Oswaldtwistle School Management Committee Biopic's

David Shaw

Chair of the Management Committee

Chair of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee

David Shaw is a mainstream secondary school teacher with 25 years' experience. The move into teaching was not always the plan. Having attained a management degree, David worked in fresh food, hiring and training new staff in preparation for new store openings. Touring the country living out of hotels was intense, but the staff training was very rewarding. As a result, David went on to qualify as a business studies teacher, drawing on his experience to focus his teaching on the real world. David has worked in his current school for 20 years, as subject leader, as head of year and currently as curriculum leader for computing business and media. As a governor at Oswaldtwistle School, David draws on both curriculum and pastoral experience to support the school. Away from the classroom David enjoys walking in the beautiful countryside of the North West and is a keen musician with an ever growing collection of electric guitars. David is married with two grown up children.
Peter Mayer Chair of the Finance Committee
Peter is a Chartered Management Accountant with over 25 years’ experience in senior finance roles. He’s worked in many business sectors including manufacturing, I.T, Education and Media, in both the UK and overseas.
He is currently working as a freelance business consultant, as well as being part-time Finance Director for a Manchester based Start-up Company.
   
Alison Ashton
Pending bio
Michael Todd Pending bio
Joanne Maudsley

Joanne has worked for over 40 years in the NHS and began her working life as a dental nurse. She gained her Dental Surgery Assistant qualification in 1986.

For the majority of her career Joanne has been a member of the Community Dental Service's Senior Management Team. Her role and responsibilities have covered many areas including line management, finance, health & safety, risk management and infection, prevention and control.

Joanne feels privileged to be given the opportunity to join the Team at Oswaldtwistle School and is committed to being an effective member of the governing board.

Michele Goodbody

Since leaving school I have worked in various industries whilst bringing up my children. However, in my mid-thirties, I decided to re-enter education and secured a degree in law. I then went on to achieve a masters in law and am currently researching for a PhD in law. Towards the end of my master’s degree I embarked on a teacher training course and on one placement I worked with children who were not in education, employment or training. I then started to become more interested in education as a whole, as I have 5 children in total all with different needs. My passion for law and research means I actively look for government policies that will impact the area I live in, particularly in education because I believe all children deserve an education that enables them to discover skills or subjects they enjoy.

Zaneta Dewhurst

Pending bio

Rebecca Barker-Rourke

Pending bio

Diversity

The Management Committee of Oswaldtwistle School believe it is important that the Committee reflect the diversity of the school communities they serve. Diverse Committees promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for staff and young people.

The Management Committee are currently collecting data on the diversity of the committee, including data on age, gender and ethnicity. They will use that data to inform recruitment and training needs and ensure there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making.

Due to our relatively small Management Committee, we do not publish this diversity data online as individual governors could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.

There are no associate members or associated committees. 

All Committee members can be contacted via the school address:

The Oswaldtwistle School
Union Rd
Oswaldtwistle 
BB5 3DA
Tel: 01254 231553

Clerk/Advisor to PRU Committees

John Halshaw Managing Director Governor Support Ltd P.O Box 1065 Nelson BB9 4DA
Tel: 01282 695544
Email: john.halshaw@govsupport.co.uk

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