Governor Profiles
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Jacky Tattershall - Headteacher
Jacky has always been passionate about working with children with complex needs since she started voluntary work at a residential hospital in 1987, aged 15 years. This work inspired her to train as a teacher and secure her my first teaching post at Holly Bank Residential Special School in 1994. She joined the team at Kelford in 2000 and has never looked back! She was delighted to be appointed to the position of Headteacher at Kelford in 2015 and feels that it is a pleasure and a privilege to work with our amazing families, dedicated staff and wonderful children and young people every day. 
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Pamela Smith - Chair of Governors
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Carol Davison - Vice-Chair of Governors
Carol’s career spans 43 years working in Criminal Justice, Charity Management, Education and Children’s Services. She has held roles at both operational and senior leadership levels and led a multi-agency team of Social Workers, Health Workers and intervention staff working with vulnerable children. Carol has also been a non-teaching Head of Year in an academy, responsible for the pastoral care, attendance, progress and behaviour management of students. She has significant experience in project management and has taken the lead on safeguarding and workforce development.
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David Trickett - Parent Governor
I am very proud to be accepted back as a Kelford School Governor, I retired about 2015 after 12 years of being a Governor with sometime as Chair & some time as Vice-Chair of the Kelford Governing Body. I missed it so much I thought it was time to return. I have been a foster carer for 14 years where I have learnt a lot about safeguarding and keeping our special children safe and earned a level 3 NVQ in children and young people. I have attended a lot of training to ensure I can fulfil my role as a Governor.
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Carl Haag - Staff Governor
Carl is a class teacher and department lead at Kelford and the co-lead of computing within school. He has experience working with pupils with a range of abilities and teaching all the pathways and curriculums followed within the school. Prior to teaching, Carl spent 4 years working on community projects, providing opportunities for adults with learning disabilities. He is passionate about providing learners with a supportive and caring environment and creating every opportunity for them to achieve.
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Philip Knight - Staff Governor
Philip is a Project Support Officer at Kelford School. He has two children, a daughter who will be starting school in September and a son who attends a special school in Sheffield. Philip’s experience of supporting his son has helped him in his current position, allowing him to benefit from the unique perspective of a parent when supporting all children and young people to develop and reach their potential. He has a passion for making a difference every day to the lives of the children and young people and enjoys being part of a the Kelford family. In his spare time Philip enjoys listening to music, playing guitar, walking in the Peak District and cooking.
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Callum Overfield - Governor
Callum is a Civil Servant working for the Department for Education. Through his day job, he has experience in public communications, project management, HR and Finance governance and a knowledge of the wider school system which he hopes to bring to his role as governor. Before becoming a Civil Servant he studied Forensic Science at Northumbria University.
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Victoria Hawksley - Governor
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Previous Governors
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James Gosling - Governor
James has over 26 years of living with a disability and throughout of his working career has turned his disability into an ability to be a role model for others to follow. James has been involved in many different projects over the years which have given him a variety of great achievements from being a Nursing Times Award Finalist in 2014 to getting himself a regular slot on a radio program. James’ main job role is now a peer support worker where he works supporting other with disabilities. He is known in many of the special schools across the Local Authority and is excited to join Nexus as a Governor and to contribute to the Trust as it grows and flourishes.
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Caroline Firth
I am proud to have been a governor for Kelford, and later also Hilltop, since 2006 when I was 21. I am the Lead Link Governor for Teaching and Learning, which looks at how well pupils at both schools are doing in their work and personal development. Governors question senior leaders so that we can all be confident our young people are making good progress. I am a journalist and am married with a young daughter and teenage stepson. Please email me at cazbcfc@hotmail.com or contact any of the governors if you want to ask us anything or to learn more about our roles.
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Andrew Riley - Parent Governor
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Niall Balmer - Governor
Niall works for Teaching Personnel and manages the Secondary and SEND Branch in the South Yorkshire area. Niall has worked within Education Recruitment for 2 years and has a good understanding of SEND, personnel, staffing and recruitment. Niall has a passion for sports, in particular Football and Squash and has also fundraised within his current role for the likes of the British Heart Foundation and other charitable organisations by Hiking Across Hadrian’s Wall and Cycling the Coast to Coast.
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