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Trustees

We are looking for new Trustees to join us

If you are interested in becoming a trustee, please send an email to Sherwood Preschool, to the attention of Chris and Dom.
Sherwood Pre-School is a business; it is also a charity. This means that any profits which Sherwood makes have to be ploughed back into the pre-school for the benefit of the children who are looked after there. Because Sherwood is a charity, it has to have a number of Trustees. These are unpaid volunteers who check that everything in the pre-school is correct. In the end, it is the Trustees who have responsibility for making sure Sherwood is the very best it can be.
At least one Trustee must be a parent of a child who attends either the pre-school or the after-school club. Currently, this trustee is Michelle Jackson. Another Trustee is appointed by the Governers of Howard Primary School. This is Reena Ramakrishnan. The other trustees are Kerry Baker as a parent from Howard Primary, Melissa Roberts and David Matthews being the vice chair.
Sherwood’s Trustees meet each half-term to check that everything is working well. They make sure that progress is being made and policies are being followed. The most important thing for the Trustees is hearing how the children are developing in a happy, supportive environment. The Trustees are very happy to meet with individual parents or carers if there are any matters which you want to discuss. They can be contacted through Sherwood.

Do you have passion, skills and expertise that could help Sherwood Preschool to continue to develop? The voluntary role of Trustee can be both rewarding and fulfilling. Our current Trustees invite interested applicants to apply, and candidates would be able to sit in on a meeting before committing to the role.

Trustees play an active role in setting and maintaining the vision, mission and values of the organisation. They set the strategic direction for the charity and offer leadership, define goals, set targets and evaluate performance. Trustees are also responsible for the good governance of the charity. They meet a couple of times a time on Zoom or in person at the setting.

We would be particularly interested in candidates with experience of HR and governance/policy work, though the board is ready and willing to support trustees with less experience in these areas.

Sherwood Preschool

DAVID MATTHEWS

David Matthews was headteacher of St Andrew’s School, Croydon when, in collaboration with Howard School and others, he established The Hive a local, educational charity. In 2014. The Hive took over the running of The Mulberry Pre-School, turning it into the successful pre-school that is now Sherwood. David retired from teaching in 2015. His first novel, That They Might Lovely Be, was published in 2017. He now lives in Ipswich where he is currently Chair of Trustees of Essex and Suffolk Children’s University and churchwarden of St Mary le Tower, Ipswich’s civic church. He continues to visit Croydon regularly.

Sherwood Preschool

Our Trustees

David Matthews was headteacher of St Andrew’s School, Croydon when, in collaboration with Howard School and others, he established The Hive a local, educational charity. In 2014. The Hive took over the running of The Mulberry Pre-School, turning it into the successful pre-school that is now Sherwood. David retired from teaching in 2015. His first novel, That They Might Lovely Be, was published in 2017. He now lives in Ipswich where he is currently Chair of Trustees of Essex and Suffolk Children’s University and churchwarden of St Mary le Tower, Ipswich’s civic church. He continues to visit Croydon regularly.