Meet the Governors

Mrs Lisa Pugh

Headteacher

Mrs Gill Senior

Chair of Governors (Trust Appointed)

Mrs Senior is new to the Governing Board. A bio will follow soon.

Mrs Jayne Done

Governor (Trust Appointed)

I welcome the opportunity to join the Governing Board of Scholes Junior and Infant School. I have been a governor for many years in a Federation of Schools in a neighbouring authority until my retirement. I moved to Holmfirth over 40 years ago, and attended Huddersfield Polytechnic before it became a University and gained a Nutrition Degree, and then on to Leeds University for a post graduate teaching qualification. Although my career has always been in education, it's been very varied, teaching Biology and Food Technology and then into school leadership before moving into school improvement. I've worked across several authority areas each with their own distinct community, cultural and ethnic profiles. As a School Improvement Officer I held a portfolio of schools, Primary, Special, and Alternative Provision for some of the most vulnerable children within the community. I also led on Safeguarding in Education for the local authority. I represented school improvement on various decision making groups especially those regarding keeping children safe across the district and the reshaping of provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. I was lucky to hold roles that didn't divorce me from spending time with children and young people in their schools and as an Officer you never lose touch with what constitutes a 'Good Education', a curriculum that develops enquiring minds, the opportunity to explore real life learning, and the highest quality teaching that is enabling to each and every child to be successful in their learning and personal development. In the autumn term I became a trustee for The Mast and joined your Governing Body as it became a member school. I am really looking forward to being a Governor at Scholes and working with the team , it will be great for our school community to grow in partnership with schools who share the same ethos, with children at the heart of everything they do.

Mrs Laura Pegg

Governor (Parent)

Mrs Kathryn Birch

Governor (Parent)

Mrs Tabetha Painten

Governor (Staff)

My name is Tabetha Painten and I am the newly appointed teacher governor at Scholes Junior and Infant School. While I am new to this role, I am eager to take on the challenge and contribute to the school's growth and future success. I have been living in Yorkshire for 12 years with my family, and my husband is a Yorkshireman. In my free time, I enjoy taking long walks with my whippet or being creative. At the school, I am responsible for leading early reading and phonics. I am very passionate about phonics. I became a governor because I am thrilled to be a part of the exciting changes happening at the school and want to contribute to its future development and success as a member of the Mast Academy.