Meet the Governors

Our governors play a vital role within our school development. They support the leaders to plan key improvements, allocate funding and evaulate progress against the school development plan.

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Governor Information

Type of governor	Start Date	End Date	Name	Position within the governing body	Pecuniary Interest	Profile
Executive Head Teacher	01/09/19		Jude Busari	Executive Head Teacher	Executive Head Teacher of Ashton CofE Primary School	Occupation: Head Teacher at Cosgrove Primary School and Ashton CofE Primary School.
Staff Governor	24/01/24	24/01/28	Hannah Tompkins	Staff Governor	None	Occupation: SENCo and Owls Class Teacher at Cosgrove Primary School.
Chair of Governors	01/10/24	30/09/2028	Jane Lambert	Health and Safety and Safeguarding Governor	None	Occupation: Managing Director and Owner of ECG Ltd (Medical Training Company). Lives: Cosgrove with husband and 3 daughters. Personal Information: Jane’s business is based in Milton Keynes, she manages a dynamic office team who coordinate all training activities. Her skills are within leadership, business development and training. She is passionate about everyone having the skills to be able to save a life! Jane is still a qualified nurse and acupuncturist. She likes to spend her spare time with family, friends and enjoying village life.
Co-Opted Governor	10/10/22	09/10/26	Avril Peacock	Co-Opted Governor	None	Occupation: FCCA qualified Accountant working as a Senior Commercial Analyst for a global Corporate company. Lives: Cosgrove with husband and 2 young children. Personal Information: Avril has 15 years experience working in various Finance roles, ranging from technical to commercial roles. Avril enjoys spending time with friends and family, and travelling and exploring new places - life is all about making memories!
LA Governor	24/01/24	24/01/28	Nikki Slaughter	LA Governor	None	Occupation: I am Deputy Head at a special school in Milton Keynes. I have been a qualified teacher for over 11 years and have a masters in Autism and a keen interest in SEND.
Parent Governor	24/01/24	24/01/28	Manjeet Rooke	Parent Governor	None
Co-Opted Governor	15/04/26	15/04/30	Viki Bell	Co-Opted Governor	None
Parent Governor	15/04/26	15/04/30	Lisa Heller	Parent Governor	None

Attendance Data

Attendance at meetings in academic year 2024-2025:

	22nd January 2025	23rd April 2025	16th July 2025	18th September 2025	10th March 2026	15th April 2026
Jude Busari	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Jane Lambert	Apologies	Present	Apologies	Present	Present	Present
Avril Peacock	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Matt Ashmead	Present	Present	Present	Has left the Governing Body	Has left the Governing Body	Present
Manjeet Rooke	Absent	Present	Present	Apologies	Absent	Present
Nikki Slaughter	Apologies	Present	Present	Apologies	Present	Absent
Hannah Tompkins	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Lisa Heller					Not yet appointed	Present
Viki Bell					Not yet appointed	Present

Copies of minutes of governoing body meetings are kept at school. If you require access to these please put this request in writing and address to the Chair of Governors. You are not able to access confidential minutes.

Governors Data

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pdf Register of business interests Cosgrove April 2026	Download