Meet our Governors

Current Governors

• Wendy Brett
  Wendy Brett

  I am a recently retired teacher and was previously a teacher governor. I taught music throughout my career and for over 20 years have held the position of Assistant Director of NEHASB (North East Hampshire Area Schools Brass Band.)

  I have a granddaughter in Year 5 and a grandson in Year R. I therefore have a keen interest in their education and the future generations of children who will attend the school.

  Becoming a governor enables me to remain involved in education and to use the knowledge and skills that I have gained over the years. I look forward to working with the governing body to support the school in maintaining and developing the outstanding education that the pupils are receiving, despite the many changes and challenges ahead.

  Under the new regulations for governors I am now a Co-opted governor

• Rachel Colman
  Rachel Colman

  Information coming soon!

• Helen Doyle
  Helen Doyle

  I joined the Governing Body in May 2019 as a Co-opted Governor. I have a little boy who started in Year R in September 2018. Since joining the school community, I have been blown away with the level of support for new parents, and have very much appreciated the Parents Workshops, teaching us how to best support our children as they start their journey into education. I am really excited to be part of the Governing Community which helps to shape and guide the school.

  I work as a HR Manager, heading up Training, Recruitment and Employee Relations for a team of 60 Care Givers and 5 office staff. I have been in HR for around 5 years now, and prior to this I worked as an Operations Contractor, in various organisations such as Surrey Police, Siemens and Surrey County Council. I’ve therefore got broad operational and HR skills & experience which I hope to bring to my role as Governor.

• Andrew Kiln
  Andrew Kiln

  I am the newest governor on the team; I joined in Spring 2018 as a parent governor. I wanted to become a governor to "put something back" and to help in some small way to shape the "direction of travel" of EHPS over the coming years. Helping to prepare our children for an ever changing world is something I feel strongly about and I feel very privileged to have been voted in to represent the voice of other parents. 

  I work for a Global Technology company that leads our clients through accelerating change, working within the UK Public Sector.

• Laura Lota
  Chair
  Laura Lota

  I joined EHPS as a Co-opted Governor in May 2016. I have two boys in years 1 and 3 and have lived in Fleet since 2011. I work for a global agricultural company as a PA and Travel Co-ordinator and in my spare time I enjoy running, travelling and baking.

  In my role as a governor I really enjoy being able to help the school maintain its outstanding standards and ensuring that every child has the best educational experience they can.

• David Mellor
  David Mellor

  Our family has lived in Fleet over 30 years, both my wife and I were schooled in the area at different schools and now my youngest daughter attends EHPS. My eldest step daughter also attended EHPS.  I have watched both girls thrive under the culture and guidance at the EHPS, the energy and friendliness I have experienced the staff share when teaching are key attributes to the continued success that children achieve when attending EHPS. What better school to get involved with and I’m really pleased to be able to use my skillset to support the school to ensure its continued success. I will enjoy working with the other governors and teachers to ensure all of EHPS students get the best possible education.

• Linda Montgomery
  Linda Montgomery

  I joined EHPS as a community governor in 2004, just after the school moved into the first phase of the permanent buildings. There was space for 210 pupils, but building work had already started on expansion. By 2006 we governors were working to persuade Hampshire County Council to make even more space available, to accommodate the 630 pupils that we now have.

  As well as improving school premises, governors are responsible for ensuring we have the right staff to meet the needs of our children. Sometimes we need to replace our experienced staff who move on to promotion in other schools. While we are sad to lose them, we are pleased that their skills are highly valued by others.  I’ve helped to recruit two Headteachers and several Deputy Heads. It’s been a pleasure to work with them, continually striving to raise standards. With budgets getting ever tighter, we have to plan carefully so that we get best possible value from the resources available.

  Governors are also responsible for standards of achievement, and we were delighted when EHPS was graded as outstanding by Ofsted in 2010, a credit to the hard work of the staff and the responsiveness of the children. However we cannot be complacent, and with the demands on schools continually changing, we always have new challenges to meet.

  Under the new regulations for governors I am now a Co-opted governor.

• Karen Niblett
  Karen Niblett

  I was elected as an Associate Member of the Governing Body in November 2015, following a vacancy I then became a co-opted Governor in February 2016.

  I have lived in Fleet since 1999 and my children have both been educated locally and are currently in 1st year at 6th Form College and the final year of a 4 year degree.

  I am a qualified CIMA Accountant with over 20 years’ experience working in various Blue Chip and SME’s, I want to use my finance background to assist EHPS in keeping costs to a minimum, whilst ensuring the children’s education and schooling is the best in can be.

  Over the last 3 years, I have been involved in reviewing and monitoring the finances from a governors point of view, last year I added sports and well-being Governor and this year will add SEN (Special Educational Needs) Governor to my roles.

  By having various ‘jobs’ within the governing body, gives me a wider insight about different areas of the school and education.

• Steve Polly
  Steve Polly

  I became a co-opted governor of EHPS in April 2019. I have lived on the heath since 2015. I have always had an interest in education – although my career took me down a different path – so I thought becoming a governor at my local school would be a great thing to do, allowing me to contribute to make this already excellent school the best it can be.

  Originally from Kent, I have been a Whitehall civil servant for the duration of my career, mostly working for the Home Office.  I have been fortunate to work in a range of fascinating policy areas, learning skills which will be essential for my role as a governor.

  Most of my spare time is spent with my 2 young children. I hope both will join EHPS when old enough to do so

• Clare Rayment
  Clare Rayment

  I became parent governor at EHPS in March 2017. I have lived in Fleet since 2007 and have twins currently in Year 5. 

  I was interested in becoming a governor because I have been Secretary of the FoEHPS for a couple of years now and wanted to extend my volunteering at the school to not only raise invaluable funds for the school but also do more to support and help improve the children’s education. 

  I enjoy speaking with pupils about their time at EHPS and I love data – understanding and analysing it! Finding out about how the school runs behind the scenes has been very interesting too.

  My career is in Marketing, spanning different sectors over the years. In my spare time I love to read, exercise (sometimes!) and I also love to travel.

• Megan Robinson
  Headteacher
  Megan Robinson

  As Headteacher at EHPS I automatically become part of the governing body. I have worked in a wide variety of primary schools in Australia and the UK for over 30 years, so I feel I have a lot of valuable experience to bring to a school and governing body. I am especially proud to be working in Hart, and for Hampshire County Council, a high achieving authority.

  As the school’s Headteacher I work closely with the governing body to ensure that this school is performing at a high level and providing the children who attend the school with the best possible quality education. I also believe that strong links between staff, parents, community members and governors is key to the success of a school.

  As Headteacher governor I formally report to the governors at each meeting about the quality of provision, which provides the governing body opportunities to support and challenge appropriately.

  Having been awarded ‘Outstanding’ status following the school's previous Ofsted inspection, the challenge we embrace is to maintain the provision of high quality education in order to prepare our learners for their futures. I know the governing body share my passion for raising standards as well as continuing our work on Character Education.

• Lara Rowlinson
  Vice Chair
  Lara Rowlinson

  I joined EHPS as a co opted governor in early 2017. I moved to Fleet in 2010 and have two children. One started the school in sept 16 and the other due to start in sept 18.
  
  I have spent all of my working life in the social care sector working in a variety of settings including residential homes, schools and therapeutic units. For 4 years I was the Chief Executive of a small Learning Disability charity where I wore many hats from HR to finance.  I now work for a local Fostering agency as a Recruitment and Assessment Manager.  
  
  I wanted to become a governor because I am passionate about the experiences of Looked After Children (those who are fostered or adopted) and those with additional needs in the education system. It has been a huge learning curve and one that has really opened my eyes to the challenges faced by the School on a daily basis. I really enjoy visiting the school and talking to both pupils and staff about their ideas and experiences .

• Carly Scholes
  Carly Scholes

  I became a governor of EHPS in September 2019, having moved to Elvetham Heath earlier in the year. Most of my career has been in corporate/advisory roles - insolvency and restructuring for five years, and now HR/people consulting. However, I have always recognised the importance of education, and have worked in a school (as a cover supervisor), a university, and an education charity (Teach First). As well as this I have recently completed a part-time master's degree in psychology which included some educational psychology.   

  Becoming a school governor will allow me to remain connected to education and use my skills/knowledge to make a contribution to the local community. I am really looking forward to learning more about the school and the different aspects of the governor role.

• Tom Steiner
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  Tom Steiner

  I joined the Governing Body in May 2019 as a Co-opted Governor. I have a child in preschool and two stepchildren in Y5 at Elvetham Heath and in Y8 at Calthorpe Park respectively.  I am motivated by the prospect of playing an active role in helping build the future success and growth story of an excellent local school. At work I am communications director at a learning company that provides educational content, assessment and services across the UK, US, and in other international markets. 

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• Samantha Taylor
  Samantha Taylor

  This is my second year at Elvetham Heath and I am the Year Group Lead in Year R. My role as staff governor is to form a bridge between the pupil’s voice, staff's voice and the school governors. I enjoy taking an active role in the wider school community and sharing the school's successes.