The Local Governing Board usually meets six times per year.  It consists of a maximum of 10 governors.  It has no committees, but governors have lead responsibilities and roles as shown in the table below.

Terms of office are generally four years.  More information about the governors and their roles can be found below

If you are interested in becoming a Governor at Manor Green School, please contact the clerk: Sarah Magor at sarah.magor@aptmat.co.uk

 

 

Copies of the Local Governing Board minutes are available on request.  Please contact sarah.magor@aptmat.co.uk 

 

Manor Green School: Local Governing Board 2026-2027

Governors	Roles and Responsibilities	Appointment  Date	Category
Colin Hayfield	Chair of Governors, Finance, Pay, HT PM, Risk Register	13 March 2024	Co-opted	3/3
Helen Hannam	Headteacher & Principal	1 September 2024	Ex-officio	3/3
Peter Thorn	Health & Safety, GDPR, Pupil Premium, HT PM, Vocational Learning & Outreach	24 May 2021	Co-opted	3/3
Tabitha Marsh	Staff Wellbeing, Communication	13 December 2021	Parent	2/3
Amy Crowle	SEN & Safeguarding	7 November 2023	LA	2/3
Andy Craig	Vice Chair	1 September 2024	Parent	3/3
Rachel Goymer	Teacher /AI	31 January 2025	Teacher	3/3

 

The Chair of Governors or Clerk to the Governors can be contacted as follows:

Chair: via the school office or Clerk to the Governors

Tel: 07876 032251

Clerk: Sarah Magor 

E: sarah.magor@apt.co.uk 

Pen Profiles

 

Colin Hayfield Co-opted Governor Chair of Governors, Finance, Pay, HT PM, Risk Register

My godson joined Manor Green in 2023 and I feel honoured to have joined the governing body.  I am a chartered accountant and a director of Keen & Toms Holdings Limited, the Hypnos bed group.

I have been involved with the financial management of schools for forty years and currently act as finance trustee at a number of charities, including the Pace Centre in Aylesbury and Prior’s Court

Foundation in Hermitage.  I was born and live in Beaconsfield.

Helen Hannam, Headteacher and Principal

I studied for my Degree (B.A Hons and PGCE) at Liverpool University. Following these studies I decided to travel and spent the next 10 years in Hong Kong working as part of the English Schools' Foundation teaching GCSE and A Level.

I have worked extensively within the pastoral system during my teaching career and moved towards Special Educational Needs taking my SENCO qualification at Reading University whilst Assistant Head at Cox Green School. During this time I formed a very close working relationship with Manor Green which is why I applied for the Deputy Head position in 2016.

I am passionate about making a difference through educational opportunities and my nine years at Manor Green have certainly allowed me to do this as part of an amazing team that has allowed me to progress to Associate Head and now Headteacher.

When I began at Manor Green, my 12 week old puppy, Lanson, was a new addition to the family. He has now fully embedded himself into the Link and Manor Green as the school dog and enjoys coming to work everyday as much as I do !

Manor Green is a fantastic school  with amazing staff and inspirational students.  I feel privileged and honoured to be part of Manor Green and  look forward to steering the school through the next phase of our journey, as we continue to develop and grow as a school within our own Multi Academy Trust.

 

Peter Thorn Co-opted Governor Health & Safety, GDPR, Pupil Premium, HT PM, Vocational Learning and Outreach

I began my career in a business environment within the private sector but with a change into education, I eventually became the Principal of a Further Education College. The college offered a wide range of vocational education and training for young people and adults and offered programmes for ‘Pathways’ to work.

Now retired, I have maintained my commitment to the development of young people at Manor Green School and as the Co-Chair of Governors of an academy secondary school.

I have a strong belief that personal development is lifelong and in the importance of everyone having opportunity to achieve. Governors have an important role advising and supporting the leadership team; it is their collective vision for the achievement and welfare of all students that enables Manor Green School to give an enjoyable, rich and safe experience.

 

Tabitha Marsh Parent Governor Staff Wellbeing, Communication

I have been a parent at the school since 2014, when my son started in reception and I have been a governor at the school since 2017.  I am a personal trainer with over 27 years experience and I also work at another local school for children with specialist educational needs.

I hope that my own personal experience with a child with higher needs, that too of teaching and also running my own business, enables me to bring something of value to the governing body.

 

Amy Crowle Local Authority Governor SEN

I originally worked as a fashion model for ten years after leaving college, and became interested in education when my own children started school.

I have now been a teacher for ten years and, during my training, spent time at Manor Green School observing best practice. Since then I have always been passionate about supporting students with additional needs.

I am currently SENCo for a local federation of nursery schools and thoroughly enjoy working with children and their families in this role. Alongside this, I am Lead of The Anchor Centre which is a provision that provides intervention in order to develop the school readiness of children and their families, as well as developing the skills of teaching staff across RBWM.

Andy Craig Parent Governor

I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to join as parent governor for this fabulous school, a school that has provided education & support to our exceptional son, Jasper, for many years now.

Although my career took a back seat in 2019, following a period of sustained illness for Jasper, my executive experience had previously included serving on the leadership boards across both FTSE 100’s & privately owned businesses. This has given me a deep understanding of the mechanics of running a successful business, particularly focused on operational excellence, organisational design and team dynamics.

Since leaving full time work, I have been blessed with the ability to give my support to a number of charities and currently serve on the advisory board at the Make-A-Wish charity, alongside supporting the Helen & Douglas House charity with Barnaby, Jasper’s older brother, looking to become their inaugural junior ambassador.

For fun, I enjoy every bit of family time available, particularly bike rides with Barnaby & walks with my wife, Christina, & our wonderful boys.

 

Rachel Goymer Teacher Governor

I graduated from Coventry University with a BSc Hons in Psychology. I wanted to gain further understanding of child psychology, so I began to work in the education sector. After realising that I had a passion for working in schools I completed my PGCE at Exeter University, specialising in Early Years Teaching. Wanting to deepen my knowledge further, I continued my education with Exeter University, completing a MA in Education. During the time I completed my Masters, I researched effective ways of developing emotional resilience in schools, using an adapted programme of learning specifically for SEND students. I was able to use this in Manor Green and then I used it as the foundation for The Link Curriculum. This is a therapeutic provision, and we have supported many young people with SEMH needs since we have opened. We are constantly innovating and have recently opened the College Link provision to help students get workplace ready. I have also supported with other projects within the Local Authority, such as the set up of The Anchor Centre.

I truly enjoy working at Manor Green, with the fantastic students and staff, that I have the privilege of working with daily. I hope to be able to use my experiences in education to support the development of Manor Green School in the future.

Outside of work I enjoy travelling, learning new skills, cooking new recipes, and socialising with friends and family. 

 

Non-Teaching Staff Governor - position vacant

 

DECLARATIONS OF BUSINESS INTERESTS

No governors have declared a business interest in the school
The Head Teacher have declared an interest as employees of the school and Peter Thorn's daughter is also an employee of the school, his granddaugher is also a student. Peter is also a co chair of trustee's at Cox Green School.

Amy Crowle Lead of the Anchor Centre and the Lilypad centre at Radstock primary school in Wokingham.
For any information requests, please contact the clerk: Sarah.magor@aptmat.co.uk

 

Terms of Reference

Governor's Attendance Records 2024 - 2025

Governors' Attendance Records 2023 - 2024