Old Stratford Primary School

Aditya Gupta

 Chair

 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2027

Former governor of a middle school in Milton Keynes. Adi has worked in university, further, secondary and independent education sectors for the past twenty years. He specialises in Computer Science and information systems and leads a faculty in an independent school, while also managing the school Management Information Systems. As a professional in the education sector, Adi firmly believes in being forward-thinking and enabling all students to benefit from an excellent education.

Rob Conway 

 Parent Governor

  21/05/2024 - 20/05/2028 

Rob is a qualified accountant, currently working in corporate banking and has spent a number of years working with businesses within hospitality, retail, universities, manufacturing and real estate. He lives in Deanshanger and his son is in Reception at Old Stratford.

Louise Faraday

Staff Governor

28/09/2018 – 27/09/2026

Louise has been a governor for three years, having worked in a number of schools, and feels she brings a number of different experiences to help move the school forward. Louise enjoys being involved in making policy decisions and implementing how they work in practice across the school.

Tom Hayward

Trust Governor

01/01/2022 – 31/12/2025

As well as being an Old Stratford resident, Tom is a qualified teacher and has taught at New Bradwell School (also part of the Grand Union Partnership) for 7 years (2 in year 5 and 5 in year 2). Tom is a member of the Curriculum Group at New Bradwell and as part of this role he is actively involved in the monitoring and review of curriculum. Tom is looking forward to broadening his experience of education as a governor at Old Stratford.

Matthew Hoddinott

 Local Governor

 01/09/2018 – 31/08/2026

Part of the governing body since Autumn 2016, Matthew is passionate about the excellent academic and social skills the children receive from Old Stratford Primary School. Matthew has one child at Old Stratford and became a governor to help ensure the continued journey towards becoming an outstanding all-encompassing education for the children. Matthew is the Managing Director of a small business consultancy dealing with environmental solutions in the roofing, paving and water management industries.

Victoria Hooton

Trust Governor

 13/03/24 - 12/03/2028

Victoria’s journey as a teacher has been characterised by commitment to personal development, supporting the wider team and most importantly the welfare and growth of children. She has a strong passion for education and prides herself on her communication and teamwork skills and has successfully collaborated with colleagues, parents, local authorities and pupils to create a nurturing productive learning environment.

Victoria understands the needs of the Trust and has a breadth of experiences and skills gained from working in a variety of settings and year groups in different geographic areas, that are ideally suited to the role of Governor.

Karen Morris

Headteacher

Currently the Headteacher at Old Stratford Primary School, Karen has worked in a number of schools and has a huge passion for children's learning and encouraging children to be well rounded individuals. Being fresh from the classroom Karen believes she can help drive the school forward to an Outstanding Ofsted rating. She enjoys meeting with all stakeholders ensuring a collective vision for the school as well as clear robust policies.

Mariasole Paduas

Trust Governor

20/02/2023 – 19/02/2027

Born in Italy, Maria moved to the UK in 2007 and has lived in Old Stratford for the past 11 years. She has two children currently at Old Stratford School. Maria is an HR leader with over 15 years’ experience in the fast-moving consumer goods sector, helping to define and implement strategy and development plans. With her broad HR experience, Maria brings her knowledge of recruitment, onboarding, training & development and wellbeing, and much more, to support the governing body.

Jayne Gardiner