I am partner of a local Solicitor’s practice and am also a Director of the Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry. I sit on the board of Trustees at Wakefield Theatre Royal and am Vice President of the Wakefield and District Law Society. I applied to become a Governor at Flushdyke School when my eldest child started in reception. Because of my job, I would have very little interaction with school if I was not a member of the Governing body. My experience of the school has always been and remains to be extremely good, the school has a fantastic atmosphere and all of the stakeholders fully buy into the ethos of the school. The staff are dedicated and always strive to improve the outcomes for the children. In the time that I have been a Governor ,I have taken on the role of Vice Chair and I also sit on the Finance and Resources committee and the Strategic Committee. I feel like I am giving back to the school that has provided my children with an outstanding education and introduction to learning.

Tim Welton – Chair

I joined Flushydyke’s governing body in 2017 with the ambition of supporting governors, teachers and pupils in creating the perfect learning environment. My current role within financial services allows me to share my knowledge of managing budgets and financial planning. This enables me to ensure the strategic direction of the school, encouraging both teachers and pupils to reach their full potential. I strongly support the schools ethos of high educational standards, behaviour and development, and look forward to building on the school’s current success.

James Coyle

I think that Flushdyke is an excellent school, which provides high quality learning opportunities. I believe the first years of a child’s education are crucial to their later academic achievements and their development of social and other life skills. I am an experienced teacher, particularly in the early years and key stage one and in my role on the governing body I hope to help Flushdyke maintain the high standards that I feel it has.

Alison Spalding

I am the Assistant Head teacher here at Flushdyke School. Being part of the governing body is both a privilege and insightful. As a staff governor, I am able to communicate and celebrate all the amazing learning and enrichment opportunities that happen in school. I feel well-supported and encouraged by our other knowledgeable governors who take a genuine interest in what happens in our school – both now and in the future. This is a very proactive, welcoming governing body which offers challenge and assistance to staff in equal measure.

Jenny Barnett

I have always been very keen to support Flushdyke School since my son first joined in 2015, both of my children are now pupils. I became Chair of Friends of Flushdyke, the charitable organisation that raises funds and organised activities for the pupils of the school and their families.  As elected Parent Governor I look forward to bringing my experience and HR skills/knowledge as Business Manager for a well established Finance & Accountancy Specialist Recruitment business to work alongside the rest of the governing body in ensuring Flushdyke School achieves its strategic objectives while continuing to deliver, what in my opinion are already very high standards it has in all areas.

Karen Pitchforth

My two boys are pupils at the school and I have had a keen interest in supporting Flushdyke School and making sure our boys, and parents get the most out of school life. I have been an active member of Friends of Flushdyke, which organises activities and raises funds, all of which benefit our children and school.

In my professional life I am a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Tissue Viability and my role means that I work closely with the Safeguarding team within the hospital Trust. I regularly deliver teaching sessions to hospital staff to ensure they remain up-to-date with relevant policies and procedures.

Throughout my previous role as a Sister on a ward, I gained skills such as managing budgets and motivating teams, recruitment and sickness management. 

I believe these skills can be transferred into the educational setting and enable me to support and work alongside the existing governing body and teaching staff to continue to deliver the high standards that Flushdyke already has.  I relish the opportunity to work alongside the current governors to develop and build on the school’s success.

Nikki Dunnill