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Meet the Governors

Mrs Austin-Cooke
Head teacher

Category of governor: Ex Officio
Appointed by: Full governing body
Term of Office: 1/6/13 -
Other committees served on: none
Declaration of business interests: none declared

 

Laura Wood
Chair of Governors

Category of governor: Chair
Appointed by: Full governing body
Term of office: 22/9/20 - 21/9/24
Other committees served on: None
Declaration of business interests: none declared
Responsibilities: Assessments, SEND, LAC, Pupil Premium
Personal Statement: We joined the Street Lane family in September 2018 when my daughter started in reception. I work in HR and having worked in the private sector for 15 years I moved over to the public sector in 2019 in order to improve my work life balance. Within my role I have to deal with a wide range of scenarios and be able to offer advice and support to people who don’t always know what the appropriate next steps are. I was really proud to be come a ‘Mental Health First Aider’ back in January 2019.
Its not an easy task working full time, juggling my husbands shifts and a daughter who has a busy social life however it has meant that I have transferred the organisational skills I use in my working life into homelife - not always successfully, admittedly.
As a family we enjoy spending time together – we love trips to the cinema and film nights with pizza at home. My husband and daughter are also keen cyclists and they go off for miles while I get on with a good book. We started doing a lot more gardening in 2020 and we are very proud of our purple sprouting broccoli and a particularly grand blueberry bush – I’m still not sure if its little fingers or the birds that get all the fruit.

Chloe Curtis
Staff Governor

Category of governor: Staff
Appointed by:
Term of office: 1/9/2021 - 31/8/2025
Other committees served on: none
Declaration of business interests: none declared
Responsibilities:

Personal statement:

Deborah Lofthouse
Community Governor

Category of governor: Community
Appointed by: Full governing body
Term of office: 26th January 2021 - 25th January 2025
Other committees served on: none
Declaration of business interests: none declared
Responsibilities: Early Career Framework

Personal statement:
I have worked in both the public sector and commercial businesses for over 40 years from a girl Friday to a Director of a waste management company. l am a qualified to teach 16-year-olds to adults which I did for many years.

I have always had an active part in my children’s education both inside the classroom and outside at sports and fundraising events. At my children’s school I became Chair of the Friends of the School and later invited to be a governor before moving from Buckinghamshire to Derbyshire.

I have recently been actively working with local business to help schools gain facilities that they may not have had the money for, one such project was to help with reading where we took the story from inside to the outside. We created a bridge made out of recycled wood to crossover to the vegetable plot, then created a willow circle where a storyteller’s chair was placed, seating was made out of logs from trees that had been cut down in the school grounds. I have also been very active in all Derby primary schools introducing recycling methods and projects gaining many schools their eco awards. I was also a school governor at two schools in Derby and held the post of resources manager. I worked with the business manager of the two schools to do a tender process for their school’s meals.

Now both of my grandchildren will be at Street Lane from September I am delighted to be a community governor and look forward to contributing anything that I can that will assist in its continued success.

 

Cheryl Rowland
Parent Governor

Category of governor: Parent
Appointed by: Full governing body
Term of office: 4th May 2021 - 3rd May 2025
Other committees served on: none
Declaration of business interests: none declared
Responsibilities: Foundation Subjects, RE,PHSE,Early Years

Personal Statement:

After 22 years in my previous profession, I am now in the process of changing my career towards the education sector. I have been a service training instructor, and this involved mentoring, teaching and nurturing young adults into their chosen career. I was also appointed as a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) ambassador which took me into schools to promote STEM learning and careers. In 2018 I was awarded a Women In Defence (WID) medal for my contribution and promotion of STEM within schools and colleges.
I am delighted to be a Parent governor at Street lane Primary school and look forward to contributing anything that I can that will assist in its continued success.

My interests include Outdoor pursuit activities, animal welfare and gardening.

Drew Masters
Community Governor

Category of governor: Community
Appointed by: Full governing body
Term of office: 24th January 2023 - 24th January 2027
Other committees served on: none
Declaration of business interests: none declared
Responsibilities: 

Personal Statement: Coming Soon

Philip Harding
Community Governor (Vice Chair)

Category of governor: Community
Appointed by: Full governing body
Term of office: 24th January 2023 - 24th January 2027
Other committees served on: The Ripley Academy, John Flamsteed Community School.
Declaration of business interests: none declared
Responsibilities: 

Personal Statement: 

I am a retired Senior CID Officer. I have spent 22 yrs as a School Governor inc Chair of Governors at two Primary Schools, and am currently Chair of Governors at John Flamsteed Community School and The Ripley Academy. I am a 'Member' of the East Midlands Education Trust. My main hobby is Fly Fishing, and I am Chair of The English Police Fly Fishing Association.