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Clerk
Mrs Rachel Martin
School Business Manager, Clerk to the Governors
Finance and Audit Committee
Date of appointment: 01/09/2021
Jacqui Goodall – Chair of ASEC
I have worked in education for over thirty years with experience of headship and governance. Although I have mainly worked in the secondary sector, it is a delight to work with primary schools as it is here that pupils learn the basic skills and knowledge that will equip them for life-long learning and their future aspirations. It is a privilege to support the School in its aims to ensure all children become confident, competent and caring learners, within its safe and secure Christian environment.
I can be contacted on j.goodall@woodfordvalley.wilts.sch.uk
Teacher Governor
Mrs Donna Young
Head teacher
Date of appointment: 11/09/2020
I have been at Woodford since 1999 and I am the head teacher, part of my role is SENCo. I love my job as no day is ever the same!
Outside of school, I enjoy walking my dog, being in the garden and going on sunshine holidays.
Mrs Amanda Iles
Area of focus – Music
Buildings and Ethos committee
Date of appointment: 12/03/2019
I have lived in the Woodford Valley for almost 30 years, and have a daughter at the school. As a Foundation Governor I hope to further strengthen the school’s links with the local church and wider community. With a background in Town & Country Planning I am particularly interested in the maintenance and development of the buildings and outdoor spaces of the school. In my spare time I enjoy gardening, craft and partaking in the arts.
Mrs Verena Huntley
Area of Focus Early Years and Art
Buildings and Sites committee
Date of appointment: 01/09/2015
I was previously a Parent Governor for 12 years having had 3 children at the school between 1996 and 2012. My specialist area is Early Years and I run Little Orchard Preschool. My reason for being a governor is to promote the safeguarding, wellbeing and education of the children in a school whose ethos I share.
Rev Dr Mike Perry
Area of Focus: ICT
Ethos Committee
Date of appointment: 01/09/2017
Vicar of the Woodford Valley with Archers Gate, Foundation Governor and Trustee of Woodford Academy. I have been a vicar for just over twenty years, with the last six in the Woodford Valley. With a background in research biology I have a passion for Christian care of the natural world and issues of global justice.
Mr Colin Martin
Mrs Rachel Gordon
Curriculum, SEND, and Ethos Committees
Date of Appointment: 23 January 2024
I taught at Woodford, working as a teacher in KS2 for 11 years, and I am now a specialist teacher assessor SpLD (Dyslexia), employed by the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity.
As one of the Foundation Governors, I am delighted to support the school’s strong Christian vision and values within the context of school life, which are caring and inclusive, as well as its aim to strengthen its relationship with the local church and wider community. I have a particular interest in SEND provision, and as SEND governor, it is a privilege to support the school as it seeks to ensure that every child can thrive, discovering their strengths and achieving their best.
Parent Governor
Mrs Nina Griffin
Area of focus – Science
Curriculum committee
Date of appointment: 19.12.21
I currently have two girls at Woodford Valley and I take a keen interest in the school as a whole, especially the curriculum. I am Parent Governor and I am hoping to build strong links between parents and the school.
My career is within Healthcare, I am a Senior Nurse at SDH, working in all areas of Medicine and Surgery.
A few interests of mine are walking, cycling, kayaking and chicken husbandry.
Woodford Valley C.E. Primary Academy
Middle Woodford, Salisbury
SP4 6NR
Telephone: 01722 782361
Email: office@woodfordvalley.wilts.sch.uk
