Meet our Governors

Jo - Ann Taussig Chair of Governors Co-opted Governor	"I have been a governor at the school since 2009. I have had 3 children go through the school so I feel I know it well and have seen it go through many changes. Over the years I have been involved in looking after the health, safety and premises issues of the school and looking at literacy as part of the curriculum committee. I have a background in medicine (clinical and research). I become a governor because I was interested in education policy and delivery and wanted to support the school".
Janet Berry Headteacher	"The role of the governing body is absolutely key to the effectiveness of our school. I am very grateful to all our governors who voluntarily give up their time and skills and help us to continually raise school standards".
Kathryn Moore Vice Chair of Governors Co-opted Governor	"I became a governor in 2011. I work as an actuary which currently involves forecasting profits for an insurance company, interpreting financial regulations and reviewing governance processes. These are all skills which are used within the Finance Committee when reviewing the school financial statements and budgets and the wider governor role of overseeing the school policies".
Becky Buckley Parent Governor Chair of Community, Children & Safeguarding Committee	I joined the governing body in 2018 as a parent governor, having had children at the school for three years already at that time. With another joining next year, I will be around for a while yet! I used to work in the courts as a stenographer, and before that in subtitling for film and TV, but I have been a full-time parent for around seven years now. I felt it was time to focus my energies on some of the behind-the-scenes work of a school rather than the courts. I am now the Chair of the Children, Community and Safeguarding committee. I really appreciate having the opportunity to offer practical support to this incredible, nurturing school.
Tom Glossop Co-opted Governor Resources Committee	I became a governor after my daughter joined the infants school and I became fully aware of the amazing job our teaching and administrative staff do for us as parents and especially for our children. I wanted to support this as much as possible and to see if my professional skills could help the development of the school and our children's experience. I work for the Home Office and deal with Ministers and MP's every day. Prior to that I worked in management positions across the private sector most notably for KPMG, PwC and Accenture.
Gaylyn Coskey LEA Governor Resources Committee	I joined as a new governor in September 2019 as I wanted to get involved with voluntary work that would benefit children. I am a chartered accountant with many years of audit and advisory experience leading teams within a Big 4 professional services firm and mainly in the financial services sector. My experience includes areas such as finance, accounting, data analysis, internal controls and governance processes within business environments, and therefore my primary focus is with the CHI Finance Committee. It has been a great learning experience so far and I am grateful for this opportunity.
Jack Morris Staff governor Curriculum and Standards Committee	"I have taught at Coombe Hill Infants' since 2012 and have steadily taken on more responsibility each year, providing me with a wider understanding of what makes this school special. Leading science and then maths alongside leading Year 2, and more recently joining the Senior Leadership Team, has given me the opportunity to make an impact across the whole school and a greater impact within my class too. I am grateful to have the chance to learn more and continue to add value wherever I can".
Di Kill Associate Member Curriculum and Standards Committee	Having been involved with Coombe Hill Infants for its whole 50 years I am , of course, very keen to keep updated with everything that goes on. I have had the privilege of teaching many of Coombe Hills children for over 20 years, and as the Early Years lead feel that our Key Stage must be represented on the Governing team. It has been a pleasure to work along side different people from our community who have the school best interests at heart.
Sue Jakob Associate Member Curriculum and Standards Committee Children, Community and Safeguarding Committee
David Turner Co-opted Governor Curriculum and Standards Committee
Naim Moukarzel Co-opted Governor Children, Community and Safeguarding Committee
Catherine Amulen Associate Member Children, Community and Safeguarding Committee
Peter Sebastian Associate Member Resources Committee