Please find below information on all our Governors. Each Governor has a curriculum responsibility, this can be found in the Link Governor document. If you wish to speak with one of our Governors please contact the School Office or email:

governors@denfieldpark.northants.sch.uk

Colin Goodbrand - Chair of Governors 

All parents want our children to be taught to the highest standards, delivered by excellent teachers with skill and passion, this doesn’t happen by simply standing in front of a room of children. When I was growing up my mum was a teacher. Seeing, first-hand, the hours and work those teachers and the support staff put in around their time in classrooms has helped to give me a different understanding of what goes into making an outstanding learning environment. The time and effort behind the scenes is easy to overlook but vitally important! Delivering education to the highest standards is a continuous journey of improvement from everyone connected to a school, I am pleased I have the opportunity to use my knowledge and experience to continue this journey and make our children’s experience at Denfield amazing.

Angela Griffiths - Head Teacher

September 2024 represents a significant milestone for myself at Denfield as I will have been here for twenty-five years, over twenty-two of them as Head teacher, firstly of the Junior school and then subsequent primary school following the amalgamation with Hayway Nursery and Infant. Over the years I have witnessed countless changes in educational policies, technology and the evolving needs of our children and community. This long tenure has enabled me to build meaningful relationships with children, parents and staff fostering a strong sense of community and trust. My commitment has been to create an environment where every child feels valued and nurtured to achieve their full potential. The pride in seeing generations of students grow, succeed and return as confident adults, some as colleagues, is an incredible reward and I feel very privileged. During my career before Denfield I taught in five primary schools in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and was a governor in three of them. During my early career I spent two years teaching at an Elementary school in California. I have been a Deputy in two schools and have worked as a Literacy subject leader and as a SENCO. In my leisure time I enjoy spending time outdoors with my family, running and walking along the Anglesey coastline. Being both the Head Teacher and a Governor at Denfield is a privilege, I am passionate about education and improving the life chances for our children. 

René Crevel

I became a Governor at Denfield Park in the late 1990’s at the start of my youngest son’s last year, having previously been a member of the Denfield Park School Association. I worked as a scientist at Unilever’s Colworth Laboratories in Sharnbrook until late 2017 when I retired and set up my own consultancy. A good education is the most valuable preparation for life in the wider world that one can give children and the influence of the schools during their early years is really critical in instilling a lifelong thirst for learning. All 3 of my children went to Denfield Park and both enjoyed and benefitted from their time there, ultimately going on to University. I have found it gratifying to observe Denfield Park Primary Junior and then Primary School go on from strength to strength. It therefore seems only fitting that I should help to contribute to the development and growth of future generations by serving as Governor. I currently chair the Personnel, Finance and Premises (PFP) Committee. 

Liam Smith - My son has recently started at Denfield. I believe wholeheartedly that Primary education is the most important learning age so I would love the opportunity to work with the school as part of the team of governors. I am the owner and director of an engineering business that works worldwide in a number of scientific industries. As the Technical Director, I am responsible for business management and strategy as well as running the business financially. Hopefully with this experience I can help with the finances and budgets of the school. My background and education are based in science. I studied Physics for my Bachelor’s Degree and Engineering for a Master’s Degree. I am very passionate about science and technology and would love to help the school in these areas.
I am certain that I have the time and the skills to work closely with Denfield to help the students and the school reach their goals. As a father and business owner I really do hope I can contribute towards the children’s education with continual improvement of the school. 

Alice Hanney - Deputy Head Teacher

I joined Denfield Park Primary School in 2012 and I absolutely love being a part of the team here. Denfield Park has always been a special place for me. I attended the junior school as a pupil myself and have lots of fond memories of my own education. I returned to complete a year as a teaching assistant before completing my teaching degree, which gave me fantastic foundations to build upon in my training. As a class teacher I have worked across key stage one and Early Years. I am currently the Reading lead here and we strongly believe that reading unlocks the key to the whole curriculum. Therefore it is a huge school priority to get children developing their early reading skills, fluency and comprehension skills. Throughout school we nurture and embed a love of reading.  I am passionate about ensuring that all children who attend Denfield receive the very best start to their time at primary school and watching them learn and grow throughout their time here is a real privilege. I love working alongside a fabulous staff team to work together to make a real difference to the children’s journeys. It  is without a doubt the most rewarding part of my work.

Tracey Linton

I became part of the Denfield Park Primary School’s team when the Hayway Infant school amalgamated with Denfield Park Junior School in April 2012. I have over 21 years of experience of working with children and their parents who have Special Educational Needs and Social Emotional Mental Health difficulties and have worked in school since 2003.

In my career I have held a variety of posts: 2003 to July 2012 I was Hayway’s SENDCo assistant & HLTA, covering Teachers PPA teaching PSHE. In September 2012 I supported Denfield Park SENDCo in the setting up and daily running of KS1 SEND unit. In September 2014 I became the schools Learning Mentor/HLTA to predominately support children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. In September 2022 I took on he role of the school’s Family Support Advisor to further support Denfield’s Families.  During my career I have been given the opportunity to professional develop and I achieved a BA Honors degree in 2011 in Learning & Teaching, as well as attending extensive training and courses applicable to my roles.

I have three grown up children, two of which who have attended Denfield and enjoyed their time here. This has given me the perspective of both employee and parent, and I strongly believe that it is a strong parent/school partnership that enables the children to thrive. I feel passionate about supporting the children’s & their families well-being and improving their life chances. Becoming a Governor has given me the opportunity to further contribute and support our school.

Debbie Rollings 

I have recently retired from teaching, having spent the majority of my career at Hayway and subsequently Denfield School. It is wonderful to have the opportunity to be a school governor, and maintain my connection with the school. I taught mainly in Nursery, Reception and Year 1, therefore I am pleased to be Early Years Governor, keeping up to date with the latest practice, and able to contribute to the continuing cycle of improvement. I also help each week in Year 1, where the transition from Early Years to Key Stage 1 is very important and carefully managed. It has been a privilege to play a role in the early development of our young children, and I am pleased to be able to continue to do this, albeit in a different role.

Katie Spence 

I joined Denfield in 2019 and have worked as a class teacher across Early years and key stage 1. I have always enjoyed supporting children with their development and spent many years working in an early years setting before starting here at Denfield. I am pleased to have been successful with taking on the role of teacher governor. My governor subject responsibility is to oversee the mathematics curriculum. Denfield has given me many opportunities to further develop as a teaching professional, shown great support and has a fantastic ethos towards the children's learning. I am glad to be part of this team and now have the opportunity to be the voice of all of the staff here

Liam Welch 

As I move into my 5^th Year, being involved and familiar with Denfield Park Primary School, I was privileged to recently be asked to become a school governor. 

With a background in working in schools and alternative provisions, supporting a variety of ages and needs, I have a passion for SEN and spent a large duration of time at a SEND school, within a Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) department. 

With this in mind, becoming a governor with a focus on SEND was a natural choice and I hope I can use my experience to support the school and ensure all students have the opportunity to flourish.