Governors (ID 1070)

• Sue Jones
  Executive Principal
  Sue Jones

  Sue is Executive Principal of Charles Read and Lodge Park Academies. She joined the trust in January 2019.She has been teaching for over 32 years, with music as her specialism. She has been in senior leadership for 20 years. She is passionate about educating the whole child and offering opportunities for all to discover what they enjoy and what they are good at. Sue plays the flute and enjoys keeping fit and country walks.

• Charlie King
  Head of School
  Charlie King

  Charlie is Head of School at Charles Read Academy and has been there since 2013. She has been teaching for 20 years, with French as her specialism. Charlie is passionate about character education and developing young people into well rounded citizens, broadening their horizons as well as encouraging academic excellence and transferable life skills enabling them to become effective members of our 21st century society. Charlie enjoys spending time with family, cooking and discovering the world through travel.

• Clare Greenhalgh
  DRET Appointed Governor (Chair)
  Clare Greenhalgh

  Clare decided to become a Governor because all of her children either attended or are attending DRET Schools. She wanted to support the Trust and believed she could offer her skills and time. Clare owns an antiques business with her husband, which has now been successfully running for a few years. Clare understands the outside business world and how to get the best possible outcomes from the resources available. Clare has six children, all of whom have different needs and aspirations, which gives her experience in understanding how schools have to be able to provide a high standard of education for all whilst catering for the individual needs of a child. Clare's passions and interests include Music, Dance, Theatre, Countryside, Seaside, Walking and Animals.

• Rachael Coles
  DRET Appointed Governor (Vice Chair)
  Rachael Coles

  I have been a governor at a previous school and really enjoyed my time being able to help make a difference to a child's school. I work for an accountancy firm and have an NVQ level 4 in training a development. I used to work for the Legal Aid Board and as well as my usual job, I was also in charge of training my team and quality controlling their work. I used to run the committees and deal with any appeals. I have also been a Town Councillor and have chaired various committees. Our roles involved representing our local community and spending public money for the good of the Town. I love fund raising and am the trustee of a charity that has raised £250,000 so far, for equipment and training for the heart department in our local hospital. I really enjoy being part of a team and helping make things come together. I like sharing ideas, then putting them in place and watching them grow.

• Jessica Beeton
  DRET Appointed Governor
  Jessica Beeton

  I wanted to get involved with a local secondary school, to give back to the state sector now that I am working in the independent sector. As an experienced teacher myself, I have a real passion for pedagogy, and am the Curriculum Link governor. I've been Head of MFL in a variety of schools as well as across a Trust, and I'm now Head of French and Head of Teaching & Learning at Witham Hall Prep School. I bring a detailed knowledge of pedagogy as well as an understanding of the many factors which schools have to manage on a daily basis. Having worked in a variety of contexts as well as age ranges, I hope that I can use this experience in my role as a governor.

• Rachel Cope
  DRET Appointed Governor
  Rachel Cope

  Rachel joined the ASC as a DRET Appointed Governor in October 2023. She has also been a governor at Ingoldsby Academy since January 2022. Rachel has worked for the Human Resources Department in the David Ross Education Trust for many years, and looks forward to utilising her skills for the benefit of the academy. She is very friendly and approachable, and in her spare time she likes to travel and walk her sausage dog Mable.

• Caroline Sharp
  Staff Governor
  Caroline Sharp

  Caroline was appointed Staff Governor on the 16 December 2021. Caroline has worked as a Maths and Music Teacher at Charles Read Academy since September 2019 and is passionate the development and progress of all of her students within the Academy. Having been a Secondary School teacher since the Year 2000 Caroline has worked in a number of roles involving Maths, Music, SEND and SEMH. Caroline is keen to work with the Governors collaboratively to assist getting the best outcomes for all our wonderful and highly valued Students and Staff. Outside of Charles Read Academy, Caroline is also passionate about her own family and children, enjoying dog walks and playing the piano. Caroline is looking forward to contributing to the ASC.

• Teresa Burrell
  Staff Governor
  Teresa Burrell

  I decided to become a governor to provide my insights and support from a teaching perspective and day-to-day being part of the Charles Read community. I was a science teacher at the school prior to it joining the trust and have almost thirty years of experience as an educator, though not always as a teacher. As a scientist my analytical approach is useful in measuring the impact of initiatives and to ensure evaluation that reviews progress. As a former Project Manager for a multimedia company, I am good at providing strategies for keeping projects within scope. I run a small ETSY business specialising in stained glass, having learnt the skill at evening school many years ago. I am a keen reader, gardener and enjoy being in nature, whether that be for photography or just to explore the great outdoors.

• Michelle Rawlings
  Parent Governor
  Michelle Rawlings

  I decided to become a governor as my daughter attends Charles Read Academy. My daughter attends Charles Read Academy and my employment as an assistant SENDCo in a specialist school enables me to transfer my knowledge and skills to the ASC. I have a vast knowledge of neurodiverse needs and support provisions that can be used to support Young people. My passions and interests include Neurodiversity, reading, attending the theatre, walking my dogs, and spending time with friends and family.

• Emma Stephens-Dunn
  Clerk
  Emma Stephens-Dunn

  Emma Stephens-Dunn has been clerking academies for DRET since 2013. Emma is Clerk to ASCs for all but one of the academies in the DRET Greater Corby Region, as well as an independent clerk for several other schools in Northamptonshire, and Company Secretary for a Peterborough based Multi-Academy Trust. Emma has also served as a governor for fifteen years, in three different schools. She has a broad insight into school governance across all sizes, types and phases of school. She has an excellent understanding of current issues in education as well as best practice in governance. Emma has four children aged between eight and twenty and is therefore keenly aware of the crucial role played by education in shaping young lives. Emma enjoys supporting governors to fulfil their role within this through providing governance advice and guidance and an efficient governance administration service. Emma's interests and hobbies include gardening, singing, fitness, running and walking with her two dogs.