Governors

Dr J Garratt

Chair of Governors

I was a lecturer in English at Bath Spa University for many years, and after retiring I qualified as a counsellor; my counselling experience includes a period of working with young people at Off The Record in Bath. I have been a governor at Ralph Allen School for 12 years, including 4 as chair, and joined the St Martin’s Garden Primary governors in the summer of 2016 to help consolidate the links recently established between the two schools, and also to find out more about primary education. My particular interests include child protection, staff development and peer support, and ensuring that pupils of all abilities are able to achieve their best.

Mrs C Parfitt

Mrs R Seale

Parent Governor

My daughter attends St Martin's Garden Primary. I am a qualified primary school teacher and spent 6 years teaching before spending 2 years as a teaching assistant at a local primary school. I have been fortunate enough to be at home with both my children since they were born which means that I am lucky enough to have the time to do voluntary work including running a Brownie Unit in Bath as part of Girlguiding UK, being a committee member of a local preschool as well as being part of the Governing Body at St Martin's Garden Primary School.

As a family who live and work locally we are keen to support St Martin's Garden Primary as we feel it is an important part of the Odd Down community. I very much enjoy working with children, in educational and non-educational settings, and I am looking forward to spending time in school and being able to play a role in supporting the school community to be the best that it can be.

Mr R Davies

Appointed Governor

My experience in education is eclectic, having worked in secondary, primary and special schools, advisory education and as an educational consultant. Respect, teamwork and personal best have always been some of the main tenets of any education setting I have had the good fortune to manage.                  My career in education started in a large London comprehensive, culminating in the role of Head of Upper School. I was fortunate to be awarded a one-year secondment to London University to study for an advanced diploma in the psychology of children with SEN (specialism social, emotional and behavioural difficulties). I returned to the LEA and applied for the newly created post of advisory teacher for SEN.         The love of teamwork, learning and personal achievement eventually led me back into the school system.                                                      As Headteacher of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy, and latterly as the Head of an LEA primary provision for the education for pupils with social emotional and behavioural difficulties (managing a school, pupil referral unit, behaviour support team, and a primary learning achievement centre). This enabled me to explore learning and behaviour in its widest sense and understand the value of ‘progress and effort no matter the starting point’.                                                                    On a wider note I am a qualified RFU coach, a keen golfer, skier, bridge player, theatre/film goer, qualified NLP master practitioner and trained in solution focused brief therapy.

Mrs S Lee

Appointed Governor

Responsibility for Literacy/Oracy and Safeguarding

I was a Senior Nurse working at the RUH and then serving the Bath Community for over 30 years. I started volunteering as an additional reader with pupils in the Margaret Coates Centre a few years ago.

I am a passionate reader and passionate about helping children to learn and enjoy reading.  Being a Governor has enabled me. despite my disability, to help and support St Martin's Garden Primary School.