Tricia Alder, Chairman of Governors

I have been a Local Authority Governor since June 2018 and am a member of the School Improvement Committee and a governor with responsibility for English.

I was born in Islington but now live in Enfield where I am a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. George.

I studied at Digby Stuart College, Roehampton before starting my teaching career at St. Joan of Arc School in Highbury.

I moved to St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Ponders End to become Deputy Head before becoming Headteacher at the same school. In 1989 I was appointed Headteacher at St. George’s Catholic Primary School in Enfield where I served as Headteacher for 26 years.

I am married to Mark, have two children and six grandchildren.

Type of Governor: Local Authority Governor
Date of appointment: 22.10.2019
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Hertfordshire County Council
Committee membership/responsibilities: School Improvement Committee, School Resources Committee, Pay Committee, Headteacher’s Appraisal Committee
Business and pecuniary interests: None
Governance roles, or other links to other schools: Vice Chair of Governors at St Monicas Catholic Primary School, Southgate; Trustee at Loyola Preparatory School, Buckhurst Hill
Relationships with other governors: None
Relationships with members of school staff: None