Vice-Chair. Performance Management, Recruitment, Education & Training

I am proud to have served as a Parent Governor at Vaughan Primary School since 2017. For the last few years I have been privileged to hold the Chair position. As a mum of three, with all my children receiving the foundations of their education at Vaughan I value the opportunity that being a Governor allows me – to give back to my local community.

I work full time as an Executive Director at a national children’s charity. I oversee safeguarding, national operations and work to improve and change the systems that exist to support children in our society but so often create more issues than good. The Governor role allows me to draw on my skills, experience and knowledge generated from years of public service for the benefit of the school and education of our pupils.

I have had the privilege of being a co-opted governor with Vaughan since January 2022.  My responsibilities lie within Health & Safety, GDPR and the website.  I have two children, one that is now in high-school and the other is still at Vaughan. I have had the pleasure of seeing them both grow into wonderful (and challenging) individuals, all with the help of the team at this wonderful school.

Professionally, I am a management consultant and leadership coach, typically working in the public sector, helping with organisational and technology transformation programmes, impacting many thousands of people.  The skills I have gained in my professional life allow me to give back positively to the school, which is a great honour.

I have been a Senior Leader at Vaughan Primary School since January 2004. I have held the role of co-opted Governor as Deputy Headteacher and currently as Ex Officio as Headteacher. I have been the substantive Headteacher of the school since March 2019.

It is an honour to lead this community of learners. Preparing children for a happy future is at the core of what we want for our pupils in giving them a range of opportunities to be productive citizens in Modern Britain and beyond. All stakeholders work hard to ensure that the pupils are safe, secure and part of a positive, tolerant and caring community. The personal approach we embrace is all about valuing all our children as individuals, which is essential in terms of helping pupils achieve their best.

Trustee of Re:generation Harrow

& Trustee & Chair of St Peters Pre-School

I am a true Harrovian having been born and raised in Harrow Weald!

I have worked in Childcare / Early Years settings for over 30 years, in both the public and private sectors. I worked for LB Barnet for 17 years supporting childminders to deliver the EYFS when it was first devised and delivering training to all types of providers and working closely with the Early Years Advisory Teachers

For the last 7 years, I have been working for St Peter’s church, about 5 mins away from the school, running the Children’s Work there. I love being part of the close-knit community of West Harrow and can see that Vaughan Primary school is at the heart of that. This is my first time as a Governor, but I am pleased to be able to play my part in helping the school stay at its very best.

I have been a governor at Vaughan since March 2020. I am a parent of 2 children, in yr 6 and yr 3. I currently hold the safeguarding and attendance governor role, but I have previously held the finance chair role. 

Being a governor gives me the opportunity to give back to the school and the wider Vaughan community whilst using my transferable skills from work in the public sector – I am a senior business development manager for at Transport for London. It is a responsibility I take great pride in.  

I am a parent governor and have two children at Vaughan.  I put myself forward for election as a governor because I want to make a contribution to the school, which gives so much to the community.  

I am a qualified lawyer and work as a Human Rights Manager for a large company.  This means I spend much of my time considering the interests of vulnerable individuals, including children and minority groups.  I hope that these experiences will help me to contribute to the school's stakeholder engagement program and to the governors' role in ensuring that the best interests of all students are being met.

I am a co-opted Governor from May 2021. I run my own Information Technology Consulting business based out of London and selling to clients all over Europe and USA. I have a wide experience of managing many large teams, programs and budgets. My main interest as Governor is to ensure that there is good value earned for the budgets allocated to the school. I am especially interested in understanding how technology and modern psychology can be effectively used to create confident children very early on in their lives’ journey. I have taken up memberships in different committees of the Governing Board and now I am the Governor handling Parent Partnership.

As a member of staff at Vaughan for 12 years, I have held the role of staff governor at Vaughan previously and now associate governor to offer my expertise as an Assistant Headteacher to the governing body.

As a longstanding member of the Vaughan community, I am passionate about ensuring that the school’s strategic vision is well thought out and support’s the school to ‘to prepare our children for a happy future.’ I support the governance of the school to carry out this role by ensuring they have information they require to carry out their statutory duties in their oversight of the school.

I was elected to the role of Staff Governor in October 2023 having been part of the teaching staff at Vaughan since September 2013.  Being part of the Vaughan community for 10 years has enabled me to gain insight into the challenges and opportunities we face.

From classroom teaching to curriculum development, coaching and mentoring, I've actively contributed to our school's growth, with nurturing students' personal development as my driving force.  As part of the Governing body, I advocate for our staff and work in partnership to ensure our pupils receive the support and opportunities they deserve to flourish academically and personally.

My name is Lucy Kitchen and I am currently the Assistant Headteacher Achievement, Inclusion and SENDCo at Nower Hill High school. Having worked at Nower Hill High School for nearly 12 years, I have been fortunate to have held a variety of roles within the school, all of which have given me great experiences in my career. These roles have included: Head of Drama, Head of Year and Whole School Process Pupil Premium Progress Leader. 

As a mum of two young children, I have a real interest in Primary education and I am passionate about all children succeeding in life and fulfilling their full potential, regardless of their background and ability.