Local Committee

This link provides information about who the Good Shepherd Trust Board are and what they do, as well as governance information.

Information about the Trust’s finances (including annual reports and accounts) can be found here.

The Trust Board has a Register of Interests, which can be found by following this link.

We have a single Local Committee appointed by the Good Shepherd Trust. It is responsible for both Ottershaw C of E Infant and Junior schools. Our aim is to promote high standards of educational achievement, whilst ensuring that our Christian ethos underpins a nurturing environment where each child is supported to achieve everything they are capable of.

The Trust Board delegates some governance functions to the Local Committee through a Scheme of Delegation.

We fulfil a strategic role, acting as a critical friend to the school and are collectively responsible for the continuing development of the schools.

We are not responsible for the day to day running of the school.

The local committee is responsible for:

· Establishing the strategic direction

· Ensuring accountability

· Overseeing compliance, including monitoring the impact of some grants (such as the pupil premium)

· Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed.

The Local Committee includes members from different parts of the community:

Headteacher
Parent members: parents of children at the school appointed as representatives of the parents by election who are appointed for a 4-year term;
Staff members: one member of the school staff appointed as a representative of the staff, normally following an election;
Community members.
We are all volunteers and, as a team, find it a very rewarding experience to work together to ensure that we deliver the very best education for all children at our schools.

You will find a brief introduction to each member of the Local Committee on our Meet the Local Committee page. We would very much welcome your feedback or comments and would invite you to contact us in the first instance, via our email address Governors@ottershawcofeschools.surrey.sch.uk and we will ensure that the right person then deals with your message.

The Local Committee meets six times a year.

Links

Governance page on GIAS (Get Information About Schools):

https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146420#school-governance

Trust Board membership webpage:

https://www.goodshepherdtrust.org.uk/about-us/trustee-directors

Ofsted Parent View:

https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

OTTERSHAW CHRIST CHURCH C OF E INFANT AND JUNIOR SCHOOLS – REGISTER OF INTERESTS

In accordance with the Academy Trust Handbook, local committee members and their relevant business and pecuniary interests, including governance roles in other educational institutions, are recorded as follows:

Full name of LC member/Senior Trust employee	Name and Nature of Business	Nature of Interest	Date of Appointment or Acquisition of Business Interest	Cessation of Interest	Date of Declaration and at subsequent LC meetings
Mr Alasdair Robert Gordon	Office Manager, House of Commons	Employee	September 2008		21 Sept 2021
Mr Alasdair Robert Gordon	Employee of the Minister of State for Disabilities and Social Security, Department for Education (joint with the Department for Work and Pensions)	Minister of State for Disabilities and Social Security, Department for Education (joint with the Department for Work and Pensions)	September 2025		September 2025
Mrs Bianca Emily Williams	Voyager Insurance Services Ltd	Employee	No interests declared		21 Sept 2021
Mrs Debra Grace Jenkyn	The Good Shepherd Trust	Employee Employed at The Good Shepherd Trust, a multi academy trust in the Diocese of Guildford, company number 08366199	1 April 2019		21 Sept 2021
Mrs Hannah Jane Charlotte Fernando	Future	Employee	No interests declared		21 Sept 2021
Mrs Joanna Hastings	The Good Shepherd Trust	Employee Employed at The Good Shepherd Trust, a multi academy trust in the Diocese of Guildford, company number 08366199	1 April 2019		21 Sept 2021
Rev Mark Potter		Spouse is a teacher at the Junior school employed by the Good Shepherd Trust.	1 January 2024		28 March 2024
Mr Mick Webb	M & M SPORT	Owner	September 2004		21 Sept 2021
Mr Colin Neil Griffiths	Dale Partners Limited	Shareholder and employee	1 May 2023		1 May 2023
Mr Colin Neil Griffiths	Bourne Education Trust	Parent Governor at Jubilee High School	6 April 2025		16 May 2025
Ms Tanya Louise Rogers	Setfords Solicitors	Employee	No interests declared		21 Sept 2021
LC members who have stepped down in the last 12 months	Date
Ms Cathryn Lynette Gamblin	8th July 2025

Local Committee Membership Terms of Office

Name	Type of membership	Date of appointment	Term of office	End of term of office	Appointing Body
Mr Alasdair Robert Gordon	Parent	5 Dec 2019 Reappointed: 5 Dec 2023	4 years	4 Dec 2023 4 Dec 2027	The Good Shepherd Trust
Mrs Bianca Emily Williams	Community	15 March 2017 reappointed: 15 March 2021	4 years 4 years	14 March 2021 14 March 2025	The Good Shepherd Trust
Mr Colin Neil Griffiths	Parent	16 April 2018 reappointed: 16 April 2022	4 years	15 April 2026	The Good Shepherd Trust
Mrs Debra Grace Jenkyn	Staff	28 Nov 2018 reappointed 28 Nov 2022	4 years	27 Nov 2026	The Good Shepherd Trust
Mrs Hannah Jane Charlotte Fernando	Vice Chair, Community	15 Dec 2020	4 years	14 Dec 2024	The Good Shepherd Trust
Mrs Joanna Hastings	Principal School Leader	01 Sept 2014	n/a	n/a	The Good Shepherd Trust
Rev Mark Potter	Community	28 March 2024	4 years	27 March 2028	The Good Shepherd Trust
Mr Mick Webb	Chair, Community	24 May 2005 reappointed: 17 May 2023	4 years	16 May 2027	The Good Shepherd Trust
Ms Tanya Louise Rogers	Community	25 May 2019 reappointed 25 May 2023	4 years	24 May 2027	The Good Shepherd Trust

Historic
Name	Type of membership	Date of appointment	Term of office	Appointing Body	Date stepped down
Ms Cathryn Lynette Gamblin	Staff	6 Feb 2023	4 years	The Good Shepherd Trust	8 July 2025

Updated November 2025