Amanda Featherstone - Headteacher

I have been the Headteacher at Holyport C of E Primary School and on the Governing Body since September 2016. With a teaching career of 23 years, I am totally committed to providing the children at Holyport with the best education and opportunities that I can, working together with the whole school and local community. I believe my role is to work together with our team of dedicated Governors and continuously improve the school.

Zoe James - Parent Governor (Term of Office 31/01/2024 - 30/01/2028)

I am pleased to join the board as a Parent Governor, and have one child at the school. I am a class teacher myself and have a wellbeing role in my current school, which in the independent prep sector. With many years of teaching behind me, I look forward to helping support Holyport C of E Primary School to provide the best education possible for our children. I am a member of the Admissions and Marketing, and Standards and Staffing committees, and am the Link Governor for PE, PSHE and Wellbeing.

Lynda Jones -  Foundation Governor (Term of Office 19/11/2024 - 18/11/2028)

I have been a Foundation Governor for 8 years. I am a member of the Finance, Premises and Pay committee, and the Admissions and Marketing committee. I am also the Link Governor for Safeguarding, E-Safety and Whistleblowing.

Shannon Keenlyside - Foundation Governor (Term of Office 14/11/2023 - 13/11/2027)

I am a Foundation Governor, and Chair of the Standards and Staffing committee. I also sit on the Admissions and Marketing committee. I am Link Governor for English and Modern Foreign Languages, as well as Equality. My eldest daughter attended the school. I work as a freelance editor of primary school educational resources. 

Paul Mew - Community Governor/Chair of the Governing Body (Term of Office 23/11/2023 - 22/11/2027)

I started as a Parent Governor, and am now a Community Governor - I have three boys who all started in Reception at the school. I am privileged to be current Chair of Governors, and Chair of the Admissions and Marketing committee. I also sit on the Finance, Premises and Pay committee. I am also the Link Governor for LAC, PPG and SEND, as well as Health and Safety, Computing, Maths and Science. My day job is Technical Director of an IT company. 

Rachel Pearce - Staff Governor (Term of Office 06/10/2023 - 05/10/2027)

I have been a teacher at Holyport C of E Primary since January 2016 and have been teaching for over 12 years. I am passionate about teaching and learning, and supporting children to be the best they can be. I am a member of the Admissions and Marketing committee.

Father Ainsley Swift - Foundation Governor (Term of Office 12/09/2022 - 11/09/2026)

I originally trained to be a teacher and then had a career in Community Development with a number of projects including working for The Children's Society all in the Liverpool area. I was Ordained in the Church of England in 1994 and have been ministering in the Parishes covering central Windsor for the last 20 years. I became the Vicar of Bray and joined the Governing Body at Holyport in July 2018. I am the Link Governor for Collective Worship, and RE. I sit on the Standards and Staffing committee. 

Melanie White - Parent Governor (Term of Office 26/06/2024 - 25/06/2028)

As a parent of two children attending the school I am really excited to be a part of the Governor team, as well as a committee member of the HSA.  I am a qualified accountant with a senior finance role in a large organisation - I am pleased to bring this experience to the Governor team and to take on the role as Chair of the Finance, Premises and Pay committee. I also sit on the Standards and Staffing committee, and am the Link Governor for History and Music.

Link governor roles TBC

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EYFS

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Governors whose terms ended in the previous 12 months:

Santosh Sathanur - Foundation Governor (Term of Office 14/11/2023 - 19/03/2025)

Dominic Anderson - Co-opted Governor (Term of Office 21/04/2023 - 23/07/2024)

Susan Keese - Foundation Governor (Term of Office 04/01/2023 - 17/07/2024)

Ben McCarey - Parent Governor (Term of Office 29/11/2022 - 08/04/2024)

Angela Downey-Beacham - Foundation Governor (Term of Office 05/05/2021 - 12/03/2024)

Sunil Talwar - Parent Governor (Term of Office 23/03/2021 - 28/11/2023)

Joanna Woolliscroft - Foundation Governor (Term of Office 09/03/2022 - 11/09/2023)

Attendance At Meetings 2023-4

A: absent    P: present

N/A: attendance not applicable, usually where a term of office commencement date is after the meeting date or if the governor has resigned their term of office before that date