Who are the Governors?
Trafalgar School Governing Body 2026-2027
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Name
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Type of
Governor
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Term of office
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Governance Responsibilities
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Start
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End
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Gemma Pearse
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Acting Head Teacher
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Mar 2026
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Ongoing
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Claire Haque (CHA)
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Co-opted by
LGB
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Nov 2023
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Nov 2027
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Chair, Behaviour & attendance safeguarding (incl. filtering &
monitoring)
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Sarah Swaffer (SSW)
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Staff
Governor
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Apr 2026
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Apr 2030
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Staff wellbeing, literacy
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Kate Moran (KMO)
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Co-opted by LGB
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May 2022
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May 2026
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Teaching, curriculum, achievement
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Lyndsay
Parsons (LPA)
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Co-opted by LGB
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Mar 2023
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Mar 2027
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Disadvantaged, PP, SEND, inclusion, Service Children
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Jeannette Mudd (JMU)
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Co-opted by LGB
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Mar 2026
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Mar 2030
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H+S & Estates
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Steve Almond (SAL)
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Co-opted by LGB
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July 2026
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July 2030
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PD & student wellbeing
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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 |
| Jo Bennett | Directors Appointee | September 2023 | July 2025 |
| James Spencer | Co-opted Governor | October 2024 | September 2025 |
| Lisa Tai | Parent Governor | October 2024 | February 2026 |
| Claire Copeland | Executive Headteacher | January 2017 | March 2026 |
