Chairs of Local Governing Bodies
Deborah Cooke
dcooke-gov@astonhallschool.org
I currently have two children in Year 5 and Year 8. My eldest daughter is at Nottingham Trent University.
I have worked for many years in the private sector for a variety of companies in business administration for the first part of my career, moving into accounting and finance. I trained in business accounting and finance whilst I worked and attended university part time. I now work for the family business and manage the accounts and a small accounts team.
I have seen through my employment how a good education gives the basis for so many opportunities. I am passionate about education and believe that every child should have access to good quality education. I want to be involved in ensuring that all the children at Foljambe and Aston Hall are happy and flourish with the best opportunities regardless of their ability.
Anna Lidster
I work for the NHS as a clinical assistant for the Sheffield Learning Disability Intensive support service. The aim of the team is to keep adults with learning disabilities, complex mental health needs and challenging behaviour out of hospital and secure accommodation and to enable them to live in the community. My main role within the team is to deliver appropriate training to staff teams, families and individuals accessing the service.
deborah cooke
dcooke-gov@foljambeprimary.co.uk
I currently have two children in Year 5 and Year 8. My eldest daughter is at Nottingham Trent University.
I have worked for many years in the private sector for a variety of companies in business administration for the first part of my career, moving into accounting and finance. I trained in business accounting and finance whilst I worked and attended university part time. I now work for the family business and manage the accounts and a small accounts team.
I have seen through my employment how a good education gives the basis for so many opportunities. I am passionate about education and believe that every child should have access to good quality education. I want to be involved in ensuring that all the children at Foljambe and Aston Hall are happy and flourish with the best opportunities regardless of their ability.
Helen Walker
I work for Sheffield Hallam University as a project manager in the South Yorkshire Futures team. This team supports various projects that aim to improve the educational health of the region and improve life chances for young people across South Yorkshire. Many of the projects that I work on involve working closely with schools and young people, and it is this combined with my passion for education that sparked my desire to become a school governor. Outside of work, I live with my partner Warren and our dog, a pug called Frank. I enjoy sports and play netball for the Maltby Wasps.
I wanted to become a governor as I felt I had something to offer, I wanted to do my part in supporting the young people of Rotherham and knew how in need of support schools across the country are.
I am so proud to be chair of governors at Ashwood Primary School and part of the wider Wickersley Partnership Trust family. Not only is it inspiring to work with so many people who cannot do enough for every child within the trust, but I get to utilise the skills from my day job including decision making, leading and motivating a team and utilising individual strengths. These skills have been critical during a period of change at Ashwood over the past two years, however knowing that I have been able to play a part in turning the school into a place of positivity and determination to succeed is tremendously rewarding. We are an Ashwood family and that sense of togetherness provides a benefit to governance which I could never have imagined.
Margaret saltis
msaltis@rawmarsh.org
I volunteered as a governor at Sandhill following a request to join a relatively inexperienced new LGB at the time. Having been a governor at Rawmarsh for several years, I hoped to bring some of that experience to the table. It can be hard work at times, but brings with it a lot of satisfaction when you see a school progressing forward in a strong and confident manner. It always helps to have a good supportive team too, which I think we do!
Margaret Saltis
I volunteered as a governor at Sandhill following a request to join a relatively inexperienced new LGB at the time. Having been a governor at Rawmarsh for several years, I hoped to bring some of that experience to the table. It can be hard work at times, but brings with it a lot of satisfaction when you see a school progressing forward in a strong and confident manner. It always helps to have a good supportive team too, which I think we do!
Anna Lidster
alidster@wickersley.net
I work for the NHS as a clinical assistant for the Sheffield Learning Disability Intensive support service. The aim of the team is to keep adults with learning disabilities, complex mental health needs and challenging behaviour out of hospital and secure accommodation and to enable them to live in the community. My main role within the team is to deliver appropriate training to staff teams, families and individuals accessing the service.
For all enquiries about governance, please contact clerk@wickersleypt.org
