Guestling Bradshaw CE Primary School

I am a retired teacher and Headteacher. I started my career here at Guestling Bradshaw Primary School where I ended up as deputy head. Later I was Head at St Thomas’ Primary School, Winchelsea.

Three of my grandchildren were taught at Guestling School.

I have been a governor for at least seven years and hope to continue the devoted and successful legacy of Gill Plank who retired at the end of last term.

I have been in education all my working life as class teacher, adviser, head teacher and governor. Towards the end of my career, I spent 3 years in Ethiopia for VSO, where I worked on a National Strategy for Continued Professional Development, and learnt all about a different culture. Even though I am retired, I still love watching children learn.  Hopefully I can use my experience to help the school where appropriate.

In my spare time I look after my own grandchildren, I am a member of a singing group that sings in local care homes each week, I enjoy growing my own vegetables, and I run round the park occasionally to keep fit!

I have been a governor at Guestling Bradshaw CEP School for 12 years, since my eldest son started there in 2004. Since then two other sons have followed. I currently have one still at the school. I am a business woman and own my own hotel with my family. I also work as an assessor for apprenticeships in Hospitality, Business Administration and Customer Service at Bexhill College.

I wanted to be a governor because I believe in a good education for all children and wanted to offer my help and support to do this. I am currently the Safeguarding Governor at Guestling and I also sit on East Sussex Children’s Service Scrutiny Committee, where I have been involved with review boards concerned with raising the participant age from 16-18 years and raising attainment in early years education.    

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