Kate Whitehead

Parent Governor

Kate joins us a parent governor, with her oldest son having just started in year 7. An ecologist by background she now works to improve children’s access to nature and understanding of the environment in and out of the school day.  In her day job with Natural England she is responsible for collating the evidence around the benefits of time outside in nature as part of the school day which includes better pupil attendance, attainment and behavior as well as supporting their, and their teachers wellbeing. Working alongside Department for Education, OCR and others Kate is involved in a range of changes to national environmental policies in education settings.  

In her spare time Kate is kept busy by her two boys, dog, cat and chickens, she loves gardening and time outside canoeing, sea swimming and walking.