Mr Dave Spencer - Chair of Governors

Mr Og Owen - Vice Chair

Mrs Lyndsey Manning - Headteacher

Miss Charlotte Abraham - Staff Governor

Mr Nick Rynn

Mr Andrew Houston

Carla Good - Parent Governor 

Hilary Thomas 

Phillipa Granthier 

Mrs Fran Lennon - Clerk

Trinity Primary School

Governor Register of Interests March 2020

Dave Spencer (Chair)

I have worked in the health, fitness and leisure industry for 30 years working for some of the largest operators in the industry which included working 11 years in London with 4 years working at the Harbour Club in Chelsea which is one of the most prolific clubs in the UK. I currently work for Freedom Leisure a leading charitable trust provider overseeing leisure centres and active community teams covering the Forest of Dean and Malvern Hills. As some of my sites are dual use, I work closely with our site partners with these being local secondary schools within the area I manage.

I am sports mad with football being my main sport and played for local teams over the years but now enjoy the more relaxed veterans’ football. 

My reason for wanting to become a governor was so I could play a part in my daughter’s education and I am pleased to say that since she started at Trinity she has grown in confidence and has really taken to her educational journey. 

Og Owen (Vice Chair)

In my previous post I was Head of a large Humanities faculty in a local secondary school. I had responsibility for History, Geography and RE. The main aim of the post was to respond to a growing number of national initiatives at both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The faculty invested heavily in curriculum development and was in the forefront of teaching and learning in the school. I became a staff governor and served on various governing sub committees. Towards the end of my career I became an Advanced Skills Teacher (AST) with the Authority and worked with a number of primary and secondary schools, bon developing Humanities and on educational issues in general. On retiring in 2010 I became involved in Teacher Training though the local consortium and set up a training programme for trainees as well as doing lesson observations across the West Midlands. I was also involved at the same time in working with English Heritage to make their historical sites more accessible to school visits. I have been a governor at Trinity since January 2016.

Nicholas Rynn (co-opted)

I spent 37 years in the Army as an Infantry Officer leaving as a Lieutenant Colonel.  In my last decade of service I specialised in Human Resources.  At one stage I was responsible for the career planning of 13,500 soldiers.  I then ran the Army's Internal Complaints System.  Whilst living in Glasgow I spent 6 years working as a volunteer with the Scottish Children's Hearings - under Scottish law the responsibility for putting children into, and taking them out of, Social Services care lies primarily with a Panel of lay people. I was a member, or in later years the Chair, of such Panels.  This gave me an intimate, and detailed, understanding of the massive challenges faced by Children who need of the sort of help and care that only Social Services can provide.  I am a trained Harassment Investigator and am a Civil Service qualified job interviewer.  I have written, and run, large budgets and management plans and run organisations with up to 500 employees. 

On leaving the Army I set up my own firm, Nicholas Rynn Limited.  I research and write Expert Witness Employment Reports for the Civil Courts.  I specialise in personal injury claims made by soldiers and airmen who have been medically discharged from the Armed Forces.

 I arrived in Hereford just short of 3 years ago - my daughter is a local GP and I help look after my two school age granddaughters (who are not at Trinity).  I am a firm believer that each of us has a responsibility to try and make our community a better place.  That is why I have become a School Governor.  

Miss Charlotte Abraham (Staff)

I am a Year 3 teacher and have been at Trinity for just over a year and a half. I came to Trinity fresh out of University where I graduated with a 1st class degree from Manchester Metropolitan University. I have lived in Hereford for the majority of my life and knew from an early age that teaching is what I wanted to do. Since becoming a qualified teacher I have been intrigued by the inner workings of a school so when the opportunity arose to represent the staff on the governing body I was keen to get involved. I am looking forward to bringing forward the voice of my colleagues and making a further contribution to the children of Trinity Primary School’s education.

Mrs Hilary Thomas (LA)

I have lived in the local area for 28 years, and my four boys all went to Trinity Primary School. They loved its open space and enjoyed the opportunities that a larger school gives. In the last 20 years I have been both a teacher and a school consultant listening to the views of children. I now work in a charity supporting families. I have experience of school leadership as an Acting Head and SENCo, but most importantly I bring the experience of being a parent of a mixed bunch of lads, some of whom struggled in school. I am therefore passionate that schools develop the whole child and develop an enjoyment of learning for ALL children.