The welcome and friendliness of staff at Trafalgar is second to none
Beth Thomas Hancock and John Lynch, University of Brighton

Who are the Governors?

Trafalgar School Governing Body 2024-2025

Name

Type of 

Governor

Term of office

Governance Responsibilities

Start

End

Jo Bennett

Director Appointed

Sept 2023

Sept 2026

Chair

Claire Copeland

Executive Headteacher

Jan 2017

Ongoing

  Executive Head Teacher

Lyndsay Parsons

  Co-opted by LGB

Mar 2023

Mar 2027

SEND

Claire Haque 

  

Co-opted by LGB

Nov 2023

Nov 2027

Safeguarding, disadvantaged, behaviour & attitude

Kate Moran

Co-opted by LGB

May 2022

May 2026

Quality of Education

Sarah Swaffer

Staff Governor

Feb 2022

Feb 2026

Staff wellbeing, literacy

James Spencer

Co-opted by LGB

Oct 2024

Oct 2028

 

Lisa Tai

Parent Governor

Oct 2024

Oct 2028

 

Governors who have served on Trafalgar’s Local Governing Body
Name Type of Appointee Appointed Stepped Down
Lisa Freeman Staff Governor June 2015 December 2016
Rachel King Parent Governor June 2015 December 2016
Sian Sewell Headteacher June 2015 December 2016
Duncan Georgeson Directors Appointee June 2015 January 2017
David Hepburn Director Appointee March 2016 May 2017
Cat Vaughan Staff Governor February 2017 July 2017
Sean Sayer Parent Governor February 2017  July 2017 
Helen Tippet  Parent Governor  June 2015  December 2017 
Kelly Dawkins  Parent Governor  September 2017  July 2018 
Matthew Stratton Directors Appointee June 2015 September 2018
James Mansfield Co-Opted Governor February 2017 October 2018
Sue Wilson Directors Appointee October 2015 September 2019
Julie Barratt Co-Opted September 2018 June 2019
Tracy Kyle Parent Governor September 2018 November 2019
Yvonne Barber Co-Opted July 2019 September 2020
Stacy Ryan Staff Governor May 2018 February 2021
Luan Meades Parent Governor September 2018 June 2021
Stephen Sheehan Co-Opted Governor March 2019 June 2021
Philip Bentley Parent Governor November 2019 December 2021
Chris Murphy Staff Governor September 2021 January 2022
Lois Neale Co-Opted Governor September 2021 March 2022
Roger White Co-Opted Governor October 2021 July 2022
Louise Dixon Parent Governor January 2021 April 2022
Cher Duggard Directors Appointee July 2022 January 2023
Richard Barlow Directors Appointee January 2021 December 2023
Frank Jonas Co-Opted Governor March 2023 July 2024