Salvete- (1) Mrs Julia McNaney (New Chair of Governors)

The new Coventry School Foundation Chair of Governors Mrs Julia McNaney will be a familiar name to the Bablake community since both her children attended the school and she was elected as a Parent Governor during their time at Bablake.

Having been Chair of the Parents’ Association, Chair of the Bablake Academic and Resources Committee and joint Vice Chair of Governors, Mrs McNaney brings considerable experience to her new role.

Mrs McNaney is a retired police officer, who served for 30 years with the West Midlands Police, latterly with force responsibility for sexual offences and adult protection issues. With a Masters degree in Legal and Forensic Psychology, she also holds a full certificate in Education (Post compulsory).

Our new Chair of Governors has her own training consultancy, JDM Training, running courses around the country in relation to all adult protection issues; she also provides training across the statutory agencies and the private and voluntary sector. She remains employed as a consultant by the Home Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers as an advisor, and is also a consultant with the Department Of Health.

We very much welcome the appointment of Mrs McNaney to this post, especially as we begin in 2015 to celebrate the 40th anniversary year of girls being first admitted to Bablake.