St John's Church of England School

I am the Headteacher of St John's Church of England School and a Governor. I have been at the  school since September 2012 and was delighted to have been appointed to lead the school onwards and upwards. I have been teaching for 30 years and have been a Headteacher for the past 13 years. I am passionate about my job. It is great leading a team of dedicated and hard working staff in moving the school forward and I am very excited about what the future holds for St John's.

I sit on all committees of the governing body, with the exception of the admissions committee and at each main governing body meeting. I submit a detailed report on the progress of our pupils and other important aspects of school life, which governors are encouraged to question and challenge. I am a member of St Peter’s Church, West Harrow and take an active role in the worship and prayer ministry teams.

Foundation Governor appointed by Harrow Deanery Synod.

My link with St John’s first started when my eldest daughter, who is now a veterinary surgeon, started at the school.  Although living in Bushey now, we are still members of St John’s Stanmore, where I am a member of the serving team. I have previously been a governor of the school and stood down in order to do an MSc in Cyber Security as I felt that I would not be able to devote the time required to work full time, study for the MSc and be a governor.

I am IT consultant and occasionally travel to Europe to do temporary IT installations or provide consultancy, primarily to military customers. Although this can sound quite interesting it always ends up as flying in, do the job and then fly straight home again, the inside of one server room is very much like the next.

Outside of work I enjoy fencing with both epee and foil and I also enjoy reading and can, occasionally, be found behind a camera

At present I am serving on the Admissions Committee.

Foundation Governor appointed by the LDBS - Standards and Achievement Committee.

I have been a school governor for the last four years having been elected by the PCC of St John’s Church, with key responsibility for the Admissions Committee which I Chair as well as a link governor to the work the school does with the able and more able children. I have always held a passion for education and have a very close affinity with St John’s Church and School having spent many of my teenage years living in Stanmore.

I am married with two children, one of whom currently attend St Johns school and is in Year 6, and have worked within the education sector albeit higher education for the last eight years. This experience helps me to understand some of the challenges faced within the sector largely brought about through a reduction in funding. As a Governor I am always keen to find ways to help the school improve and enrich the school environment and curriculum.

I have a Master in Business Administration and an MSc in Systems Thinking and Practice, which I believe coupled with my experience, allows me to add value across a number of areas within the school and to make a real contribution in driving the school forward.

Local Authority Governor

My husband and I moved to Kenton 42 years ago and raised our family who all live locally.
I worked in the NHS for 26 years and retired just over two years ago. My last job was at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital as Manager for Outpatients Centralised Booking Unit.

I feel privileged to be asked to be a Governor for St John's as both my grandsons were, and one is, still a pupil. I am very much in favour of the ethos of St John's and as a family we regularly attend the beautiful Greek Orthodox Church in Kenton.

I will be involved in monitoring provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs as I worked with Special Needs children at St Mary's in Paddington for five years, and will be a member of the Standards and Achievements committee.

Staff Governor

I am one of the Staff Governors and am currently a Teaching Assistant in Year 5.  Included in my role, is working with small groups of children who require some extra support with their maths.  Music is another interest of mine and I help to run the weekly orchestra during assembly, the after school Orchestra Club and other music events across the school. 

I am married to Jon and have two boys who have spent many happy years at St. Johns.  We regularly attend a church in Hendon and help to run their Youth Clubs. 
 At present I am serving on the Committee for Admissions.