Addington School Governing Body
The Governing Body at Addington School are responsible for the conduct of the school and for promoting high standards. Governors are ‘critical friends’ to the school and each have skills, knowledge and experience required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school. There is a mix of parent, staff and co-opted Governors, all of whom receive regular training conducted by the Local Authority and the Headteacher. Their aim is to ensure that children attend a successful school that provides them with a good education in a safe and friendly environment and promotes inclusion.
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Main roles of the Governing Body
- To plan ahead to make sure the school has the right strategies and resources to get the best outcomes for the students; this includes overseeing the delivery of the curriculum
- To monitor and evaluate the school’s effectiveness
- To oversee the school’s budget so that it is used in the best way; the governing body is responsible for the efficient management of the school’s funds
- To make sure that children are safe at school
- To hold the Headteacher accountable for the management of the school. The Headteacher reports to the governing body on the school’s performance and how plans are going
- The Headteacher is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school
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Meet our Governors
Sukhwinder Sondhi (Parent Governor - Chair of Governors) – Sukhwinder was re-elected as a parent governor in May 2025 and his term will run until 16th May 2029. Sukhwinder has previously served one term as a parent governor at Addington School, and has been Chair of Governors since May 2024.
Sukhwinder is the link governor for PSHE and Preparation for Adulthood.
Sukhwinder has a background in law and is a qualified accountant, he is member of the legal and commercial team at Fujitsu Services Limited.
He has two children; one attends Addington and the other another local school. Sukhwinder enjoys cycling, reading, and cooking.
“When my son joined the school, we all received great support and have always been impressed with the passion and drive of the Addington team, ensuring that the children are provided with a nurturing environment. It was for this reason I initially became a Governor so that I could use my insight as a parent and 20+ years’ experience in a professional environment to contribute to the on-going success of the school and our children.”
Sukhwinder has no interests to declare.
Jenny Tuck – Vice Chair of Governors. Jenny was appointed as a co-opted governor in December 2017 having previously been an associate governor at Addington for a year. Jenny’s current term of office will run until 17th September 2028.
Jenny is the link governor for Access & Inclusion as well as Safeguarding, LAC, Early Years and Pupil Premium.
Jenny has a keen interest in special educational needs and worked in this field for most of her professional career. For the last twelve years she worked as an adviser in two Local Authorities, Surrey and Reading, working with mainstream and special schools providing support and challenge in order to ensure that the best possible provision for all children, but particularly those with SEND was made. Jenny is passionate about improving life chances for children and young people and although now retired, continues to work towards this goal.
Jenny is a grandmother to two small children and in any spare time that she has she loves to go to the gym, travel and garden.
Jenny has no interests to declare.
Jenny is currently an associate governor at Kings International College, Camberley, and a governor at Badshot Lea Village Infant School in Surrey.
Dr Yota Dimitriadi - Yota was appointed as a co-opted governor in March 2019. Her term will run until 5th March 2027.
Yota is the link governor for Equality & Diversity, Well-Being, Health & Safety and Computing.
Yota is currently an Associate Professor at the Institute of Education, University of Reading.
She started her career as a school teacher, then moved to teacher training and her specialism is Computing Education. She was awarded a National Teaching Fellow of Advance HE, a prestigious Teaching & Learning award in 2019. Yota's research and practice have always been around equality, inclusion and diversity. She worked for the British Dyslexia Association and co-led the development of the online learning platform for WAGGGS (World Association for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) among other projects. She is involved in national and international committees to support policy and practice around disability and accessibly at schools and in the workplace. She is an Amnesty International Speaker and a qualified CEOP E-Safety trainer.
Yota has no interests to declare.
Chris Lambert - Chris was co-opted to the governing body in December 2024. His term of office will run until 3rd December 2028.
Chris is married to Mary Lambert who is also a governor at Addington School. He has no other interests to declare.
Mary Lambert - Mary was co-opted to the governing body in December 2024. Her term of office will run until 3rd December 2028.
Mary trained at Great Ormond Street hospital for sick children and midwifery at St Mary Abbotts Kensington. She has worked with children all her life in various capacities including Matron in boarding schools for SEND pupils both Junior and Senior and a Prep School matron in Maidenhead where she was a child protection officer. She established a unit in a mainstream school in Windsor for pupils with MLD where she worked for 19 years. On her retirement in December 2009, she took on the care, alongside his parents, of a grandson who at aged 3 was diagnosed with autism.
Mary is married to Chris Lambert who is also a governor at Addington School. She has no other interests to declare.
Tom Gray (Staff Representative) - Tom was elected to the role of Staff Governor representative in March 2025. His term of office will run until 24th March 2029.
Tom has no interests to declare.
Ranju is a graduate in Bachelor of Commerce with +5 years of work experience in hospital administration for a medical college and attached hospital. Prior to that, she gathered some great experience of customer handling and people management skills. All her experience has been working in India; since 2008 moving to UK she has been involved in mostly volunteering work for charitable organisations.
As her daughter has now moved to secondary school she is now able to focus more on a personal aspiration to get connected with Addington School as a Parent Governor. She looks forward to being able to contribute to some of the great work happening at Addington, working alongside the other governors and learning from their diverse experience.
In her leisure time she loves to listen to music, go on long walks and travel to explore the great places around the world.
Ranju has no interests to declare.
Parent Governor - VACANCY
Sarah Magor - Clerk to Governors
Associate Members to the governing body
There are also a number of associate members who regularly attend meetings and play a crucial role in ensuring Governors can oversee school matters in an efficient manner. These associate members are:
Emer Moore - Deputy Head
Kimberley Legg - Assistant Head
Lydia Colios - Assistant Head
Ellie Webb - Assistant Head
Rhona Millar - Assistant Head
Miriam Barlow - Premises Manager
Amanda Cherry - HR Manager
Sue Tod - Chief Finance Officer
Jo Morgan - Finance Manager
Former Members of the Governing Body (in the past 12 months)
Dr Sarah Sherwood - Co-opted governor - Sarah was appointed to the governing board in June 2024. She stepped down on 1st July 2026. She had no interests to declare.
