My son attended both Westroyd and Springbank until the end of Year 5 when, as a family, we moved to the Isle of Man. I took early retirement and returned to Farsley in October 2015 to welcome the newest members of the family and now have two grandsons. I joined the Governing Body in July 2017 and do my best to support the school in any way that I can.

In my career I taught in secondary schools in London and Bradford before joining the senior management team at Salt Grammar School in Shipley as Assistant Headteacher; I also completed a Masters degree in Education Management. On the Isle of Man I joined the leadership team of the largest secondary school. My role involved overseeing the special educational needs team as well as being the designated teacher for Children Looked After and then the designated teacher for safeguarding and child protection. Whilst there I also completed the National Professional Qualification for Headship and became involved in the wider community to improve outcomes for children and families. This led to a move to the Department of Education and Children in 2009 as the Director of Services for Children.

I have been a Governor at Farsley Springbank for 10 years and am currently the SEND Governor. I work for Leeds City Council in the Statutory Assessment and Provision Service (SENSAP) Childrens Services. My work as a Monitoring and Quality Assurance Officer provides me with the scope to work and liaise with schools on the provision and progress for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. This work is extremely rewarding and affords me the opportunity to work with Mainstream and Specialist settings across Leeds with pupils of all age groups and experience the diverse and personalised curriculum offers that are in place for Leeds pupils. I oversee the development of Resource and Specialist provisions.

I have previously worked as a Secondary SENCo and Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion and progress – which is why I was particularly interested in being involved in the Teaching and Learning Committee at Farsley Springbank.

I was really pleased to be able to support the delivery of the key Stage 2 SATs papers where I could see first hand the exemplary behaviour and fantastic learning attitudes of the children and have completed learning walks with the SENCo to ensure that the provision for children with SEN and disabilities is in place.

Within the Teaching and Learning and Pupil Support Committees I have supported the review of key policies, scrutinised school data and asked questions of staff to ensure that any areas for development have been addressed to make sure that the children at Farsley continue to be in receipt of high quality teaching and learning experiences and continue to be well cared for.

My time spent on the Governing Body so far has been really rewarding and I am looking forward to continuing this into the next academic year - Its great to be part of a team that puts children at the centre of everything they do!

I have been living in Leeds and working in schools for the past 16 years having originally grown up in Liverpool. I have lived in Farsley for 8 years and both of my children currently attend Farsley Springbank School.

I previously worked in a secondary school in West Leeds for 9 years predominantly as a PE Teacher alongside a specific responsibility for supporting the development of trainee and early career teachers across our Multi Academy Trust. During this time, I also completed a Master’s in Education, which supported my own development and allowed me to research the most impactful methods of learning for the students that I was teaching.

For the past 8 years, I have been working for Teach First as a Teacher Educator which includes observing trainee and early career teachers and providing them with support to gain their qualified teacher status. We also deliver Masters level content to support our teachers to apply evidence informed strategies.

I hope the experience that I have gained in these roles will help me to support staff at Farsley Springbank in a similar way and play a small part in providing the best possible education for the young people of Farsley.

I am delighted to have been appointed governor at Farsley Springbank and am looking forward to supporting the team in their continuing work to ensure that pupils of Farsley achieve the very best outcomes.

I qualified as a teacher in 1999 and before joining the Learning Inclusion team, had over ten years of experience teaching primary and early years pupils. I held a number of senior posts including Key Stage Two leader, Early Years leader, SENCo and Inclusion manager.

I joined the SEN Support and Inclusion Team in 2009, as a specialist teacher; advising and developing training on a range of areas relating to SEN. I gained a Master’s Degree in Specific Learning Difficulties in 2014 and am qualified as a specialist assessor in SpLD (dyslexia). My particular passion is researching and developing the most effective measures to teach reading and spelling.

I currently work part time for Leeds City Council as a SEN Monitoring and Quality Assurance Officer, a role which enables me to be a critical friend to schools; celebrating good practice, advising schools to ensure that they are compliant to statutory duties relating to SEND and providing insight into systems, processes, and practice.

I have recently started my own SEND Consultancy Company, working predominantly with schools in the Pudsey Cluster, including the wonderful Farsley Springbank!

I am excited to to be a governor at Farsley Springbank, which I have come to know as an exceptionally inclusive, caring and supporting environment.

As the father of two grown up children I can remember just how important their earlier years were, and how much as a parent our school made us part of the school community, from which my family enjoy long lasting social relationships.

Following a career in policing, community safety and safeguarding, I now work with criminal justice partnerships, focussed on victims of crime and on early intervention to prevent children and adults taking a wrong turn. It is through this personal experience that I know children deserve the best possible start in life and that we should all step up to support children and families that need a leg up.

I see my role as a school governor is to support the head and her staff to deliver that truly comprehensive and inclusive offer that I believe Farsley Springbank strives for.

Having grown up in a family of primary school teachers, education - and its importance in shaping society - has always been at the forefront of my life, and I am delighted to have been appointed a governor at Farsley Springbank.

For the past eight years I have held various roles across the civil service and NHS England, with a focus on shaping and driving national policy, most recently in relation to specialised commissioning. This enables me to bring many transferable skills to the role of governor: from research and horizon scanning, analytical skills and demonstrating value for money - to ensuring effective delivery of priorities through a strategic mindset.

We know how crucial a child’s time at primary school is in developing them as an individual and laying the foundations for later life. In my role as governor, I am committed to providing support and challenge to ensure the children at Farsley Springbank continue to receive a high-quality education that positively supports their social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.

I have fifteen years teaching experience working in a wide range of schools. Nine of those years included leadership roles as lead practitioner, head of science, and most recently as a senior leader working to improve the quality of education at one of the largest schools in Leeds.

In 2024 I moved into our multi academy trust central education team, working with leadership and governance across all eight of our schools, both primary and secondary. Whilst my main area of responsibility is developing data and assessment strategy, my work involves all day-to-day aspects of school leadership including teaching and learning, teacher development, recruitment and finance. I am driven by a passion to improve outcomes and social mobility for all children, particularly those who face the greatest barriers.

Our family moved to Farsley in 2018 and were warmly welcomed into the school community in 2021 when our eldest joined Reception. Both of our children are now fortunate enough to attend Farsley Springbank School. I am delighted to have the opportunity to offer something back, by supporting the staff and governing body to ensure that children and families continue to benefit from an exceptional quality of education and pastoral care for years to come.

In my opinion, schools are one of the most exciting places on earth! I bring a love of learning to the role of school governor. 

Professionally, I am a clinical psychologist, working in child and adolescent mental health to improve wellbeing. This requires building rapport and helping people feel understood and valued. I have worked in schools so have experience the education system. I understand schools play a vital role in supporting children grow into resilient adults. My doctoral training involved a research project, so I am competent in analysing data.

I have the skills and experience to support the effectiveness of the governing body in teaching and learning. I will do my best to support children and staff to be their best.

I currently have a daughter in Year 3 at Farsley Springbank and have lived in the local area all my life. 

I believe my skills and perspectives support the governing body in making informed, strategic decisions that benefit every child.  I am currently the Facilities Manager at Epta UK.  Epta UK is a large manufacturing site encompassing both office buildings and a manufacturing plant.  My remit is legal compliance, hard and soft services as well as Capex and Opex budget preparation (2-3 million budget range).  I am also the Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) liaison for our global group.  Dealing with all aspects of ESG from solar panels to our global group carbon footprint and Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) commitment.  This experience provides me with a unique viewpoint in how facilities can be managed effectively.

Over the last 10 years, I have retrained from biology to electrical engineering. My most recent role has led me to transition into facilities management as well as health and safety.  I am no stranger to learning and have spent much of my life in education in one form or another. 

I am delighted to be able to offer guidance and input at Farsley Springbank, which plays such a pivotal role in children's development and will pave the foundations in developing a love of learning within the education system.

I have been part of the school community for the past eight years, beginning as a class teacher before taking on the role of Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead. I am passionate about supporting children to thrive in the classroom and as people outside it! I believe that education is about much more than academic achievement and love the focus we have at Springbank on ensuring our children are as happy as can be! I plan and lead our PSHE curriclum which has proven to be a huge passion of mine and something I am continually changing and improving. 

A key part of my role is developing our whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing, ensuring that children feel safe, supported and equipped with the skills they need to understand themselves and navigate the world around them.

Outside of school, I love to read and can usually be seen with a book in my hand. I also enjoy running and playing racketball.

My son has been with Farsley Springbank Primary School for many years now and we've been extremely impressed with the school's culture, my son's development, and most importantly, how happy he is to be there. 

I come from a family of teachers so education has always been part of my life. Having been a governor for a number of years now, it's great to be able to be part of a great team at the school.

I am a data professional and work with a variety of companies to use data to improve performance and use these skills and experience in education and government data to help the school utilise its data to continuously improve our children's education.

I am thrilled to have been appointed as a Governor at Farsley Springbank. My work background is in the NHS and I have worked at Leeds Teaching Hospitals for the past 12 years. For a number of years this was in an operational role providing safe medical staffing to clinical areas across the Leeds hospital sites. My current role is more strategic, and is involved with the future planning of our Pathology services, supporting recruitment and the future workforce model to provide service sustainability. I also lead on staff engagement, values and behaviour, culture change and health and wellbeing initiatives.

I support social values through developing new roles and the introduction to a wide variety of careers in the NHS and the opportunities these can bring in life.  This starts with children, harnessing their interests at an early age of development, and supporting them to be the best that they can be. Last year I worked with the Thackray Museum of Medicine to support their Pathology exhibitions and holiday workshops and activities for children. I have also been part of judging panels for National awards in health and social care.  

I believe my NHS experience is easily transferrable to that of school Governor and am looking forward to making a contribution to the successful and safe running of Farsley Springbank. I believe I could be a critical friend, offering sound leadership advice and support future development.