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Federation Governors

The Cookham, Maidenhead and The Lawns Nursery Schools Federation Governors

Name

APPOINTED

Term of Office

Position / Elected by

Committee Membership and ROLES  

Number of meetings attended  2025-2026

Sarah Cottle


N/A

NA

Executive Headteacher

Staffing (3)
Finance & Resources (3) 
Full Governing Body (5)

11/11

Gill Cocklin

Chair of Governors


September 2017

September 2025-August 2027


LA Governor / Local Authority

Teaching & Learning (3),
Finance & Resources (3) Full Governing Body (5) 
11/11

Eddie Neighbour

September 2018

June 2026-June 2028

Co-opted Governor / Governing Body

Staffing (2)
Full Governing Body (4)
Safeguarding Governor
Performance Management (1)

7/9

Karen Freeland 


May 2012

March 2026-March 2028

Co-opted / Governing Body 

Finance & Resources (3) 
Teaching & Learning (3)
Full Governing Body (4)

10/11

Jill O'Donovan


October 2014

 

March 2026-March 2028

Co-opted / Governing Body

 

Finance & Resources (3),
Full Governing Body (5)

Health and Safety Governor

8/8

Karen Drayton


July 2014

June 2026-June 2028

Co-opted Governor / Governing Body

Staffing (3) 
Full Governing Body (5)
Performance Management (1)

9/9

Mandy Harrison November 2022 Nov 2024-Nov 2026

Staff Governor

Teaching & Learning (2)
Full Governing Body (5)

7/8
Tayyibah Shaheen September 2024 Sept 2026-Sept 2028 Parent Governor Teaching & Learning (2)
Full Governing Body (3)
5/8
Laure Thomas September 2024 Sept 2026-Sept 2028 Co-Opted Staffing Committee (3)
Full Governing Body (5)
8/8
Robyn Young September 2024 Sept 2026-Sept 2028 Parent Governor

Saffing Committee (3)
Full Governing Body (1)

4/8
Frances Gordon March 2026 March 2026 - March 2028 Co-Opted Governor Teaching & Learning (1)
Full Governing Body
(1)
2/3
Laura Taylor March 2026 March 2026 - March 2028 Co-opted Governor

Teaching & Learning 
(0)
Full Governing Body 
(2)

2/2
Hannah Diplock September 2017 Sept 2025-Sept 2027 Associate Member Teaching & Learning Committee 3/3
Fiona Greenwood September 2018 Sept 2025-Sept 2027 Associate Member Teaching & Learning Committee 3/3
Erin Hare September 2025 Sept 2025-2027 Associate Member Teaching & Learning Committee  
Liz Lofts     Clerk to the Governors Email: lizlofts@eyfed.org.uk  
Please note - Associate members attend full governing body meetings but are not governors and therefore do not have a vote in governing body decisions, but may be given a vote on decision made by committees to which they are appointed

Our Safeguarding Governors are Gill Cocklin and Eddie Neighbour

Business Interests of our Governors

Governor

BUSINESS INTEREST AND DATE OF ENTRY
Jill O'Donovan

Virtual Freedom Limited 
May 2016 - Ongoing

Eddie Neighbour

Pioneer Educational Trust
September 2018 - Ongoing

Karen Freeland Committee Treasurer Windsor Girls School Alumnae September 2022 - Ongoing