Welcome to Langdon Primary School
All Governors take an active interest in the welfare of our school, even though many of them also run businesses of their own, or work in other capacities. The Full Governing Body runs a circle model and meets every six weeks, usually during the final week of term.
All governors have three key roles (strategic development of the school, a critical friend to the Headteacher and accountability for the Head’s performance, the school’s performance and their own).
Our governing body is made up of the Headteacher, a staff member, 3 parent governors (child in school and elected by parents) and 3 co-opted governors (based on skills audit).
If you wish to have copies of the minutes of Governing Body meetings please contact the school office.
If you wish to know more about governance in schools or are interested in becoming a school governors, follow this link: The Role of School Governor
After being a staff governor and co-opted governor at my previous setting for 11 years, I am excited to join a new team here at Langdon. I have nearly 20 years of experience of working as a teacher, Special Educational Needs Coordinator and senior leader in Kent schools and am looking to take this wonderful school onwards and upwards!
I’ve been a proud member of our school community since 2008, joining straight from University. My journey at this school began as a teacher in Year 3 and 4 before moving into my current role of Year 5/6 teacher in 2016.
Beyond my role as a classroom teacher, I enjoy taking leadership responsibilities within our school as the lead for Writing, Computing, Science, and Physical Education, helping to shape our curriculum. I also enjoy supporting and coaching new teachers and staff in their roles within the school.
I currently live in Folkestone, Kent and have a decade of primary teaching experience to draw upon. I am about to start work for The Environment Agency and am looking forward to working alongside an already talented governing body.
Langdon is a special school with a unique pupil offer and I cannot wait to become part of its fabric.
Currently I have one child at Langdon, my daughter Hallie is in Year 2 and my son Cody will be due to start with you in 2027. Having worked as a teacher for the last ten years and knowing how important education is in shaping children’s futures, I think that I would have a good foundation to develop into the role of a parent governor. At my previous school, I took on a supporting role with Maths and PSHE and have completed training for Mental Health First Aid, as well as having experience teaching in Years Reception through to Year 4. Hallie has loved her time so far at Langdon and I would really like the opportunity to contribute and support the school and community wherever possible.
I have lived in Langdon for the past 14 years and my three boys all attended Langdon CP School so I was happy to support the school as a governor.
My career started within the RAF in personnel and when that ended, I left to work on cross channel ferries, working in various managerial/supervisory roles on board. With a keen interest in IT, I moved into grammar school IT support alongside studying computer science at the OU; teaching to help develop the computer science curriculum and delivering E-safety training to staff and students. After redundancy I went on to IT support in primary schools and finally, I now run a small e-commerce business.
My hobbies include sewing, conducting some lessons locally and cycling.
I hope my experience within these sectors will benefit the school in their future goals.
I am delighted to be appointed as a parent governor on the Governing Body of Langdon Primary School . I have many transferable professional skills that I felt could benefit the governing board and have a keen interest and experience of safeguarding children. Outside of my professional job role I have two young children and enjoy spending time with my family.
I have been a governor in primary and secondary schools in London and Kent for over 20 years. Our three children arrived from London in 2002 and all were welcomed into Langdon and thrived there. We were involved in keeping the school open in the early 2000s. I am still a governor at a Dover secondary school and I am proud to become a governor at this wonderful school. We still live in the local area.
I returned to being an full time artist 6 years ago having been a Deputy Head and Head of Science at secondary schools in London and Kent. I run around our wonderful countryside and have completed 4 London marathons and will be running a 5th this year.
Our governors have agreed to abide by the following code of conduct:
https://www.nga.org.uk – All types of Information for School Governors.