Governor Profiles

I attended the Hemel Hempstead School for 7 years for my secondary school and Sixth Form education between 2015-2022 and my younger sibling also currently attends the school.  Due to this, I have experience with the workings of the school as well as the perspective of being a student.

Since leaving the Hemel Hempstead School I have continued my career as a high-performance athlete/World-Class British Gymnast competing in World, European, and Commonwealth competitions in various countries.

I have worked supporting this school for ten years, nine of which as the first face seen of the school, in reception. This has given me a great first hand perspective into the goings on of a busy school. 

I have put myself forward for first aid training to support the school and got involved in the allocation and administering of covid tests during 2020/21. I have also been involved in the staff wellbeing meetings, offering a possibly different perspective to staff issues and possible resolutions.

Through my own children and a previous role within healthcare I have experience of the issues faced by those with disabilities and hope to be able to use this in any way I can for the benefit of school and its community.

I am co-opted governor, previously a parent governor, and on my second term of office.

For almost 30 years I worked for a large oil company with varied experience in sales,distribution and IT project management for global implementations. I moved in to the education section and qualified as a School Business Manager then choose to work in HR in a local school.

Utilising my experience around schools HR and safeguarding I have taken over the safeguarding link role monitoring that safeguarding is embedded throughout the school and we are meeting our statutory obligations. I am also on the pay and resources committee ensuring our money is being spent effectively and staying within our budget.

I am the teaching staff governor at The Hemel Hempstead School.

I have been teaching for over 18 years as a teacher of Art and Design and have passionately led a successful department for more than 14 years. In my role as head of department, I am experienced in leading colleagues at different stages of their career and promoting high standards of teaching and learning as a performance appraiser, line manager and mentor to trainees. I have expanded the department to offer a wider range of qualifications at GCSE and A level, extending our curriculum and increasing our numbers. I have the privilege of working closely with both teachers and support staff. 

In my role as a governor, I have chaired the meetings of the Standards Committee (previously Teaching and Learning Committee) and take active part in all discussions and decision making. Having been recently re-elected, I look forward to furthering my experience and undertaking training as required.

I am an EdTech Marketing & Communications Director with 12 years of experience in education leadership, during which I led on a period of substantial growth and digital transformation. My passion for education allowed me to take responsibility for a wide range of projects across further education at board level, including strategic planning, successful mergers and change management, software development and online learning, admissions, CEIAG and curriculum planning.

As a qualified journalist and PR professional I have a passion for writing about education, technology and the creative industries which has developed into expertise in social media for business. In 2021 I completed an MBA, with a focus on the link between marketing and careers education. I have recently completed a term as a trustee of a new charity, Gambling Harm UK, seeing it successfully through its startup phase. For the last eight years my professional expertise has been utilised for mentorship and succession planning, developing future leaders. I am currently working as a consultant with TeachingSchool Hubs to improve marketing and admissions practice and attract more trainee teachers to the sector.

I had a 30 year policing career in the Metropolitan Police Service that included armed policing, responsible for assessing the need for armed officers, planning and commanding armed policing operations.

On retirement I joined the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office as a Regional Overseas Security Officer responsible for the safety and security of British diplomats. I spent two years in the Sahel region of Africa including Niger where I was caught up in a coup and safely assisted in the evacuation of British nationals culminating in the Ambassador and his own evacuation thanks to both British and American special forces.

I have now returned to the uk to work for the Ministry of Defence ensuring the safety and security of MOD civilians deploying overseas and those personal including VIPs visiting risk locations.

I have three children with one at the school and one who will start in September. I have been involved in coaching youth rugby at Camelot and hope that my wealth of experience will be of benefit to the board of governors.

I am a co-opted governor. I began teaching in 1995 originally as a primary teacher. I have subsequently taught at contrasting secondary schools in Hertfordshire. I have been a member of the leadership team at Sir John Lawes School for the past 17 years and Deputy Headteacher since 2016. Most recently I completed the NPQH in December 2023.  I have two children of secondary school age and one of primary school age. My education ethos is built around achievement, care and excellence.