Meet The Governors

• Heather Ward-Russell
  Chair of Governors, Curriculum & Learning, Safeguarding Governor
  Heather Ward-Russell

  I am the nominated Local Authority Governor and support the Curriculum and Learning Committee, contributing to subject monitoring, in addition to safeguarding monitoring.
  
  Now retired, my background as an HR Director was to support strategy, people development and engagement, mainly across the public sector of the UK and private sector in the middle east.

• Dominic Thomas
  Co-Vice Chair, Curriculum & Learning (Vice Chair), Website Governor
  Dominic Thomas

  I am a parent governor within the school governing body and have two children in Kings Hill School. My career background is in the Lloyd's Insurance Market as both a Reinsurance Buyer and latterly a Regulator. This allows me to apply my financial review and process auditing skills to the role of school governor in various areas. I am focussed on Teaching and Learning monitoring within the school.

• Dan Bresnahan
  Dan Bresnahan

• Clare Brown
  EYFS, SEND, Curriculum & Learning
  Clare Brown

  I am a co-opted governor within the Governing Body. I have worked in education for the past 19 years, initially training as an English teacher before moving into Teacher Education. Currently, I am Curriculum Head in a Further Education college where I lead and manage five curriculum areas. Prior to working in Education, I had a career in Banking.

• Stephanie Foster
  Finance & Resources, Pay
  Stephanie Foster

  I am delighted to have joined as an associate governor, specifically supporting the finance and resource committees. I have been a COO across public and private sectors for many years now, that work includes risk, finance, people, transformational change and IT. My daughter just started Reception this year.

• Robert Jane
  Finance & Resources, HTPM Panel
  Robert Jane

  I'm a co-opted governor currently a member of the finance and resources committee. For the last 20 years I've held leadership roles mostly in the media and advertising industry specialising in HR and talent transformation. I'm married, have 3 children, 2 of whom currently attend KHS, and have lived in the Kings Hill area for the last 7 years.

• Sue Nicholson
  EYFS, SEND, Curriculum & Learning
  Sue Nicholson

  I am a co-opted governor, with 35 years' experience of teaching and leadership in primary schools. I have taught Years R-6, was a headteacher for 20 years, Executive Headteacher and Director of Education with a small trust, before retiring in 2021. My passion is striving for all pupils to maximise their life opportunities through a broad and appropriate curriculum.

  I have lived on Kings Hill since 1997, with my younger daughter attending Kings Hill Primary as it opened, and now three grandchildren currently attend the school.

• David Older
  Finance & Chair of the Finance Committee, Health and Safety, Pay Panel
  David Older

  I am a co-opted governor, having previously been an elected parent governor when my son attended KHS. Currently, I am Chair of the Finance committee and sit on the Health & Safety committee.

  In my professional life, I have a wide range of experience across different industries and running my own businesses, with most of the last 20+ years focused on commercial roles.

• Alastair Plummer
  Finance & Resources, Pay Panel
  Alastair Plummer

  I am a parent governor with one child at the school currently. My professional background is in the financial services industry where I work as a chartered accountant and risk manager.

• Rebecca Ratcliffe
  Staff Governor, Curriculum & Learning
  Rebecca Ratcliffe

  I've been a staff member at KHS for almost 20 years and took on the role of staff governor almost three years ago. During my time here I've worked in most year groups across the school, and have been involved in most aspects of school life expected of a staff member and parent of two girls who attended the school.

• Zoe Topping
  Parent Governor
  Zoe Topping