Governors

‘The governors ensure through their careful monitoring processes, that the school’s leaders create a safe environment and focus on promoting the wellbeing of pupils’

-Independent Schools Inspectorate 2024

Elizabeth Dawson

Chair of Governors

Liz is an associate of the Centre for Mental Health in Schools and sits on the CollectivEd Advisory Board at Leeds Beckett University. In recent years, she was a leadership and wellbeing coach for school leaders but now focuses on her voluntary work and family. Liz was a leadership consultant in Bradford local authority and was deputy headteacher in two large secondary schools. She has previous experience of governance in a primary and in a secondary school. Liz is a second-generation past pupil of Fulneck School and went on to study Zoology at Durham University. She is an active member of the Fulneck Former Pupils’ Association Committee and an administrator of the FFPA Trusts. Liz has served on the Governing Body since 2019.

Lynne Christopher

Vice Chair of Governors & Chair of Finance & Resources Committee

Lynne is a former pupil of Fulneck School; her children attended the school and now her grandchildren attend. She has extensive education and business management experience in the public, charitable and private sectors. She is currently a director of three diverse companies. Lynne was a founder member of the Fulneck Parents and Friends Association and is currently a member of the Fulneck Former Pupils Association Committee and an administrator of the FFPA Trusts. Lynne joined the Governing Body in 2023.

Carrie Shotton

Chair of Safeguarding, Risk and Compliance Committee

Carrie qualified as a barrister and subsequently as a solicitor. Carrie practiced as a lawyer and director of a large legal company based in Leeds, specialising in complex, unusual and fraudulent insurance matters before moving to her current role as legal manager at the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. Carrie is also heavily involved in Scouting in Yorkshire. She is a former pupil of Fulneck School and became a Governor in 2017.

Ed Whitehead

Chair of Education Committee

Ed is a primary school headteacher and sits on the strategic board of a SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) which delivers teacher training across West Yorkshire. He is highly experienced in strategic leadership in education and is the Chair of the Governors’ Education Committee. Ed is the parent of two current Fulneck pupils. He joined the Governing Body in 2023.

Robert Hopcroft

Bob is originally from Staffordshire and is an ordained Minister in the Moravian Church.  Having studied in Newcastle, in 1971 he went to teach in Labrador, Northern Canada and over the next six years he became School Principal and Supervisor for Special Education for 13 schools. He was ordained as a Minister in the Moravian Church in 1980 and was later elected as a member of the Provincial Board and Trustee of the Moravian Church. He served as Chairman of the Provincial Board 2006-2014 and President of the World Wide Unity Board 2012 – 2016. Since his retirement in 2018 he has lived in Pudsey.

Nick Tucker

Nick is an Executive Headteacher based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. He oversees four schools in the North West and is also Headteacher at Forest Park Preparatory School in Sale. He has been a school leader for 15 years and has experience of both state and independent education at primary level. Nick has recently undertaken ISI inspector training and is looking forward to undertaking his first school inspection later this year. Nick joined the Fulneck governor team in 2022.

Saleem Kader

Saleem is Managing Director of a Group which includes the largest Asian department store in the UK, many other stores, a wholesale arm supplying fabric throughout the UK and Europe and many on line fabric brands. After he left Fulneck School, Saleem joined the family business and built the Group up from his parents’ shop into a multi-million pound business. In addition to bringing his significant business skills to the Governing Body, Saleem is committed to bettering the community and the district. He has engaged in local affairs through membership of organisations including Rotary, Bradford Breakthrough and Bradford Chamber of Commerce; being a committee member of the Chamber’s BAME Business Committee. He also created the Positive Bradford initiative. Saleem was a boarder and then a day boy at Fulneck School. He joined the Governing Body in 2023.

Rehana Cusworth

Safeguarding Governor

Rehana is an adult counsellor and child and adolescent therapist. She works with children with significant mental health issues and counsels adults all over the UK through Workplace Options and organisations such as Education Support. She is also commissioned by MacMillan Cancer Support to counsel those with cancer, and their families. Rehana is a volunteer in Cat Rescue and other animal welfare organisations. She is a former pupil of Fulneck School and has a degree in Psychology and a Masters in Applied Psychology. Rehana is treasurer of Fulneck Former Pupils’ Association and an administrator of the FFPA Trusts. She is also treasurer of the Comenius Foundation. Rehana joined the Governing Body in 2023.

Liam Wall

EDI Link Governor

Liam currently works in a national senior marketing and brand development role within the hospitality industry, as a Head of Marketing for one of the largest companies in the sector. Liam is a former pupil of Fulneck School and went on to study Event Management at Manchester Metropolitan University. Liam joined the Governing Board in 2023 and is the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) link governor.

Chantal Erasmus

Clerk to the Governing Body

Currently serving as the Admissions Manager and adeptly handling the role of Clerk to the Governing Body, Chantal joined the school community in 2021. Hailing from South Africa, she moved to the UK in 2006 to work with Sage Pastel, bringing a wealth of experience in sales and finance, including founding her own commercial finance company.

To contact the Governors: 

Email: chairofgovernors@fulneckschool.co.uk 

Phone: 0113 257 0235 

Mail: Chair of Governors, Fulneck School, Fulneck, Pudsey, LS28 8DS

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