Governor Profiles

The structure of The Governing Body of Robert Arkenstall Primary school consists of:

The Curriculum and Standards Committee
The Finance and Personnel Committee
The Strategic Planning Group.

Each committee meets to discuss business prior to a full governing body meeting and the chairs of the committees meet at Strategic Planning to ensure all activity is co-ordinated and committees can work effectively towards the key goals.

Community Governor and Chair of Governors

The category, appointment date and committees and responsibilities of our Governors are detailed below.
Currently no Governor declares or has declared a pecuniary interest within the last 12 months and no Governor has family or relations within the staff of school which constitutes a material interest. Business interests of relevance to the school are indicated in the governors’ details below.

Cathy Murphy

Local Authority Governor (October 2019), Strategic Planning Group and Nominated Governor for Child Protection (interim responsibility for EYFS)
I have two children - both attended Robert Arkenstall and are now at secondary school. I am particularly interested in personal development and pupil wellbeing. I am the Governor with designated responsibility for Child Protection. I work for the PSHE service in Cambridgeshire and also run my own hands-on history workshops for schools. I have been a Governor at the school since 2013.

Kate Bonney - Headteacher

I have been Headteacher of this school since 2016. As Headteacher I am a permanent member of the Governing body and sit on all committees. I taught at the school prior to my appointment as Headteacher and most recently worked in Upper Key Stage 2. Professionally I have experience of working within the Advertising industry and within Executive Search before changing career to teaching.

Jonathan Carter

Parent Governor, elected Nov 2011, re-elected 2019. Joint Chair of the Finance and Personnel committee.
I have been a governor since November 2011 and as Joint Chair of the Finance and Personnel Committee have regular meetings with the Headteacher and finance administrator. All my children were educated here and have now moved on. Professionally I run a digital communications company and offer school advice on ICT systems.

Warren Holmes-Chatfield

Parent Governor, elected Nov 2011, re-elected 2019. Joint Chair of the Finance and Personnel committee.
I have been a governor since November 2011 and as Joint Chair of the Finance and Personnel Committee have regular meetings with the Headteacher and finance administrator. All my children have attended the school. Professionally I am a partner in a horticultural business and support the school as the named Health and Safety Governor offering advice and help with property and grounds maintenance.

Olivia Petherick

Co-opted Governor, renewed November 2021. Chair of the Curriculum and Standards Committee (interim responsibility for SEND)
I have been a governor since November 2011 and currently Chair the Standards and Curriculum Committee. I have had two children attend the school previously. Professionally I am a teacher with experience in assessment, SEN and sport. I have run sports clubs at the school.

Chris England

Co-opted Governor, nominated Sept 2022
I have two children at Robert Arkenstall, spanning both Key Stage 1 and 2. I have vast retail experience over the last 25 years, holding a variety of different roles within this sector. Recently I have decided on a career change to retrain as a Primary School teacher with a local SCITT provider. I join fellow governors within the Curriculum & Standards Committee.

Sam Smith

Chair of Governors (elected September 2021); Co-opted Community Governor, nominated May 2016
I am the Chair of Governors and also sit on the Strategic Planning Group and Finance and Personnel Committee. I have two children - one still attends Robert Arkenstall and the other is now at secondary school. Professionally I have experience of working within Human Resources.

Jo Habbin

Elected Parent Governor, elected November 2022

I became a parent governor in November 2022 and I am a member of the curriculum committee. I live in Haddenham with my husband and children and have lived in Haddenham most of my life. I attended Robert Arkenstall Primary School myself and I have two children that attend the school currently. I trained in Early Years at college and then went onto gain my Degree in Early Years. I am a manager of a day nursery and have worked at the setting since I was 17 years old.

Robert Manchett

Elected Parent Governor, elected November 2022

I volunteered to join because our 3 children have either been to Robert Arkenstall or are currently attending. We have lived in the local area for over 15 years recently moving from Wilburton to Haddenham. I am one of four directors that run a local family business that has been trading for over 65 years. I believe that this experience will hopefully transfer and support the governors as well as the staff and students of Robert Arkenstall.

Lisa Jaworski

Co-opted Governor, nominated 2024
I am the Deputy Headteacher having been part of the teaching team since 2010. I teach as part of the Upper Key Stage 2 team. Amongst other things, I have responsibility for mental health, assessment and Pupil Premium in the school. I sit on the Curriculum & Standards Committee

Denise Nock

Staff Governor, elected December 2024

Katie Brocklehurst

Co-opted Governor, elected December 2024

Roles and Responsibilities.

Surname	First Name	Category	Appointed by	Term	Committees	Chairs of Committees
Bonney	Kate	Headteacher	Governing Body	Sept 2016	All
Carter	Jonathan	Co-opted converted from parent governor	Renewed for a further term - Nov 2022	Nov 2022- 2026	Finance and Personnel Strategic Planning Group	Joint Chair Finance and Personnel
Holmes Chatfield	Warren	Co-opted converted from parent governor	Converted Renewed for a further term - Nov 2022	Nov 2022 - 2026	Finance and Personnel Strategic Planning Group	Joint Chair Finance and Personnel
Murphy	Cathy	Local Authority	Governing Body	Oct 2023-Oct 2027	Curriculum Strategic planning Group	Strategic Planning Group
Petherick	Olivia	Co-opted	Renewed for a further term uncontested	Nov 2021 - 2025	Curriculum Strategic planning Group	Chair of Curriculum
Smith	Sam	Co-opted	Governing Body Renewed for a further term uncontested	May 2024- Apr 2028	Finance and Personnel Strategic planning Group	Chair of Governors
England	Chris	Co-opted	Governing Body	Sept 2022 - 2026	Curriculum	Vice Chair of Governors
Manchett	Robert	Parent	Elected 2022	Nov 2022 - 2026	Finance and Personnel
Habbin	Jo	Parent	Elected 2022	Nov 2022 - 2026	Curriculum
Jaworski	Lisa	Co-opted	Governing Body	Sep 2024 - Sep 2028	Curriculum
Nock	Denise	Staff	Governing Body	Dec 2024 -Dec 2028	Curriculum
Brocklehurst	Katie	Co-opted	Governing Body	Dec 2024 - Dec 2028	Curriculum

Details of Governor Interests

Surname

First Name

Governors and School staff

On governing Body of another school?

Business interests

Bonney

Kate