Meet The Academy Committee Members

I have nearly 20 years of teaching experience from nursery to Year 6, and at my previous school, I was the school SENCo and led on Inclusion as Vice Principal.  I have also worked as a Cluster Lead SENCo for the Sutton Local Authority.  In my relatively short time as Principal, I have been lucky to be involved in many different aspects of school improvement, such as building improvements, the opening of the new school nursery, and becoming the school of choice for the local school community. 

In my spare time, I am a busy mum of 3 boys, an avid reader, and I enjoy travelling to new places!

Bas Jayaraman has a corporate background having worked in a variety of Industries in senior positions across various countries i.e India, Singapore, South Africa, Argentina and the UK. He retired early to devote time to his other interests which includes investing in public limited companies and start-ups. He also works as a cover teacher at ACS International School, Cobham.

I've been in education for the last 40 years as a teacher and a head of department of English in a comprehensive and a grammar school. I currently work for an examination board in GCSE and A level and am a consultant for my last school and a range of different educational companies.

I am currently a full-time mother of two daughters, one of whom started in reception at West Ashtead in 2024. My two-year-old will hopefully join the school when the time comes. I have a BSc in Information Technology and Accountancy.  Following university, I became a certified accountant whilst working in London in the hospitality industry and did this for 10 years. I then had the opportunity to study in New York for 3 years and graduated with a master’s from the New York School of Interior Design. I want to ensure that children at West Ashtead find themselves in a happy and secure environment to enable them to learn and realise their full potential.

I am a corporate communications professional with 25 years experience in the nancial services sector. I balance my fulltime role with motherhood: my son is 9 and loves attending West Ashtead Primary Academy. I also manage the social media for Friends of West Ashtead and help at the PTA events, and I volunteer weekly at Ashtead scouts. I appreciate the strong sense of community at the school, and I am proud to have the opportunity to support the school through my parent committee member.