Meet the Governors
Edward Richings - Staff Governor; Head Teacher
Edward joined Robertswood in 2010. He lives in Chalfont St Peter with his wife, Caroline and two children.
Sally Parkin - Co-Opted Governor Chair of Governors
Sally has had children at Robertswood since 2000 and her youngest is now in year 3. She has a teaching background and a heart to see Robertswood staff and children flourish
Carys Moore-Saxton - Co-Opted Governor Deputy Chair of Governors
Carys moved to Chalfont St Peter with her husband and children in 2016. She has a son and daughter at Robertswood.Professionally, Carys has spent the last 16 years working in financial services. She currently leads a team of supplier managers at Lloyds Banking Group within their Insurance & Pensions division.
Emmeline Davison - Staff Governor; Deputy Head
Emmeline joined Robertswood in 2010 as Deputy Head. She has worked in Buckinghamshire schools for 16 years.
Emmeline lives with her husband and two children in Berkshire.
Sushil Dhieman - Co-Opted Governor Chair of Curriculum
Sushil is the Head of Science at a local secondary school with a drive to ensure all pupils academically achieve what they are capable of whilst fundamentally supporting all their social and emotional needs. Sushil has two children at Robertswood school and has a huge dedication
Sushil Dhieman - Co-Opted Governor Chair of Curriculum
Sushil is the Head of Science at a local secondary school with a drive to ensure all pupils academically achieve what they are capable of whilst fundamentally supporting all their social and emotional needs. Sushil has two children at Robertswood school and has a huge dedication towards the full community of Robertswood. Sushil is a keen runner and has run a number of marathons, however her biggest achievement was organising the Colour run for Roberswood!
Katie Whitehouse - Co-Opted Governor Chair of Staffing
Katie is a qualified, practising HR professional. She has worked mostly within the high-technology sector and is currently working for Sky Plc.
Katie has lived in Chalfont St Peter since 2012. Both of her children attend Robertswood . Katie is active within the local community and plays netball for a league team.
Penny Ford - Staff Governor; Early Years Leader
Penny joined Robertswood in 2011 as a Learning Support Assistant. She undertook her teacher training at Robertswood and has been a dedicated teacher here since 2013.
Trevor Greenhalgh - Parent Governor
Trevor has a son and daughter in Robertswood and has lived in Chalfont St Peter since 2015. Trevor's professional background is in construction for residential and commercial clients across London. Specialising in project management of large scale regeneration projects, his passion is the provision of high quality new build homes for all.
Kate Carroll - Co-Opted Governor
Kate has two children at Robertswood. She has a background in education policy and works as a Reader in Education in higher education. Her research and teaching focuses on education policy, identity and inequalities. She has lived in Chalfont St Peter since 2017.
Chris Tissainayagam - Co-Opted Governor
Chris has 2 children at Robertswood, one in year 5 and one in year 3. He has lived in Chalfont st Peter for 5 years, having moved back from Indonesia where he was finance director for Diageo’s business in that country. He now hopes to add some of his financial skill set to the board of governors.
Isobel Darby - Local Authority
Isobel is a practising accountant and local councillor with three children who all attended Robertswood. Her interests are community focused, in particular the more vulnerable, and she is passionate about education.
Kelly Patterson - Co-Opted Governor
Danny Allen - Parent Governor
Ian Baker - Co-Opted Governor Chair of Finance & Premises