Governance

Jan Joined the Govening Body in 2017 having seen her two children grow and develop, both educationally and personally, through the school.

She was born and raised locally and now heads up the family farm and property business on the outskirts of the village.

She is passionate that the school should continue to be a safe and nourishing environment within the community, enabling learning through natural curiosity and preparing all pupils for secondary schiool and beyond.

I am commiteed to ensure the Christian ethos of the school, where every child is encouraged to reach their full potential in a safe and caring environment. I also hope to bring my work experience, having worked in Risk Management in the automotive sector, for over 15 years, to this wonderful school, whose values and ethos I share.

Lesley is the Executive Headteacher of East Hanningfield, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, and Woodham Walter schools. As the Trust's lead for Religious Education, Lesley is passionate about cultivating a rich and broad curriculum. She believes in nurturing the whole child, fostering academic excellence, emotional well-being, and spiritual development. A strong advocate for evidence-based practice, Lesley integrates educational research into all aspects of her work. This ensures that the children under her care receive the highest quality education, leading to the best possible outcomes

I joined the governing body in July 2023 and I am looking forward to getting to know the community at East Hanningfield and working together to continue to develop this lovely school. I have been a secondary school teacher with a specialism in Modern Languages since 2007 and my current role is as curriculum leader in an Academy within a Trust in Braintree. I am a practising Anglican and I have two children who have recently been through primary school, a rescue dog and in my free time I love reading, music and traveling.

Having qualified as a secondary school English teacher in the 1970s, I have spent all my working life in education, first in the West Midlands and then in Essex. I have been a governor at East Hanningfield school since 2003, and recently retired from the governing board of another local primary school, after 20 years' service. The school and All Saint's church have always been at the heart of East Hanningfield, and part of my role as Foundation PCC governor is to maintain and further develop the links between our school and the church, as well as to ensure that we draw out the full potential of all our children.

I have a background in nursing, healthcare governance and patient safety. I work for the NHS.

I have been a school governor since 2014. It is important to me to support the school in our village to ensure that we perovide a great education in a small school and that all the children have the chance to achieve their full potential.

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Before my retirement, I spent the vast majority of my career in education. The last thirty years were spent at East Hanningfield School, mostly as deputy head, and I saw working as a governor as a way to continue my involvement with the commitment to the school. I hope that my knowledge of education in general and East Hanningfield in particular enables me to contribute to the work of the governors in supporting the school and shaping its future.