I volunteered to become a parent governor to give back to St Pauls and take an active role in the school community. The hard work and commitment of the staff and governors is clear to see and I hope to use my knowledge and experience to help St Paul’s offer the children the best school experience possible.
Stephen Howard
Governor Type, Co-opted
Chair of Governors
Safeguarding Governor
SEND Governor
Committees: Health & Safety
As a Governor, I’m excited to help the staff and pupils of St Paul’s thrive and to support the continued success of the school. I decided to apply to become a Governor during lockdown – I want to play my part in helping all members of the school community, aware that the impact of the pandemic has been different for everyone and every child.
I enjoyed my time at primary school and benefitted from some excellent teachers. We moved home when I was seven and initially, I struggled to adjust to a new school. However, I was very happy by the time I left the school aged 11 and I look back on those times as some of the happiest of my childhood.
Bronwyn Kidd
Governor type: Co-opted
Committees: Health and Safety
Being a teacher and getting to be involved in the education and pastoral care of young people is one of the greatest privileges in life. I have been teaching for over 15 years, across the primary ages. I look back on my own school days with fondness for the friendships and life experiences.
Through my current role as a Deputy Head (at neighbouring school), I try to ensure that we are offering every child opportunities to thrive, both academically and emotionally, equipping them equally for positive life experiences as well as tools for when life can be more challenging.
I look forward to contributing to the excellent care that St Paul’s is already providing for their pupils, parents, staff and wider community.
I loved school, especially maths, and as my Mum was a teacher, I thought I would like to be one too and spent lots of time 'teaching' my younger brother and my teddies and taking registers! I ended up spending the first part of my career working with data and numbers before changing career 10 years ago to achieve my ambition of working in a school as a business manager.
I am keen to offer my skills to a local Governing Body to continue to support a local school in providing a great all-round education for its children. St Pauls' core values resonate with me and I look forward to working with the school.
Sunny Pau
Governor Type : Foundation
Committees: Finance and Personnel
I loved school and have always had a great time when I was little. I loved the companionship with my friends, the great examples and inspirations I got from my teachers, every break time between classes, and the classes themselves (of course). Now as a father of a six-year-old boy, I feel privileged and excited to having all the fun again with my child and his friends and walk with him through the school years.
Raised in Anglican primary and secondary schools myself, I truly believe that good values taught and shown in my school years guided me through my young and adolescence years, helped me grow, and continued to be the cornerstone of my values ever since. I believe education shapes and changes lives, and it is no higher honour than being a part in that process.
I love St Pauls’ core values and ethos, and I look forward to offering my skills and experiences to support St Paul’s to uphold the values and be the best for every child in the school and in future.
Julieanne Taylor
Governor Type: Headteacher
Committees: Learning and Teaching; Personnel and Finance; Health and Safety
I really struggled at Junior School and I wasn’t very well behaved. I was regularly sent to the Headteacher. (This happened a lot!) Then I had Mr Bond, the best Y6 teacher ever. He taught me the importance of being the best version of me that I can be. He taught me to be brave and to take risks with my learning. He taught me that I could be anything I wanted to be.
Most parents can name a hundred things they want for their child. For my son, I wanted him to love learning, to be happy at school, surrounded by friends, nurtured by teachers who knew him well and wanted the best for him. I wanted him to go to a school like St Paul’s.
Being the Headteacher of this amazing school is the best job in the world. Being a governor is the 'icing on the cake' as it means that I get to work with a second team of like-minded people who believe that our pupils deserve the very best.
Linda Tritton
Governor Type: Co-opted
Committees: Learning & Teaching
As well as being a Co-opted Governor, I am also a Y6 Teacher, Assessment Leader and the Deputy Head.
My Grandad and Dad influenced my decision to teach. They both loved learning and found joy in education. I also remember some inspirational teachers who helped me choose the path which has led me to where I am today.
I see learning as a lifelong pursuit. Being involved in the learning journey of the pupils of St Paul's, and of my own children, is exciting and stimulating!
The best thing about being a Governor is that I get to be part of decisions which help improve the overall success of our school.