The schools governing body includes, parents, community and hospital representatives, and elected members from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. They have an overall responsibility to ensure the school is operating within the legal requirements. They are responsible for monitoring the curriculum and school policies, managing the budget, staff appointments and performance management of the Head Teacher.

Joan Finlay CBE
Joan Findlay is a British subject born in Shanghai, China. After being educated in England she returned to China and worked as a Personal Assistant at the British Consulate. When the Japanese invaded China Mrs. Findlay was seconded to take more than 300 British subjects to Hong Kong, where they were clothed and cared for until they could obtain return passage to Britain. Mrs. Findlay was married in Shanghai and her family lived in Hong Kong until they were transferred to Japan. With their three week old daughter the family sailed on the last boat to Canada and as war had been declared in Europe their route caused them to hit the same typhoon three times, resulting in many broken limbs. From New York, the Findlays were first transferred to Sao Paulo, Brasil, and then to Recife in the north before eventually arriving in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where they lived for many years and where her other three daughters were born. After her husband's death some 15 years ago Mrs. Findlay returned to England.

Janette Steel
Head Teacher
Janette Steel is Head Teacher at Chelsea Children’s Hospital School, which includes the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, The Royal Brompton Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital, Collingham Gardens Child and Family Psychiatry Unit, The Cheyne Centre for children with Cerebral Palsy and children and young people in RBKC who have a medical or mental health condition that prevents them going to school.    Janette has lectured in the areas of Arts for Health, Bereavement, and the Education of Children with Medical and Mental Health Problems. She has a MA in Psychology and Special Needs from the Institute of Education and studied Drama Therapy in the Psychology Masters Programme at Antioch University in San Francisco.
Janette’s career working with children started as a director at the National Youth Theatre, she then went on to have a theatre company called ‘Amorous Piranha’ (a loving bite at society).  She worked in San Francisco as a Drama Therapist and leader of a creative arts programme, in a wide range of special settings including in-patient  psychiatric units and hospitals.
Publications include:
Identification of Girls in Emotional Behaviour Difficulties
Inpatient Units for Children with mental health problems
Ofsted Euphoria
Courage (Children with Cystic Fibrosis)
A Chapter called “Educating the Emotions” in the Arts and Healthcare Learning from Experience
Returning children with a mental health diagnosis  to school 
Cystic Fibrosis: meeting the long term educational needs

Dr Nicola Bridges
Special Educational Needs Governor

Carren Corriveau
Curriculum, Art and KS3 Governor

Chris Cole
Vice Chair of Governors

Annie Chance
 

Marie Sherlock
Teacher Governor

Hello I am Marie and I am a teacher governor at the Hospital School. I come from Ireland and my first job when I moved to London was as a supply teacher for the hospital school. I came for two weeks…..that was 13 years ago. I never knew such a thing existed as hospital education. It is a fascinating and rewarding area of education to be involved in. I have had many roles within the hospital school and been involved in interesting and exciting projects, not least of which are the children and young people I work with. Currently I work part time and am a senior teacher based at the Brompton Hospital site. I am also the UK representative for an organisation called HOPE. This is a worldwide organisation of hospital educators working collaboratively to further the access to education for children with a medical condition.

Jay Ravalia
Staff Governor

Zarif Khan
RBKC Designate