Our Current Governing Body
Olivia is an experienced School Business Manager and has extensive finance and school operations experience. Having been a parent of St Michael’s school since 2016, Olivia has one child at the school and another to join in a couple of years! Olivia is a member of the Finance committee.
Thomas Abbott has three children, with two in primary school and one in secondary school. Thomas’ job for an international charity has taken him and his family around the world, but they are now happily settled in North Norfolk. He has many years of experience in the charity sector, including governance and church leadership. Thomas is a member of Finance Committee.
Jeremy is CEO of Just4Children a UK registered children’s charity. He was a teacher for 20 years and 6 years seconded to Social Care Commission and Ofsted on inspection teams. Jeremy is a member of the Finance Committee.
Abby brings a wealth of experience with some 20 years’ experience in education. Abby also volunteers at Northrepps Primary School. Abby is a member of the Curriculum Committee.
Maria is multilingual, fluent in French, Italian & Spanish. Maria is a colour development engineer and has travelled with her work and helped develop shows and other projects. She has owned her own business for nearly 30 years and is passionate about education and sport. Maria has a child at St Michael’s School. She is a member of the Finance Committee.
Tammy is an experienced teacher with 24 years spent in the classroom, 18 of those have been at St Michaels. She is passionate about education, the welfare of young children and the importance of ensuring they are given every opportunity to succeed. Tammy is a member of the Curriculum Committee.
David is an ex-research scientist, now self-employed providing Scientific and IT Technical Services to primary schools. David has over 20 years of Governance experience, starting as a Parent Governor. David joined the Aylsham Cluster Trust at its inception and continued to be the Cluster representative. David is a member of the Finance Committee.
Rev Canon Julie Boyd is the Team Rector for the Aylsham and District Team Ministry and so vicar for the church in Aylsham. Julie has been a Bishop’s appointed Foundation Governor at St Michael’s School for three years and very much enjoys close working relationships with schools in the area, building up the sense of community in the town and beyond. Julie is a member of the Curriculum Committee.
Rev Natalie is an Assistant Curate at St Michael’s and All Angels Church in Aylsham. Natalie has a particular interest in SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability), Inclusion, Religious Education and the Spiritual Wellbeing of both pupils and staff. Natalie, along with Rev Julie, lead Collective Worship.
Business or pecuniary interest
David Hibberd is also our school ICT technician and Trustee Cluster Trust
Olivia Corfield is business manager for Hevingham Primary School.
Revd Canon Julie Boyd is a trustee for the Schoolhouse Trust
Jeremy Marris is an employee of Just4Children
Abigail Needham is an employee at Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School
There are no other business or pecuniary interests to note.
We are proud that our team is exceptionally dedicated and passionate about our school. “Governors, leaders and staff have high expectations for what pupils should achieve.”(Ofsted November 2023). This is indicative of the support generally that St Michael’s receives from parents and the wider community in Aylsham. The governors organise into 3 committees in order to manage their work efficiently. These committees are:
- Finance and General Purposes, chaired by Dr David Hibberd
- Curriculum, chaired by Revd Julie Boyd
- Partnership, chaired by Olivia Corfield
Click here for our committee terms of reference.
A huge thank you to Eleanor Milligan and Katie Partridge who resigned as governors earlier this year and Kim Thornton, Pippa Van Kuijk and Ross Billington who stood down as governors at the end of August ready for the new Federation Governing Board on 01.09.24. They have been a real asset to the Governing Body and the school. Fiona Tibbitt resigned as Clerk (Governance Professional) in April this year after fulfilling the role for nearly 12 years.
The Governing Body at St Michael’s School maintains strong links with all associated groups but especially the parents of the School and the local Church(s) and as a result any governor vacancies are quite quickly filled by new enthusiastic governors, passionate about our School. However we are always keen to welcome new people onto the team and should you be interested in becoming a governor, please contact the Chair of Governors via the School Office (01263 732260).
