members: Fran Boto (Vice-Chair); Steve Cooper; Penelope Fox; Vajeha Haq; David Murden
SLT Members: Riyaz Dayal

Link Governors:

Link Area	Reporting to	Governor Lead	Shadow
Safeguarding	FGB	Fran Boto	Fiona Taylor
SEND	FGB	Gemma Davies	Penelope Fox
Pupil Premium	S&C	Katerina Kelesidi	TBC
Student Well-being	S&C	TBC	Gemma Davies
Curriculum and achievement (including Careers)	S&C	Penelope Fox	Katerina Kelesidi
Equality	S&C	Fran Boto	Katerina Kelesidi
HR	S&C	Katerina Kelesidi	Fiona Taylor
Finance	FAR	Lindsay Sedola	Samata Razak-Oudirango
Risk Management	FAR	Steve Cooper	Lindsay Sedola
GDPR	FAR	Gemma Davies	Steve Cooper
Premises	PHS	Vajeha Haq	Steve Cooper
Governance including Training	FGB	Gemma Davies	Supported by the Clerk

Sherwood Park School Full Governing Board

Name of Governor		Type of Governor	Term of Office
			Start date	End date
Fran	Boto	Co-opted Governor	01/07/2020	30/06/2024
Penelope	Fox (nee Bradbury)	Parent Governor	05/12/2022	04/12/2026
Steve	Cooper	Co-opted Governor	26/03/2024	25/03/2028
Gemma	Davies	Co-opted Governor	20/07/2022	19/07/2026
Vajeha	Haq	Parent Governor	25/03/2022	24/03/2026
Katerina	Kelesidi	Co-opted Governor	21/05/2024	20/05/2028
David	Murden	Executive Head teacher (ex-officio)	01/01/2021	N/A
Samata	Razak-Oudirango	Foundation Governor	01/10/2024	30/9/2028
Lindsay	Sedola	Co-opted Governor	26/03/2024	25/03/2028
Fiona	Taylor	Foundation Governor	16/12/2024	15/12/2028
Current Vacancies: 1: One Local Authority
Administrative Support for the Board:
Rosemary	Viggiani	Clerk to the Governors	01/02/2022	N/A
Governors who have left in the past 12 months:
Valseta	Mason	Staff Governor	12/11/2024	25/03/2025
Harriet	Nicholson	Staff Governor	17/11/2022	01/10/2024
Robin	Dear	Foundation Governor	30/03/2022	16/09/2024

Sherwood Park School: Governors’ Register of Business Interests
Name		With what/who	Nature of interest
Current Governors:
Fran	Boto	Sutton Home-Start	Trustee and Chair
		St Paul’s URC , South Croydon	Trustee
		Fran Boto	Self-Employed
Steve	Cooper	London Borough of Merton	Business or finance interests; employed 21/08/89
Gemma	Davies	Caterham School	Employed as Data Manager – 04/12/17
		Sutton Education Trust	Other governance role – Trustee – 30/09/23
		APPEER CIC	Director – 15/08/23 – 30-10-24
Penelope	Fox	Sherwood Park School	Personal or close family relationship Son in Year 2 at Sherwood Hill
		Friends Of Sherwood Park School	Trustee and Co-Chair – 1/12/23
		Sutton SEND Forum (Parent Carer Forum)	Co-Chair – 10/04/2024
Vajeha	Haq	BUPA Blackberry Croydon	Employed as GP
		HQ Homes Limited	Director – 18/07/2019
		Sherwood Park School	Personal or close family relationship Son is at Sherwood Hill
Katerina	Kelesidi	Nothing to declare
David	Murden	Sherwood Park School	Employed as Headteacher
		Sutton Education Trust	Trustees and Director
Samata	Razak-Oudirago	Nothing to declare
Lindsay	Sedola	Nothing to declare
Fiona	Taylor	Yet to confirm

Governors who have left in the past 12 months

Name		With what / who	Nature of interest
Valseta	Mason	Sherwood Park School	Member of staff
Robin	Dear	Reto Finance Ltd	CFO
		Geotechnical Observations Ltd	Finance Director
		Rooster Money (World Leasing)	CFO
		APS Financial	Director
		Arkadius Limited	Director
Harriet	Nicholson	Sherwood Park School	Employed; Senior Teaching Assistant; 04/09/18

Governor Attendance 2023-2024

gov attend.pdf