Governors
Mr S Hopkins (Chair of Governors)
Name of Governor
Steve Hopkins
Governor Role
Chair of Local Advisory Board at The Oakwood Academy
Vice-Chair of The Redhill Academy Trust Executive Board
What meetings does this governor attend?
Full Governors and Business Committee Meetings
Executive Board Meetings
Governors' Discipline Committee Meetings
What does or did this Governor do for a job?
Chartered Financial Planner
Why did they want to be a Governor at The Redhill Academy Trust?
To help develop the school working specifically on the finance side.
What specific skills and expertise does this Governor bring to The Redhill Academy Trust?
Having run a local business for over 30 years, I have experience of all areas of HR, finance and leadership.
The Chair of Governors can be contacted via school admin or via post to Mr S Hopkins c/o The Oakwood Academy.
Members
Mr Eric Adjaidoo (Community Governor)
Name of Governor
Eric Adjaidoo
Governor Role
Member of the Local Advisory Board
What meetings does this governor attend?
Attends all the meetings required of the Governors. Attends Governors Discipline Committee and is on the admissions panel.
What does or did this Governor do for a job?
I am an Independent Nursing Consultant and also working for the Care Quality Commission inspection teams across the country.
Do they have children at The Oakwood Academy?
No, but two of my children did come to this school.
Why did they want to be a Governor at The Oakwood Academy?
To see if I can use my clinical nursing skills/background in helping the school address the students social, psychological and mental well-being.
What specific skills and expertise does this Governor bring to The Oakwood Academy?
I bring to the governor’s role the awareness of the student’s mental, social and psychological well-being. Valuing and acknowledging indifference the Academy had to deal with. I hope to help the Academy to address in-equalities of the students social and families’ environments. Above all hoping to contribute to the high standards the Academy has set themselves, and hoping for a successful outcome for my children at The Oakwood Academy.
Mr Andy Baker (Parent Governor)
Name of Governor
Andrew Baker
Governor Role
Parent Member of the Local Advisory Board
What meetings does this governor attend?
Full Governor meetings and Business Committee meetings
What does or did this Governor do for a job?
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Why did they want to be a Governor at the Redhill Academy Trust?
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What specific skills and expertise does this Governor bring to The Local Advisory Board?
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Mr Timothy Croft - (Executive Headteacher)
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Mr Adam Douglas (Community Governor)
Name of Governor
Adam Douglas
Governor Role
Member of The Local Advisory Board
What meetings does this governor attend?
Full Governor meetings and Business Committee meetings
What does or did this Governor do for a job?
Trust Sports Development Officer – Redhill Academy Trust
Why did they want to be a Governor at The Redhill Academy Trust?
To support students and staff at Oakwood Academy to have the best possible experience of school life with a focus on supporting wellbeing.
What specific skills and expertise does this Governor bring to The Local Advisory Board?
Having previously worked for multi-academy trusts and the national charity the Youth Sport Trust, my professional and personal experience in schools and sports development will add value to the school’s already well-developed co-curricular and sporting programmes available to students and staff.
Ms Louise Duke (Staff Governor)
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Mr Andrew Gilbert (Head Teacher)
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Mrs Deborah Haynes (Community Governor)
Name of Governor
Deborah Haynes
Governor Role
Member of the Local Advisory Board
Member of The Redhill Academy Trust Executive Board
What meetings does this governor attend?
Full Governors and Business Committee Meetings
What does or did this Governor do for a job?
Learning and development facilitator for a professional trade union.
Why did they want to be a Governor at The Redhill Academy Trust?
I first became a parent governor in 2003 when my eldest daughter started at The Redhill Academy. I wanted to understand the comprehensive school life and offer a parent's perspective of the issues that are discussed at Governor meetings.
What specific skills and expertise does this Governor bring to The Local Advisory Board?
I work for a professional trade union, and I am able to identify and challenge fairness and inclusiveness to ensure best practice. I have experience of formal hearings and used this in Governors' Discipline Committee meetings.
Mr Keith Hirst (Community Governor)
Name of Governor
Keith Hirst
Governor Role
Member of the Local Advisory Board
What meetings does this governor attend?
Full Board
What does or did this Governor do for a job?
Headteacher - Brookfield Community School
Why did they want to be a Governor at the Redhill Academy Trust?
To support the strategic work of the Local Advisory Board in working with The Oakwood Academy.
To work with Local Advisory Board and Headteacher to ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
To use my experience within Redhill to offer governor capacity to Oakwood academy
What specific skills and expertise does this Governor bring to The Local Advisory Board?
Experienced senior leader in a number of different schools and settings
Previous work as a Deputy Director of Education with Astrea Academy Trust working across different phases and settings.
Previously Chair of Governing Body - Waverley Academy (Doncaster).
Ms Michelle Smith (Staff Governor)
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