KIRKLEATHAM HALL SCHOOL - Key Persons
Abigail Thwaites, Andrea Houlston, Julie Nasr, Jess Galloway, Angela Longden, Janet Cahill, Jo Burns, Sharon Short, Kenzie Huggins, Vicki Walton, Angela Elsdon, Hannah Wilson, Sharon Davies, Esley Boase, Christine Thwaites, Cherisse Lee, Leanne Simpson, Gemma Parkes, Victoria McKendrick, Alice Luxmore, Dawn Goodall, Reagan Davies, Katie McGregor, Gemme Fairbrother, Bev Rickards, Tracey Featherstone, Bethany Hussain, Joanne Beazley, Vicky Griffiths, Lauren Moody, Tracey Hodgson, Jo Catterson, Debbie Underwood, Kelly Skelton, Jasmine Masters, Jonny Malpass, Steph Stonehouse, Matthew Pearson, Steph Welford, Val Edwards, Catherine Trainor, Andrew Speke, Ryan Bain, Lauren Jenkins, Jackie Hudson, Barry hopper, Taylor Quine, Gemma Anderson, Julie Huggins, Georgia Herbert, Sam Lund, Donna Williams, Ange Tate, Denise Witham, Tkiri Robson, Bonnie Harker-Mason, Keith Bateman, Laura Hegarty , Clare Hughes, Faye Fraser, Katie Hutchinson, Bev Freary, Natalie Ray, Justin Layfield-Shirran, Zoe Rymer, Gemma Stevenson, Natalie Boal, Nic Bennison-Finn, Becky Bezance, Chris Doyle, Alison Johnson, Joanna Pardoe, Steph Tose, Amy Williams, Karen Coston, Deb Nixon, Nathan Moody, Angela Maude, Debbie Watson, Sarah Furnell, Jo Walker,
My name is Caroline O'Brien and I have been a parent governor at Kirkleatham Hall School since February 2019.
I have three children (triplets!) with Oliver attending Kirkleatham Hall School.
I have lived and worked in Redcar all of my life; my main occupation now is as a painter and decorator, but I have studied and pursued many other things such as sociology, counselling and learning disabilities, many of which help me and my partner in parenting Oliver and meeting his needs.
I started my own business within painting and decorating in 2000 and continued with this until 2014.
I am a very active person and enjoy long walks with my dog, and particularly love walking in Yorkshire and The Lake District.
I am a passionate and well-informed advocate for special educational needs and like to keep abreast of new developments that may impact on my own son and the children of Kirkleatham Hall School.
My role as parent governor is something that gives me great pride, and is something I am very dedicated to and care about a great deal. My own personal motto for children with special educational needs is ‘Gold standard is the only standard for our children'.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Headteacher
- Assistant Headteacher / EYFS Lead
Hi my name is Derek Enderby,.
I have been a governor at Kirkleatham for a long time ( years).
I was born and went to school in Middlesbrough at Linthorpe Junior School then Stainsby Boys Secondary School, Middlesbrough.
My name is Doug Thomson and I am the Chair of the School Governing body. When I first visited the school in about 1995,I was so excited by the happy, enthusiastic attitude of everyone here( staff and pupils) that I felt that I wanted to be part of it and I was lucky enough to be accepted and appointed as a governor. I am delighted to say that the positive atmosphere I experienced then is still as strong if not stronger now.
I was born in Edinburgh but my family moved to Stockton when I was very young and I lived there until I went to Kings College, Newcastle. I studied for a degree in Chemistry and then a Ph.D in Radiation Chemistry by which time I was married and Olwen and I then spent 3 great years in the U.S. living just outside Boston.
In 1966 we returned to Teesside where I joined I.C.I. The next 15 years were spent working as a Development chemist but I then changed direction and spent the next 15 years as a Personnel Officer working on virtually every area of the Wilton Site, unfortunately mostly when they were being sold or closed down.
I am married to Olwen and we have 2 sons and 5 granddaughters. My hobbies are mainly around sport, playing Golf and having a season ticket at MFC, with Olwen, since the 1970`s.We have also been lucky enough to travel a lot since I retired from full time work and have managed to get around the world twice. I have also just retired after 19 years as a volunteer adviser at Citizens Advice Bureau and Olwen and I are both Trustees of a group in Middlesbrough supporting adults with learning disabilities.
My name is Glynis Calvert and I started working with school as a Parent
I was born in Berwick Upon Tweed. I moved into the area and attended Stanghow Primary School and then Warsett School.
When I left school I worked in Hintons/ Presto and Morrisons, rising to Warehouse Supervisor. I think that this is because I am a well organised person!
My name is Judy Butchart, and although my family is Welsh I was born and brought up in Luton. After I left school I trained as a primary school teacher in Reading which is where I met my husband, Ian, who is originally from Sunderland. After university we worked and lived in London for a couple of years before we moved back up to the North East, where we've been ever since.
My name is Kim Quine and I have been a parent governor at Kirkleatham Hall School since February 2019.
I have four children; Taylor who is 20, Harrison aged 19, Anya who is 10 and Kian aged 5.
I was born in Middlesbrough in 1974 and I have lived in North Yorkshire all my life apart from a couple of years in the late 1990s where I lived and worked in London.
I attended Bydales School in Marske from 1985-1990 and after this went on to study floristry at college, and from that I ran my own business for two years.
From 1995-1999 I worked in retail management where I was responsible for my team, from interviewing to staff training.
I moved back to the North East as I was expecting my first child and after the birth of my second child I spent time involved in the running of a local playgroup.
My name is Michelle Caddy and I have been a parent governor at Kirkleatham Hall School since May 2018.
Job Titles:
- Lead Inclusion & Physical Wellbeing Lead )
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