Martin was recruited to the governing body in 2013 and was voted chair in 2014. Although his entire career has been in the “city”, he has very strong educational links with all three of his brothers having embraced teaching at some point in their lives, as well as having two of his five children currently employed as teachers. His employers are very supportive of staff members helping local communities, which makes his visits to the school that much easier to manage. He is a keen sportsman, as an active rugby referee, and playing and coaching cricket, and although competent at both skills, he has not quite been able to emulate his late father, who represented Great Britain in tennis at many age groups, his last appearance for the over 75’s!

HEIGHT: 175 cm
FAVOURITE NUMBER: 35
ANIMAL I MOST REPRESENT: Gorilla (Silverback)
BEST LOVED CHILDREN’S BOOK: Treasure Island
MOST FREQUENTLY USED WORD OR PHRASE: I’ll do it
FUNNIEST JOKE: My wife said she was stuck on the last crossword clue “Postman with heavy sack”. I asked, “How many letters?” She replied “Hundreds”
THE CHARACTER VIRTUE I MOST APPRECIATE IN OTHERS: Honesty
FANTASY SUPERPOWER: All those possessed by Superman

Lisa has twenty years’ experience in education. She has worked in a number of schools in inner London boroughs as well as in Leicester. Lisa is currently a deputy headteacher at a local borough secondary school; Jo Richardson Community school, where she has been deputy headteacher for the last 14 years. She has played a key role in ensuring that all children have a positive experience of school and that they leave school having made the very best progress and are prepared for the next phase in their education, employment or training. She is committed to supporting the headteacher and his staff to ensure the students at Monteagle achieve excellent results and that their experience of learning is exciting and enjoyable.

HEIGHT: 170 cm
FAVOURITE NUMBER: 7
ANIMAL I MOST REPRESENT: Owl
BEST LOVED CHILDREN’S BOOK: The very hungry caterpillar
MOST FREQUENTLY USED WORD OR PHRASE: Brilliant
FUNNIEST JOKE: “Knock knock who’s there?” “Interrupting cow” “Interrupting c..” “MOO”
THE CHARACTER VIRTUE I MOST APPRECIATE IN OTHERS: Integrity
FANTASY SUPERPOWER: Mind Reading