The Local Governing Body of the Sir John Colfox Academy

Prior to joining KPMG in 1998 Charlotte worked at Ernst & Young and also had her own company providing consultancy event advice to different organisations such as Amex and Allen & Overy.  Charlotte has many years’ experience of events and hospitality and since joining KPMG, has been focussing on "corporate relations", which in a nutshell, is ensuring KPMG meet and build sustainable strong relationships with key work influencers; the "good and the great" within the business community; Government; the "City" and other relevant organisations within UK Plc.  In addition to the above, Charlotte has overall responsibility for the senior client entertaining programme.  Over the last two years Charlotte has been very involved in launching Number Twenty, KPMG’s new client building in the West End of which she is hugely proud!  Charlotte’s family have lived near Bridport for a couple of hundred years and now her husband, Simon, and her live in Uploders

Terri Davies has worked at The Sir John Colfox Academy since 2015 as an Administrative Assistant in the busy school office. She interacts on a daily basis with students, parents, teachers and the other schools in the academy trust and understands very well how the school community functions. Her admin work involves organisation of Taster Days for Y5 children, the transition from Y6 to Y7, parents’ evenings and pupil progress reports.

A conscientious and highly flexible member of staff, Terri is taking over the important role of Exams Officer in September 2019, a position she is very much looking forward to. Terri has lived in Bridport for 7 years and has two daughters who currently attend The Sir John Colfox Academy.  

Helen is a recently retired Headteacher and has been a teacher and a Headteacher in Dorset for the past 16 years. Prior to that she taught in Devon and worked with the Local Authority on developing qualifications for Teaching Assistants.

Helen’s three children all attended local primary schools as well as the Sir John Colfox Academy. Helen and her family have been Foster Carers for Dorset for over 25 years and have met some amazing young people throughout this time.

She is now involved in a number of volunteer roles as well  as continuing to work at St Mary’s Primary School as a Teaching Assistant.

Travis moved to the Bridport area in 2012 after being wounded in Afghanistan whilst being deployed in the British Army. Throughout his 10+ years in the military he spent time as part of the Airborne units, Surveillance troops and eventually ended as part of Intelligence and Surveillance technology development. Travis now works for JP Morgan managing one of there Global teams working in Financial Product development, as well as training and supporting NGO’s as part of JP Morgan Charity division helping to develop needed technologies for the Charities out there. In his spare time Travis enjoys teaching adaptive sports to disabled children and Adults and also kickboxing

Sumeeta lives and works in Burton Bradstock.  She has 2 children aged 19 and 22, who both attended The Sir John Colfox Academy. 
Sumeeta moved to the area 25 years ago and has been working in the family business Burton Bradstock Cars ever since.  As everybody knows, working in your own business means taking on number of different roles.  Her main role now is focusing on the running of the Accounts and Admin department.  She hopes that she can bring some of her business knowledge and experience to the board. 

Lucy Wright is Head of English at The Sir John Colfox Academy, where she has been a valued member of the teaching staff for 20 years. As well as leading a happy English Department, Lucy has also been Head of Year and was one of the four original Heads of House (Fleur de Lys). Lucy has a degree in Psychology and Education and a PGCE in English and Special Needs.  She worked as a Teaching Assistant and as a Traveller Support Worker before training to become a teacher, so has an understanding of what it is like to be supporting in lessons as well as the different needs of children.  Lucy has contributed significantly to staff well-being both formally through her work on the staff committee and informally through numerous lunches, gatherings and fabulous cakes.  She is a keen cyclist and a member of a local choir.