Name:  Abdul Azad

Position: Co-opted Governor
 

Skills/Area of Interest: Visionary Strategic Leader, Transformative Experienced Senior Primary Educator, Fierce Advocate for SEND Inclusivity, and Champion of Community-Focused School Improvement, Enriched by Lived Experience.

Employment: Senior Primary Teacher, Science and technology lead, School improvement advisor, Assistant head, Year team achievements leader, Whole school assessment lead, I.T strategic Manager

Other Initiatives: Psychology

Hobbies:  Cycling, gardening, tennis and trekking

Name: Sandra Clarke

Position: Headteacher

Skill/Areas of Interest: Special Needs Education; Post-school opportunities  

Previous Employment:  

2021 - Present - Headteacher - Woodlands Secondary School

2012 - 2021 - Deputy Head - Woodlands Secondary School 

2008 - 2012 - Deputy Head - St John's Special School, Kempston

2000 - 2008 - Senior Teacher - Lady Zia Wernher School

1997 - 1999 - Head of Year - Putteridge Junior School 

1992 - 1997 - Design Technology Co-ordinator - William Austin Junior School 

Hobbies: swimming, reading, crafting, travelling, socialising

Name: Nadeem Butt

Position: Parent Governor, Chair of Governors, member of Curriculum Committee

Skills/ Area of interest: Wellbeing, Behaviour, Curriculum, Life Skills

Employment: Solicitor

Hobbies: Family, friends and football!

Name: Sam Batchelor

Position: Parent Governor, member of Curriculum Committee, Health and Safety Governor

Skills/Areas of Interest: Health and Safety

Employment: stay at home mum 

Hobbies: socialising, travelling, walking

Name: Steve Gibbs

Position: Co-opted Governor, member of Curriculum committee, member of pay committee and Headteacher's Performance Review committee.

Skills/Area of interest: Strategic Leadership, Education and SEN, Equality and Diversity

Employment: Retired.  Previously manager for Post Office Ltd.  Adult Education teacher.  Casual Exams invigilator

Hobbies: Travel, rugby, golf, politics - member of Labour Party

Name: Adil Khan

Position: Co-opted Governor, member of FPP, member of pay committee, member of Headteacher's Performance review committee.

Name: Caroline Lowry 

Position: Deputy Head Teacher, Associate Member

Skill/Areas of Interest:  I have a particular interest in the school curriculum and promoting functional learning, life skills and independence skills. 

Previous Employment:

1999 - 2001 Adina School, Brighton, class teacher  

2001 - 2004 Five Springs School - music coordinator

2013 - 2021  Woodlands Secondary School

· 2013 - 2017 Class teacher

· 2018 - 2021 Assistant Head Teacher

Hobbies:  I love gardening, baking, going to the gym and spending time with my family and friends.

Name: Fariha Munim

Position: Co-opted Governor

Skills/Area of interest: Curriculum, evidence informed practice, strategic foresight, policy and project delivery, stakeholder management. 

Previous Employment: Policy and Strategy Advisor at the Department for Education with experience developing and pitching schools strategy, policy development on Initial Teacher Training and strategic development of the Future of Tutoring Programme 2020-2023. Former History Teacher across London and Luton. Teach First Ambassador 2018. 

Hobbies: Running, exploring bakeries and reading. 

Name: Robert Parker

Position: Co-opted Governor, Chair of Finance, Premises and Personnel Committee.

Skills/Area of Interest: Finance, strategic direction, accountability

Employment: Finance Director.  Previously held a number of commercially focused finance roles within Volkswagen Group UK

Hobbies: Running, cycling, swimming, good food and travelling.

Governor Name: Kerry Rees

Position: Co-opted Governor, Safeguarding Governor.

Skills/Areas of Interest:  Post 16 and Post 18, PMLD, ensuring the ‘voice’ of the young people is heard.

Employment:  Previously employed at Luton Council as the Transition Team Manager until November 2016.  Now self-employed and supporting children and adults with complex needs.

Other Initiatives:  Makaton Tutor, Crafter, Advocator

Hobbies:  Costa coffee, crocheting, theatre/cinema, shopping, chatting.

Name: Helen Rolfe

Position: Staff Governor and Vice Chair of Curriculum Committee. Responsible for Governor training.

Skills/Areas of Interest: Special Needs Education

Employment: Class teacher, Deputy Department Leader, Woodlands Secondary School

Other initiatives:  Duke of Edinburgh lead, student voice and accessibility

Hobbies:  Running, being active outdoors, walking my dog in the countryside and exploring new places.

Name: Shagufta Shahin 

Position: Co-opted Governor; Chair of Curriculum Committee

Areas of interest: Managing and developing curriculum

Previous employment: Qualified teacher of English, ESOL and Functional Skills.  Worked in Senior management positions in colleges across London.  Formerly the Vice Principal at Barnfiled College.  Trained as an additional inspector for Ofsted. Educational Consultant in the FE sector. 

Other: Currently retired but a very active grandmother

Name: Mike Smith

Position: Co-opted Governor, Vice Chair of Governors, member of Finance, Premises and Personnel Committee, Chair of Pay Committee, member of Headteacher's Appraisal Committee.

Skills/Areas of interest: KPIs, financial management, governance strategy, accountability,

Employment: Database programmer

Hobbies: cycling, running, rock climbing, photography

Name:  Robert Roche

Position: LA Governor

Skills/ Interests  Local authority finance

Employment: Elected member for Northwell Ward and Portfolio Holder for Finance, Revenue and Benefits and Housing, Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation 

Other initiatives: Active member of community, partnering with many local organisations

Hobbies: A keen Luton Town supporter. I love watching Test Match Cricket, reading, and listening to music.