The Board of Governors

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I’ve been a governor at Middle Street Primary School since September 2019, and I'm primarily responsible for monitoring and scrutinising everything to do with the curriculum and pupil progress. 

I moved to Brighton with my family in 2017, having previously lived in South-East Asia for fifteen years or so. Both of our children either attend or have attended Middle Street. 

Over the last few years, I’ve held a variety of positions within the education or humanitarian and development sectors, and I’m currently the Director/Owner of a language school in Timor-Leste. 

I’ve been a parent governor since early 2020 at lovely Middle Street, where my daughter’s enjoying her life as a pupil and where I’m lead governor for finance and resources. I was previously a finance governor at what’s now Homewood College. I work in TV and communications. 

This is a tough time for schools, with more commitments and less financial support than I’ve ever known. What’s wonderful about Middle Street, and a huge tribute to its staff, including headteacher Rob C, is how the school is thriving. I love that it’s still a wonderful place to learn and grow up, retaining its unique character, warmth and strong sense of community. 

I have been a governor at Middle Street for 16 years, first as a Local Authority governor, then as Co-opted. I am retired, having spent all my working life in Education, first as a teacher then as a Local Government officer. I really enjoy being part of this vibrant school community, keeping in touch with developments in the education world and hopefully bringing relevant skills and experience to our work. Currently, I have particular responsibility for Attendance and Health and Safety. 

  I become a parent governor in 2020 when my daughter started in Reception. I now have a second child at Middle Street and cherish being part of the school community. I am the link governor for SEND, children wellbeing and equality and inclusion. I also become the Vice Chair of Governors in 2022. 

My background is working in the charity sector. Before moving to Brighton in 2010, I managed a Drug and Alcohol project in West London. Since moving here, I have worked with a charity that supports survivors of domestic abuse. 

I am a co-opted governor and staff member, having worked as a Middle Street teaching assistant for twenty years. My long involvement in school life as a parent of two pupils, as staff and as a governor since 2006, gives me a uniquely broad perspective on the school and its ambitions.

I am keen to help our parents find ways to support and engage with their children’s learning and I believe in a creative curriculum that excites pupils to enjoy school and thrive here as individuals.

I enjoy travelling and love to explore Brighton and the Sussex countryside.