Governors

Julia Moorhouse

Chair of Governors

Hi, my name is Julia Moorhouse, I have been a member since February 2019. I love friends and family, the outdoors and the local community. I currently have 1 daughter at Shelley, and another younger daughter who hasn’t started school yet. I am link governor for Safeguarding and child protection

Emily Nelson

Hello, I’m Emily, and I am proud to be a co-opted governor at Shelley First School. Both of my children attend the school, so I have a strong personal connection with the community. I have been a teacher for over 15 years, working mainly in KS1, as well as leading EYFS and serving as a DDSL. For the past nine years, I have been SENCO, which has given me valuable experience in supporting children with a wide range of needs. I hope to use this experience to help the school continue to grow and thrive. My family and I moved to the area in 2024, and I previously served as a governor at my daughter’s former school.

Angela Wright

I'm Angela, and I am pleased to join the Governing body for Shelley First School as a parent governor from September 2025. As an Educational Psychologist and former teacher with experience in both mainstream and special schools, I am passionate about supporting children to thrive within inclusive school settings. As a parent, I experience first hand the strong sense of community here at Shelley First and can see the commitment to making this a school that nurtures every individual to be their best. I hope I can use my knowledge and skills to help the school and staff continue to excel. In the spare time I have, I like to take time to be keep active and enjoy family days out - which sometimes include car shows in order to fulfil my son's passion for cars!

Liz McLoughlin

Headteacher

Jason Field

I am the Chief Financial Officer of the Mast Academy Trust, having served with the Trust since its creation in 2016. Living locally, I consider the education of our children of crucial importance to our schools and the community that they serve. Prior to joining the Trust I have worked in the Academy Trust sector for around for around 5 years. Outside of work I have a keen interest in rugby Union and have coached age grade rugby for over a decade being involved both at club and county level. I am especially privileged to have coached a number of excellent athletes at Yorkshire girls under 15's and under 18's over the past number of years.

Abigail Seddon

Parent Governor

Hi, my name is Abi and I joined as a Parent Governor in February 2022 following my daughter starting in Reception in September 2021. Shelley is such an amazing school for our children; I aim to do all I can in my role as Parent Governor to support the school and staff as much as possible. I work as an Editor for a publishing company part time and have a three-year-old son, who you’ll generally see me chasing round the playground during school drop off and pick up. In my spare time I love reading and enjoy being part of two book clubs; when I’m not reading, I’m usually catching up with friends or enjoying days out with my family.

Ken Weed

Hello, I’m Ken and I am delighted to be joining Shelley First School as Parent Governor. I have two young daughters, one currently in Year 3 at the school and one who will be joining Reception next September. I live in Shelley and I am a Headteacher of a school in Derbyshire. Before this I have worked as a senior leader in several schools across Kirklees. I wanted to use my experience to give something back to Shelley First School and its community. My eldest daughter loves coming to school each day and has only great things to say about the school and how it is run. I hope to only add to this success. My wife Rachael is also heavily involved with the school through FOSS so I think it is only right for me to offer my support to the school too. I look forward to working with everyone.