Members of the Fern Hill Local Academy Committee
Sean WestonTrustee (Chair)
Chair Fern Hill Local Academy Committee (from 1 January 2022)
Category: Community Trustee
Date of Appointment: 11 December 2020
Term Ends: 11 December 2024
Appointing Body: Trust Members
Sean Weston is a RIBA registered Architect. He has lived in Ham for over 15 years and is married with two children, the youngest of which attends Fern Hill Primary School.
Sean’s architectural career has principally focused on a social agenda including new schools, residential developments and community facilities.
He is passionate about his role within KET and is keen to lend his knowledge and experience to help deliver the Trust’s vision. Alongside Sean’s core architectural skill set of creative problem solving, he also possesses skills that cover Employee Relations, Recruitment and Training and Development.
When not in his practice Sean has a passion for travelling with his family, is a coach for Kew Park Rangers Football Club and is a keen runner who can often be seen on the Richmond Park circuit and running home from work.
item_link_title
Andy HudsonTrustee (Vice Chair)
Vice Chair Fern Hill Local Academy Committee (from 1 January 2022)
Category: Co-opted Trustee
Date of Appointment: 11 October 2021
Term ends: 11 October 2025
Appointing Body: Trust Board
Andy was most recently Associate Dean for Education Partnerships in the Faculty of Health Social Care and Education at Kingston University (2014-2017) and has worked all his professional life in Education.Andy retired in 2017 after a career spanning over 40 years, as a school teacher, an author and editor of educational materials, as a researcher into International policies for children and as a teacher educator for over 20 years.
He worked initially as a secondary school teacher in Hackney, rising to become Head of the large Humanities Faculty at Haverstock School in Camden and then following a period in educational publishing and international consultancy Andy moved into teacher education in 1990 securing a senior position at the Institute of Education at the University of London.
From 1993 Andy co-directed the largest secondary teacher education programme in the country at that time. This was followed by a period leading the education team at Greenwich University and then a move to become Head of the School of Education at Kingston in 2004. The School gained ‘Outstanding’ from OFSTED in respect of its Primary education work and achieved and held a top 5 Guardian League table position.
Andy has always worked on innovation with pre-service and serving teachers at home and abroad, has lectured widely and written extensively on educational issues. He is a passionate educationalist.
Andy loves travel, music, theatre and film, wild gardens and fine wine.
item_link_title
Mark ClutterbuckTrust Associate
Category: Trust Associate
Date of Appointment: 1 January 2022
Term ends: 1 January 2026
Appointing Body: Trust BoardMark has been working in education for 36 years. He is currently Head Teacher at Coombe Hill Junior School, a post from which he is retiring in July 2022. Mark has worked in both Secondary and Primary Schools as a Teacher, Head of English, Deputy Head and as a local authority advisor. Prior to that, he worked for a small human rights organisation, working with schools, churches and trade unions as well as fundraising through arranging pop concerts, ballet events at Sadlers’ Wells and poetry evenings.
In 2020, working with a group of colleagues, Mark set up the Spark! Book Awards which aims to promote reading across local schools through building links with writers of good new books and creating a competition in which pupils can vote. In its second full year, the Spark! Book Awards is now working with 90 schools across seven local authorities and as of March 2022, has raised over £4000 to purchase books for disadvantaged children.
item_link_title
Sarah KhanStaff Trust Associate
Category: Staff Trust Associate
Date of Appointment: 3 September 2020
Term ends: 3 September 2024
Appointing Body: Governing Body
Committee(s): Fern Hill Local Academy Committee
After graduating from UCL with a degree in Geography, I have been lucky enough to live and work abroad before settling in Kingston to raise my three children, currently all in local secondary schools. I have a background in education and have worked in a range of schools in the local area over the past 15 years. I was formerly a Learning Support Assistant with responsibility for SEND and EAL provision before qualifying to teach and I have really enjoyed the joys and challenges of teaching in KS2. I joined Fern Hill in 2017-18 academic Year and am currently teaching Year 2. In my spare time I participate in inter-faith engagement and charity work with education across different settings.
item_link_title
Rebecca NormandParent Trust Associate
Category: Parent Trust Associate
Date of Appointment: 24 May 2021
Term ends: 24 May 2025
Appointing Body: Elected by parents
My background is third sector corporate governance and I currently work part-time for a European body. As part of my professional career, I’ve sat on various voluntary boards and committees and enjoy the diversity of discussion, challenge and personal development each provides.
I am a competitive ballroom dancer and enthusiastic cyclist. I love fancy dress and will take any opportunity to dress up. I have two children, the eldest of whom joined Fern Hill in 2020.
The greatest asset I’ll bring to the Committee is energy and enthusiasm; I’m privileged to have been elected a parent governor of Fern Hill.
item_link_title
Saphina Sharif-CrockerTrustee
Category: Community Trustee
Date of Appointment: 1 January 2022
Term ends: 1 January 2026
Appointing Body: Trust Members
I am a qualified Project Manager, having spent most of my career to date working for a global engineering consultancy. As well as working on several multi-discipline projects, including project managing the London2012 enabling works project, I have experience in business development and planning.
I am passionate about supporting our community and using my business skills in strategy, project and change management to benefit the school. I am also a committee member of the North Kingston Forum and of Friends of Latchmere Rec., as well as an active STEM Ambassador.
I have two daughters at Fern Hill.
item_link_title
Dave StrattonTrust Associate
Category: Trust Associate
Date of Appointment: 1 January 2022
Term ends: 1 January 2026
Appointing Body: Trust BoardFor the last 15 years, Dave has worked in advertising for a number of household names and is currently leading the marketing team for a large UK telecommunications company.
He has three daughters who attend and adore Fern Hill and he says: "it's a pleasure to play a small part in helping the school develop and build on its success".
Outside of work (and being run ragged by the aforementioned three girls) Dave is either studying for an MBA at Warwick Business School or watching far too much football.
item_link_title
Francesca LeeGovernance Professional to the Fern Hill Local Academy Committee
I work as a governance professional, ensuring the smooth running of the Local Academy Committee, by organising meetings and maintaining records, as well as offering legislative and procedural advice on school governance.
My background is in education, having worked as a teacher trainer and teacher of English as a foreign language, in various settings from language schools to an NHS hospital.
My son attended Fern Hill until 2020 and I volunteered for many years at the school, building up a knowledge of and passion for Fern Hill.
item_link_title
Inspiration 