Governors

Moira Primary School Governing Body hold a wealth of experience that benefits our school community and its members are all fully committed to driving school development and therefore providing the best possible educational experience for your child.

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

Members of the Governing Body

September 2018

Mrs Linda Wyatt, Chair

I have been a Governor at Moira Primary School for three years as the Local Authority Governor.
I grew up in Derby and after gaining my degree, I moved to Ashby to work for United Biscuits in their Research Department. I trained to be a teacher in Further Education after I had married and started a family. I worked at Burton College in various roles for over 20 years before moving to my current position as CEO of an Awarding Organisation. Whilst working at the college, I was able to make sure that young people and adults were able to have a second chance to gain the qualifications needed to build a career. The key to success in education is building a solid foundation during the primary school years so I am delighted to be able to be involved with the school and share my experience and expertise. I am the SEN link Governor and Chair of the Performance and Standards Committee.

Mr John Perry

I moved to Moira in 2002, I have two boys who both attended Moira Primary School. I have been a Governor at Moira since 2009 where I was part of the group who were instrumental in getting it changed from a infant school to a primary school. It has been a great pleasure to watch the school develop to what it is today.

I am also a Town Councillor for Ashby Woulds Town Council where at present I am Deputy Mayor, as I am a Governor at Moira I am the representative for the school on the Town Council so this gives me the opportunity to report to the council on how the school is progressing or to seek help if there are any problems the school may be encountering that the Council may be able to help with.

I come into school usual every two weeks to have a meeting with Mrs Hambleton, usually to see how the school is going and if there are any issue's but sometimes I get to walk around the school and look at the lovely display's and how all the children are progressing by looking through their work.

With my job, being a governor and town council roles as you can imagine I am a very busy person, however I always find time to watch my boys play football, for myself I like to go out on my bike or go and spend a couple of hours in the gym.

Mrs Karen Hambleton

I have been in education for 20 years having responsibility for a wide variety of areas from Health and Safety to Teaching and Learning, Assessment to Special Educational Needs, Finance to Professional development to name but a few. There is something very special about developing a learning environment that promotes well being, achievement and high aspirations for our young children where they can progress and blossom into citizens of the future...that is what drew me to education in the first place and ultimately headship. It is crucial as a community we learn from each other, share a collective vision, question and challenge and always aspire to be the best we can be, and to do this with good grace, humility and humour! This is my philosophy not just for education but for life and I look forward to working with many more stakeholders in the future; pupils, parents, governors, friends, the wider community, to ensure that our children have the start in life they deserve, a love of learning and a zest for life.