Meet Our Governors

The Russell School Governing Board has 12 members elected, nominated or directly appointed in the following proportions:

• (1) Local Authority Governor – appointed by the Local Authority (LA)
• (4) Parent Governors – nominated and elected by the parents
• (3) Co-opted Governors - nominated and elected by the governing body
• (1) The Headteacher
• (1) Teacher Governor - nominated and elected by the teaching staff
• (2) Associate Governors 

The Russell School Constitution

NAME	CATEGORY	TERM	POSITION on GB	COMMITTEES AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES	BUSINESS & PECUNIARY INTERESTS
Mr Paul Treadwell	Co-opted	1.10.17 to 30.9.21	Chair	FGB, CLA, Wellbeing, Mental Health, Friend of The Russell link, Extra Curricular Activities, GDPR and Data Protection, Sport	NIL
Mrs Myfanwy Ronchetti	Co-opted	01/09/19 to  31/08/23	Vice Chair	FGB, EYFS, Extra Curricular Activities, Parent Engagement, Maths	NIL
Mrs Claire Pitt	Head Teacher	01/09/14	Head Teacher	FGB	NIL
Mr Kieran Ryan	Staff Governor	01/09/18	Deputy Head	FGB	NIL
Mr Andrew Auden	Parent Governor	07/02/17 to 06/02/21	Resources Chair	FGB, English	NIL
Mr Gareth Bowsher	Co-opted Governor	24/11/16 to 23/11/20		FGB, Health and Safety, Computing	NIL
Mr Richard Gooch	Parent Governor	10.11.17 to 9.11.21	Education Chair	FGB, Humanities	NIL
Mrs Jude Hanson	Parent Governor	10.11.17 to 9.11.21		FGB,	NIL
Mrs Suzie Jackson	Parent Governor	5.2.19 to 4.2.23		FGB,
Mrs Tricia King	LA Governor	6.2.19 to 5.2.23		FGB, Safeguarding, Equality, Inclusion, School Council	NIL
Mrs Pat Cunnings	Associate Governor			Complaints Panel, Exclusion Panel	NIL
Leann Bowden	Associate Governor			Exclusion Panel	NIL
Karen Schafer	Clerk to Governors			Governor Training	NIL

Paul Treadwell - Chair of Governors 

Professionally, Paul has worked in financial services for over 25 years at a number of corporate firms such as HSBC, Legal & General and Santander and has been  involved in a number of strategic roles within those organisations. More recently, his working career has been in the field of governance and more specifically in school and MAT governance. 

Paul is a co opted governor and the new Chair of Governors at The Russell School after being on the Governing Board for nearly 6 years. 

He has lived in Chorleywood since 2006 and has two children - one at The Russell School and one at St Clement Danes. His other interests include helping to coach both the U9 CCYFC Jaguars and U15 CCYFC Thunder football teams as well trail running and supporting a failing Premiership football team! 

Myfanwy Ronchetti - Vice Chair

Myfanwy currently works at The Bank of England as a senior manager.  Her main responsibilities are within business management, including budgeting and operational policy.  Prior to her current role at the Bank, Myfanwy qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PwC.

She has been a governor since 2015 and more recently became the Vice Chair.  Her main responsibilities are for finance, EYFS, extra curricular activities and parent engagement.  She is also the link governor for maths.  Her main areas of involvement have been setting up the Forward Fund which has provided valuable resources for the school for example, the outdoor classroom and supporting the school through its most recent Ofsted inspection.  She is looking forward to being involved in the next chapter in the successful journey of the school.

Myfanwy was brought up around Chorleywood (with periods in Wales and London) and has two children at the school. Her other interests are running and learning to play golf. 

Richard Gooch

Richard became a parent governor in 2017, to support the school and its vital role in developing its children for the future. Richard has two children at the school.

He works for Aon, a leading global professional services firm advising both Companies and Trustees on running their pension schemes. This role allows Richard to both help how people save for the future and deal with the many challenges of ensuring the best outcomes for all parties, especially individuals. He leads a team of  40 professionals in the same industry, focusing on helping them bringing out their best and working together.

Jude Hanson

Having worked as an employment solicitor in the city both In House and in private practice, Jude is well placed to assist with any employee relations and personnel issues which may arise at school. She is currently employed locally as a HR Advisor.

In addition to the Pay & Personnel Committee, Jude is a member of the Education Committee. She is keen to continue to support the school in building on the excellent progress made in terms of results, whilst maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment. At the same time she recognises the need for a governor to act as a critical friend.

In her spare time, Jude enjoys swimming, cycling and running (normally separately but on occasion in succession!) 

Gareth Bowsher

Professionally, Gareth works at Fujitsu Services as an IT architect. Having worked for 22 years previously at Abbey Road Studios, latterly in an IT Systems Manager role, he has a wealth of experience in sound, recording, and hands-on IT experience.  

Gareth is a co-opted governor, with responsibilities for Health & Safety, Premises, and is the ICT link governor. He is also usually found behind a PA system at the Friends of the Russell School larger fundraisers - Bonfire Night, Christmas Fair, and the Summer Fair.  

Gareth has lived in Chorleywood since 2001 and has two children at St Clement Danes. He is also a Scout leader at 1st Chorleywood Group, and other interests include house renovating, music, and Tae Kwon-Do.

 

Andrew Auden 

Andrew is a parent governor with one daughter attending the school. He has been a governor since March 2017 and currently chairs the Resources Committee and is aligned with English as a subject area.

Andrew has worked in Corporate Payments for the past 20 years and is currently a Director of Product Management at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, this experience of large organisations and complex projects is useful for helping the school manage the wide range of changes we see in education. Away from governorship and work, Andrew enjoys cycling and has an unhealthily large cycle collection.

Tricia King

Tricia is a retired primary teacher and has lived in Chorleywood for nearly forty years.  Her three daughters attended The Russell and she was a parent governor there at that time.  Since retiring, Tricia has maintained an interest in education through Chorleywood U3A and sits on their committee.  She is looking forward to being actively involved with school life again at The Russell and is particularly interested in the development of reading, writing and assessment.

Her grandson and two dogs take up a lot of her time but she also enjoys reading, patchwork, visiting art galleries, playing the recorder and hand bells. 

 Suzie Jackson

Suzie became a parent governor in March 2019 and is looking forward to contributing to maintaining The Russell School’s high standards and meeting future challenges.  She has two children at The Russell School, in years 2 and 6 and an elder child at St Clement Danes.

Professionally, Suzie worked for a global technology leader for more than a decade as a Sales Manager responsible for the distribution and marketing of product throughout multiple channels including national retailers.  For the last seven years, Suzie has been a committed member of the 'Friends of the Russell School', actively involved in the organisation and execution of fundraising events and holding the position of Secretary for the last 3 years.  

In her spare time,  Suzie helps to run the CCYFC Eagles U12 football team and enjoys pilates and attempting to learn how to play golf.  

 

 

Governor Attendance 2018/19 

Governor Attendance 2019/20

Governing Body minutes and committee meeting minutes are available to view once they are approved at the subsequent governing body or committee meeting (except for Part II, confidential business).