Management Commitee
The Management Committee is DESC’s governing body.
The Management Committee has a membership of 12 governors, each serve a two-year term of office. The Committee meets on a regular basis acting as a single committee with governors being appointed to specific areas of responsibility.
The Committee is formed of primary and secondary headteachers, stakeholders, county councillors, local authority officers and community members. This is an excellent combination for ensuring that DESC meets local needs in the context of education. The Committee also oversees how we operate and the way we spend our budget of public monies.
|
Name |
Role/Links |
|---|---|
|
Gary Lewis |
Role: Chair of Management Committee | Community Representative |
|
Sara Johnson |
Role: Vice Chair of Management Committee | Community Representative Responsibilities: Safeguarding | Finance Term of Office: July 2022-24 |
|
Sally Ambrose |
Role: Community Representative, Secondary School Headteacher |
| Brett Daddow | Role: Community Representative Responsibilities: Standards KS3/4 Term of Office: November 2021-23 |
| Rob Weightman |
Role: Community Representative, Primary School Headteacher Responsibilities: Standards KS1/2 | Reading | Behaviour Term of Office: November 2021-23 |
|
Patricia Walker |
Role: Local Authority Representative Responsibilities: SEND Term of Office: February 2023-25 |
| Sara Lalis |
Role: Staff Representative, Executive Headteacher at DESC |
|
Kane Beere |
Role: Staff Representative Term of Office: July 2022-24 |
|
Amanda Bright |
Role: Staff Representative Term of Office: February 2023-25 |
| Anna McCarthy |
Role: Parent Representative Term of Office: March 2022-24 |
Email: chair@desc.herts.sch.uk
Appointments and Resignations
Gillian Davies - Resigned 01/09/22
Patricia Walker - Resigned 23/09/22
Amanda Bright - Joined 07/02/23
Patricia Walker - Joined 07/02/23
Ron Tindall - Resigned 27/04/23
Management Committee Meeting Attendance
| Name | Type | 20.09.22 | 20.10.22 | 29.11.22 | 07.02.23 | 27.04.23 | 23.05.23 | 15.06.23 | 29.06.23 |
| Gary Lewis | Chair Community Representative |
Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N |
| Jacky Webby | Previous Chair Community Representative |
Y | Y | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sara Lalis | Staff Representative Headteacher |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Sara Johnson | Community Representative | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| Patricia Walker | Community Representative | N/A | N/A | N/A | N | Y | N | Y | N |
| Sally Ambrose | Community Representative | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N |
| Rob Weightman | Community Representative | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N |
| Kane Beere | Staff Representative | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Ron Tindall | Local Authority Representative | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Brett Daddow | Community Representative | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| Anna McCarthy | Parent Representative | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y |
| Amanda Bright | Staff Representative | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Meet the Members of the Management Committee
Gary Lewis
Appointed by the Management Committee. Gary is a retired Headteacher of Kings Langley School and is now a Member of the School’s Trust. He is a consultant for Birmingham University with The Jubilee Centre on Character Education, and is Chair of The Association for Character Education (ACE).
First Appointed: September 2019
Register of Interests: None declared
Sara Johnson
Appointed by the Management Committee. Sara is a retired Headteacher from The Park ESC and now works with the rehabilitation of Offenders delivering courses to help prepare offenders for the world of work.
First Appointed: July 2018
Register of Interests: None declared
Sally Ambrose
Nominated from being a member of DASSH (Dacorum Association of Secondary School Headteachers) and appointed by the Management Committee. Sally is the Headteacher at Tring School.
First Appointed: September 2021
Register of Interests: None declared
Brett Daddow
Nominated through DASSH (Dacorum Association of Secondary School Headteachers) and appointed by the Management Committee. Brett is the Senior Assistant headteacher of Astley Cooper School.
First Appointed: November 2021
Register of Interests: None declared
Rob Weightman
Appointed by the Management Committee from the Centre’s Primary School stakeholder group. Rob is Headteacher of Tudor Primary School and a member of the Dacorum Primary Behaviour Board.
First Appointed: November 2021
Register of Interests: None declared
Sara Lalis
Executive Headteacher – Ex Officio
Sara has been Headteacher at DESC since 2010
Register of Interests: None declared
Kane Beere
Kane is a Maths teacher and a POD lead at KS4 Centre DESC.
Register of Interests: None declared
Anna McCarthy
Appointed from our parental body. Anna is the Marketing Assistant at Abbott’s Hill School and has a broad experience in marketing having worked in a variety of industries - biotechnology, retail, publishing and education.
First Appointed: March 2022
Register of Interests: None declared
Patricia Walker
Appointed by the Management Committee. Patricia is the Integrated Services for Learning Area Manager and Professional Lead for the SEND Specialist Advice & Support Service in St Albans and Dacorum at HCC.
First Appointed: September 2020 and Re-joined February 2023
Register of Interests: None declared
Amanda Bright
Amanda is a DESC Outreach Caseworker and part of the Therapeutic Team as an Advanced Drawing and Talking Practitioner.
First Appointed: February 2023
Register of Interests: Interest declared - A relative's company Ultimate Finish Ovens has been engaged for oven cleaning services by DESC at times.