Graeme is a retired senior educationalist with experience gained as a Headteacher/Executive Principal in England (Ercall Wood Technology College and Small Health Leadership Academy) and in Wales, split site - 40 miles apart - secondary school (11-18)  and Founding Director for its first all-through school (3-16) based in Ebbw Vale .

Outside of Headship, Graeme has also gained experience as an Assistant Director of Children’s Services - Head of School Improvement for Telford & Wrekin Council and as the Senior Regional Director for School Improvement across the West Midlands on behalf of the Department for Education's National Strategies Project.

Andrea was born and educated in Northern Ireland and moved to England to study Sports Science at the University of Wolverhampton. She secured a post at Shireland Academy to teach Physical Education and remained there for 23 years. Her roles throughout this time included Head of PE, Pastoral Director, Teaching School Director, Assistant Head and Senior Vice Principal. 

Andrea was responsible for Key Stage 4 standards and outcomes for 10yrs and helped the academy achieve positive progress on a yearly basis putting the school in the top 10% nationally for KS4 progress. She was pivotal in the school’s success which has been graded outstanding for 13 years. 

Andrea believes all students should have access to the best education and that their school experience should not just be about the academic but the opportunity to access and experience enrichment activities which help prepare them for life after school. 

She feels privileged to lead Telford Priory School and wants to make it one of the best in Telford. 

Nick is an Associate Principal for the Learning Community Trust, currently based at Telford Priory School.  He joined the Trust in April 2024 as part of TPS' move into the LCT. 

His career so far has spanned education in all Key Stages.  He has worked in the Primary sector with children as young as three and the Secondary sector with children up to 19 in Sixth Form.  He has been in post as Principal at two previous schools and his experience is varied.  Nick has always chosen to serve areas of high deprivation throughout his career and believes in the transformative power of education.

Hannah is a mother of two boys with one on the cusp of going to secondary school, which has highlighted for her the important role that secondary schools play in young people’s lives.  This prompted her to volunteer for the role of staff governor so she can be a part of making positive change for our students and our families.

Hannah currently holds responsibility for Curriculum and Enactment in English, and has worked at TPS since 2017.  Her career has been diverse, starting as a PE teacher.  Since this time, she has been fortunate to have experience with both pastoral and academic roles, and also leadership roles.  As a member of the SLT she has experienced three OfSTED visits, including meetings with inspectors.  In addition to teaching, she has been a member of support staff, including  two years as a Data Manager within a secondary school.

Hannah is delighted to take on the role of staff governor and looks forward to working with her fellow governors.

Susan is a mother of two children, aged 17 and 13 and is the elected parent governor of the Telford Priory School.

She is a team leader for the Events team at Telford & Wrekin Council, and enjoy planning and putting on events for local residents.  

Susan is looking forward to being part of the local governing body and helping shape the new path the school is on since joining the Learning Community Trust.

David had a full career in the Military, retiring as a Colonel in 1999.  He went on to become a Managing Director in Tarmac and eventually being headhunted to become CEO in the Fire & Rescue Service before retiring for a second time.   That retirement lasted all of 2 months and David took on the Management of two Engineering/Oil & Gas businesses in the North West and East of England for the German Industrial Services enterprise Germanischer Lloyd (GL).  The company asked him to take over as Country Manager in South America, based in Brazil specialising in Oil & Gas and Maritime Operations and managing the integration of the GL businesses into a new entity, DNV GL. 

David returned to the UK in 2015 and has since devoted his time to a number of non-executive roles in Engineering SMEs, the NHS, where he is a Board Member of the Shrewsbury & Telford NHS Hospital Trust and education, as a co-opted governor at Charlton School.

David is also currently working with a Nigerian company to develop a Petroleum refinery in the country and his commercial interests are in Strategy, Profit and Loss, Audit and Risk and the Management of Change.

Mike has held various senior roles in a number of public and private sector organisations, including OFQUAL. His legal qualification and professional training helps him to assess complex corporate information and constructively challenge the status quo.

Having had three children, who passed their GCSEs and went onto college and university, Mike wanted to give back to the local community. He was a governor at TPS prior to the school joining the Learning Community Trust and feels being a school governor has helped to achieve this. He is keen to help students ‘look up’ and particularly enjoys supporting career focussed events, including mock interviews and group career conversations.

Ben Goddard has been in education for around 15 years. In his career he has taken many roles, from head of department for a school in Shropshire, to Trust director in charge of Mathematics supporting and teaching in two secondary, two primary and a 6th form centre. He is currently an Assistant Principal for an academy in Stoke-On-Trent, where he leads community use of the academy site, which has seen an increase in income and usage over the last 4 years.   Ben has led on projects such as the opening of a 2G hockey pitch linked to North Staffordshire Hockey club and England Hockey and a substantial bid to the Football Foundation to improve the quality of grassroots football in the local area alongside a local football club. I

In his current role, Ben oversees the academy timetable and options, and has worked across the country supporting other academies.  He regularly marks for a range of levels and exam boards during the summer months, including SATs, GCSE Maths, Level 2 Further Maths, A level Maths and GCSE Statistics. 

Ben is not new to school governance and is currently a parent governor at one of his children’s schools.  When not busy with his children, Ben spends time travelling the country going to various air shows.

Wendy is a proud housing professional and has extensive experience of working within the social housing and homelessness sectors.  She is Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and Chartered Management Institute (CMI) qualified, and currently works at Shropshire Council’s housing team.

As well as senior management roles, Wendy has had hands-on experience of working and communicating with people within the community. She is committed to giving back to the local community and, as a trustee, further develop her professional capabilities and life experiences.