WPS Governors - Who are we? | Waterside Primary School

WPS Governors – Who are we?

Claire Lowther

I am presently a Co-Opted governor having joined the governing body originally as a parent governor. I have been chair of governor’s since September 2014. I have two children within the school and work as a Regional Nurse Manager across the South of England for a commercial company.

As chair I work closely with the Head Teacher and Senior Leadership team of the school. The core skills I have are around Strategic Leadership; People Management; Accountability; Development of roles and responsibilities, Reflection, Analysis and Evaluation skills.

Roles and Responsibilities – Chair of Governors

Don Naylor

I have been a governor at Waterside for 10 years. At present I am one of two Vice chairs and am also the H & S governor. After leaving Oxford University with a degree in Engineering Science I embarked on a career in Research and Development in process industries. Having lived in Hythe for 54 years, all my three sons received a good education in this area. Whilst living here I have always been involved in community life including serving for some time as churchwarden at St Johns, in local choirs, setting up a ”Friends of St Johns” charity etc. I have also been an active member of the Hythe Twinning Association being enamored of France, its people, its language, and especially its customs in music and dance. The reasons I became and continue to enjoy being a governor are manifold. I wish to ensure that all our young people of Hythe get the best education we can give them. In addition, I feel that this education needs to include a grounding in the arts and sciences and an awareness of the wider community in which they live.

Roles and Responsibilities – Vice Chairs

Katie Shimman

Roles and Responsibilities – Co-Opted Governor

Joy Fiddaman

My name is Joy Fiddaman. I was a career teacher, working in primary schools in London, Oxfordshire, Alaska and Wiltshire. I worked as a class teacher across the primary age group, before becoming deputy head teacher then headteacher.

I have lived in this area for twelve years, and moved to Hythe three years ago. I am keen to contribute to the work of Waterside Primary School as a Co-opted Governor, and I am responsible for key stage 2, gifted and able.

Roles and Responsibilities – Vice Chairs

Nicola Hopkins

I have lived in Hythe all of my life and originally became a School Governor at Hythe Primary to give back to my community back in 2008. I enjoy governance and find it incredibly fulfilling helping the children of our area, and I wanted to share some of my experience at another local school. This led to me joining Waterside as an Associate Member in 2017. I am also a mum, work as a Library manager, and am a Brownie leader.

Paul Banyard – Parent Governor

Roles and Responsibilities – Parent Governors

Lisa Alderson

Roles and Responsibilities – Clerk to Governors

Roger Guy – Local Authority Representative