Our Governor Team
Our Governor Team
Our Governor Team
Governor Pen Portraits
Angela Pratt
I am passionate about learning and believe that schools play an important role in a child’s life. I am delighted to have been elected as Chair of Governors of Green Shoots Partnership. I see this role as both a support and critical friend to the federation that ensures all children are given the opportunities and experiences that will enable them to become independent and fulfilled young people. I have valuable leadership experience having been a headteacher for over 10 years at a successful primary school in Northampton. I have worked with schools in challenging circumstances and led school improvement activities in both my previous school and others in the locality. As I am now retired, I have the time to devote to my role as Chair of Governors and I am a regular visitor to the schools. I keep up to date with educational policy and practice through reading and marking leadership assessments for a national organisation.
Sarah Knight
I’m delighted to have been elected as a Co opted for of Green Shoots Partnership. I have a particular interest in helping the schools to continue to provide a high-quality curriculum as well as representing the parent body. My daughter joined Meadowside in September 2021 and I look forward to contributing to the pride she already takes in her school.
I am a full-time deputy divisional director at a local NHS trust and believe my experience in health care operations will bring a fresh perspective to the challenges facing community schools. My family and I live in Burton Latimer which allows for greater opportunities to help strengthen the community with the parents and students of Meadowside and Great doddington.
Kim Mount
I currently work as a Technical Director within an ICT Services company which affords me flexibility within my schedule to support the schools. Within my role, I am linked with the Finance and Resources, ICT/Computing Curriculum, Sports Premium and Safeguarding.
I am a firm believer that no single person can do everything, but that everyone can do something and we will succeed together.
Janet Goodliffe
I was a Governor for over 20 years at a successful local Secondary school where I worked for almost 29 years; semi retiring in July 2017. I was on the Senior Leadership team and one of my roles was working with primary schools in the area to support the move from year 6 into year 7. I joined the Meadowside governors in April 2017 and I have loved getting to know the staff and lots of the pupils. Learning about everything the pupils do at Green Shoots Partnership has been fascinating, and we have a really strong team of teachers, senior leaders and support staff. A particular interest of mine is supporting young people to improve their mental health and I have been working with staff at school to support our young people in this ever changing and exciting world in which we live. I am delighted to be on the Governing Body of Green Shoots Partnership and hope that the experience I have had in secondary can assist the school in achieving the absolute best for our pupils.
Rani Singh
Hello my name is Rani Singh and I am greatly looking forward to being a part of Meadowside Primary School. I in Kettering and have done so since I was a very young child. I am married, have 3 grown up children and am also a grandmother of two. I retired as a Head Teacher just over two years ago, having worked in schools in varying capacities for over 40 years. My roles included being a Teaching Assistant, subject teacher in secondary school, Primary school Class Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher and Head Teacher. I was a Parent Governor at Montagu Secondary School which my sons attended and I was also a Teacher Governor for many years. I have always been passionate about children’s learning and enabling young people to get the best start in life through high quality education. As a school governor at Meadowside, I am committed to supporting the school in its work and I trust that my knowledge, skills and experience will put me in good stead to support the governors, staff and children. I am very excited about the prospect of being a member of the school community and hope to get to meet as many of you as possible in the future.
Michael Gooch
I believe Health and Safety should be about sensible risk management which is a benefit not a hindrance to the operation of the school.
My roles in business have included Health and Safety Manager for blue chip telecoms businesses. I currently run a team managing total facilities management solutions across the UK. Key to this is ensuring we manage legal compliance and provide a safe environment.
My passions include running and our family's dogs, Murphy, Mabel, Geoffrey and Daphne.
Alex Jelley
Hello! I am delighted to be a Governor of Green Shoots Partnership. My eldest daughter was a former pupil here and my son has been at the School since 2019. I am keen to help promote and represent Green Shoots Partnership and look forward to contributing towards maintaining the high standards and achievements the school has secured in recent years.
By day, my wife and I run our own business – we are Town Planners and our role involves making places better for people, preserving and improving the environment and securing planning permission for housing, employment and community facilities.
I have lived in Burton Latimer for over 14 years and care about the schools and the community. I will use my experiences to help support Green Shoots Partnership and give back to the federation that provided me with such an enjoyable and valuable education.
The documents on this page show the current Governor data for the Green Shoots Partnership and will be updated as changes apply.