Governors
The Governors of the Ifield School and King's Farm Primary School Federation work with the Consultant Headteacher and the senior leadership team to provide the strategic direction for the school. Our role is to ensure that the pupils receive the very best eduation that the school can provide, by helping to ensure that everyone knows what they need to do and have the necessary resources to achieve their goals.
Governors both support and challenge the Headteacher and senior staff to ensure that the school performs as well as it should and that all pupils have the very best opportunity to learn & grow and deliver the best quality education.
The Cedar Federation
The Ifield School and King’s Farm Primary School Federation
Governing Body
Chair of Governing Body
Mr A Sparks
Vice Chair of Governing Body
Mr I Davies
Headteacher – Ifield School
Mrs Madeleine Arnold-Jones
Headteacher – King’s Farm
Mr Chris Jackson
Committee Chairs
Leadership, Strategy & School Improvement Mr A Sparks
Finance and Resource Management Mr A Sparks
Teaching, Learning & Assessment Ms S Fitzsimons
Clerk to the Governing Body Mrs R Tadhunter
Governor Name |
Governor Category |
Term of office start date |
Term of Office end date |
Committee member of: |
Andrew Sparks (Chair of Governing Body) |
Foundation |
26 September 2019 |
25 September 2023 |
· FRM · LSSI |
Chris Jackson |
Governing Body/Board |
03 July 2018 |
|
· LSSI · TLA · FRM |
Clare Espline |
Governing Body/Board |
28 November 2019 |
27 November 2023 |
· LSSI
|
Dorothy Marshall-Gent |
Governing Body/Board |
15 September 2021 |
16 September 2025 |
· LSSI · FRM
|
Iwan Davies (Vice chair) |
Foundation |
24 September 2020 |
23 September 2024 |
· FRM · LSSI |
Keith Abbott |
Governing Body |
14 September 2022 |
13 September 2026 |
· FRM |
Kim Mitten |
Governing Body/Board |
24 November 2021 |
25 November 2025 |
· FRM |
Maddie Arnold-Jon+es |
Governing Body/Board
|
03 July 218 |
|
· LSSI · TLA · FRM |
Paul Jackson |
Elected by school staff |
03 September 2015 |
03 July 2023 |
· LSSI · TLA |
Stephen Humphries |
Governing Body/Board |
24 November 2021 |
25 November 2025 |
· TLA |
Susan Bates |
Governing Body/Board |
26 September 2019 |
25 September 2023 |
· TLA |
Suzanne Fitzsimmons |
Governing Body/Board |
28 November 2019 |
27 November 2023 |
TLA |
*Term of office is 4 years
KEY:
LSSI - Leadership Strategy and School Improvement
FRM - Finance, Resources Management
TLA - Teaching, Learning and Assessment