Governor List
Who are we?
2019-20
The governing body of East Sheen Primary School consists of 2 parent governors (elected), 1 local authority governor, 1 headteacher, 1 staff governor (elected) and 13 co-opted governors (at least 2 of which will be parents). 18 governors in total.
Liz Page
Headteacher
September 2015 - ongoing
Co-opted Governor March 2015-March 2019
Full Governing Board
Teaching and Learning Committee
Children, Families and Community Committee
Resources Committee
Liz has worked at the school since 2001. A Cambridge graduate with an MA in Classics, Liz completed a PGCE and has worked in the primary sector for over 20 years. She was Head of the Junior School at Teesside High before taking time out of the work place to raise her three sons. Liz returned to work at East Sheen Primary School where she taught in both KS1 and KS2 and joined the Senior Leadership Team. Liz was appointed Deputy Headteacher in 2011 and completed NPQH in 2013 before taking on the headship in 2015.
Susannah Milligan
Co-opted Governor
March 2019- March 2023
Full Governing Board
Children, Families and Community Committee (Vice Chair)
Teaching & Learning Committee
Susannah is currently Vice-Chair of the CFC Committee; she has been a governor of ESPS since 2006, including 5 years as Chair. Her two sons both attended East Sheen. Susannah's professional background is in brand consultancy and brand name development, and she currently works as a freelance brand writer. In her spare time she writes poetry and is the trustee of a poetry magazine.
Chris Styles
Co-opted Governor
March 2019- March 2023
Full Governing Board
Children, Families and Community Committee
Joint Link Governor - eSafety and Website
Chris has been a Governor at ESPS since 2003 and has had the privilege of helping guide the school through periods of significant change and development to be the successful community school it is today. Originally, he was elected as a Parent Governor and saw both his children progress through the school and into secondary. He has contributed to the Resources Committee (and was particularly involved in developing external sports and play areas) and chaired Image & Marketing (during development of the school website).
Chris is a Management Consultant with a background in large scale change programmes enabled by enterprise IT systems. More recently he has been developing Green-Tech energy saving solutions.
Graham Dyer
Co-opted Governor
March 2019 - March 2023
Full Governing Board
Resources Committee (Chair)
Graham is a Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from Kingston University. Now semi-retired, he has held several roles as finance or commercial director in both the service and manufacturing industries but now works as trustee or consultant providing support in the charity sector. His three children all attended ESPS, the youngest leaving in 2006. Graham first joined the ESPS Governing Body as a parent governor what seems like a very long time ago and although he left the governing board for a few years has now returned as a co-opted governor.
Helen Wrigglesworth
Co-opted Governor
December 2017 - December 2021
Full Governing Board (Chair)
Children, Families and Community Committee
Teaching and Learning Committee
Resources Committee
Safeguarding Link Governor
Link Governor for Looked After Children
.Helen is a Chartered mechanical engineer and Sainsbury Management Fellow, with a background in product development and project management. She attained an MBA whilst living in Hong Kong. Helen is mother to three boys, all of whom attend ESPS, spanning Y6 to Y1. Helen joined the ESPS Governing Body as a parent governor in 2015 and was co-opted in 2017.
Debbie Canner
Co-opted Governor
October 2018 - October 2022
Full Governing Body
Teaching and Learning Committee
Children, Families and Community Committee
Resources Committee
Debbie was appointed Deputy Headteacher at ESPS in October 2015. She joined the school as a teacher in 2007 and specialised in early years, teaching in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. She became part of the senior leadership team in 2012 as Literacy Coordinator. Previously, Debbie worked as a Business Appraisal Manager for a retail bank and has a BA in Economics. After taking a career break to raise her 2 children (who both attended ESPS), she retrained as a teacher, gaining her PGCE qualification in 2007.
Andrew Miller
Co-opted Governor
March 2020- March 2024
Full Governing Board
Teaching and Learning Committee (Chair)
Andrew joined the ESPS governing body as a parent governor in May 2016. He now has two children at the school, in Year 2 and Year 4, with his eldest child having left for secondary school in the summer. He is a lawyer, formerly working in the City with a stint in Moscow. He now works in-house with an international energy company, focusing on projects in Mozambique. Before qualification, he taught English in Poland and has travelled extensively. He seeks to play a full and active part on the governing body and contributing to the continued success of the school.
Nathalie Townley
Co-opted Governor
December 2020 - December 2024
Full Governing Board (Vice Chair)
Teaching & Learning Committee (Vice Chair)
SEND Link Governor
Early Years Special Interest Governor
Nathalie is a stay-at-home mother to her three children. She has a daughter at ESPS in Year 6 and a son in Year 1. Nathalie's professional background is as an Employment Lawyer, working for a number of years in the City and in Oxford. Nathalie was thrilled to join the ESPS Governing Board in March 2017 and is committed to working alongside the Leadership Team to make ESPS the best it can be.
Mark Pring
Co-opted Governor
October 2017 - October 2021
Full Governing Board
Resources Committee (Vice Chair)
Health and Safety Link Governor
Joint PPG Link Governor
Mark was delighted to join the ESPS governing body in October 2017. He has two children, a son of 22 and a daughter of 20, who spent many happy years at the school.
Mark is a disputes lawyer in the City and his work has taken him to many countries, including a two-year stint in Dubai.
Mark is a season ticket-holder at Fulham FC and loves rugby and tennis. In his spare time, he also reads history books (the subject that he studied at university many years ago ...).
Emmet Regan
Co-opted Governor
March 2018 - March 2022
Full Governing Board
Children, Families and Community Committee (Chair)
Emmet is a management consultant, specialising in public service reform and improving outcomes in the public sector. He has worked on reforming the adoption system for the past two years and has extensive experience of working across local and central government. Emmet also spent several years as a Special Constable with the Metropolitan Police. Emmet holds an MBA from Warwick Business School. Emmet has two children in the school.
Lindsey Kavanagh
Co-opted Governor
March 2019- March 2023
Full Governing Board
Children, Families and Community Committee
Safeguarding Link Governor
Lindsey joined the governing body in March 2019 and was previously a governor when her two children were pupils at ESPS.
Lindsey has worked in the education sector for almost 10 years in a number of marketing roles - for a marketing consultancy, an independent school and currently for an assessment provider.
She feels her children, now both at secondary school, got off to a flying start at ESPS both in and out of the classroom, and feels honoured to continue supporting the school.
Jessica Zayouna
Co-opted Governor
October 2019 - October 2023
Full Governing Body
Children, Families and Community Committee
Joint Link Governor - eSafety and Website
Jessica has 15 years' experience in marketing across different channels, sectors and organisations from financial services to museums to charity. Jessica has two children in Reception and one in Year 3. Jessica believes that ESPS is the unsung hero of local schools and looks forward to supporting the school to be the best environment for children to learn, flourish and be happy.
Harry Page
Staff Governor
October 2019 - October 2023
Full Governing Body
Children, Families and Community Committee
Harry has been a teacher at East Sheen Primary since 2014. Having completed a Cell Biology degree at Durham University, Harry achieved his PGCE in London, gaining valuable experience in a variety of schools in the city. Harry has taught in both Key Stage 1 and 2 and has been leading English since 2017, having previously led Science and Computing. A passionate believer in thinking skills, well-being, inclusivity and the importance of high aspirations, Harry believes this is a very special school to be a part of indeed and loves working here with the staff, pupils and community. Outside school, Harry enjoys walking and anything performance-based – he even had his own radio programme!
Carol Hawkins
Co-opted Governor
October 2019 - October 2023
Full Governing Body
Teaching and Learning Committee
Carol is a deputy head teacher who has spent the past 30 years working in the field of education. Her experience of teaching, senior leadership and governance includes a range of educational settings in the maintained and independent sector, both in the UK and overseas. Carol appreciates both the rewards and challenges that school life brings and is looking forward to contributing to the continued success of East Sheen Primary School. Her lifelong love of learning and passion for education stems from her own teachers at primary school. While living overseas, Carol supported educational initiatives through fundraising, outreach and mentoring.
Nicky Dorman
Dec 2020 - December 2024
LA Nominated Member
Resources Committee
Nicky graduated from Manchester University and her career in the development and construction industry has taken her to Australia, Kenya and the UK. Nicky played a key role in the design and development of the Olympic Park for the London 2012 Olympic Games and since then has been instrumental in the growth of the UK superfast broadband market. Nicky has two children at ESPS.
Emily Maltby
Associate Member - T&L
Joint PPG Link Governor
Emily is a lawyer who works in the energy transition with a focus on zero carbon and mobility.
Emily joined as an associate member in January 2021 and has two daughters at the school (in years 4 and 6) who love it. She is delighted to be supporting the school in going from strength to strength.
Rupert Brown
February 2021- February 2025
Full Governing Board
Resources
Rupert is an investment manager in a private equity fund with over 10 years’ experience in supporting management teams to develop and deliver their business plans across a range of industries. Prior to that, Rupert worked in corporate finance and restructuring within a large accountancy firm. He is a qualified chartered accountant with a degree in politics from Edinburgh University.
Rupert has three children with his eldest daughter enjoying Year 1 at ESPS. He is excited about making a contribution to the ongoing success and future development of ESPS.
Leon Orr
Elected Parent Governor
May 2021 - May 2025
Full Governing Body
Resources
Leon has two children, a son who is in reception at East Sheen and a daughter who will hopefully be starting in two years. A graduate of Imperial College, Leon is the Chief Delivery Officer for a global technology services firm. Leon is a keen sportsman. Having played rugby for many years, he is now head coach of the under fives and sixes at London Irish Rugby Club. He plays cricket for Putney Cricket Club and, since retiring from rugby, has become a keen triathlete.
Jess Oliver
Elected Parent Governor
May 2021- May 2025
Full Governing Board
Safeguarding LINK Governor
Jessica is a mother to four children. She has two daughters in Year 4 and Year 1, and a further two joining the school over the next few years. Jessica’s professional background was in Human Resources and Learning and Development for a Financial Ratings company based in London. She is motivated to join an already thriving Governing Body, and committed to playing an active role in supporting the school to be the best it can be.
Penny Nugent
Clerk to the Governors
From September 2018
Penny has a business background in marketing and business development and has a degree in Chemistry from Oxford University. Penny offers governance support to other local primary schools and was delighted to join the ESPS team as Clerk. In her spare time, Penny is an experienced volunteer for a charity which provides support for local young families.
GOVERNORS WHO HAVE LEFT DURING LAST 12 MONTHS:
Sebastian Keany
Co-opted Governor
December 2018 to December 2020
Full Governing Body
Resources Committee
Special Interest Governor - GDPR
Helen Haworth
Co-opted Governor
October 2019 - December 2020
Full Governing Body
Teaching and Learning Committee
Simon Hegarty
Local Authority Governor
March 2019 - December 2020
Full Governing Body
Resources Committee
Special Interest Governor - Funding and Grants
- Parent governors have a child in school at the time of their election and are elected by the parent body.
- Staff governors are members of staff at the school and are elected by their colleagues. This category includes the headteacher (who serves in an ex-officio capacity), teaching and non-teaching staff.
- Co-opted governors are appointed by other members of the governing body because they come from a specialist group or because they possess a particular skill which can contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.
- Local authority governors are nominated by the local council and appointed by the governing body.
- Associate members are not actually governors but can be appointed to serve on committees. They do not have the right to vote at meetings of the full governing body.
The ESPS Governing Body reconstituted in 2017. A copy of the Governing Body’s Instrument of Government can be found here.