Governors

Headteacher

Mrs Catherine Grist was appointed as a Co-opted Governor on 01 February 2024 and her term of office will end on 31 January 2028.

Catherine has 2 daughters, one at Bulmershe and one still in primary school. Catherine has worked for the NHS, in and around Berkshire, for over 25 years working with both Adults and Children’s service.  Catherine has been a GirlGuiding leader in the Woodley area for 15 years and volunteers for a local Children Charity in Wokingham.

Catherine has no interests to declare

Mr Colin Maree is a Co-opted Governor and the Chair of the Governing Body. His term of office runs from 01 February 2024 until 31 January 20028. Colin is a member of the Resources and Pay committee with responsibility for Premises and Health & Safety.

Colin is the Finance Director of a marketing agency in Ascot. He has been a member of the Governing Body since November 2018. He has a daughter at Bulmershe, and two children in primary school.

Colin has no interests to declare.

Dr Murray was elected as a co-opted governor on 01 February 2024. Her term of office will end on 31 January 2028. Jenny is a member of the T&L committee and is also the governor with responsibility for access and inclusion (SEND.)             

Jenny has no interests to declare.   

Kiran Nandra is an elected parent governor. Her term of office started on 01 February 2024 and will end on 08 January 2027. 

Kiran is a former Bulmershe student (Class of 1991). She has three children, two child at Bulmershe and one in primary school. 

Kiran spent two terms (eight years) as a Parent Governor at Ambleside Pre-School in Woodley, serving on the Finance & Staffing and Curriculum and Inclusion Committees, as well as taking on roles of Vie Chair and Safeguarding Lead.

Kiran is a Producer at the BBC. She has worked in radio, television and digital media production for more than 20 years. As an advocate for Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, Kiran is a reverse mentor for senior leaders and an Interview Champion promoting cross-departmental fair recruitment. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for the UK's Radio Academy. 

Kiran Nandra has no interests to declare

Dr Kleio Akrivou was elected as a parent governor on 21 October 2016. She was co-opted on to the governing body on 21 October 2020 and her term of office will end on 20 October 2024. She is the chair of the teaching & learning committee.

Kleio is Professor of Business Ethics and Moral Development at the Henley Business School in the University of Reading. She has earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree with a cross-disciplinary focus on Moral Psychology /Human Development at Case Western Reserve University (USA). Previous to her PhD she completed bachelors and Masters of Science degrees with a focus on Administration and International Commerce in different EU universities.  Kleio’s research is centred on moral psychology and business ethics in line with humanistic and neo-Aristotelian ethical philosophies. Kleio has been serving in different academic editorial boards and she is reviewer for main scholarly journals. In the University she is teaching around Business Ethics, Corporate Responsibility and Methods courses. Previous to her academic career, Kleio had a decade long career as Senior consultant in the areas of psychological assessment of human motivation for personal and leader development using projective testing, and other psychometrics combined with educational frameworks.

Kleio has no interests to declare.

Mrs Monique Maree was appointed as a Co-opted Governor on 01 February 2024. Her term of office will end on 31 January 2028. Monique is the safeguarding governor for the school, a field that she has expertise in and is a member of the T&L committee.

Monique has one daughter who attends Bulmershe, and two children who are still in primary school.  Monique has been a qualified social worker for over twenty years, having worked with children and families. Monique has experience of working in local charities and committees and values the opportunity to make a contribution to the school community. 

Monique has no interests to declare.                    

Mr Pete Sharland was elected as a staff governor on 2nd October 2023. His term of office will end on 1st October 2027. He is a member of the T&L committee and also the governor with responsibility for academic achievement.   

Pete has worked at the Bulmershe School since 2015 and is the Head of Physics. His main teaching responsibilities are with Key Stage four and five.  He is interested in Data and how it can be analysed and used to monitor and aid the progress of students. Peter helps to promote STEM throughout the School taking students to conferences on Climate Change and lectures in London and at Oxford University.                                                                                                                
Pete has no interests to declare. 

Margaret Shittu was co-opted to the Local Governing body on 15/3/2024 and is a member of the Resources Committee. Her term will end on 14/3/2028.

Margaret is an accountant at the Trade Remedies Authority. She has worked in finance for over fifteen years. Her daughter attends the Bulmershe School. Margaret has no interest to declare.

Abi Oghene was co-opted to the Local Governing body on 1/2/2024 and is a member of the Resources Committee. Her term will end on 31/1/2028.
Abi has 2 daughters, both at The Bulmershe School and is an Assurance Analyst with over 15 years' experience within the banking industry.

Abi has no interest to declare.

Charlotte became Parent Governor in September 2024. Charlotte has two children, one of whom is at Bulmershe. She works with adults in a local horticultural therapy garden, delivers Outdoor Learning and Forest School training to educators and is involved with environmental education and outdoor play delivery for people of all ages. 

Jonas joined as a parent governor in September 2024

Jonas is the Library Manager for Henley Business School at the University of Reading, where he manages the provisioning of resources to support students there, and develops the training they need to access them. Before this he worked in public libraries where he specialised in helping children develop their love of reading. He undertook a Masters degree in Library Studies at UCL with his dissertation looking at censorship issues in London libraries. Through his committee work for CILIP (the Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals) he has helped run training days, online sessions, and author events, dealing with issues such as copyright, children’s literacy, and Information Literacy. He has a keen interest in this last area and helps to run the LILAC conference, an annual event attend by librarians and information professionals interested in this subject area. He has one child at Bulmershe School, with a second expected to join them in September 2025.

Zena Pike was appointed co-opted governor on 16 July 2024 and her term of office will end on 15 July 2024. Zena has worked within the adult mental health field for over twenty-five years. The past sixteen years have been with Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and she is currently the Lived Experience Workforce Programme Manager. Zena is also a Mental Health First Aid Associate Instructor for Mental Health First Aid England. Delivering training to organisations with a special focus on Workplace Wellbeing Strategy, compassionate leadership and mental health skills for managers. Zena has a keen interest in health inequalities and access to services, lived experience and peer support research. She has one child at Bulmershe and a younger child in primary school. Zena has no interests to declare.

Peter Miskell

Professor Peter Miskell was elected as a parent governor in October 2015 and co-opted on 01 February 2024. His term of office ended on 11 May 2024.  Peter was a member of the Resources committee.

Buki Ogunleye

Buki Ogunleye was a co-opted Governor in February 2024 but resigned her post in October 2024. She was a member of the T&L committee and Vice-Chair of the Local Governing Body. 

Ben Clacy

Mr Ben Clacy was appointed as a Co-opted Governor on 01 February 2024 and his term of office ended on 13 July 2024. Ben was responsible for finance and was a member of the Resources and Pay committees.