Chairperson Hello there, my name is Angela Wrighton and I have been a Governor here at Sidestrand Hall for several years. Before that, I was a full time teacher for many years at Cromer High/Academy, where I was also a staff governor with responsibility for SEN and Educational Visits, and took part in staff interviews and […]
Vice Chairperson Vivien has recently moved from Bedfordshire to north Norfolk to retire. She has over 25 years experience of working with management teams developing and implementing strategy and designing solutions to complex issues across a range of industry sectors. Vivien hopes to draw on her fundraising experience in higher education to support the School […]
Co-opted Governor I was born in Leicester and leaving school worked for Midland Bank for 18 years in a variety of branches across the Midlands. I then left and trained for the Anglican Ministry and served in Tunbridge Wells, Chatham and Brize Norton and Carterton. I retired in 2006 and moved to Cromer. Over the […]
Co-opted Governor My Wife and I recently moved to north Norfolk to retire. I have been a School Governor for some 30+ Years and I have held a variety of positions . I have also chaired the Governors at 3 Schools I have been a Magistrate for some 35 years transferring to Norfolk when I […]
Foundation Governor I currently work as a consultant to the chemical industry and deal with clients across the globe. In the 1990’s I was a member of the Kettering Employer Education Partnership. This supported local schools by bidding for funds to finance projects where employers and schools worked together. In 2012 I became a Governor […]
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Parent Governor I am a mother of 3, my oldest child attends Sidestrand school. I live in Great Yarmouth, so understand the challenges many of us parents have faced in finding a suitable school close to home to cater for my son. I became a governor in order to help understand more about the day […]
Parent Governor My name is Paddy Bennett and I am married with 5 children. I live in Cromer and have been in the area since 1979. I work as a youth worker based at the churches in Reepham. I have previous been a governor at another school. I also am a parish councillor as well as a treasurer […]
Co-Opted Governor My name is Marie Greer and I live in Mundesley with my husband and two dogs, having moved from Worcestershire in 2013 I am now retired but worked for local and central government for 35 years in the fields of; Training, Enterprise, Regeneration and Economic Development managing budgets of up to £150m per year. […]
Staff Governor I am the school’s receptionist, joining in September 2019. I have worked in a variety of different roles in other schools including providing one to one support, nursery assistant, exams officer, student services and clerk to a local Academy Trust. Prior to working in an educational setting I worked for Break charity as […]