Nicola has two teenage children who were at GFS and are now both at University and a younger child in year 5 at GFS. She is a retired police officer after 30 years of service in London deployed in many operational roles and more recently held management roles including Strategic Lead for Youth, Head of Training School and Head of Professional Standards. In 2009 she was made MBE for Services to Policing.  Prior to retiring she held a national remit for talent management as well as still undertaking operational duties. Since retiring she is working as a contractor for leadership recruitment and also a panel member for the NMC. In her spare time she likes to keep busy with numerous sporting activities and is a Run Director at the St Albans Park Run.

Tolu Airede is a CIMA qualified finance professional specialising in managing finance and accounting functions. Originally from Nigeria, she moved to the UK over 11 years ago after a few years working in the banking industry and now resides in St Albans with her husband and 2 children. She has since worked for various higher education providers in the UK and currently works at a university in London where she business partners a number of service units and is responsible for capital expenditure and costing. She holds a BSc in Economics and MSc in Finance. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family, listening to music and working out.

Kate has a degree in Business Studies with Marketing Management and spent 14 years working in the Media and Communications industry. Her work was primarily with large consumer accounts focusing on the strategic placement and efficiency of advertising spend. In 2016 Kate retrained as a Children’s Sleep Consultant and now focuses on helping families address their sleep issues. She has two children at Garden Fields. Her main passions outside of sleep are spending time as a family, horse-riding and playing the Oboe in a local wind band.

Claudine has worked at Garden Fields for 13 years having first worked in the classroom as a Learning Support Assistant. Over the years she has worked in a number of roles and now works full time in the front office. When she’s not working she loves spending time with her family, reading, pilates, baking and meeting with friends.

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Sunny gained his Bsc and Msc in Accountancy at the University of Liverpool.. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACCA) in 2011, and has worked mainly in the Sports and Entertainment sector with the likes of David Beckham and the England Football Team. He is now focusing on his role as a property developer. Sunny moved to St Albans in 2009 from South London, and has 2 children in the school in years 4 and 1. When he finds time away from his family he enjoys ‘playing’ golf and is a keen member of the Men of Fields (Mof) cricket dads! His aim as a governor is to try and help the school with any skill-set deemed valuable and to give back to a community in which his kids will hopefully flourish.

Dominic has two children at Gardenfields school. Dominic studied for a degree in Communications Audio Visual Production and has subsequently worked in various marketing positions primarily within the technology industry. Outside of work he is an enthusiastic but slow runner!

After obtaining a BSc(Hons) Psychology Su completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). After several years class teaching in London, and then in Hertfordshire, she paused her career to bring up her three children who all attended Garden Fields JMI between 2000-2012. During that time she trained to become a specialist in Specific Learning Difficulties (completing a Level 7 Diploma in SpLD in 2004). She then worked as a tutor and lecturer for Partners in Education, training teachers. She currently works at Garden Fields JMI  teaching small groups, identifying how to best support pupils, and advising staff

Jo is currently a Senior Bid Coordinator at an international real estate organisation. She has experience in all areas of marketing and business development, now focusing her skills on writing winning proposals and presenting to clients. She has a law degree from Nottingham Law School and is a member of the Association of Proposal Management. Living locally in Harpenden, Jo loves to walk her dog Larry around the common and local trails and enjoys going to the theatre in London. 

Sean is currently an Assistant Headteacher at a large four-form primary school in Brent. He holds the National Professional Qualification of Senior Leadership and has a passion for improving educational opportunities and ensuring that all children achieve their full potential. Using both his educational background and leadership experience, he is committed to supporting with the strategic leadership of the school.

Outside of school he is a keen golfer, however, this is very much a work in progress.

Alex Craig

Position Held:
Governor Category: Co-opted Governor
Appointing Body: Governing Board
Governing Body Dates: 24 March 2021 – 12 July 2021
Committee: Curriculum
Attendance 2019/20: N/A
Attendance 2020/21: 1 out of 3
Register of Interest: N/A
Alex attended Durham Uni studying Criminology and obtained an MSc in Information Security at University of London, Royal Holloway. After graduating, he went on a gap year teaching English and coaching rugby in rural Tanzania and South Africa. He did officer training at Britannia Royal Naval College before switching careers and now works as a data and technology consultant at KPMG. Outside of work, he enjoys travelling, volunteering, audiobooks, skiing and fitness.

Rebecca Veitch

Position Held: Chair of Curriculum
Governor Category: Parent Governor
Appointing Body: Parent Election
Dates: 16 Nov 2016 – 15 Nov 2020
Committee: Curriculum
Attendance 2020/21: 1 out of 2
Attendance 2019/20: 12 out of 12
Attendance 2018/19: 9 out of 10
Attendance 2017/18: 8 out of 10
Attendance 2016/17: 7 out of 8
Register of Interest: Employed by The Law Society and a governor at Sandringham School since September 2019
Rebecca joined the governors in November 2016 as a parent governor. Professionally she works in policy, currently at the Law Society. Rebecca has an interest in stakeholder engagement, policy and project evaluation, and volunteering.