Meet the Governors
I am a retired commercial solicitor, having spent most of my career in the financial services industry. I was a governor of my sons’ secondary school for 13 years, including 3 years as chair of governors.
My wife and I live in Weymouth, my wife’s family coming from Portland.
I enjoy watching football and tennis, walking, reading, theatre and cinema.
I joined the Board at the end of 2023; this is my first role in a governing body, and I look forward to helping support the school in providing an effective education for all. I moved to Dorset in 1993 to take up an Engineering position with the Ministry of Defence. I then moved into the education sector as a Maths teacher and have worked in a large comprehensive school in Dorchester for 25 years, where I have been fortunate to hold a variety of teaching positions and am currently an Assistant Headteacher.
When I am not working, I am an avid reader and enjoy a round of golf, which I have taken up relatively recently. I also enjoy travel, and try to get back to Scotland to visit family when I can.
I joined the Board in September 2025 as a parent governor. My son has attended Wyvern since 2018. I’m currently a director of two companies co-owned with my husband and have previously worked in banking, the civil service and also at Weymouth College in various administrative roles.
I enjoy walking in nature, swimming, meditation and collecting crystals (I love a bit of woo-woo!).
I look forward to helping support the Academy in its strategic direction moving forward.
I joined Wyvern Academy’s board of Governors in 2019, initially as a parent trustee, when my son attended Wyvern, and soon after took on the role as Safeguarding Governor.
I’m also a trustee with Action CP, a national charity that advocates for policy change and greater public, professional and political awareness of issues relating to children with cerebral palsy and their families. My campaign work for them has included lobbying MPs in Westminster and addressing members of both houses of Parliament for the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for cerebral palsy.
As a parent of a child with special needs, I understand what hopes parents have for their children’s education when they start school, and I am glad to be playing a part in ensuring that Wyvern Academy is continually striving to offer the very best to its pupils.
Having grown up in north Dorset, after I qualified as a doctor from St George’s, I returned to the county and settled in Weymouth. I feel very lucky to live on the Jurassic coast, the perfect place to bring up my son.
In my spare time I enjoy a number of hobbies – writing children’s stories, folk and acoustic music, and yoga.
For full information on our governing board you can visit the DfE’s Get Information About Schools via the link below:
Dave Allen: Community Governor
I became a member of the Board of Governors in September 2025. After working in mainstream Secondary schools as an English teacher and eventually SENCO at Purbeck School, l joined the teaching staff at Wyvern in1998 . I retired as a full time teacher in 2010.
Since then l have worked part time as a Horticultural therapist for adults with Special Needs and recovering addicts, an SEN tutor at West Highland College (Scotland) and tutor at Kingston Maurward College. I currently work as a volunteer with Dorset Council teaching English to refugee families in their homes.
Without doubt, Wyvern was my most rewarding, interesting, challenging ,exhausting job l had in education. It was also my most enjoyable.
As Governor l wish to support Wyvern as it continues to develop and thrive.
I love all sport especially tennis, football, cycling and even shinty ! I also like fishing, reading and travelling.
Wyvern Academy – GOV.UK (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk)
LGB Meeting Dates 2025-26
All meetings are held at Wyvern Academy unless indicated otherwise
| AUTUMN TERM |
| Thursday 18th September 2025 |
| Thursday 13th November 2025 |
| SPRING TERM |
| Thursday 15th January 2026 |
| Thursday 5th March 2026 |
| SUMMER TERM |
| Thursday 18th June 2026 |
Chair of Governors:
Mrs Christine Robertson
c/o Wyvern Academy, Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AL
01305 817917
Copies of LGB minutes are available on request.