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)

Laura Pegg became a Parent Governor at Scholes Junior & Infant School in March 2025. She is a parent at the school and lives in Scholes with her family and their golden retriever. Laura works as a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer and has spent the past three years supporting an education organisation operating five SEN schools. She has over 20 years’ experience in marketing and communications, including a role as Marketing Director for local education organisation, CragRats, where she was on the board. As a parent governor, Laura is particularly interested in strengthening parent engagement and supporting the school’s communication with families, alongside contributing her wider experience of leadership, strategy, marketing and governance.

Mrs Kathryn Birch

Governor (Parent)