Type of Governor

Name

Contact details

Term of office

Chair

06/11/2024  06/11/2027

Headteacher

Staff

Kate Malcolm

head@winterslow.wilts.sch.uk

1/1/24 to None/open ended/at discretion of Diocese

Deputy Headtecaher

Staff Governor

Kirsten Groth

kgroth@winterslow.wilts.sch.uk

09/06/2028 

Foundation

(ex-officio)

Simon Chambers

simonchambers@winterslow.wilts.sch.uk

30/03/2023 29/03/2027 

   Community

(Vice Chair)

Mike Jones

mjones@winterslow.wilts.sch.uk

11/03/2022 10/03/2026

11/12/2023

10/12/2027

21/10/2024

21/10/2028

  Clerk to Governors

CURRENT VACANCY- PLEASE ENQUIRE VIA THE SCHOOL OFFICE

Henrietta Alderman

Chair   

I have lived in Winterslow for over 20 years. I moved here when my three children were in secondary school. I have always felt that the school was the heart of the village and nurturing future generations in their early years within a caring culture and with strong values is an incredibly important role within the community. I am delighted to be a Foundation Governor and will do all I can to assist the ongoing excellence of the school. My background is in organisational governance and management and I have held trustee and non-executive director roles. Since leaving full time work in 2021 I have enjoyed having the time to contribute to the community in various ways. Being a Foundation Governor enables me to use my skills for the benefit of the school and it is a very rewarding experience. I have five grandchildren and they all attend faith schools. I am familiar with the ethos and values that are very much embedded within Winterslow Church of England school and I am delighted to play a small part in its ongoing sparkling future.

Carolyn Port

Foundation Governor

My children both attended Winterslow Primary School and I was heavily involved with the school during their time there, spending time serving on FOWS and as a Foundation Governor for 8 years, including 4 years as Chair of Governors.  Despite no longer having children in the school (they are 18 and 21!) I have a deep and long-lasting affection for Winterslow School and its amazing staff and children and am happy to spend my time and energy for their benefit.  Winterslow is a very special school with a lovely Christian culture and ethos and I am proud to play a part in its governance. My background is in education, having spent time teaching in primary and secondary schools and at sixth form level, working in educational support as an exams officer and admissions officer, and as a Childcare Advisor and Play Manager at Wiltshire Council.  I am currently also Chair of the Management Committee of the John McNeill Opportunity Centre.  I now run my own training company delivering first aid, mental health, and safeguarding and teacher training and teaching piano and music theory, and quality assuring other training organisations.

Mike Jones

Vice Chair

Community 

Governor

I'm a Community Governor at Winterslow which has educated both my eldest daughter (who left Y6 in 2022) and continues to teach my youngest (Y5) since my family moved into the area nearly six years ago. I aim to help both our school community and the wider Winterslow community sparkle through supporting Mrs Malcolm and Mrs Groth in going above and beyond; e.g. being a dyslexia friendly school and our first-class SEND provision.  I work locally as a project manager and in my spare time I like running and travelling.

Alan Chatt

          Foundation Governor 

I am delighted to be taking on the role of a Foundation Governor at Winterslow Primary School. My wife and I have lived in the village since 2009, and this school was a big factor in our decision to move here. Both of our children have thrived at Winterslow school, my eldest finished in 2020 and my youngest is in Year 6 in Swallows. I have seen how Winterslow School’s unique curriculum, ethos and Christian values have not only given my children and their classmates an excellent education, but also the opportunity to grow, flourish, and be well prepared for life beyond primary school. I look forward to playing my part to help ensure all children at Winterslow Primary School have the same positive experience that mine have enjoyed. Outside of school responsibilities my passion has always been in computing. Originally from Essex, I graduated from University of Southampton with a Software Engineering Masters and currently work at IBM, based just outside of Winchester, as a Product Manager responsible for product strategy. As everyone with a young family will know there is precious little time for anything else, but any day now I hope to re-embrace my love of cycling… any day now!

Ed Burdick

Parent

Governor

I have lived in Winterslow since 2022 and am delighted to serve as a Foundation Governor at Winterslow Primary School. I value the school’s place at the heart of the village and its commitment to helping every child explore, discover and sparkle within a caring, inclusive and faith‑centred environment. My background is in science and project delivery. I studied Molecular Biology to doctoral level and now work within the public sector working on scientific project management, where I support complex programmes, good governance and effective decision making. My academic and professional experience has given me a strong appreciation of curiosity, enquiry and problem‑solving, qualities that sit at the heart of the school’s “Explore and Discover” approach to learning. As a Foundation Governor, I am particularly committed to supporting the Christian vision and values that underpin daily life at the school, helping to ensure children feel safe, valued and supported to grow academically, socially, and spiritually. Living locally, I am proud to contribute to the ongoing life of the school and the wider Winterslow community.

Becky Hicks

Parent Governor

Rev. Simon Chambers

        Foundation Governor

Dr Bethan Hussey

Foundation Governor

I have lived in Winterslow since 2022 and am delighted to serve as a Foundation Governor at Winterslow Primary School. I value the school’s place at the heart of the village and its commitment to helping every child explore, discover and sparkle within a caring, inclusive and faith‑centred environment. My background is in science and project delivery. I studied Molecular Biology to doctoral level and now work within the public sector working on scientific project management, where I support complex programmes, good governance and effective decision making. My academic and professional experience has given me a strong appreciation of curiosity, enquiry and problem‑solving, qualities that sit at the heart of the school’s “Explore and Discover” approach to learning. As a Foundation Governor, I am particularly committed to supporting the Christian vision and values that underpin daily life at the school, helping to ensure children feel safe, valued and supported to grow academically, socially, and spiritually. Living locally, I am proud to contribute to the ongoing life of the school and the wider Winterslow community.