Meet Our Governors

CHAIRPERSON

Andy kyte

Andy Kyte Andy is our Chair of Governors. He is a Community Governor. He is a member of all 3 committees and attends all meetings. Andy is our designated safeguarding Governor.

"I enjoy putting back into my community, helping others and being able to be part of decision-making in order to make things better. I love watching and being involved in the school's development and journey and I love inter-acting with the children and staff."

Likes: Anything to do with WW2 - I collect military vehicles, love exotic holidays, my pets and my family.

Dislikes: Cucumber, clowns and boy racers!

VICE CHAIRPERSON

peter waller

Peter Waller Peter is our Vice Chair of Governors. He is a Community Governor. He is the Chair of our Finance & Staffing Committee.

"As a Governor, I hope to support the school in continuing to provide such a fantastic, learning environment. I have worked as an HR Director for a number of years supporting various businesses grow and manage their people effectively."

Likes: Drawing and painting, especially with my children, Brighton and Hove Albion - "We are the Premier League!"

Dislikes: Spiders (I run a mile!) and avocado (the texture is all wrong!)

HEADTEACHER

Liz Webster
Liz is our Headteacher. She is a member of all 3 committees and attends all meetings. "As Headteacher of the school, it is important that I am part of the Governing Body so I can work alongside and support them in making this school a wonderful place to learn." Likes: Happy people, champagne, sport, teaching EVERY child in the school! Dislikes: Grumpy people, olives and paperwork!

Liz Webster

Liz Webster Liz is our Headteacher. She is a member of all 3 committees and attends all meetings.

"As Headteacher of the school, it is important that I am part of the Governing Body so I can work alongside and support them in making this school a wonderful place to learn."

Likes: Happy people, champagne, sport, teaching EVERY child in the school!

Dislikes: Grumpy people, olives and paperwork!

FINANCE & STAFFING COMMITTEE

Peter Waller
Peter is a Community Governor. He is the Chair of our Finance & Staffing Committee. "As a governor, I hope to support the school in continuing to provide such a fantastic, learning environment. I have worked as an HR Director for a number of years supporting various businesses grow and manage their people effectively." Likes: Drawing and painting, especially with my children, Brighton and Hove Albion - "We are the Premier League!" Dislikes: Spiders (I run a mile!) and avocado (the texture is all wrong!)

Peter Waller

Peter Waller Peter is a Community Governor. He is the Chair of our Finance & Staffing Committee.

"As a governor, I hope to support the school in continuing to provide such a fantastic, learning environment. I have worked as an HR Director for a number of years supporting various businesses grow and manage their people effectively."

Likes: Drawing and painting, especially with my children, Brighton and Hove Albion - "We are the Premier League!"

Dislikes: Spiders (I run a mile!) and avocado (the texture is all wrong!)

Stacey chandler
Stacey is a member of our Finance & Staffing Committee. She is a Community Governor. "My son loved his time at Aldingbourne Primary School and my daughter (year 3) is thriving here. She is always happy to come to school and I feel that by being a Governor, I am able to show my gratitude to this wonderful school. I run a busy company with my husband and I am a qualified Management Accountant meaning I can share my skills in finance with the Aldingbourne team and support them in any way I can." Likes: sunny weather, spa days, dog walks with the family Dislikes: negative people, being cold, food shopping

Stacey chandler

Stacey is a member of our Finance & Staffing Committee. She is a Community Governor.

"My son loved his time at Aldingbourne Primary School and my daughter (year 3) is thriving here. She is always happy to come to school and I feel that by being a Governor, I am able to show my gratitude to this wonderful school. I run a busy company with my husband and I am a qualified Management Accountant meaning I can share my skills in finance with the Aldingbourne team and support them in any way I can."

Likes: sunny weather, spa days, dog walks with the family

Dislikes: negative people, being cold, food shopping

GUY ROBINSON
Guy is a Community Governor. He is a member of our Finance & Staffing Committee. He is one of our brand new Governors so watch this space for more info coming soon!

Mary Bolch
Mary is a member of our Finance & Staffing Committee. She is a Community Governor. "Having fairly recently retired from Chichester College, I still have a keen interest in education in all its forms. I see being a Governor at Aldingbourne as making use of my past skills and putting something back into the system." Likes: Cooking, spicy food, reading and gardening, holidays and family. Dislikes: Prejudice, unfairness, and windy weather.

Mary Bolch

Mary is a member of our Finance & Staffing Committee. She is a Community Governor.

"Having fairly recently retired from Chichester College, I still have a keen interest in education in all its forms. I see being a Governor at Aldingbourne as making use of my past skills and putting something back into the system."

Likes: Cooking, spicy food, reading and gardening, holidays and family.

Dislikes: Prejudice, unfairness, and windy weather.

PREMISES COMMITTEE

EMMA PINDER
Emma is the Chair of our Premises Committee. She is a Community Governor. "My two children have attended the school and benefited from the wonderful teaching and sense of community, so I wanted to give something back by becoming a governor. As an architect, I felt that I could put my skills to good use on the Premises Committee. I come from a corporate background with a culture of continuous improvement and being proactive. I believe that we should never be complacent and by continuously reviewing what we do, we can “learn to be the best that we can bee.” Likes: Genuine kind and helpful people, good manners, spending time with my family and friends, ballet, drawing and creative crafts. Dislikes: Unfairness, rudeness and people who pretend to be nice when they are not really.

EMMA PINDER

Emma

Emma is the Chair of our Premises Committee. She is a Community Governor.

"My two children have attended the school and benefited from the wonderful teaching and sense of community, so I wanted to give something back by becoming a governor. As an
architect, I felt that I could put my skills to good use on the Premises Committee. I come from a corporate background with a culture of continuous improvement and being proactive. I believe that we should never be complacent and by continuously reviewing what we do, we
can “learn to be the best that we can bee.”

Likes: Genuine kind and helpful people, good manners, spending time with my family and friends,
ballet, drawing and creative crafts.

Dislikes: Unfairness, rudeness and people who pretend to be nice when they are not really.

sue reed
Sue is a Community Governor. She is a member of our Finance & Staffing Committee. She is also the Reception Class teacher at our school. "I enjoy serving on the Governing Body as I love being able to support the school. As a teacher of the reception class and now a parent, I feel I can bring a breadth of experience to the meetings which, I hope, is helpful." Likes: Spending quality time with family, sunshine holidays, a good book and a glass of prosecco! Dislikes: Grumpy people, traffic jams and mushrooms

sue reed

Sue Reed

Sue is a Community Governor. She is a member of our Finance & Staffing Committee. She is also the Reception Class teacher at our school.

"I enjoy serving on the Governing Body as I love being able to support the school. As a teacher of the reception class and now a parent, I feel I can bring a breadth of experience to the meetings which, I hope, is helpful."

Likes: Spending quality time with family, sunshine holidays, a good book and a glass of prosecco!

Dislikes: Grumpy people, traffic jams and mushrooms

phil west
Phil is a Parent Governor. He is a member of our Premises Committee. He is one of our brand new Governors so watch this space for more info coming soon!

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

vicky machin

Vicki Machin Vicky is Chair of our Curriculum Committee. She is a parent Governor. She is a member of our Curriculum Committee.

"I became a governor because I wanted to give something back to the wonderful school which has had such a positive impact on my children's lives. As a parent, I am always reminding my children of the importance of community and the responsibilities we all have to our communities, and this is one way that I can contribute my knowledge and experience as a former-teacher to our school, hopefully to make a positive impact."

Likes: The sea, karaoke and family holidays.

Dislikes: Shouting, birds and stinky fish!

natasha maysey
Natasha is a Staff Governor. She is a member of our Curriculum committee. She is also our Year 4 teacher. "I want to continue to support the school in as many ways as possible. My role as a teacher and chair of the PTA allows me to bring a variety of perspectives to governor meetings." Likes: Holidays abroad, dinner with friends, American TV series. Dislikes: Grumpy people, bad driving, bad manners.

natasha maysey

Natasha Phelps

Natasha is a Staff Governor. She is a member of our Curriculum committee. She is also our Year 4 teacher.

"I want to continue to support the school in as many ways as possible. My role as a teacher and chair of the PTA allows me to bring a variety of perspectives to governor meetings."

Likes: Holidays abroad, dinner with friends, American TV series.

Dislikes: Grumpy people, bad driving, bad manners.

rebecca peters
Bex is a Local Authority Governor. She is a member of our Curriculum Committee. "I became a Governor at Aldingbourne 5 Years ago and I am so pleased to be able to support the school in this way. I began my teaching career at Aldingbourne in 2003 and the school will always have a very special place in my heart. I feel very passionately about it's ethos and strongly believe that the experiences the children are given at the school are of the highest quality and have a hugely positive impact on their learning journey though the school and beyond and am very proud to be a part of this." Likes: Being outside, spending time with my lovely family, cooking and wine. Dislikes: Rudeness, being late, mushrooms - they feel like slugs...

rebecca peters

Bex is a Local Authority Governor. She is a member of our Curriculum Committee.

"I became a Governor at Aldingbourne 5 Years ago and I am so pleased to be able to support the school in this way. I began my teaching career at Aldingbourne in 2003 and the school will always have a very special place in my heart. I feel very passionately about it's ethos and strongly believe that the experiences the children are given at the school are of the highest quality and have a hugely positive impact on their learning journey though the school and beyond and am very proud to be a part of this."

Likes: Being outside, spending time with my lovely family, cooking and wine.

Dislikes: Rudeness, being late, mushrooms - they feel like slugs...

ASSOCIATE MEMBER

PHIL PREECE
As our Premises Officer, Phil is an associate member of our Governing Body. He is a member of our Premises Committee. Likes: Dairy milk chocolate, wine gums and ALL sports (he supports Chelsea!) Dislikes: Disorganised people and queueing!

PHIL PREECE

carertaker As our Premises Officer, Phil is an associate member of our Governing Body. He is a member of our Premises Committee.

Likes: Dairy milk chocolate, wine gums and ALL sports (he supports Chelsea!)

Dislikes: Disorganised people and queueing!

Governor Details 2019-2020
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