Who We Are

I have the best job in the world and I am very proud of our school. I have been a teacher since 1986. I have worked in Islington and in Tower Hamlets since 1992. I began working at Mayflower in 2006 and have been Headteacher at Mayflower since 2008. My priority is to work closely with our governing body to ensure we provide the very best education for all our pupils.

I have a business background, having worked in the banking industry for 31 years. I have 3 children aged 16-23 and have been a governor of Mayflower since 2009. Helping Mayflower to develop and flourish is my main objective. My particular focus has been on ensuring the financial well-being of the school. I am link governor for outcomes for pupil.

I became a co-opted Governor at the end of 2016. Having previously been a 'Student Governor' of my secondary school I was excited to have the opportunity to bring my experience to Mayflower. I was so impressed when visiting the school with the bright and positive learning environment, and I look forward to contributing to that. I currently work as a lawyer specialising in financial regulation having previously worked in the City and now for a regulator.

I am proud to be a teacher at Mayflower Primary School. I am currently teaching a bubbly Year 1 class and see how they are benefiting from our creative curriculum, consistently high expectations and warm and caring environment.  I love our inclusivity as a school and every member of staff’s determination to help every child to succeed. I am passionate about children developing a strong sense of self and developing good mental health which Mayflower works hard to nurture in every child.  As a governor my aim is to support Mayflower Primary School to continue to provide an outstanding education for all and a loving environment for children, parents and staff.

I have two children attending Mayflower Primary and wanted to support the school by bringing my perspective as a parent to the governing body. I am currently working at a local charity in the area of food insecurity and climate change which is running a pilot project to increase access to low cost organic food to low income households. I am the link governor for 'early years',  'pupil premium and outcome for high attaining pupils'.

I currently have 2 children attending Mayflower Primary School who absolutely love coming here.

I decided to become a governor to support the achievements and development of the school, and so therefore will continue to support the school as much as I can both as a parent and a governor for it to continue to strive to be the outstanding primary school that it is.

I hold a NVQ level 3 qualification in Childcare, Learning and Development and have over 17 years experience working in the Early Years sector, so I have always had a passion and keen interest in children’s development, interests and well being.

I am looking forward to being involved in seeing my children and other pupils flourish and develop at Mayflower Primary School.

Having grown up in Tower Hamlets, I understand the truly transformational impact that quality education can have on children's lives. I love Mayflower’s innovative approach to learning, and the warm and friendly atmosphere throughout the school! I work for Turner & Townsend as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, with experience in the cost and commercial management of large UK critical infrastructure programmes. I want to contribute my personal and professional skills to help Mayflower’s Senior Leadership Team to maximise positive outcomes for all pupils. In particular, my skillset will add value to the financial management of the school.

I am a project and people manager in the charity sector for 15 years, growing and developing school-based programmes in areas such as financial literacy, social-emotional learning, social action and citizenship, and careers and employability.  I feel strongly (and am backed by research) about how capable primary age children are to engage with a complex world and develop life skills for their futures. I am currently a freelancer, providing a range of workshop facilitation, educational content development, project management, stakeholder management and evaluation skills to a range of educational charities working in schools - skills I aim to bring to the governing board.  I also write short stories for children that have been featured in children's radio and magazines, passionate about children having both 'mirrors' of themselves reflected and 'windows' into other worlds through the literature they read and hear. I am a decade long resident of Tower Hamlets with my own child starting his educational journey in one of the borough's excellent schools, and I'm delighted to get involved with Mayflower, a school I've long been aware from its outstanding reputation.

I have been a lawyer for many years and I owe a lot to my wonderful time at my inner London Primary School (shout out to Sudbourne!) which set me up for life.  Spending a morning at Mayflower convinced me to want to be a part of its inspirational, cheerful and vibrant community and to do what I can to help children flourish.