Peter Griffin OBE Honorary Life President

Peter Griffin has a lifetime’s experience of the education service in Wales and England. He is the former headteacher of a primary school and remains an active member of the National Union of Teachers, having served both as National Vice-President and National President before his retirement. He is Chair of the Cardiff Association of governors and a long-standing member of the Management Committee of Governors Wales.

Carol Sayce Chair

Carol has been active in school governance since 1996 as a secondary school governor. She is also the SEN governor as well as sitting on the Personnel, Curriculum and Pupil Support committees. For eight years, Carol was also on a primary school governing body where she was Chair for three consecutive years.

Carol then became the Governors Wales representative for Swansea about 10 years ago. During her time on the management committee, she has been Treasurer for three years and currently sits on the Finance, Public Relations, Constitutional and Consultative committees. She also represents Governors Wales on the Welsh Assembly Governments 8–14 Task Group.

Her career experience has been both in social work and education at practise and management levels. Her most recent post prior to retirement last year was in a Family Learning and Basic Skills Team of Lifelong Learning where she spent most of her time in various primary and secondary schools.

Hugh Pattrick MBE Vice Chair

Hugh Pattrick is the Vice-Chair of Governors Wales and is one of the Powys representatives on its Management Committee. An active School Governor, Hugh is the current Chair of Governors at Ysgol Maesydderwen, Ystradgynlais and was also Chair of Governors at Ysgol Thomas Stephens, a small English medium village Primary School at Pontneddfechan until it was closed last August as part of the school reorganisation programme.

Doug Snook Secretary

Doug is currently the secretary and formerly treasurer of the Neath Port Talbot Governors Association and has been the chair of the governing body of Dyffryn Comprehensive School since 1993.

Allan Tait Treasurer

Allan Tait has been a school governor since 1996. Currently, he is Chair of governors at Hollybush Primary School and Vice-Chair at Pontnewydd Primary School, both in Cwmbran. He has represented Torfaen on the Governors Wales Management Committee since 1999.