TAMAT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Headteacher, Crawley Ridge Infant School
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Business Consultant to Local SMEs
- Vice Chair of Trustees, Marketing
David is a Business Consultant to local SMEs, also a non-exec Director with Trustmark and a part-time Strategy Director. Previously with tea company Twinings, David led teams in Business Development, Marketing, E-Commerce, retail and originally in finance as the FD and a board member for the GB&I business. Prior to Twinings, David lived in the Middle East, working for Coca-Cola. His career started with KPMG in the North of England where he trained as a Chartered Accountant, followed by a 2-year secondment to The Gambia working throughout West Africa. David is a Maths Graduate, married with 2 daughters and was previously Chair of the Governing Body at Crawley Ridge Junior School
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Trustee, Human Resources
Dominic has 17 years of experience managing in the UK and Europe residential mortgage market. Dominic initially joined Paratus AMC Limited (then GMAC-RFC) in 2005 as an HR Business Partner and progressed to the role of International HR Director in 2008. Since June 2014, he has been the COO with responsibility for New Business Processing/Underwriting, IT, Customers Services, Collections, REO and HR. He previously worked for Marks & Spencer PLC and has over 25 years of practical HR experience and is a Fellow of the CIPD.
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Trustee, Safeguarding
Fiona is a Family Law Barrister. She represents local authorities, parents and guardians within care proceedings, private law family proceedings and financial relief cases and has done so for the past 18 years. She is a church Safeguarding Representative carrying out the function for children and adults at risk of harm. Through each of these roles she has attended extensive training on child protection and safeguarding matters. Fiona graduated from Aberystwyth University with a degree in law and went on to complete an LLM in Child Law. She is married and has four young children.
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Trustee, Health & Safety & Premises
Geoffrey graduated from Bath University with a degree in Buildings (Environmental Engineering). He has spent the past 30 years as a consulting engineer - designing, procuring and supervising installations in buildings both in the UK and around the world. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers and various other learned societies. Geoffrey runs a team of specialist building engineering consultants with full P&L, technical and team development responsibility. In addition to his engineering qualifications, he has a certificate in coaching from Henley Business School and has undertaken the Strategic Leadership Programme at the Said Business School. Geoffrey has over 15 years governance experience.
Gina is an experienced and qualified Chartered Public Finance Accountant with significant school business management experience. She has worked in both maintained and academy settings and is passionate about ensuring financial security and delivering best value in schools to support teaching and learning. Prior to becoming a School Business Manager, Gina worked in a variety of Marketing and Customer Service focused management roles in the private sector and brings a solid commercial awareness to help support TAMAT's business strategy.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- CEO & Executive Headteacher at Holy Trinity C of E Primary School
Jon has over 20 years of experience as a Headteacher in two different primary schools in Surrey and Hampshire. He holds the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH); has taught across the full primary age range and has held senior leadership roles in several junior schools. His present school is rated good by Ofsted March 2022 and outstanding by SIAMS Jan 2017. In addition to leading his own school, Jon has supported numerous schools with school improvement as in the role of Interim Headteacher. His current experience as an Ofsted Inspector, SAfE Support Partner, Governor at Fordway Pupil Referral Unit and TAMAT CEO since September 2019 provide a wide breadth of experience and expertise to support school improvement.
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Chairman of Trustees, Strategy
- Director of Asset Management Consulting at Isle Utilities Ltd
Keith is the Director of Asset Management Consulting at Isle Utilities Ltd where he has responsibility for the development and delivery of the Company's Management Consulting business, advising C-Suite clients in the development of corporate and operational strategy within regulated industries. He has over 20 years' experience in the Utilities sector in Senior Leadership and Executive Management roles and has been involved in School Governance in the Primary Sector for 10 years, initially as a Parent Governor and more latterly as a Trustee. Keith holds a BSc in Engineering and Environmental Science and an MBA specialising in Strategy and Operational Management.
Job Titles:
- Finance
- Trustee
- Consultant for Orana Corporate LLP
Louise currently works as a Consultant for Orana Corporate LLP, which is a boutique corporate advisory and services practice. Louise advises her clients in accounting and corporate governance matters, reviewing financial and budgetary controls, information follows and KPIs. Louise qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1996 with Arthur Andersen. In 2002 she gained a PGCE in Religious Studies, after which she taught for 2 years in a large secondary school, where 90% of the children had English as an additional language. Louise read Theology at Oriel College, Oxford.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Headteacher, Windlesham Village Infant School
Naomi has been Headteacher at Windlesham Infant School since January 2014. She holds the National Professional Qualification for Headship and has previously worked as Headteacher in two church schools; an all-through primary school and an infant school. Naomi has a BA(Hons) in Modern Languages and European Studies. In September 2021 Ofsted rated our school 'good' in the areas of: Behaviours and Attitudes; Personal Development: Leadership and Management; Early Years Provision. Safeguarding is effective. However, the 'Quality of Education' was rated as Requires Improvement and this area dictates the overall result of the inspection. The report does draw out that 'Leaders want the best for all pupils and know what improvements are needed to the curriculum to help pupils to flourish and succeed'.
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Trustee, Inclusion
Sam was previously Chair of Governors and now Governor at Connaught Junior School. She successfully led the Governing Body to Academy Trust Status four and a half years ago and continues to develop the school and the Trust to ensure that the staff and children achieve their full potential in both their professional and emotional journeys. In this time Connaught has had two successful Ofsted inspections and supported a number of local schools to improve outcomes for hundreds of pupils. Sam is an experienced year leader at a local secondary academy with a wealth of knowledge in inclusion and safeguarding. She is keen to ensure that curriculum, quality of teaching and children's whole well-being are of the highest importance and that education is more than just book work and class-based activities; that education is nurturing and developing all round skills to be able to survive in this very changing world.
Job Titles:
- Headteacher, Connaught Junior School
Siobhan McGann has been in teaching for twenty eight years. She was appointed Headteacher at Connaught in April 2018 after a successful year as Head of School, using her experience of teaching and leading in state and private schools, both in England and New Zealand. Siobhan leads an innovative team of staff and pupils at Connaught, always striving for excellence. She has a particular passion for creative teaching methods and outdoor learning, developing the school grounds to extend and enhance the children's learning opportunities.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Headteacher, Crawley Ridge Junior School
Sue was appointed as Headteacher in April 2018, following a successful year and a half as Acting Headteacher and then Head of School. She has had a long association with the school and leads a vibrant team with a strong commitment to school improvement. Sue studied history at the University of Warwick followed by a Post Graduate Certificate of Education at the West London Institute of Education. As well as teaching, Sue has worked in the Civil Service with a variety of roles including that of a workplace counsellor. Sue is now working on her NPQH with an emphasis on curriculum development
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Trustee, Curriculum
Tina is a headteacher who has led six primary schools of various sizes in four counties, including three church schools. She was one of the founding headteachers of the Swan Trust in Woking, converting Beaufort School to Academy Status and shaping effective collaborative practice in the Trust. She remains a 'member' of the trust. Tina has an MA in Educational Management and a National Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership. She is also an Early Years Professional and has set up and run a variety of nursery and pre-school provision.