Governors Profile

Kate Sheldon – Parent Governor & Chair of School Improvement Committee

Kate previously worked for 14 years within education, as a teacher in the state sector and then as a manager in the private sector, and is currently working part-time, supporting the Kumon Study Centre in Bradley Stoke with communications and PR.

Kate served as a community governor at BSCS for seven years and was elected as parent governor at Meadowbrook in 2015. She has two children at the school.

Kate is currently Chair of the School Improvement Committee at Meadowbrook Primary School and is passionate about developing a life-long love of reading for all children.

Rachel Shadbolt – Staff Governor

Rachel has worked at Meadowbrook since 2010 and had two children go through the school before moving on to a local secondary school.

She was elected as a Staff Governor because she is passionate about the whole school community and doing the best for every child within it. Working closely with the parents, staff and children in her role as Office Manager, she always aims to make Meadowbrook the best it can be.

In her spare time, Rachel volunteers with the local community choir and the local scout group.

Jenny Thompson – Community Governor

Jenny was appointed as a Community Governor in September 2018. She has been involved with the school for a number of years, as a parent to two children who were at Meadowbrook and have now moved on to secondary school. Over their time in school, Jenny volunteered in school and was active in the Parents’ Forum. Jenny hopes to put her experience of Meadowbrook to good use and continue to support the school in her role as Community Governor.

Jenny also works as a volunteer with the Woodcraft folk, a children’s organisation, which runs weekly groups and camping for young people, and this has given her practical experience of working with groups of children, as well as experience in other valuable areas such as safeguarding, risk assessing and planning trips.