ALTOFTS JUNIOR SCHOOL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Governors
- Chairman and Parent Governor )
My name is Andrea Wright. I have a child at Altofts Juniors in Year 3 and my eldest son finished Year 6 recently. After qualifying as a teacher I worked in a residential special school prior to moving into other roles in safeguarding and social care. I currently manage a residential home for children with disabilities. I have previously held the role of Chair of Governors at another local infant school. I live in Altofts with my husband and two children and our cocker spaniel. As a family we enjoy holidays and days out and I like reading and crafting when I get chance. I look forward to working with the school to ensure all the children attending reach their maximum potential.
Originally from a small country in the heart of Eastern Europe, I relocated to England over a decade ago. I have had a very warm welcome by the local community which helped me immensely to settle down and become a part of it. Having joined the Governors Board at the Altofts Junior as a Parent Governor I am hoping to bring the cultural and language diversity aspects as well as my values and skills as a parent who is very passionate about the children of our community to be successful in their studies and future adult life.
Being a parent myself, I am very passionate about my children's wider curriculum, I value and prioritise children's mental wellbeing and have first-hand experience in dealing with the issue in and out of school.
My daytime job is in finance, which helps me to have a better understanding of the school budgeting. I also have Level 2 qualifications of Helping in School as well as Helping with SEND in primary school. In the past I have been presented with several opportunities to work with children as a volunteer. Very recently I helped at the Eastmoor Community Centre, a complementary school in Leeds for Russian speaking children, as well as my local school, Lee Brigg school.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Resources Committee
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Standards Committee
Jane Sinclair has been a governor at Altofts for over ten years and is the Local Authority governor. Before retirement, Jane worked in secondary schools for over 31 years. She started work in Wakefield and then moved to the East Riding of Yorkshire where she was a Pastoral Deputy Head with responsibility for Special Needs Education, Child Protection, PSHCE and teacher training. She was also an Acting Head Teacher for a period of time. Jane also worked for the Open University for 7 years as a tutor on it's MA course for educationalists, dealing with small scale research projects in a wide variety educational settings. After retirement, Jane has maintained her interest in Education by serving on Admission Appeals panels and by being a governor. During her time as a governor she has undertaken training run by the LA and the school and has served as Chair. She is currently the SEN governor. Jane lives in Wakefield.
My name is Katie Beedle and I am currently year group leader for Year 4 and Science lead. As a member of staff who has been teaching at the school for over ten years, I am looking forward to taking on my new role as staff governor and helping to drive the school forward. In the past, I also thoroughly enjoyed my time as SENCo and have a particular interest in SEN provision. I am also a governor at a special school in Wakefield so have some experience of being part of a governing body.
In my spare time, I enjoy being a season ticket holder at both Leeds United and Castleford Tigers and I also try to attend classes at the gym when I can.
Liam Petitt is our Maths Governor . Liam joined in the summer of 2021 and sits on the Standards committee as well as the general governing body. Liam has been teaching for 14 years and has been staff governor at a previous school. He currently works for Trinity MAT with West Yorkshire Maths Hub and White Rose Maths. Over lockdown you have heard Liam's voice as he wrote and recorded the Year 2 Home Learning material. Liam wears many different hats in the educational community, he is an SLE, Professional Development Lead and KS1 Moderator. Determined to bring fun and a deep level of understanding to maths for local children Liam lives in Altofts with his wife and two young children. The family spend their free time walking, cycling, swimming and playing board games.
Job Titles:
- Governor & Vice - Chair )
- National Account Manager for AQA
Mark is National Account Manager for AQA. Mark has worked for AQA for 9 years, working across the largest secondary schools across Yorkshire, Hull and East Riding. He worked as a secondary PE teacher for 5 years, and is also a former professional rugby union player, which saw him travel to New Zealand, Italy, Canada and Scotland, before returning to England in 2012.