The Governing Body.
Members of Springfield House Governing Body.
Helena Mandleberg - Chair of Governors, Co-opted Governor
Helena works full time as a Chief Finance and Operations Officer at Education Impact Academy Trust. She was previously a Teacher of Maths (KS4 Lead) at Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull where she was also a Governor on the Governing Board. Helena has experience of governance in a special school setting having served as Chair of the Finance Committee at James Brindley School, Birmingham between April 2015 - July 2017
Sally Darlington - Vice Chair, Co Opted Governor, Chair of Education Committee
Sally spent 18 years in primary education. As a senior leader she strategically led on pupil premium, curriculum, teaching and learning, assessment and inclusion as well as coaching and mentoring staff and students. Sally now works as a senior lecturer in Primary Initial Teacher Education at Birmingham Newman University. She trains the next generation of primary teachers and leads on adaptive practice.
Nicola Hodgetts - Parent Governor, Resources Committee, Well Being Lead
Rachel Palmer - Parent Governor, Education Committee, Resource Committee, Safeguarding, PLAC & LAC link
Luke Marshall - Co-opted Governor, Resources Committee, Health and Safety and Buildings Link
Amin Aziz - Local Authority Governor, Resources Committee
Amin has a strong resourcing background and has spent a significant amount of his career working within Local Government. He has led and supported the appointments of a significant number of senior leaders across services such as, Corporate Services, Children’s Adults, Education and Place for local authorities across the UK. He is an expert in designing and delivering selection and development solutions from entry level to senior management and Local Government Leadership positions and is a qualified Business Psychologist.
With a passion for people, he is a national lead for executive recruitment in Social Care Health and Education. In addition to having a good understanding of the sector he has a grasp of the challenges and opportunities for senior leaders in Local Government and is an expert in recruitment, selection and assessment.
Charlotte Moore - Staff Governor, Education Committee, Governor Training Lead