MEET THE GOVERNORS
You can find out more about our governors below.
For further information or to contact the governors please email
plssgbclerk@greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk
Jan Cole
ChairTrust Governor C/O Stoke Damerel Community College |
Term of Office : 1/1/21 - 31/12/24
Date of appointment : 1/1/21
Appointed by : Board of Trustees
DBS Current
About Jan:
Background
- Spent 23 years with BT managing the communication solutions for SMEs to large Corporate Businesses.
- Former Communications Trade Instructor in Royal Auxiliary Air Force and Training Manager for new sales staff within BT
- Four years' education experience within Further Education sector.
- Project Manager of Notschool.net Plymouth & Cornwall for eight years, an online learning community, providing alternative education by referral for 14-16 year olds unable to access mainstream education
- CIPD Associate since 2015
- Exam Invigilator within Secondary School and Pearson Vue
- School Governor within Plymouth since 2004, experience includes Primary and Secondary governance.
- Specific interest in SEN, Inclusion and Safeguarding, former Chair of Pay & Personnel
Anita Frier
Principal
Term of Office : 1/9/17 –
Date of appointment : 1/1/21
DBS Current
Ex-officio - Appointed by the Board of Trustees
About Anita:
- Secondary teacher since 1992, Senior leader at two schools since 2003
- Joined the staff of Stoke Damerel Community College in 2004
- Became vice principal before being appointed executive principal in September 2017
- NPQH and Masters in Education
- Vice Chair PLT Inclusion
- Speaker at conference on Impact of Parental Mental Health
- Experienced leadership in Assessment, Quality Assurance and Evaluation
- Passionate about health outcomes and emotional mental health well-being
- PLP (Plymouth Learning Partnership) Board Director
Sandra Trathen
Vice Chair
Trust Governor
Link Role: Standards and Behaviour and Attendance Overview of educational standards and behaviour and attendance
Term of Office : 1/1/21 - 31/12/24
Date of appointment : 1/1/21
Appointed by : Board of Trustees
DBS Current
About Sandra:
- Interest in mental-health, life challenges and the impact on outcomes for young people.
- Committed to the role of governor in supporting the school progress, being ambitious in outcomes for young people and focus on a positive ethos
- Director of school-centred teacher training – The Learning Institute South West (retired 2018)
- Teacher – Advanced Skills (English) - retired
- Specialist Leader of Education – retired
- Rock Choir member
Fiona Osmaston
Trust Governor
Link Role: Standards
Overview of Educational Standards
Term of Office : 23/11/22 - TBC
Date of appointment : 23/11/22
Appointed by : Governing Body
Colin Searls
Trust Governor
Link Role: Safeguarding
Overview of Safeguarding and child protection
Term of Office: 1/1/21 - 31/12/24
Date of appointment : 1/1/21
Appointed by : Board of Trustees
DBS Current
About Colin:
- Main Skills/experience: Knowledge of Higher Education sector, Art and Design, Education and Teaching/Learning and Assessment.
- Former Chair of Governors at Stoke Damerel Community College
- Secondary Governor for more than 10 years
- Retired University lecturer and former Associate Dean at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities University of Plymouth
- Part time consultant for Dartington Hall Trust
Sam Beacham
Trust Governor
Link Role:
Term of Office: 23/11/22 - TBC
Date of appointment : 23/11/22
Appointed by : Board of Trustees
Dr Josie Forte
Trust Governor
Link Role:
Term of Office: 23/11/22 - TBC
Date of appointment : 23/11/22
Appointed by : Board of Trustees
Jade Ward
Community Governor
Term of Office : 4 years
Date of appointment : 6th March 2024
Appointed by : Governing Body
About Jade:
- Bachelor of Education (B.Ed Hons) and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) from Plymouth Marjon University
- - Extensive experiencing teaching in the UK and Europe, specialising in supporting children and families with English as an Additional Language (EAL)
- Early Years Lead practitioner
- PTA member at Stoke Damerel Primary School (2018-2023)
- Founding member and current director for The Village Hub in Stoke Village, Plymouth
- Extensive experience working within the Voluntary, Community and Social Entrepreneurial sector (VCSE) within Plymouth, focusing on supporting children, young people and adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
- Experienced Yoga and movement practitioner with a passion for teaching on the water and outside in green spaces
- Currently completing doctorate at Coventry University
- Currently completing Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) module at Coventry University
- Recently completed Community Researcher training with Belonging in Plymouth as part of the nation-wide 'Healthier Communities Together' project
- Interested in promoting holistic models of health that consider and address our psychological, psychological and social health and wellbeing
- Passionate about promoting strengths-based approaches to improving population health including creative and innovative approaches to health research
- Passionate about promoting city-wide initiatives that forge stronger relationships and networks across the city
- Part of the Digital Inclusion Network and the Mental Health Alliance Network in Plymouth
Lindsay Cooper-Smith
Parent Governor
Term of Office : 23/11/22 - TBC
Date of appointment : 23/11/22
About Lindsey:
- Primary School Teacher
- Qualified SENCo
- Trust Inclusion and Safeguarding Lead
- Currently working at Discovery MAT providing nurture and outreach support for primary aged children at risk of exclusion.
- Mum of three boys all currently attending schools within the GLT.
Amy Morton
Parent Governor
Term of Office : 4 years
Date of appointment : 1st May 2024
Appointed by : Parent ballot
DBS: in process
About Amy:
- I have experience in managing an alternative provision, alongside experience in managing an in school isolation room for a secondary school in Plymouth.
- I have a BA Honours degree in Working with Children and Young People and I am Level 3 safe guarding trained. I have a level 3 qualification in SEN and Trauma informed training.
- Currently I am a pastoral staff member for a secondary school, including involvement within a SEN provision. I help deliver the bullying intervention within the school.
- I have an interest in the link between challenging behaviour and educational attainment and how this impacts young individuals.
- I am a mother to four boys ageing from 3-15 whom attend three different schools.
- I am an avid hockey and chess mum.
Sarah Miller
Staff Governor
Term of Office : 6/11/23 - 5-11/227
Date of appointment : 6/11/23
Appointed by : Staff election
DBS Current
About Sarah:
- HR Manager
- Joined governing body in 2023
I-tasha Honeyghan
Staff Governor
Term of Office : 3/5/23 - 2/5/27
Date of appointment : 3/5/23
Appointed by : Staff election
DBS Current
About I-tasha:
- Year 11 Assistant Learning Manager
- Joined governing body in 2023
To contact the governors please email Clerk to Governors: ecrean@greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk