Governing Body

Parent Governor with 5 years of Executive Board and Charity experience. Works in Marketing and Communications for The Open University and previously served as Vice Chair of Potton Federation Schools. Brings expertise in communications, digital, finances, audit, safeguarding and health and safety.

Retired teacher with over 30 years in Sandy and extensive local school experience. Currently works part-time for Cambridge International Examinations. Recent Central Bedfordshire Councillor and active community member. Brings both educational expertise and deep local knowledge.

Experienced education professional with 17 years in secondary and upper schools as maths teacher and head of maths. Currently with the Department for Education on the RISE (Regional Improvement in Standards and Excellence) team. Brings strategic oversight, financial acumen, and deep understanding of school governance.

Joined the Governing Body in 2018 to support the evolution into Sandy Secondary School. Trinity College, Cambridge graduate and veterinary surgeon specialising in emergency and critical care. Member of Rotary Club of Sandy. Passionate about empowering students of all abilities and backgrounds.

Joined the Governing Body in July 2022. Parent governor at Maple Tree Primary School since 2017, recently becoming co-chair. Parent of students at Sandy Secondary School. Senior Product Manager at Tesco with 26 years experience. Passionate about equipping children with skills for the modern economy.

Esteemed Finance Director for Sandy Secondary School with extensive experience overseeing school financial operations, stability and growth. Brings personal investment in the school as a parent whose children have thrived within its walls. Combines financial acumen with genuine commitment to institutional excellence.

Executive Principal at Sandy Secondary School with years of education leadership experience. Characterised by unwavering commitment to academic excellence, holistic student development, and staff empowerment. Possesses deep understanding of school community and goes the extra mile to ensure every student feels seen, heard and supported.

Background in private banking and philanthropy. Active in community development including Greensand Country Landscape Partnership, Bedfordshire Gardens Trust and Youth Inspired. Serves as Mayor of Sandy. Brings commitment to education and support for young people with additional needs.

Learning Support Assistant at Sandy Secondary School and Town Councillor. Brings diverse experience from government departments including HM Inspector of Taxes and the Crown Prosecution Service. Demonstrates commitment to collaboration, confidentiality and professional boundaries in supporting the school's positive growth.

Veterinary surgeon with 28 years experience and Clinical Director at a veterinary practice in Upper Caldecote. Parent of two children at Sandy Secondary School. Brings parental perspective and genuine interest in supporting the school's mission to help all students achieve their full potential.

Throughout my 15-year career, I have developed a comprehensive understanding of the daily operational realities, challenges, and triumphs within our school environment. This extensive experience allows me to bring a balanced, informed, and practical perspective to the governing board. I am passionate about ensuring that the voices of our hard-working staff are accurately represented, whilst always keeping the educational outcomes and well-being of our students at the heart of every decision. I also believe that as a long term, respected member of staff at Sandy Secondary School, I am very approachable to the other staff members within the school. I have a clear understanding of how I can support not only staff but the school as a whole. I also feel that the staff would approach me more honestly which would, in my opinion, benefit the school in a more positive way.

I am currently Operations Director at Waymay Capital PLC, where I oversee a £500 million property portfolio, with responsibility for areas including compliance, health and safety, and lease management. Prior to this, I spent 34 years working in education. I began my career as a PGCE trainee and geography teacher at Sandy Upper School before moving to Jersey, where I progressed to Assistant Head and then Deputy Head. During my time there, I led the design and delivery of a new £26 million school build. On returning to England, I became Headteacher of Huxlow Science College. Over a three-year period, I led the school from an Ofsted judgement of inadequate to good before stepping down from headship earlier this year to take up my current role. I bring extensive experience in leadership and operational management, with particular strengths in health and safety compliance, safer recruitment, timetabling, IT strategy, and HR and disciplinary processes. I also have strong links with external networks that can support curriculum development and provide careers and wider opportunities for young people.

I have lived in Sandy since 2002 and have three children who have all attended Sandy Secondary School, giving me a strong personal connection to the school and the local community. Professionally, I work within the pharmaceutical industry, where I lead global clinical trials focused on cancer treatments. I previously served as a governor at Maple Tree Lower School for approximately six years, including a period as Vice Chair. During this time, I supported the school through its transition to primary status and a period of shared leadership, with one Headteacher working across two school sites. My governance experience includes Headteacher recruitment, pay and disciplinary committees, as well as chairing the Finance Committee. I hope to bring this experience, alongside my professional skills and knowledge of the local community, to support the Board and the continued development of the school.

I am Lead Midwife at the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), a national organisation where I have worked for the past 15 years. For the last seven years, I have led the Luton clinic, overseeing the delivery of abortion care, sexual health and contraception services. I have lived in Sandy all my life and have a daughter who currently attends the school, giving me a strong connection to both the school and the wider local community. My professional role has given me extensive experience in clinical governance, safeguarding, budget management and policy development, all of which have strong parallels with the responsibilities of school governance. I am Level 3 safeguarding trained and have responsibility for managing safeguarding within my service. I am particularly interested in using my professional knowledge and experience to support the school’s curriculum development around areas such as consent, contraception and relationships education, as well as contributing more broadly to the work of the Governing Board.