Gotherington Primary School

 

Name and Role: Sandra Parker, Vice Chair of the Governors

Type of Governor: Appointed

Term of Office: 4 years (Appointed March 2014 – Office term ends 2/3/22)

Committees: Standards and Curriculum Committee

Panels: Pay Panel, Headteacher Performance Management Panel

Responsibilities: Standards and curriculum 

 

Pen Portrait: I am a trained primary school teacher and currently work for Gloucestershire County Council as a school performance adviser, where my role involves monitoring, supporting and challenging schools to achieve high standards. I live in the village and have one child at the school and another who has left and is now in secondary school. I am Vice Chair and chair of the Standards and Curriculum Committee. I am the governor linked to early years.



Name: Jan Morrow
Type of Governor: Appointed
Term of office: 4 years
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Pen Portrait: I am a trained junior/secondary school teacher and was co-owner of Garden House Nursery School for fifteen years until I retired in December 2015. I have had extensive experience of working with early years children and have had close links with Gotherington Primary School for many years. I am therefore very pleased to have been asked to become a Governor of the school.


Name: Judith Price
Type of Governor: Appointed
Term of office: 4 Years
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Panels:
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Pen Portrait: I am married with two children and have always lived and worked in the Cheltenham area. Having been in education for 40 years initially as a teacher, with the last 22 years as a headteacher, I am fully aware of the challenges that currently face our schools but know we must put children at the heart of what we do. I am passionate about education and have a particular interest in creating an inspiring and innovative curriculum and learning environment both inside and outside. I also feel that developing positive ‘can do ‘ attitudes towards learning is imperative for children to become well motivated resilient life long learners. I have supported other schools in ensuring their children achieve the very best possible and have travelled the world to research education. I have been a Governor for the past 30 years and am currently a Governor at two schools.I am thrilled to be a Governor at Gotherington Primary and as well as sitting on the main governing body I am part of the standards committee and pay panel. Sign in to Outlook

 

Name: Mark Longland

Type of Governor: Parent

Term of Office: 4 years (Elected 01/12/2016 – Office term ends 1/12/20)

Committees: Standards, Health and Safety

Panels: Pupil Behaviour

Responsibilities: Health and Safety

 

 

Pen Portrait: I am an Aerospace engineer of 26 years’ experience, 22 of which serving in the Royal Air Force. I have two children in the school. My curriculum areas of responsibility are History, Science and Music. I have class responsibility for Year 4 and sit on the Health and Safety committee.

 

Name and Role: Sarah Maclay 

Type of Governor: Parent

Term of Office: 4 years (Office term ends )

Committees: Standards & Curriculum 

Pen Portrait: I have worked as a publisher for over twenty years, and am passionate about literacy and the power of reading. I live in the village and have two sons at the school. I was elected as a parent governor in 2020.

 

Name and Role: Sally Lawrance

Type of Governor: Parent

Term of Office: 4 years (Office term ends August 2022)

Committees: Finance,

Panels: Pay Panel

Responsibilities: To be decided

Pen Portrait: I have spent over 20 years in business, working in marketing, customer services, leadership, strategy, change management and people development. I have two children at Gotherington and was elected as a Parent Governor in 2018.

 

Name and Role: Hayley Kent, Staff Governor

Type of Governor: Staff Governor

Term of Office: 4 Years (Office term ends 14.01.24)

Committees: N/A

Panels: N/A

Responsibilities: Governor training

Pen Portrait: I joined Gotherington in 2016 and am currently the Year 2 teacher and a member of SLT as Curriculum Lead. I have a passion for sport and use this through my PE subject role.

 

Name and Role: Tracey Poole, Finance Manager

Type of Governor: Associate Member

Term of Office: Office Term ends 18/9/17

Committees: Finance

Panels: None

Pen Portrait: I have worked at the school for the past 16 years. I have been Finance Manager for three years and gained my School Business Management qualification in 2014. I support the Headteacher and governors in the day-to-day maintenance and financial management of the school. 

 

Name and Role: Anna Newman, Clerk to Governors

Type of Governor:

Term of Office:

Committees: None

Pen Portrait: I have worked at the school providing administration support for the past 5 years.