MEET THE GOVERNORS
The Local Governing Board for Stoke Damerel College has been replaced by a joint Governing Board for the Plymouth Secondary Schools of the Greenshaw Learning Trust.
For further information on the Greenshaw Learning Trust - click here.
Jan Cole
Chair
Trust Governor
Link Role: HR/Staffing
Overview of HR and PMR matters
C/O Stoke Damerel Community College
Somerset Place
Plymouth
PL3 4BD
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
Richard Blackmore
Community Governor
Link Role: Careers 16-19
Term of Office : 1/1/21 - 30/6/24
Date of appointment : 1/1/21
Appointed by : Governing Body
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 in the GLT.
Kelly Terry
Parent Governor
Term of Office : 23/11/22 - TBC
Date of appointment : 23/11/22
About Kelly:
- Currently, employed as a Commercial Manager for an organisation that offers advice, transforming performance to safeguard the commercial interests of clients embarking on investment programmes across real estate, infrastructure and natural resources.
- Chartered member of Procurement and Supply and offer experience and skills of such
- Approaching the role of governor with commitment to supporting the school to achieve all of its goals and aspirations for a strong, successful and capable future for young people
- Mum of one boy and one girl whom currently attends a school in the GLT
Matthew Hussey
Staff Governor
Term of Office : 25/1/21 - 24/1/25
Date of appointment : 25/1/21
Appointed by : Staff election
DBS Current
About Matthew:
- Teaching and learning expertise from classroom experience and as manager of Teachmeet for 2 years
- Staff voice as a leader and representative of the Maths department
- Forensic understanding and ability to analyse and communicate data
- Head of Mathematics
- Responsible for KS4 outcomes in Maths 17/18
- Joined governing body in 2018
Sarah Miller
Staff Governor
Term of Office : TBC
Date of appointment :TBC
Appointed by : Staff election
DBS Current
About Sarah:
- HR Manager
- Joined governing body in 2023
The scheduled governing body meetings
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GB2 Wednesday 23rd November 2022
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GB3 Wednesday 18th January 2023
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GB4 Wednesday 8th March 2023
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GB5 Wednesday 3rd May 2023
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GB6 Wednesday 5th July 2023
To contact the governors please email: ecrean@greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk with Clerk to Governors in the subject line
Department for Education: Governance