Governors

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I am currently (I started in May 2017) the C of E Team Vicar for St Mary’s Little Parndon (off Elizabeth Way right next door to the proposed new housing estate being built right now!) working with Martin Harris at St Paul’s in the Town Centre.

The other part of my role is as Deanery Missioner which is to do with connecting churches in Harlow with their communities amongst other things! At the moment my focus for this is on the South Harlow Covenant area – mainly around Staple Tye, but the wider area would also include Water Lane.

In my previous parish in Stanford-le-Hope (Thurrock) I worked with all 5 of the local primary schools doing assemblies and was instrumental in setting up an “Open the Book” team (https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/get-involved/open-the-book/) in 3 of them. I also trained as a mentor and did some mentoring and a lunchtime support group in the 2 secondary schools in the parish and also helped to set up Prayer Spaces.

Before I became a vicar I was a teacher in the English Department at St Mark’s School in Harlow teaching Years 7-13 for 10 years. Before that I worked in special needs there for a year as an LSA. I was also a Form Tutor and ran a Fair Trade Cafe with pupils in the school as a social enterprise.

Prior to that I was a parent governor at Churchgate Primary, and worked with the elderly in the Godsafe Almshouses in that area, as well as continuing to run another social enterprise which some of you may remember; the fair trade shop in Old Harlow (Traders Fair World Shop) which had previously been operating as the Traidcraft Shop in the Latton Bush Centre. For a while we also had a shop in Colchester and an outlet in Tye Green Community Centre!

Even though we moved away for a time due to my ex-husband’s work, I have either lived or worked (or both) in Harlow pretty much continuously since 1987, and my daughter (who was born here) and son-in-law live in Church Langley, so coming back to Harlow feels like coming home!

I am very much looking forward to getting involved with Pemberley (both as your local parish priest and as a governor) and Water Lane as a governor; and I hope to learn a lot myself, but also to be a critical friend, a listening ear, and an advocate.

I am delighted to be joining the Local Governing Board of Pemberley Academy as a Parent Governor. My eldest son is currently a student in Pemberley’s reception class and I hope for my youngest son to join next year too. I have previously served as a School Governor at a local secondary school which helps me to bring direct and relevant experience to the role. I am also an experienced Chartered Accountant and serve as Chief Financial Officer and board member for a London-based financial services firm. I very much look forward to working with the Governing Board and Mr Coster to achieve the School’s goals and objectives.

I am gratified to be elected as the Parent Governor for Pemberley Academy and would like to express my gratitude for giving me this opportunity. I am the mother of two boys studying in years one and six of Pemberley Academy. I am amazed to experience the school’s growth and development which is reflected in the Ofsted Report. I am a well qualified Statistician and member of Royal Statistical Society. I am working as a Finance Consultant and Analyst in the city of London. I am a music teacher and proactive individual involved in many activities and as a result achieved a Gold Medal as a token of appreciation. I have worked for a charity organisation and was involved in Data Assessment projects. I have also worked for the NHS as a Clinical Coder (Summariser) and Medical Secretary. I believe my valuable skills and experience will be helpful for the school’s welfare. I am looking forward to contributing my time, energy and enthusiasm to accomplish Pemberley Academy’s aspirations.

I am really pleased to be part of the Local Governing Board of such and amazing school. I have previous experience of being a governor at 2 Harlow schools. I studied Philosophy at the University of North London as a mature student and became President of the Students’ Union and National President of the Mature Students’ Union. After University I trained as a Careers Guidance Adviser and worked in schools and colleges in Harlow and across Essex. I have worked in the Foyer Movement since 2001 where I have pioneered strengths based, “advantaged thinking’ approaches to supporting young people who have experienced homelessness. I am a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and in my spare time I am Chair of Paringdon Pirates Walking Football Club.