Bishop Tufnell CE (Aided) Primary School

I’m delighted to introduce myself as the new Chair of Governors at our school. I have been a parent governor for nearly three years, a role I have thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend to anyone interested in becoming more involved in the strategic side of the school behind the scenes. The role has given me a greater insight into just how hard our staff work for the benefit of all the children in their care, and I am excited to be part of the next stage in our school’s journey as we begin the BIG refresh. I believe there are many exciting things ahead for our whole school community.

I am Joshua Chamberlin and I am the Headteacher of Bishop Tufnell CE Primary School. I have been a Headteacher in South West London for a number of years and am very happy to now be working closely with the governors, staff and parents at Bishop Tufnell to see our school go from strength to strength and our children truly flourish.

I am passionate about inclusion, seeing every child explore their passions and interests, and as a former PE teacher, seeing the Tufnell sports provision thrive!

I'm also a musician and currently play bass guitar in a band - watch out the Chichester music scene!

I am Louise Type and I have been the Deputy Headteacher of Bishop Tufnell CE Primary School since January 2019.

I have been teaching for 20 years and believe in ensuring that all children feel valued, safe and achieve the best that they can.

I am a Nana to two grandsons and love spending time with my family and going running for some much-needed peace and quiet!

I have been a School Governor since 2000 and served on the Governing Body as a full member of six schools and as an associate on thirteen. I have been at BTPS since 2016 and over the years served on all of it is sub committees as well as being Chair. As the Rector for St Mary’s I enjoy visiting the school in my capacity of priest to the school and in my capacity of ‘Wellbeing’ Governor. I am married to Jenny and we have three children, along with two dogs, one cat, a snake and numerous chickens which I breed.

I have been a Governor at Bishop Tufnell for over a year and a half now and really enjoy my role as SEND Governor. I am a teacher at a local primary school and am currently teaching year 3, but have taught all KS2 year groups across my 12 years of teaching. I have two children who attend Bishop Tufnell and a third who will also hopefully start in a few years time. I decided to take on the challenge of Governor as I feel like I can help support the school with my knowledge and understanding of the education system. 

I am Will Benham and I have been a class teacher and year leader at Bishop Tufnell CE Primary School since 2017. 

I have been teaching for 8 years and believe children should be challenged to achieve their full potential and learn through risk and challenge to develop into resilient and confident individuals. 

In my own time, I love going on holidays and kayaking. 

I live in Middleton-on-Sea and I became a governor at Bishop Tufnell 6 years ago. I want to help ensure that our local school is a school to be proud of and that all our children are enabled to be the best they can be and enjoy their primary school years. I am a retired teacher and headteacher, so I know how big the challenge is for schools and families in these days.

I am married with two grown up children and enjoy meeting up with friends and family, walking, travelling and in quieter moments, sewing. I am a member of the congregation at St. Nicholas' Church.

I am a retired teacher and Grannie. I have taught in a variety of schools: in Barnet, London; with Service Children's Education abroad and in rural Oxfordshire. 

 I moved to Middleton-on-Sea seven years ago and became a member of St Mary's, Felpham . As a parishioner, I volunteered to become a Foundation Governor. I particularly value the caring, nourishing and safe ethos of Bishop Tufnell. I enjoy supporting the strategic direction of the school and being involved with the school community. 

I enjoy walking, gardening, reading, completing puzzles and spending time with family and friends.

I am a retired teacher having taught key stage 2 for 35 years (over 30 of them being at Bishop Tufnell). I enjoy spending time with my grandson whom I care for 2 days a week. In my spare time I love singing, playing the piano, cello and sewing. I sing in St Mary’s Church choir and play the piano for services when the organist is on holiday. I also help out at the food table in St Mary’s Centre weekly.

Having retired, I still enjoy being part of the Bishop Tufnell community in my role as foundation governor which enables me to help all children at our school achieve all that they are capable of.

I am a retired teacher, having taught in primary schools for almost 40 years, teaching children from early years to Year 5. I still enjoy being with children and helping them reach their full potential and achieve well in all areas.

I live near the school and am married with 2 grown up daughters, who attended Bishop Tufnell School.

I attend St Mary’s Church regularly, where I sing in the choir, and I also sing in a choir in Littlehampton. As well as singing; I enjoy reading, knitting, going to the theatre and spending time with family and friends.

I began volunteering when my second child entered the school in 1999, later joined the staff looking after the Infant Library and returned to volunteering after my retirement pre-Covid.

I am passionate about libraries, literacy and wildlife gardening. I am a member of St. Nicholas congregation.

I’m originally from Felpham and recently moved back to the village with my family after 15 years of building my career elsewhere.

I joined the school governors in September 2025 and I’m excited to share my professional experience, help shape the school’s journey towards excellence and give something back to the community I’m proud to be part of — especially now that my son attends Bishop Tufnell.

Outside of work, I’m passionate about martial arts (mainly kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu), love walking my two dogs, Ted and Darcey, along the beach, and there’s usually some rock music playing in the background with whatever I am doing!