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Who are we?

Mr Dan Sims
Chair of Governors
Appointed Governor

 

Mrs Tracy Creasey
Headteacher - The Mead

 

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Mr James Knights    Headteacher - Auriol

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garnette Watts
Vice Chair
Appointed Governor

Originally from Canada, Garnette has been teaching in the UK since 2002.

She has worked as a classroom teacher in a wide array of educational              settings: SEND and in both State and Independent secondary. Currently,            She is Head of Department at an Independent Senior School in Surbiton,        where she teaches A Level Psychology and Sociology.  Garnette has also            been an Assistant Safe Guarding Lead for the past 4 years. 

Garnette joined the Governing Body in December 2021 and she is the                  named Governor for SEND and Pupil Premium.

Mrs Katie Wadsworth

Parent Governor

Katie was elected as Parent Governor for The Mead in December 2023.

Katie has been a secondary school teacher for the past 15 years, working              in both comprehensive and grammar schools.  She is currently Head of PE       and Dance teaching across all key stages including GCSE and A-Level.               Katie has  extensive pastoral experience through her role as a Head of Year, which she has held for over 10 years. This role has enabled her to gain      valuable experience in focusing on students' mental wellbeing, as well as working with SEND students. Katie is currently an Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Her son is currently in Year 3 at Auriol Junior School and her daughter               started at The Mead's nursery in September 2024.

 

Mrs Jennie Field

Parent Governor

 

 

 

Mrs Anne Barry

Appointed Governor

Now retired, Anne has a wealth of teaching experience in primary,                secondary and special Education as well as the roles of teaching and           learning consultant, Headteacher of an Infant school and a Leadership and Management advisor.

She is joined the Governing Body for Auriol in September 2017 and is            currently the Curriculum Governor for the joint Governing Body.

 

Mr Dale Spick
Appointed Governor

Prior to training as a teacher, Dale worked in a school for children and young people with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or a Social Communication difficulty, from the age of 4 to 19.

From here, he has taught in two secondary schools across his 8 years of teaching. Having worked as a Head of Department and Head of Year in a school in Sunbury, he recently joined a Secondary School within BET as an Assistant Headteacher.

Dale joined the Mead Governing Body in September 2023 and he is named Governor for Safeguarding.

Mrs Rosie Hurley
Clerk to Governors