The governors at Wicklewood School are the people who

work quietly behind the scenes supporting and challenging

the school. They are ultimately responsible for the running

of the school, although the major part of that is delegated

to the head teacher on a day to day basis.

The governing body acts as a critical friend to the school,

offering opinions, evaluating progress, and being part of all

major decision-making.

The governors also have individual responsibilities for

curriculum areas such as Maths, Literacy, Health and

Safety, Special educational needs etc, and all sit on the

various sub-committees:

Finance

Curriculum

Premises

Staffing

The clerk to the governors is responsible for setting the

meetings, all the associated paper-work and any legal

requirements.

Clerk to the Governors: Kirsten Mower

I have lived in

Wicklewood for nearly 11 years, and have two children at

Wicklewood School: Elizabeth in Reception, and William in Year

3.I have a degree from UEA in English and History, and worked

for the Norfolk Library Service for 15 years, mainly in Norwich

Central Library. As you might expect from that, my favourite

pastime is reading (!), but I also love to bake, and have recently

fulfilled a long-held ambition by starting piano lessons. I am

Treasurer of the Friends of Wicklewood School, and I come

into school twice a week to help the children from Wren and

Greenfinch classes with their reading.

Andrew Thurston: Partnership Governor.

I have been a governor at Wicklewood since 1991, and was

a parent governor at Wymondham High School from

1987/91.

I was chair of

governors from

1992 to 98, when

Wicklewood

School went

Grant

Maintained. This

also coincided

with the building

of the first four

“new class rooms”.

I have been Chair of the Finance Sub Committee since

1998, and am a member of the Premises sub Committee

and also one the ‘Maths Governors’.

My two children attended Morley Primary School, as I was

the farm manager at Morley Research Centre for twenty

six years, retiring in 2008 to live in Barnham Broom.

Chair of Governors

Paul Sully 45, is

married to Marion and

is dad to Owen year 7

and Emily year 5. He

was a Parent Governor

at Wicklewood Primary

School for a total of

six years, starting when

Owen joined Reception

class, before transferring to the role of community governor,

and has had the post of Chair for the last two years.

He started his working life in the RAF and after getting

married in 1992 he was initially based in Norfolk. After many

moves around the UK he ended his 9 year RAF career as a Flight

Lieutenant - Station Adjutant at RAF Aldergrove in Northern

Ireland.

Work was responsible for Paul and his family moving back to

Norfolk and after a brief period working for Rehau windows and

conservatories in an HR role, Paul is now employed as a Human

Resources Advisor for Norfolk Constabulary, based in

Wymondham.

During his spare time Paul enjoys spending time with his family

at weekends and school holidays in their caravan, walking the

dog, cycling and would like to get back to paragliding now the

children are getting more independent.

Lucy Jeffery is deputy chair of the governors and is a

parent governor - mum to Hamish and Poppy. Lucy also

works really hard for the Friends of which she is currently

joint chair. In her spare time she is a teaching assistant at

another local school!

John Spratling, is a parent governor, and is dad to Joshua

in Year 2 and Hannah in Year 4. He is also a member of the

Friends, and does a great deal for the school in the way of

helping with fund-raising, repairs, and providing a loud

voice at events such as the summer BBQ etc!

Vicki Myhill is a parent governor (Freya in Year 3, William

in Year 1 and Christopher in pre-school). She has been a

governor for 2 years and is also very well known for her

work with the Friends of Wicklewood. She lives in the

village and is a farmer’s wife. In her spare time (when she

gets any!) she enjoys peace, quiet and a good book, or time

on the coast with the family!

Elise Meers

I am a

parent governor

with 2 children

at Wicklewood school; Maxwell, currently in Lapwing class,

and Tilly, currently in Robin class. When I left University I

worked in London at one of the large accountancy firms

where I qualified as a chartered accountant and

specialised in fraud investigations and risk management. I

currently look after the finance side of a software

company (Redrose Software) which I run with my husband,

Kevin. I am also a very keen musician and regularly

perform in a brass band, both on the concert stage and

also at various national competitions.

Nina Schutte

My three children spent happy years at Wicklewood

School where I have been a Parent Governor for seven

years. I am now a Partnership Governor and sit on the

Curriculum and Staffing Commitees. My subject interests

are Maths and Music.

I work as a GP ( Dr Pereira) at Wymondham Medical

Partnership in Postmill Close. Outside work, the children

and an old house plus smallholding take up most of my time.

I spend any free time out of doors on a never-ending list

of projects.

Simon Butler

My family and

I moved to

Wicklewood

in summer

2011 having

spent the last

ten years

living and

working in

Oxford. I am

a

conservation

ecologist and we moved here to allow me to take up a

Lectureship in Sustainable Agriculture in the School of

Biological Sciences at UEA. My research is based

predominately in the UK and Europe but I do my best to

maintain links to conservation projects around the world to

ensure at least one research trip to an exotic locations is

in my diary each year! I have three daughters, two of

which are currently at the school (Wren and Swift class),

and am acting as a parent governor.

Clare Butler

I completed a German and Marketing degree with French

at Lancaster University and then did my PGCE at UEA in

Norwich. I was originally an MFL teacher teaching German

and French. My first school was in Hertfordshire and

then I taught at Flegg High School and Caister High

School where I was Head of MFL and then Head of

Citizenship. I currently work at Wymondham High

Academy as Head of PSHE/Citizenship teaching students

11-16.

I am married with two children - Alice who is 6 and Charlie

who is 4. They both go to Acle Primary School (Year 1 and

Reception). In

my spare time I

love reading and

walking. We have

a caravan which

we use most

weekends when

the weather gets

nicer.

Ed Godbould:

I live in Wicklewood with my partner, Tracey and two sons

Luke, who is in Wren Class and Jordan who now attends

Wymondham High School.

I have worked at Aviva for 27 years. Last summer I

arranged a community day with some of my colleagues to

re decorated the school hall. In my spare time I’m a keen

cyclist and last year completed the Norwich 100.

Phil Rothwell

I am originally from Lancashire but moved to Norfolk in

1989 to take up a teaching post at a high school in

Norwich. I greatly enjoy life in Norfolk and moved to

Wicklewood in 1999. My wife and I were married at the

village Church and our 14 year old son attended

Wicklewood school from 2004 - 2009. I'm looking forward

to making a contribution to our village school.

Simon Underhill

I grew up in

Birmingham, son of

cobbler, loving school

and thriving off the

many opportunities to

develop my passion

for music and playing

the clarinet. I

attended the Royal

College of Music

Junior Department

every Saturday aged

16 – 18. I studied for

my undergraduate

degree in Music at the University of Birmingham, after which I went

to the Royal College of Music for two years to study for my Mus.M.

Determined to be a professional clarinet player, I was successful in

getting one of twelve British Fulbright Scholarships, enabling me to

attend the Manhattan School of Music to study under one of the

great clarinet virtuosos, Charles Neidich. Subsequently, I worked

with many orchestras including The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

and the BBC Philharmonic. My passion for teaching and working

with young people gradually took over, leading me into my career as

a Primary School teacherI now live in Hingham with my wife and

two amazing children, thriving on the experience that Wicklewood

Primary School provides. It's a wonderful place to be, with an

almighty bold, capital T in team being at the heart of how the school

continues to grow and strive for excellence.