Category | Term ends | Appointed by | Date | |
Keith Settle (Chair and lead governor for child protection) | Co-opted | Jan 2025 | Governing Board | 23/01/19 |
Teju Akande (Vice Chair) | Parent | Apr 2026 | Governing Board | 27/04/22 |
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Chris Hirst | Staff (Head) | Ex officio | N/A | N/A |
Caroline Conway | Co-opted | Sep 2024 | Governing Board | 01/10/12 |
Mark Balcon | Parent | Oct 2025 | Elected | 1/11/21 |
Jon Edney | Co-opted | Dec 2025 | Governing Board | 8/12/21 |
Gary Edwards | Co-opted | Jul 2026 | Governing Board | 13/07/22 |
Stephen Burrows | Co-opted | Sep 2026 | Governing Board | 28/09/22 |
Ben Eade | Parent | Dec 2026 | elected by parents | 15/12/22 |
Tom Andrews | Staff | Jan 2027 | elected | 18/01/23 |
William Ingram | Co-opted | Jan 2027 | Governing Board | 18/01/23 |
Chris Arnold | Co-opted | Apr 2027 | Governing Board | 26/04/23 |
Sophie Snowden | Co-opted | Jul 2027 | elected | 12/07/23 |
Associate Members | (Non-Voting) | |||
Rachel Salmons | Jul 2024 | Associate Member | 1/10/19 | |
Kate Balcon | Apr 2024 | Associate Member | 27/04/20 | |
Barry Perkins | Nov 2025 | Associate Member | 21/09/21 |
Keith Settle will serve as Chair until 31st August 2024, this position is reviewed on a regular basis.
All of the above Governors have declared that they have no relevant interests (business/pecuniary/material including governance in other educational institutions or relationships between governors or with school staff), except for Caroline Conway, Tom Andrews and Sophie Snowden who are staff members, and Mark Balcon who is married to the School Business Manager.
The Clerk to the Governors is Sue Witten, who may be contacted by calling 0118 972 2105 or emailing office@sonning-common.oxon.sch.uk
The Chair of Governors can be emailed on ChairOfGovernors@sonning-common.oxon.sch.uk
The Child Protection / Safeguarding lead governor is Stephen Burrows who can be contacted by email SafeguardingChildren@sonning-common.oxon.sch.uk
Here are details of Governors who have stepped down in the last 12 months:
ex-Governors Jun23