Our Governors

Philip Beckerlegge
Partnership Governor
Chair of Governors

Governor for 20 years and Chair for the last 8 years. Both children educated at Deer Park School. Solicitor and Partner of London based practice.

Simon Bellamy
Staff Governor

Staff Governor since October 2009. Assistant Head of KS3. Member of the Resources Committee.

Charles Brown
Parent Governor

A Chartered Surveyor with a local firm and father of three, one still at Deer Park. Member of the Resources Committee for 6 years.

Simone Clark
Partnership Governor

History Teacher. Member of the Friends of Deer Park Committee. School Trustee of Powells Education Foundation and both children went to Deer Park. Chair of the Admissions & Marketing Committee and member of the Resources Committee.

David Clarke
Staff Governor

Staff Governor since October 2009. Joined Deer Park in Sept 2009 as Head of KS4. Member of the Curriculum Committee.

Jon Collins
Parent Governor

Governor since June 2008. Managing Director of IT Industry Research and Consulting firm. One child in school. Member of the Admissions & Marketing and Curriculum Committees.

Margaret Edney
Community Governor

Governor since June 2008. Trained as a Primary School Teacher. Member of Personnel Committee.

Mike Evans
Parent Governor

Stepfather of children at Deer Park. Involved in Aviation Engineering at a multinational company in Cheltenham. Member of the Resources Committee.

Animul Hamid
Partnership Governor

Governor for 14 years. Three children attended Deer Park. Work in Children’s Services area. Vice Chair of the Governing Body and on the Admissions & Marketing and Personnel Committees

Chiquita Henson
Ex Officio Governor

Deer Park Headteacher since 2003. Chair of The Gloucestershire Initial Teacher Eduation Partnership Executive Committee and member of The Applied Learning Headteacher Steering Group within The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

Kathy Jackson
Clerk to the Governors since Sept 2007

Mark Jenner
Community Governor

Governor since September 2007. One child at the school. Senior Adviser for the National Strategies and lead for a professional development programme in post-14 Mathematics education. Chair of the Resources Committee.

Kath Maeso
Parent Governor

Governor since September 2008. Own textiles/soft furnishings/picture framing business. Member of the Admissions and Marketing and Curriculum Committees.

Deryck Nash
LEA Governor

Governor since 1998. Retired HM Forces and management accountant. Currently a Town and District Councillor. Member of the Personnel and Admissions & Marketing Committees.

John Partridge
Parent Governor

Governor since September 2009. Chartered Structural and Civil Engineer. Member of Resources Committee.

Chris Perryman
Parent Governor

Governor since September 2008. One child at school and one left. Works in Sales. A member of the Curriculum Committee.

Stephen Priestnall
Community Governor

Trained in Accountancy and IT, ran an Internet agency for WPP in London and set up Cirencester-based advertising agency in 2005. Chairman and coach at a local football club. Chair of Curriculum committee.

Michael Spittle
Partnership Governor

Governor since 1992. Company Secretary of The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service and a certified accountant. Member of the Personnel committee.

Ken Stook
Staff Governor

Staff Governor since September 2006. Senior Technician in Science Faculty. Member of Personnel Committee.

Valerie Watson
Partnership Governor

Head of Dept, Nursing and Midwifery at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Three children have attended the school. Chair of Personnel Committee and sits on Admissions & Marketing Committee.

John White
Parent Governor

Governor since September 2009. Both children attend school. School Data Analyst and Mathematics teacher. Honorary Secretary of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics . A Member of the Curriculum Committee.