Abbey View School Governors Kim Mcquail – Chair of Governors Kim has been a governor at Abbey View for 3 years and at Chipping Campden School for 6 years. She has been Chair of Governors at Abbey View for 2 years. As a teacher and Special Needs Co-ordinator, for more than 25 years, she takes a keen interest in the well-being and progress of all pupils, but particularly those who need extra support. Her own three children are now successful adults and she believes all young people deserve the same opportunity to reach their true potential. She is keen for Abbey View to become a centre of excellence for Alternative Provision. Daniel Hartley - Principal Daniel has been the Principal at Abbey View School since September 2015. Prior to this he spent 10 years working at Gloucester School in Germany which educated the children of parents who were members of, or supporting the British Military. He is committed to ensuring that all students develop a range of skills which will help them thrive in the 21st century. Daniel has a wealth of experience in supporting teenagers and their families with a wide range of issues. Outside of school he enjoys spending time with his family. His hobbies include travelling and watching football and he supports Manchester City and Hannover 96. Abbey View School Feb 17 Daniel is proud to be a member of the Abbey View School family. Gary Watson Gary has taught in Gloucestershire for 30 years and is currently Headteacher of Tewkesbury School having previously been Headteacher at Maidenhill School in Stonehouse. Tewkesbury School is one of the three founding schools of Abbey View and takes advantage of short and long-term placements at the school. Gary has an Economics degree and has extensive experience of teaching maths, business and economics. He takes a keen interest in the financial stability of the free school. John Sanderson John has been the Headteacher of Chipping Campden School since April 2012. Along with the Head teachers of Cleeve School and Tewkesbury School he was instrumental in founding Abbey View as an Alternative Provision Free School in 2013. As such, he is both a governor and founder member of the school. Having first trained as an Engineer with British Aerospace (now BAe) and spent time overseas working with two different charities he first qualified to teach secondary Religious Education in 1995. Since then he has enjoyed spells at two schools in the Greater London area before moving to the North Cotswold to take up the position of Deputy Head teacher at Chipping Campden School in 2003. He is not a keen gardener! Clare Charlton Clare was handed a strong sense of the value of education from her head teacher mother but also the importance of equity. Clare has a background in prevention, specifically health, from an occupational perspective in the NHS and Local Government and in her current role in public health. Working to reduce health inequalities meant the role of governor at Abbey View specifically appealed and Clare has now been a Chipping Campden parent governor for Abbey View since 2014. She has a strong belief in supporting good emotional health so allowing Abbey View students to achieve their potential and for staff to be well supported and valued for their roles. Clare Abbey View School Feb 17 has three children at secondary school, college and university so has a good understanding of the journey along which Abbey View students are travelling. Simon Wall Simon owns his own business based in Bishops Cleeve providing HR support to small to medium sized businesses primarily located in Gloucestershire. Simon has over 20 years’ experience in HR with an extensive ability in both strategic and operational areas across various sectors and industries including the Finance Industry and the Third Sector. Prior to setting up his business, Simon was Head of HR at Chelsea Building Society based in the Cheltenham Head Office. Simon is also Chair of Governors at Cleeve School. Edward Fair Edward is a long standing member of Tewkesbury School Governing Body and is the link Governor for Abbey View. Edward’s role at Tewkesbury School is Head of Brunel House. He is passionate about the opportunities available for young people in Tewkesbury and is keen to give them all the chance to succeed in education in preparation for the world of work. He believes that all young people deserve help, guidance and support to make the most of the opportunities available to them. His experience and knowledge of working in Tewkesbury for a number of years enables him to support the aims and goals of Abbey View. Heather Wheelock John Badham John Badham- Retired Independent School Headteacher. also has experience in a number of State schools including a Grammar School, Comprehensive School and a State Boarding School. From 2007 to 2017 he was a member of the Town Council. In 2015/2016 he was Town Mayor. He is involved in quite a few Abbey View School Feb 17 community initiatives- including Tewkesbury in Bloom, and the Civic Society. He is also a governor of Tirlebrook Primary School. John is married to Marion, also a retired teacher, and they have four children and three grandchildren. He has lived in Tewkesbury for seventeen years. Gaby Shaw Gaby has been a parent governor at Abbey View for two years. She believes that education is a way of giving our children choices in their lives. She is a mum of 3 children, 2 of which have special educational needs, and feels that all young people should get the help they need to be able to make the best of the educational opportunities that our society offers. She believes that Abbey View gives some of our young people another chance of accessing life chances that others might take for granted. Before giving up work to be a full time mum Gaby worked as an analyst programmer for various organisations on Merseyside. One of these jobs was for Wirral Borough Council, generating financial reports for various departments including schools. Gaby is planning to start university in 2017, studying accounting and finance, and intends to use these skills to become a more effective governor. Helen Davis Helen became a Staff Governor in June 2016. She has worked within Youth Support Services for over 16 years and had previous experience of working within a school environment. Helen enjoys the challenge of working with young people and has been employed at Abbey View School for over a year, supporting students in her role as a Pastoral Support Worker. She has lived with my family in Tewkesbury for 26 years, and enjoys working within the local community. Ian Pavey Abbey View School Feb 17 .