The Governing Body, chaired by Howard Oyns, is made up of a number of committees within the group such as Education, Resources and Marketing and each is chaired by a Governor who has experience and expertise in that area. We also have an army of volunteers who are making a real contribution to the success of the school. Full details of committee membership can be found below:
Howard Oyns
Howard spent 28 years with IBM and enjoyed a varied career covering Sales, Marketing, Operations and Finance before retiring early in 2010. He has always been interested in supporting schools and t...
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Stephen King
Stephen was born in Chichester and educated locally. Following a baptism of fire at the formidable Mrs Shoesmith’s Northgate House School he attended Oakwood Prep School and then Seaford College, ne...
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Helen Humphry
As one of the original founders of Chichester Free School, Helen played a large part in researching and writing the original proposal which was approved by the Department of Education in 2012. She the...
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Michelle Leggatt
Michelle has 25 years’ through-the-line marketing experience in a wide variety of industries including the education, aircraft, finance, automotive and retail sectors. She is Managing Director of Mi...
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Matt Burkes
Matt Burkes is a GP with Langley House Surgery in Chichester. He originally trained and worked as a psychologist before going to medical school at St George’s, London. He is widely published in the...
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Joseph Appleby
Joseph was educated locally at Seaford College in Petworth, before completing a degree at the University of Plymouth, then returning back to West Sussex to start his career at Langmead Farms. Joseph...
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Anne Harris
Anne has an electronics engineering degree from Warwick University and has over 20 years’ experience in industry mainly helping companies to design and improve their manufacturing processes to achie...
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Kate Wade
Staff GovernorKate grew up and went to school in Kent and moved to this part of the world after she married her husband who was serving in the Royal Navy at Portsmouth. Since completing her PGCE she has been...
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