The Governors of Trinity CE Lower School

The Governors of Trinity C.E. Lower School are:

Mrs. Tessa Barcham (Chair)
Mr. David West (Vice Chair)(LEA Governor)

Mr. Tim Hankins (Foundation Governor)

Mrs. Maryon Penney (Foundation Governor)
Mrs Sandra Day (Teacher Governor)
Mrs. Jocelyn Middleton (Staff Governor)

Ms. Alison Hurst (Community Governor)

Mrs. Paula O'Brien (Parent Governor)

Mrs. Helen Mallett (Parent Governor)

Mr. Mark Horsfield (Parent Governor)

Mrs. Julie Normington (Parent Governor)

                                           Mr. Chris Newbery (Parent Governor)

                                           Miss Elizabeth Mullis (LEA Governor)

                                                Mr.   Scott Preston (Associate Governor)   

David West is retired and lives in Oundle with his wife Janice and their two springer spaniels. They have two children, both now have flown the nest, and one granddaughter. He tries to keep fit by attending a gym, is a member of Elton Furze Golf Club and is also an advanced badminton coach. The rest of his spare time is mostly spent walking, dining out and DIY.
With his enthusiasm, coupled with his skills and experience gained in various management roles within Financial Services he hopes his role as a Governor will benefit Trinity   Lower   School .

My name is Helen Mallett and I am a full time mum to Jack in Year 1 and his two younger sisters, Emily who will start at Trinity in September and Amber who is desperate to get to Playgroup! We live in Islip with my husband Rob.
Since Jack started at Trinity we have been impressed with the high quality of teaching and the positive, inclusive and caring ethos of the school.  As Governor I am pleased to have the opportunity to support our hardworking and dedicated staff and to help keep our school as such a highly regarded asset to our community.
I sit on the Curriculum committee and hope that my experiences as a teacher will benefit the school.

Mark Horsfield joined as a parent governor in 2006, and lives in Thorpe Waterville. He works in medical technology research at Leicester University , and has experience in many engineering sectors. He sits on the personnel and curriculum committees, and enjoys the different challenges that are brought by being a governor.
His eldest daughter really enjoys her time at Trinity, and he hopes that his younger daughter will follow on through the school.

I have been a governor at Trinity since January 2005, recently moving across to a new governor role as Community Governor. I am a Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) and I work for an IT company in St Ives. I have lived in Aldwincle since 2003, the very best of my many moves!
I love my role as a governor because it enables me to bring my experience of business and finance to assist in the strategic management of Trinity. It means that I can keep in touch with our village school and play an active part in its future. The role is satisfying, at times frustrating and busy, but always interesting.  I chair the Finance Committee, and also sit on the Health and Safety/Premises Committee, lots of experience of the former, and lots of learning in the latter! I also enjoy coming into school to experience pieces of what

                                   is the joy of its day to day life.

 Maryon and her husband came to live in Aldwincle 7 years ago and she volunteered to help in Reception class. Seven yeas on, she says how impressed she is with the excellent teaching and caring ethos of Trinity   Lower   School .As a practicing Christian, she regularly attends both St. Peter’s Church and the Baptist Chapel in Aldwincle. With this background Rev. Jim Mynors asked her to take on the role of Foundation Governor.Maryon has always had children’s interests and welfare at heart having had 3 children of her own and now has 7 grandchildren.

 Before coming to Aldwincle she worked as a volunteer counsellor with ChildLine and before that with Parentline both locally and nationally.She hopes that her experience will help her to contribute to the education and welfare of the pupils through the Governing Board of Trinity Lower School.