Red Oak Primary School, Lowestoft, Suffolk

Name:  Philip O’Hear                                                        Term of Office:  4 years

Type of Governor:  Trust; Chair of local governing body

Committees:  Chair Finance & HR; Member Premises and H&S Committee

Responsibilities:  Finance; Teaching & Learning: Lead governor for standards and assessments

Relevant business interests:  Freelance education consultant.  No business interests with Red Oak or Active Learning Trust.

Details of any other educational establishments (if any) they govern:  Chair of Aim Academies Trust in Barnet, London and Chair of Governors of the London Academy which is part of Aim Academies.

The relationships between governors and members of the school, including spouses, partners and relatives: Not related to any other governor or any member of staff.

Name:  Garry Newsome                                                  Term of Office:  4 years

Type of Governor:  Trust; Vice-Chair of local governor body

Committees:  Premises/Health & Safety

Responsibilities:  Health & Safety; Premises

Relevant business interests:  I run a painting, decorating and property improvement business

Details of any other educational establishments (if any) they govern:  None

The relationships between governors and members of the school, including spouses, partners and relatives: None

Name:  Bryan Hall                                                              Term of Office:  3 years

Type of Governor:   Staff

Committees:  None

Responsibilities:  Teaching and Learning

Relevant business interests:  Director of Waveney Amplifier CIC a song writing and performance workshop for 11-18 year olds that has been running for 11 years. Also work as a community musician, currently part of a team delivering a 2 year project at Colville House with Suffolk Artlink. Director of Pro Pyro UK Ltd with 17 years of experience working in the entertainments industry as a pyrotechnician. 

Details of any other educational establishments (if any) they govern:  None

The relationships between governors and members of the school, including spouses, partners and relatives:  No children, partners or relatives at the school.

Name:  Derek Warne                                                        Term of Office:  3 years

Type of Governor:  Parent

Committees:  None

Responsibilities:  Teaching and Learning; IT

Relevant business interests:  Work for SEN/Autism inclusion service

Details of any other educational establishments (if any) they govern:  None

The relationships between governors and members of the school, including spouses, partners and relatives:  Married to Deputy Headteacher

Name:  Don Marsden                                                        Term of Office:  4 years

Type of Governor:  Trust

Committees:  None

Responsibilities:  Attendance

Relevant business interests:  None

Details of any other educational establishments (if any) they govern:  None

The relationships between governors and members of the school, including spouses, partners and relatives:  Wife is a teaching assistant at the school.

Name:  Nicky Coman                                                        Term of Office:  4 years

Type of Governor:  Trust

Committees:  None

Responsibilities:  SEN and Looked After Children

Relevant business interests:  Qualified teacher with specialism in SEN.  I work for Suffolk County Council as an outreach teacher for the County Inclusive resource (CIR) team based at Red Oak school

Details of any other educational establishments (if any) they govern:  None

The relationships between governors and members of the school, including spouses, partners and relatives:  I work for Suffolk County Council as an outreach teacher for the County Inclusive resource (CIR) This is based at Red Oak school so I know some members of staff in a professional manner. I have no other relationships to anyone related to the school.

Name:  Susan Lyon                                                            Term of Office:  4 years

Type of Governor:  Trust

Committees:  Finance and HR

Responsibilities:  Safeguarding

Relevant business interests:  Employed by school 1 day a week as speech and language therapist

Details of any other educational establishments (if any) they govern:  None

The relationships between governors and members of the school, including spouses, partners and relatives:  None

Name:  Stuart Halsey                                                        Term of Office:  4 years

Type of Governor:  Trust

Committees:  None

Responsibilities:  Safeguarding, Pupil Premium, PE Premium

Relevant business interests:  Employed by Waveney District Council who deliver a number of local services

Details of any other educational establishments (if any) they govern:  None

The relationships between governors and members of the school, including spouses, partners and relatives:  None

Name:  Heather Madsen                                        Term of Office: whilst employed as HT.

Type of Governor:  Head teacher

Committees:  Finance & HR; Premises and H&S Committee

Responsibilities:  Reporting to, and being held to account by governors on all areas.

Relevant business interests:  None

Details of any other educational establishments (if any) they govern:  None

The relationships between governors and members of the school, including spouses, partners and relatives:  None