Governors

I moved to the island with my family in December 2021 and wanted to get involved in the community straight away. I thought there was no better way than supporting the Cornerstone Federation to deliver great educational outcomes to all the children at the Bay and at Niton. My son attends the Bay Primary School and I have a longstanding…

Born in Watford and then moving north to Lancaster for most of his childhood Rob graduated from Reading with a Film and Drama degree in 1987. He qualified as a drama teacher soon after leading to a successful thirty year career working in secondary schools in Milton Keynes,  Portsmouth, the  Isle of Wight and Hampshire. In…

Hello, my name is Rev. Ian Lovell and I was appointed as a Co-opted Governor in November 2021. I am currently the Baptist Minister of Salendine Nook Baptist Church, Huddersfield. I left the Isle of Wight in 2019 in order to take on the role that I now have in Huddersfield. Some of you will…

I was appointed as Parent Governor to the Cornerstone Federation in October 2020 and feel very privileged to be able to do this role.  I am mum to two girls whom I am immensely proud of, one at primary and one at secondary school. For the past 20 years, I have been working at a…

I hold degrees from Cranfield (MBA) and Cambridge (MA), with current work at Portsmouth University. My career covered financial markets in the USA, France, the Middle East and Africa. A fascinating decade at the National Audit Office involved working closely with Parliament.  In London, my children attended a French Lycee – another form of all…

I have been a parent governor since 2019 and took on the role of Chair in 2021.  I have 20 years experience of working in education,  theatre and creative approaches to education. I split my time between London and the Island working for an immersive theatre company called Punchdrunk Enrichment, where I am Artistic Director…

I am married, with two grown up sons. We enjoy family times together, especially if it involves walking our black Labrador! I have worked as a warden in an Abbeyfield Home and then as a Personnel Officer in Local Government and the Health Service. Since Ordination, I have been involved in ministry in parishes and…

I started working at The Bay in 2012 as School Business Manager after taking time off with my 2 children. Prior to that, I worked for a Building Society for 20 years in a variety of roles up and down the country, before returning to the Island with my family. I am responsible for the…