Chairs of Governors

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Chairs Forum

Each year our Chair of Governors nominate from their group a Chair for the Chairs’ Forum. The elected Chair becomes a Trustee for a period of 12 months.  This provides a link between the Board and the Chair of Governors.

“The Chairs’ Forum meets once a term, online for two hours.  It is well organised with a Chair, full agenda and minuted; with good attendance from the LGB chairs’.  The interviews indicated that it is valued by the chair.”

External review of Governance by National Governance Association, May 2023

Allenton Community Primary School | Kelly Lee

  • Date of Appointment: 01/01/2022
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Partnership Director employed by Transform Trust, Executive Headteacher at Sneinton CofE Primary School, Mother is Governor at another Trust School and Trustee of Carter Foundation
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • kelly.lee@transformtrust.co.uk

Ashbrook Junior School | Glyn Stenson

  • Date of Appointment: 01/09/2020
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Trustee - Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association and Breaston Parish Councillor
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Breadsall Hill Top Primary School | Lindsay Clark

  • Date of Appointment: 26/01/2023
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Headteacher Designate in Transform Trust
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Brierley Forest Primary & Nursery School | Colin Barnard

  • Date of Appointment: 01/09/2023
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: Chair of Governors at Sherwood Junior School, Chair of Governors at Abbey Gates Primary School and Chair of Governors at Caunton Dean Hole Primary School
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Brocklewood Primary School | Lucy Cassidy

  • Date of Appointment: 09/03/21
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Director of Nottingham City Homes, Director of Nottingham Future, Cabinet Member for Skills, Growth and Economic Development, Director of Communications for Medaille Trust, Spouse is employed by Gedling Borough Council
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Bulwell St Mary’s C of E Primary School | Karen Slack

  • Date of Appointment: 01/09/2016
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Self Employed School Improvement Advisor for Transform Trust, Flying High Teaching Hub – Quality Assurance for ECTs and Contracted to provide LLE services to Transform Trust schools.
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

“The governing body provides effective support to the school. Governors are ambitious for the school. They have a good understanding of what the school does well and what it needs to do to be even better. They make regular visits to check on the school’s work towards meeting its priorities and they understand the importance of holding leaders to account.”

Bulwell Ofsted, 2019

Burford Primary & Nursery School | Claire Stafford

  • Date of Appointment: 03/06/2023
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School | Andrew Sharp

  • Date of Appointment: 01/09/2023
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Wife employed at another Transform Trust school, Executive Headteacher at Pear Tree Junior and Allenton Community Primary school.
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: Governor at Allenton Community Primary School. Governor at Burford Primary School.
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Highbank Primary & Nursery School | Dennis Jones

  • Date of Appointment: 01/09/2020
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: Member of LGB at Parkdale Primary School and Chair of Chair′s Forum and Trustee of Transform
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Lawn Primary School | Louise Rhodes

  • Date of Appointment: 01/09/2021
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Peripatetic Behaviour Support Teacher for Derby County Council.
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Lawn Primary School | Jess Hall

  • Date of Appointment: 01/09/2021
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Director of Movement- IQ, Derby.
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: Client Manager of Create Development, Harrow.
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Parkdale Primary School | Donna Marshall

  • Date of Appointment: 01/12/2022
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Director and Co Secretary EMTOM Fire Safety Ltd. Husband is MD EMTOM Fire Safety Ltd. Counsellor for Childline UK
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Pear Tree Junior School | Jill Wilkinson

  • Date of Appointment: 24/07/2018
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Employed by Transform Trust as Chief Operating Officer
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: Chair at Ravensdale Junior School and Governor at Zaytouna Primary.
  • jill.wilkinson@transformtrust.co.uk

Ravensdale Junior School | Jill Wilkinson

  • Date of Appointment: 01/09/2021
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Employed by Transform Trust as Chief Operating Officer
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: Chair at Pear Tree Junior School and Governor at Zaytouna Primary.
  • governors@ravensdalej.derby.sch.uk

Robert Shaw Primary & Nursery School | Claire Smith

  • Date of Appointment: 23/07/2022
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Employed by Transform Trust
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: Governor at Whitegate Primary & Nursery School
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Rosslyn Park Primary & Nursery School | Alex Norris MP

  • Date of Appointment: 01/11/2018
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

“Governors are at the forefront of the decision-making process. They are highly ambitious for the school and its pupils.”

Ofsted, November 2017

Sneinton St Stephen’s C of E Primary School | Matt Jones – Chair

  • Date of Appointment: 23/11/2019
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Trustee at Blue Ribbon Group and Trustee at Heart Church
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School | Emily Pope

  • Date of Appointment: 25/05/2020
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Whitegate Primary & Nursery School | Stewart Powell

  • Date of Appointment: 01/07/2017
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Employed by Nottinghamshire County Council
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • admin@whitegate.nottingham.sch.uk

William Booth Primary & Nursery School | Steve Oakley

  • Date of Appointment: 23/05/2018
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Employed by Nottingham City Council
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: Governor at Newton Burgoland Primary
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Woodland View Primary & Nursery School | Sarah Sayer

  • Date of Appointment: 01/09/2023
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Employed by Transform Trust as a Governance Professional. A family member is a Governor at another Transform Trust school.
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: Chair of Governors at the Garibaldi School
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk

Zaytouna Primary School | Abdul Basit Jabbar

  • Date of Appointment: 01/09/2020
  • Appointed by: Trustees of Transform Trust
  • Business & Pecuniary Interests: Trustee at Zia ul Ummah Foundation Director at Hasnat Consultancy Ltd
  • Governance Roles in other Educational Institutions: None
  • governors@transformtrust.co.uk