Our Governors
SCHOOL GOVERNORS
The Governors of the school are like a Board of Directors. They oversee what the school does and makes sure that it is working effectively and meet at least twice a term at school.
Parents can contact the Chair of Governors directly by leaving a message at the school.
Governors are appointed to support the school and ask questions about how it is working.
In addition they…
- Monitor standards of teaching and learning
- Interview and select staff
- Decide how the school budget is spent
- Look after the school building
- Help the school contribute to the community
- Review the head teacher’s performance
School governors have legal duties, powers and responsibilities. They act together for the good of the school, but cannot act individually.
The structure of the Geoffrey Field Junior School Governing Body is:
- 2 parent governors
- 1 Local Authority governor
- 1 staff governor
- 1 Headteacher
- 6 co-opted governors
| Name | Type | Date of Appointment | Roles |
| Katia Major | Local Authority | 16/02/2022 |
Chair, SEND Link, Pupil Premium Link, Finance committee, Pay committee, HTPM |
| Marina Crossan | Co-opted | 31/08/2018 |
H & S Link |
| Claire Herriott | Co-opted | 26/06/2020 |
Finance committee, H&S Link, Sports Premium Link, Pay committee, HTPM |
| John Dibdin | Head |
Head Teacher |
|
| Sophie Appleby | Co-opted | 18/01/2021 | Vice Chair, Safeguarding Link, Curriculum Link, Pay Appeals Panel |
| Dave Marks | Associate |
Deputy Head |
|
| Anthony Egan | Co-opted | 06/02/2023 |
Finance committee, Pupil Outcomes Link |
| Alison O’Donovan Troth | Parent | 06/02/2023 |
Safeguarding Link, Personal Development/Behaviour/Welfare Link, Pay committee |
| Abdurrahman Adebiyi | Parent | 09/10/2023 | |
| Alex Cobb | Co-opted | 15/04/2024 |
The governing body can also invite people to be associate members if specific additional skills and expertise are needed. Associate governors play a full part in meetings but have limited voting rights.
The governing body is organised into smaller committees which meet separately from, and report back to, the full governing body. There are currently two permanent committees:
- Finance Committee
- Pay and Performance Review Committee
Additional committees can be formed as needed for Pupil Discipline, Hearings, and Appeals. The Chair of Governors calls these meetings when they are needed and will nominate appropriate members of the governing body to take part.
The governing board of Geoffrey Field Junior School actively seeks to be diverse. We collect diversity data from our governors however, due to the small size of the governing board and to protect governor’s privacy, this information is not published on the school website but is available by request. Please email the clerk to the governing body for assistance if you have any queries – clerk@geoffreyfield-jun.reading.sch.uk.
Katia Major
| Name | Katia Major |
| Type of Appointment | Local Authority |
| Appointing Body | Governing Body |
| Date of Appointment | 16/02/2022 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees |
Finance Pay Panel HTPM |
| Positions of Responsibility |
Chair of Governors Pupil Premium Link SEND Link |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests | Education Project Manager |
| Governance Roles in other schools | none |
| Governor/school staff relationship | none |
| Attendance at Meetings |
FGB 2/2 Finance 0/1 |
| Stepped Down |
Claire Herriott
| Name | Claire Herriott |
| Type of Appointment | Co-opted |
| Appointing Body | Governing Body |
| Date of Appointment | 26/06/2020 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees |
Finance Pay Panel HTPM |
| Positions of Responsibility |
Compliance, Environment, Health & Safety Sports Premium |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests |
ABC to Read Trustee Scouting Committee Trustee |
| Governance Roles in other schools |
|
| Governor/school staff relationship | none |
| Attendance at Meetings |
FGB 1/2 Finance 1/1 |
| Stepped Down |
Marina Crossan
| Name | Marina Crossan |
| Type of Appointment | Co-opted |
| Appointing Body | Governing Board |
| Date of Appointment | 31/08/2014 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees | |
| Positions of Responsibility |
Health & Safety Link ECT Link |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests | JMT Decor |
| Governance roles in other schools | none |
| Governor/school staff relationship | Teaching Assistant |
| Attendance at Meetings | FGB 2/2 |
| Stepped Down |
Sophie Appleby
| Name | Sophie Appleby |
| Type of Appointment | Co-opted |
| Appointing Body | Governing Board |
| Date of Appointment | 18/01/2021 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees | Pay Appeals |
| Positions of Responsibility |
Vice Chair Safeguarding Link Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Link |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests | St George’s School, Ascot |
| Governance roles in other schools | none |
| Governor/school staff relationship | none |
| Attendance at Meetings |
FGB 2/2 Finance 1/1 in place of KM to maintain quorum |
| Stepped Down |
Abdurrahman Adebiyi
| Name | Abdurrahman Adebiyi |
| Type of Appointment | Parent |
| Appointing Body | Governing Board |
| Date of Appointment | 09/10/2023 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees | none |
| Positions of Responsibility | none |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests | none |
| Governance roles in other schools | none |
| Governor/school staff relationship | none |
| Attendance at Meetings |
FGB 2/2 |
| Stepped Down |
Anthony Egan
| Name | Anthony Egan |
| Type of Appointment | Co-opted |
| Appointing Body | Governing Board |
| Date of Appointment | 03/02/2023 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees | Finance |
| Positions of Responsibility | Pupil Outcomes Link |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests | none |
| Governance roles in other schools | none |
| Governor/school staff relationship | none |
| Attendance at Meetings |
FGB 2/2 Finance 0/1 |
| Stepped Down |
Alison O'Donovan Troth
| Name | Alison O’Donovan Troth |
| Type of Appointment | Parent Governor |
| Appointing Body | Governing Board |
| Date of Appointment | 06/02/2023 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees | Pay Panel |
| Positions of Responsibility |
Safeguarding Link Personal Development, Behaviour, Welfare and Attendance Link |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests | none |
| Governance Roles in other schools | Yes |
| Governor/school staff relationship | none |
| Attendance at Meetings | 2/2 |
| Stepped Down |
School governors are…
- Parents
- Teachers and other staff at the school
- Local council representatives
- Representatives from the community or industry
- The head teacher
Parent governors…
- Have a child at the school
- Are elected by parents of the school
- Serve, as do other governors, for four years
Parent governors bring the views of parents to the governing body but are not delegates of the parents. If you would like to be a parent governor, please ask the head teacher or the school secretary for details.
Our clerk is Nicola Toomey
April 2024
We have a vacancy for a co-opted governor, please contact the clerk if you feel you may be interested in this voluntary position.