Meet The Goverors

Katherine Muncaster, Alistair Blackburn, Mike Fitzjohn, Trudy Mclindon, Carmen Gonzalez-Eslava, Myles McNearny, Steve Inch, Laura Whillans, Eleanor Mollett, Brian Cooke, Austin Holmes, Neil Duffitt, Saskia Metcalf

 

COMMITTEE STRUCTURE 2018/2019

Teaching and Learning	Resources
Mr McNeany (Chair)	Mr Inch (Chair)
Mrs Gonzalez	Mr Holmes (Staffing liaison)
Dr Mollett	Mr Duffit (Finance liaison)
Mrs Donnai	Mr Fitzjohn (Premises liaison)
Mr Blackburn	Mr Cooke
Miss McLindon	Mrs Whillans
	Miss McLindon

 

Katherine Muncaster Headteacher

Expiry of four year term of office Sine die

Appointed by ex officio

Register of interests -Yes Author and Consultant

Business interests – Author of Growth Mindset book and conference presentations

‘Feed Your Brain Learning’

Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Alistair Blackburn Staff Governor

Expiry of four year term of office 31st December 2018

Elected by staff

Positions held on governing body none
Register of interests – none

Business interests – none
Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Trudy Mclindon Chair of governor
I have been a parent at Tithe Barn school for nine years. In April 2014 I was elected as a Parent Governor and from 2017 have been the Chair of Governors. I believe primary education is fundamental to shaping what our children become and equipping them for the future. I wanted to be involved in supporting the school’s vision to develop cheerful, confident learners. In April 2018 I was co opted by the Governing Board and an keen to develop my role as Chair of Governors to provide an enriched learning environment ,where every child has the opportunity to develop a love of learning and achieve their potential. In my professional life I am a business consultant with over twenty years experience in retail, developing and mentoring management teams. Specialising in store, interior designs and property.

Expiry of four year term of office 31st March 2022

Elected by GB

Register of interests – none

Business interests – none
Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Business: Business Consultant Property and retail

Steve Inch  Vice Chair

Co opted Governor

SEN Governor

I am now retired. After university (BA in Modern Languages; MSc in Applied Social Science), the first half of my career was spent as a social worker and then manager in a social services department. The second, as a senior executive in a national charity providing care and support to people with a learning disability and autism.

We have only lived in Heaton Mersey for a year, having moved here to support our daughter who gave birth to twins in January. Our three other grandchildren live in Sweden, so we don’t see as much of them! It is very interesting to observe the differences between the two childcare and educational systems.

Before we moved from Oxfordshire, I had been lucky enough to spend just over a year as a governor in our local village school. It was an extremely rewarding experience that prompted my application for the current role.

Expiry of four year term of office 31st October 2019

Elected by GB

Register of interests – none

Business interests – none

Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Business: Retired

Mike Fitzjohn local authority governor- Co opted

I was first elected as a parent governor in 1984 and have been a governor of the School in some guise ever since. I have been Chair of Governors on two occasions, from 1986 to 1992, and from 2006 to September 2015. I have witnessed some amazing highs – the ever fabulous children which the School continues to produce, some hugely committed adults, and the OFSTED Inspector in 2009 who said “I wish I could give you higher than ‘Outstanding'” – and a few more challenging moments, not least being ‘pig in the middle’ in the 2013 Peel Moat debate. One of the few advantages of being my age (67) is that one can take the long term view: there will always be day to day concerns (which staff and Governors will try to address) but, if children continue to work hard and play hard after they leave the School, there is no limit to their achievements – I look at my own children and their peers and see highly successful teachers, doctors, vets, accountants, barristers, businessmen and women, international sportspeople, actors, and many other occupations.. And all with that caring nature so carefully honed by the Tithe Barn ethos. By profession I am a Town Planner and, prior to retirement, worked in Local Government, national Government, and for Sport England.

Expiry of four year term of office 31 December 2019

Appointed by Local Authority

Chair of Health & Safety Working Party

Register of interests – none

Business interests – none
Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Business: Retired

Eleanor Mollett Co opted Governor

I became a co-opted governor in January 2017, and am on the learning committee and a link governor for science. I currently work for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence as a project manager for digital services and have previously worked for other government departments, which has given me experience of government policy and managing public projects. Prior to joining the civil service, I was a biochemist and I have a particular interest in encouraging science and technology in schools, which I also do through the STEM ambassador programme.

Expiry of four year term of office 31st December 2020

Elected by G

Link Governor -science
Register of interests – none

Business interests – none
Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Business: Project Manager

Brian Cooke  Co opted Governor

This is my first year of being a govenor. My aim is to bring my experience and knowledge of being a (retired) nuclear engineer and systems management consultant into the govenor team to add to the existing govenor knowledge base. My personal objective is to assist in achieving the absolute best for the children in the learning process.

Expiry of four year term of office 30th June 2021

Elected by GB

Health and Safety Working Party

Register of interests – none

Business interests – none
Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Business:Retired

Austin Holmes  Parent Governor

I am delighted to take up my first Governors role at Tithe Barn, and am committed to working hard and getting involved in the school to make it the best it can possibly be for our and future children.
I have worked in HR for a number of years at various companies and currently work for Thomas Cook and I hope that my HR experience and background can assist the school moving forward.
I am an enthusiastic and positive person, who is interested in how things work and how they can be improved, and I am really looking forward to working with the children, staff and families within the school community.

Elected by parents

Expiry of four year term of office 31st August 2021

Register of interests – none

Business interests – none
Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Business – Human Resource Business Partner

Carmen Gonzalez-Eslava  Co-opted Governor

Appointed by Governing Body

Expiry of four year term of office 31 August 2020

Register of interests – none

Business interests – none
Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Business: Vice Principal FE college

Laura Whillans Parent Governor

Safeguarding Governor

Governor Development

Expiry of four year term of office 31st September 2019

Elected by parents

Register of interests – none

Business interests – none
Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Business: Barrister

Myles McNearney Co opted Governor

Expiry of four year term of office 31st October 2019

Elected by GB

Register of interests – none

Business interests – none
Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Business: International Schools

Neil Duffitt Parent Governor

Elected by Parents

Expiry of four year term of office 31 March 2022

Register of interests – none

Business interests – none
Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Business: Accountant

Saskia Metcalfe Parent Governor

Elected by Parents

Expiry of four year term of office 31 March 2022

Register of interests – none

Business interests – none

Relationship to any member of school staff -none

Business: Creative Development Manager

My name is Saskia, I’m originally from Manchester but have time spent time studying photography and film in Blackpool and Sheffield and then working in the South East. I came back to Manchester in 2002 to work at The University of Manchester in Widening Participation. I now work as the Creative Development Manager at Z-arts, an arts charity for children’s and families in Hulme. My role is to oversee the creative and education programme and help to secure funds for new projects. I value the role of creativity in education and want to help Tithe Barn ensure that all children reach their full potential and foster a love of learning that will help them achieve all of their goals.

 

Attendance 2017/2018