Mrs Kerry Hulson
Chair – (Co-opted)

Responsibilities: Safeguarding, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), Health & Safety

Governor since April 2018

Having graduated with a degree in electrical and electronic engineering I joined Staffordshire Police, where I remained until I retired in September 2020. Having completed over 30 years’ service I had a number of roles, including working in murder incident rooms, the Economic Crime Unit and latterly within the Anti-Corruption Unit.
When my daughter started to attend Pikemere’s pre-school I joined the parent forum in an effort to help support and better understand school life. This subsequently led to me becoming a parent governor and being voted in as the Chair of Governors.
I enjoy walking, jogging, skiing, tennis and I also volunteer with Brownies, local church youth groups and I am a trustee for the Alsager Educational Foundation.

Mr A Hughes
Headteacher

The Headteacher at Pikemere School is a Governor unless they elect not to stand.

Mrs Karen Fuller
Co-opted Governor

Responsibilities: Curriculum

I have worked in education for the last 30 years having many roles from Assistant Headteacher, Director of Teaching School, gaining accreditation as our own Initial Teacher Training provider in Cheshire East. I recently moved to Manchester Metropolitan University as Head of ITE Primary and Secondary Partnerships.

I have always had a strong connection with Pikemere school. As a parent I chose Pikemere School for my own children as its values and those deeply resonate with me. Whilst my own children were at Pikemere I joined the Parent Forum and was subsequently elected as a Parent Governor, and have maintained my connection ever since. I feel very priviledged to work with such committed staff and to see that Pikemere places children’s needs at the very heart of everything they do.

Mr Geoff Chatterley
Co-opted Governor

I qualified as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor in 1980 initially joining Birmingham based consultancy working throughout the UK on a wide variety of construction projects, ultimately becoming a Partner within the business. Our practice merged with a multi-national Engineering Consultancy where I acted as Regional Director for the Northwest for 5 years sitting on their national forum specialising in the Hotel and Leisure sector. I established my own practice in 2002 working throughout the UK offering construction contract/cost management and project management to both Private and Publicly funded projects within the UK Construction Industry in sectors including Health, Education, Hotel & Leisure, Industrial, Engineering, Housing & Residential Care etc

Since retiring from paid employment in 2020 I have volunteered locally in Alsager with the Covid Vaccination Programme, Alsager Foodbank, Driving for lunch club as well as being involved with Christ Church Alsager as current member of the PCC and former Church Warden, running their walking group, assist with Youth Work, buildings management and finance. In any spare time, I enjoy walking, gardening, sport and generally keeping fit.

Both of our children attended Pikemere School back in the 1990’s during which time I was on the PTA

I remain a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Mrs K Stancliffe
Co-opted Governor

I have always had an allegiance to Pikemere School. My 3 children attended, and all have fond memories of their time there. I also had many happy years working at Pikemere as a teaching assistant and later as a HLTA, for 8 years until 2007 when I moved to Alsager School.

I retired in 2020 having spent 13 years working in Pastoral Support working with teenagers. It was a job where you always expected the unexpected and was a job that I loved.

I am currently secretary for Alsager Tangent and in retirement I now enjoy travelling, cycling and gardening. In 2019 I cycled across Costa Rica with 120 other like-minded women raising money for “Women V Cancer”. It was an experience I will never forget.

I am looking forward to being a governor at Pikemere and hope my experiences and passion are of benefit to the governing body.

Mrs Sarah Whitmore
Parent Governor

I work as a General Practitioner (GP) in a Cheshire practice as well as working as a forensic examiner in the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC). Through these roles I care for people in all walks of life but am especially interested in child heath which prompted me to complete a further postgraduate qualification in child heath.

I am currently joint treasurer of the PTA and have two children in the school with another two set to join in the future. I hope to be able to support the school to ensure it continues to provide a happy and enriching experience for the students.

James Cope 
Parent Governor

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Mrs C Morris
Parent Governor

I return to the governing body as a co-opted governor after a 4 year spell as parent governor, having 2 children at Pikemere school since 2016.
I have direct links with education through my profession as a primary school teacher within Cheshire East. My experience spans over 20 years and has included work in both Key Stages 1&2 in the state school sector, Early Years in the independent sector and advisory work for CE Early Years and Childcare Team.

I am delighted to be a part of the current governing body at Pikemere primary school and hope that my experiences in education and dedication to the success of this school will be of benefit during my time as governor.

Mrs Sue Lambeth
Clerk to the Governing Board

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Jeff Weighell
Co-opted Governor

I have worked as a Secondary School teacher in Cheshire from 1978 to 2005, first at Kingsgrove School in Crewe, then at Ryles Park High School in Macclesfield (now, Macclesfield High School. My initial subject area was History, and still is as I love the the subject as much as ever!

As an Assistant Head teacher at Ryles Park, I took on more responsibilities and these included Careers Education, Citizenship and PSHE. These curriculum areas allowed and encouraged different ways of delivering the curriculum and I am still fascinated by how different pupils learn in different ways. This remains a passion of mine and I hope that I can bring some of my experience and knowledge to Pikemere.

I have lived in Alsager since 1982 and my two sons grew up here. Now, it’s the turn of my grandchildren, both of whom go to the school.

I left teaching in 2005 and then did something totally different by working for Hillarys Blinds for 15 years, where I helped them improve their training programme’s.

Since retiring 2 years ago, I still keep active and I am a volunteer driver for Alsager Community Support, just like Geoff Chatterley. I am really looking forward to my time as a Governor and hope I can play my part in contributing to the excellent worth done so far.

Lindsay Smith
Co-opted Governor

Having studied Fashion Design and Business I worked in clothing manufacturing as a production controller and in buying, then travelled around the industry as a trainer for the Youth Training Scheme in the south-east of England. I took a break to bring up my three daughters and when we moved to Alsager two of my daughters attended Pikemere School.

I became involved with the school supporting children in class and obtained a 1^st class Honours degree in Professional Studies in Education. I worked over the next 20 years as a TA working in both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 classes supporting small groups and, when needed, working 1:1 . I was a staff governor for a number of years. I retired at the end of the academic year in 2022.

I enjoy travelling, hiking and spending time with my grandchildren.

I am keen to support the children and staff of Pikemere School in making the primary years as happy and fulfilling as possible for each child.

Steve Bristow
Co-opted Governor

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