Amanda Bright - Chair of Governors and Foundation Governor

Amanda Bright joined the Governing Board in September 2020 as a Foundation Governor, she then took over the role of Chair of Governors in September 2022. Mrs Bright is the designated Governor responsible for Leadership and has previously held responsibility for SEND. 

Amanda retired from Ford Credit, Ford's European Bank in April 2020. She worked in various roles in Operations, Marketing and Sales, Risk, Training and latterly as an HR Manager responsible for Learning and Development and Compliance. She is also a qualified Mental Health First Aider and previously assisted in running Hatfield Peverel Cub Group. She has lived in Hatfield Peverel for 35 years and has 3 sons all of whom attended Hatfield Peverel Infants and St Andrew's Junior School. She previously served on St Andrew's and All Saints, Ulting P.C.C. Amanda has 3 young grandchildren and her interests include fitness and wellbeing, gardening and anything relating to dogs!

Her term of Office finishes in September 2024. Amanda has no pecuniary interests and does not hold a Governance role in any other school or college.

Father Stephen Northfield - Vicar of St Andrew's Church

Father Stephen is the designated Governor for RE and Collective Worship. He became an ordained minister in the Church of England in 1982 and having served in a number of parishes in or around Chelmsford became incumbent at St Andrews Church, Hatfield Peverel, in 1995. Father Stephen has served on the Governing body since this time.  Apart from Church and school-related work, Father Stephen’s interests are model railways and 18th century music, in particular, the work of George Friderick  Handel. Father Stephen has no other pecuniary interests and does not hold a Governance role in any other school or college.

Rebecca Black - Headteacher

Rebecca Black was appointed in September 2019 as Headteacher prior to this she was the Deputy Headteacher at St Andrew's from January 2015. Rebecca has no other pecuniary interests and does not hold a Governance role in any other school or college

Ralf Cook - Co-opted Governor

Ralf Cook is the designated Governor for Safeguarding/Child Protection. Ralf volunteers as a hospital chaplain, an advisor with Chelmsford Citizens Advice Bureau and a bus driver with Chelmsford Community Transport. He also holds a leadership role with Chelmsford Salvation Army. Ralf was previously a senior principal with H.M. Revenue and Customs. Ralph's wife, Marilyn, was a teacher at the Infant School until she retired and his 2 daughters and 3 of his grandchildren were pupils at both schools. Ralf feels that serving as a Governor is his way of giving something back to the school in recognition of the excellent start in life that it gave to his two daughters and to three of his grandchildren. His term of office finishes in August 2025. Ralf has no other pecuniary interests and does not hold a Governance role in any other school or college.

Hayley Ellen - Local Authority Governor

Hayley Ellen joined the Governing Board in July 2020 as a local authority governor.  She is the designated governor for SEND, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Equality and Diversity. Hayley has no other pecuniary interests and does not hold a governance role in any other school or college. Her term of office finishes in June 2024. 

Sarah Smith - Staff Governor and School Business Manager

Sarah Smith joined the Governing Board in September 2023 as staff governor. She joined the St Andrew's team in May 2021 as the school Business Manager and is part of the school leadership team. 

Her term of office finishes in September 2027. Sarah has no other pecuniary interests and does not hold a Governance role in any other school or college.

Rachel Wright - Co-opted Governor
 

Rachel Wright joined the Governing Board in September 2020 as co-opted governor.  Her term of office finishes in September 2024. Mrs. Wright is the designated governor responsible for GDPR and the school website. Rachel has no other pecuniary interests and does not hold a Governance role in any other school or college.

Richard Harvey - Co-opted Governor

Richard's term of office runs out in April 2027.

Vacancies

Vacancies

Co-opted Governor 

Parent Governor

Please contact the school office if you are interested in becoming a governor.