Our Current Governing Body
We currently have vacancies for co-opted governors and would welcome any expressions of interest – please contact the school office.
Olivia is an experienced School Business Manager and has extensive finance and school operations experience. Having been a parent of St Michael’s school since 2016, Olivia has one child at the school and another to join in a couple of years! Olivia is a member of the Finance committee.
Thomas Abbott has three children, with two in primary school and one in secondary school. Thomas’ job for an international charity has taken him and his family around the world, but they are now happily settled in North Norfolk. He has many years of experience in the charity sector, including governance and church leadership. Thomas is a member of Finance Committee.
Jeremy is CEO of Just4Children a UK registered children’s charity. He was a teacher for 20 years and 6 years seconded to Social Care Commission and Ofsted on inspection teams. Jeremy is a member of the Finance Committee.
Abby brings a wealth of experience with some 20 years’ experience in education. Abby also volunteers at Northrepps Primary School. Abby is a member of the Curriculum Committee.
Maria is multilingual, fluent in French, Italian & Spanish. Maria is a colour development engineer and has travelled with her work and helped develop shows and other projects. She has owned her own business for nearly 30 years and is passionate about education and sport. Maria has a child at St Michael’s School. She is a member of the Finance Committee.
Tammy is an experienced teacher with 24 years spent in the classroom, 18 of those have been at St Michaels. She is passionate about education, the welfare of young children and the importance of ensuring they are given every opportunity to succeed. Tammy is a member of the Curriculum Committee.
David is an ex-research scientist, now self-employed providing Scientific and IT Technical Services to primary schools. David has over 20 years of Governance experience, starting as a Parent Governor. David joined the Aylsham Cluster Trust at its inception and continued to be the Cluster representative. David is a member of the Finance Committee.
Rev Canon Julie Boyd is the Team Rector for the Aylsham and District Team Ministry and so vicar for the church in Aylsham. Julie has been a Bishop’s appointed Foundation Governor at St Michael’s School for three years and very much enjoys close working relationships with schools in the area, building up the sense of community in the town and beyond. Julie is a member of the Curriculum Committee.
Rev Natalie is an Assistant Curate at St Michael’s and All Angels Church in Aylsham. Natalie has a particular interest in SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability), Inclusion, Religious Education and the Spiritual Wellbeing of both pupils and staff. Natalie, along with Rev Julie, lead Collective Worship.
We annually elect a Chair of Governors. In addition, we sometimes add to the team by electing an Associate Governor to enable us to benefit from their particular skills or knowledge or as part of their induction to the role of full Governor.
As a small governing body we feel it is important that every member of the board has a good understanding of all aspects of our schools. We therefore don’t have separate committee meetings but ensure that we alternate the main focus of Full Governing Body meetings between curriculum and resources. This enables us to ensure all governors are fully briefed whilst making sure that the role is manageable for them.
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