As Head Teacher, Gilly automatically becomes a member of the Advisory Board. Gilly attends all Full Governing Board meetings and Committee meetings. As Head Teacher she is responsible for the leadership, organisation, management and control of the school. It is her duty to inform the Board of Advisors on the strategic development of the school and implement the Boards strategic framework. She very much enjoys working with his Governor colleagues, who are incredibly dedicated and supportive, but who at the same time rigorously challenge and question him on school improvement and development.

Gilly has taught for twenty years in schools in Cheshire, Devon and Leicestershire. Her areas of expertise are art, English, wellbeing and coaching. Prior to becoming a teacher Gilly was a theatrical costume designer working in theatres and for television.

Gilly has tremendous admiration for our fantastic governors and the immense care, dedication and expertise they give to our school.

Gilly Paterson

Rob became a Parent Governor in 2013 when his eldest daughter Amelia was in Foundation before moving into a Community Advisory Board member role.  Rob became Chair of the Advisory Board in 2017 and has a daughter Freya in year 5.

Rob is an Architect and Director of a practice with studios in Leicester, London and Birmingham.  Rob takes a hands on role with matters concerning property for the school and wider Trust and brings management and leadership experience to the Chair’s role from his professional life.

Rob’s duties as Chair of the Advisory Board include chairing Advisory Board meetings, attending Discovery Chair’s meetings and representing the school as a Member of Discovery Trust as one of the founding schools.  Rob also undertakes Headteacher performance management and liaises with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team on a regular basis on a whole range of matters concerning the day-to-day operations of the school.  Rob also attends Senior Leadership Team meetings with Vice Chair Simon Riley to better understand the issues and challenges facing the school.

Rob thoroughly enjoys supporting the school and working with the whole school community to ensure the best possible outcomes for the children.

Simon is a Foundation Governor appointed by the diocese. Alongside the other Foundation Governors he ensures that the Christian ethos of the school is maintained and promoted. He believes that Kibworth being the village school, with the benefit of being a Church School, is a winning combination.

He moved to the village in 2013 and his daughter has attended Kibworth Primary. Kibworth Mead Academy and is just completing her GCSEs to move onto Beauchamp College. In addition to the Primary School, he is currently vice chair of Kibworth Mead Academy,

Simon brings a variety of professional expertise to the Governing Body from his day job as the Strategic Director of Resources and Director of Finance at Derby City Council where he has responsibility for finance, property, legal services human resources, ICT and Corporate Services. He has also in the past led school finance teams, advised head-teachers and managed major building projects.

Andrew became a governor as he has a background in educational support and management, and is really interested in getting more involved with the community in Kibworth, and the School is a central part of that.

Andrew works in Higher Education so is really interested in how the governance of the school can really contribute to improving outcomes for students.

He is appointed by the Governing Body as a Community Governor, and has responsibility for Humanities, which he finds really exciting as his own educational background is in History and Politics.

Andrew lives in Kibworth and has a little boy who is nearly two.

Emily is a member of St. Wilfrid’s church and was asked to become a foundation governor 2014.  She was appointed by the diocese, so one of her key responsibilities is to ensure the school fulfils their obligation to provide pupils with an understanding of what it means to be a practising Christian.

Emily studied theology and is passionate about teaching all faiths to children in an engaging and creative way. She works part-time as a Primary School teacher in a different Discovery school, specialising in EYFS, Key Stage One and R.E. Prior to this she was a stay at home parent for five years. Emily has three children, two of whom are current pupils at the school. Emily has experience in the insurance industry, and uses the skills gained during this time to support the school in HR matters. Emily really enjoys being an Advisory Board member, and is continually impressed at the dedication and effort all our staff put in to ensuring our pupils get the best possible start in life.

Being an Advisory Board member at Kibworth CE Primary School gives me the opportunity to serve my local community, helping towards the wellbeing of children and staff, and ensuring our children can get the best educational start possible.

I consider it a privilege that I can give my time and energy towards a wonderful school with a great staff team and Head teacher.

As a Church of England school, Kibworth has Foundation Governors, appointed by the Diocese of Leicester, which is the team I am privileged to chair.

My main area of involvement is in Religious Education. This includes also taking assemblies, Church visits and activity days. The foundation governors are involved in helping the school be prepared for church school inspections (SIAMS), and we help the school formulate its vision and values.

We are glad to have many Christians from different churches involved in praying for the school, taking activities, running small groups such as ‘Faith Followers’ and working for the good of the school and the wider community. We also encourage strong links between the school and other Christian work in the community such as the Well, with its food bank, charity shop, prayer room and various support groups and -activities.

Helen is a parent governor and will be working in her advisory board role alongside the SEN department.  She has been a governor at Kibworth for four years and is very passionate about inclusive education for all and working with children and families from disadvantaged backgrounds.  Helen has taught in a variety of secondary school settings as a Head of Music and now works with vulnerable young adults from across the city with Soft Touch Arts.  She has a BA Hons in Music, a PGCE and is currently studying Young People and Children’s Mental Health.  Helen is a professional multi-instrumentalist and performs in a variety of bands and as a session musician.   Alongside her project co-ordinator role at Soft Touch Arts, she currently works as a freelance music educator/consultant with the Kibworth Creatives.

Helen is excited to continue supporting the school, parents and children and the opportunity to learn new skills whilst working closely alongside the Board of Trustees at Kibworth Primary.

Jenny is a Parent Advisory Board member voted for by parents who was appointed in December 2019 and has 2 daughters in Key Stage 1 at the school. As a member of the Advisory Board Jenny is working with the Leadership team at the school to ensure that investment in mental health and wellbeing is making an impact across the school community.

Jenny works as a Finance Director in a large multi-national company and has experience of working across diverse multi-discipline teams delivering high quality results.

For many years Jenny was also an active member of Girlguiding working with leaders and participants delivering exciting events and programmes for girls of all ages as well as being County Treasurer for Girlguiding Leicestershire.

Jenny has recently became a member of the newly formed DSAT Equality Consultative Group and is passionate about ensuring each child at the school and every member of the wider school community has the opportunity to be the best they can be without limits.