The Governing Body: About Us

I've lived in the community for 14 years and have two children attending the school; one having just graduated to Campion. 

I have previous management experience with the Sainsburys group, although have worked in the aviation industry for the last twenty+ years. I help to run the Parish swimming club and am involved in the local Scouting movement.

I've been a Governor since 2013, Vice Chair for 2014 and Chair from 2015. I find being part of the governing body team an extremely rewarding role. I am able to use my experience to benefit not only my own children's outcome at the school but also the school community as a whole.

I was elected as parent governor in early 2018. My daughter is in Year Three and my son is in Reception.  Given the involvement of my children in the school, I of course have a vested interest in its future; however, I joined the governing body for other reasons beyond this. 

I am a lawyer working in-house at a large automotive company with years of experience relevant to the role I have on the resources committee. In addition to this, I am really keen on assisting the school develop its strategic approach. I am proud of the school and its ethos and want to help it to continue to offer children the best start in life through education. 

I am here to play a part in ensuring the continued development of the opportunities for the children of the school (present and future) so that they may realise their potential.  

I moved, with my family in to the parish in 1972 and later started my first teaching appointment in Northamptonshire. I trained as a teacher of science and taught through the age ranges from nursery to GCSE both here and abroad.

After three headships I retired from the teaching profession five years ago to focus  on breeding rare breed sheep and to compete in the show ring in the many livestock shows around the country.

My passion for education is still very much alive and in addition to school inspections I am a governor of  The Northampton Academy and am delighted to join the governors of Pattishall School. I believe that our school is the greatest asset of our parish and I hope my educational experience will be of help to the Head, staff, pupils and parents.

I am married to Mark and have two children at the school, currently in Year Four and Year Six. My husband and I moved locally around 14 years ago and we love being part of the community.

I currently work as school business manager for another Northamptonshire primary school. I love working in education and making differences to the wellbeing and outcomes for children. I am still excited to be part of the Governing body team at Pattishall.

  I have lived in and around Pattishall for the last 12 years and my children attend Pattishall Primary School.  My son has attended since reception and, now in Year 5, welcomed my daughter to the school in September.   I am very glad to be more involved in and further support my children's education.
 

My children thrive in the school's environment and consequently, I feel a considerable sense of affection toward Pattishall Primary, am passionate about upholding the ethos of the institution and care about the issues that may affect the school an my children.

I have spent the last 15 years in the financial services sector and am putting my experience, of overseeing and challenging organisational decision making and strategy, to good use here at Pattishall Primary School.  

I have lived locally all my life and have two daughters at the school. 

My career started with Northants Police. I was initially a member of the Contact Centre before working as an Intelligence Officer where I stayed until I had my second daughter. Now I work for my father helping him to run his successful property business.

I started to become interested in education when I joined as a volunteer at the school, reading with the children. I have gained a lot of satisfaction seeing the children improve week by week. This has encouraged me to want to learn more about the school and be involved. I am passionate about making the school the best it can be and am keen to work alongside others to achieve this.

  I’ve lived in the community for 8 years, with my youngest 2 daughters currently attending the school. My eldest has just moved on to Campion and thoroughly enjoying year 7.

I’ve worked in a Retail Head Office environment for almost 20 years now, based within the Buying & Merchandising functions. Throughout my career I’ve spent a lot of time managing teams of people and large budgets to help deliver successful and profitable product ranges. I’ve been fortunate to work in some wonderful companies such as Ted Baker, Blacks Outdoor & Silverstone in the past & am currently working for The Shard in London.

Having been a parent at the school and member of the PTA for 7 years (with a further 5 parenting years ahead of me), I wish to continue to support the school in this new role. I am really looking forward to working alongside the staff and other governors this year to make it the best it can be.

This could be you! 

Do you have experience or skills in marketing, branding or finance? 

Do you want to learn more about how the school functions?

Are you interesting in learning more about the British education system? 

Do you want to make a real difference in your community? 

If you've answered yes to any of these questions, then this could be a rewarding a fulfilling role for you

Contact Geoff Brand to find out more: COG@pattishallschool.co.uk