Parent Governor and Chair of Governors
 

My eldest daughter attends Richard Wakefield School, soon to be joined by her younger sister.  I was delighted to be elected as parent governor in 2014 to work alongside other governors and school staff. 

My background involves nearly 10 years of senior management experience within Finance, Commercial and Property environments and I was keen to use my skillset to support the school in its development.

Over the last 2 years I have learned a lot and have enjoyed supporting the school to move from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’.  

I believe the school is now in a great place to continue to develop and deliver a well rounded, excellent experience for our children.

Parent Governor and Vice Chair of Governors

Appointed:
8^th May 2012

Resigned:

1st September 2018

Attendance at LGB meetings for 2017-2018
LGB meetings - 6/6

Parent Governor

Term of office end date:

19^th March 2018

Register of Business Interests:
None

School Link Responsibility:
Safeguarding

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee and Curriculum Committee

Both my children run into school every morning happy to be there, and for me it’s important that this continues by providing good quality teaching and a nurturing environment where children get the chance to become the best that they can be.

I have a background working in very varied educational settings and hope that this enables me to have a good understanding of some of the issues faced by schools.  This in turn will allow me to help our school continue to strive for continuing high standards. 

Parent Governor

Appointed:

12th June 2018

Committee Membership for 2018-2019:

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee and Curriculum Committee

Register of Business Interests:

None

Parent Governor
 

Having gained a Mathematics degree from Liverpool University I went on to become a Finance Director working within a small leadership team and have been a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants for over 20 years. I bring to our school my financial and commercial skills and greatly enjoy seeing the children and school develop and improve.

In my spare time I enjoy cycling and am a keen supporter of Burton Albion. I have been living in Tutbury since 2004 - being born in Bury combined with my surname it seemed an obvious place to live!

Foundation Governor
 

I have recently been appointed by the Diocese of Lichfield as an Ex Officio Foundation Governor.   My career was in education, teaching mainly English and RE and culminating with the headship of a city comprehensive school in Nottingham, followed by secondment to the team which established teacher appraisal in Nottinghamshire.  I then worked as an independent consultant and trainer in educational management and communication skills.

I was a vicar’s wife for over  thirty years, becoming my husband’s carer until his death in 1997 and working as a Reader in parishes and then in hospital chaplaincy.  I was ordained to continue work as a chaplain in 2000 at the Derby Acute Hospitals, then moved back into parish ministry in the Ashbourne group of parishes in 2010 as Associate Priest where I was a Foundation Governor at St Oswald’s Church of England Infant School.  I now work as an Associate Minister in Tutbury, Rolleston and Anslow.

I have a son, daughter-in- law and grandson.  I love cooking and offering hospitality.  I enjoy painting, gardening, the theatre and a range of crafts.

As a person I think I am pro-active and energetic.  I love meeting people and listening to them.  I enjoy challenges, trying to solve problems and helping other people to find ways to deal with theirs.  I believe that laughter is a vital part of life.

I hope that as a Governor I will be able to bring my knowledge and skills to benefit the children, staff and parents of the school.

Foundation Governor
 

My Mum, myself plus two brothers and my two daughters have attended Richard Wakefield School.

I originally took on the role of Foundation Governor as a temporary role to cover for Rev. Ganz on his retirement.  I enjoyed the challenge more than I’d expected and when offered a permanent place decided to take it.  I have seen the role change a lot in my time, with more and more responsibility being put onto the Governors, the rewards are great though and I have really enjoyed being part of our journey from Satisfactory/Requires Improvement to Good.  Next we need to make sure we are ready for the SIAMS inspection.

I have been helping to run our Christian Club on Monday lunchtimes for many years now, and have been part of raising the profile of our Christian ethos in the school.  I am at present assistant church warden at St Mary’s and help plan our more relaxed services on Sunday afternoons, i.e. Light Service, Christingle, Palm Sunday and Open Gardens.

Workwise, I left school to undertake an electrical apprenticeship, gaining my HNC in electrical and electronics.  For more than 20 years I had the role of PCB Designer in an engineering department that designed control and communications equipment.  I became interested in complimentary therapies in the early 90’s and after completing courses in reflexology and massage, made the move to being a self employed therapist.