NAVSH Trustees
Sue Johnson
NAVSH Chair
VSHT Salford
Sue Johnson is the Chair of NAVSH, continuing to develop the work of NAVSH.
Sue has been the Virtual School Head in Salford for a little over 6 years, having previously worked in a range of teaching and leadership roles in both mainstream and special schools, and under the National Strategies as a Behaviour & Attendance Consultant. I feel very fortunate to have landed in the wonderful world of the Virtual School Head; a role that is unique within an LA, but for whom there are boundless amounts of peer support from fellow Virtual Heads across the country.
Carolyn Lawler
NAVSH Vice Chair
Matthew Cooke
NAVSH Immediate Past Chair
VSHT Suffolk
Matthew is the past Chair of NAVSH having previously held the position of Membership and Regions Lead. He is a well known figure amongst the Virtual School community having facilitated many NAVSH websites and contributed to a number of regional conferences. Matthew is also a member of the secretary of state's Attendance Action Alliance.
Matthew knows the depth of knowledge and expertise that is held within our Virtual School community and is passionate about building networks that allow this expertise to be shared. However, Matthew also acknowledges the responsibility this year to navigate the additional demands being placed upon Virtual School Heads. This year he looks to strengthen the NAVSH team, adding capacity so that we can improve upon the membership benefits available to you. Our national and regional networks are such a font of knowledge and NAVSH will continue to support and facilitate opportunities to share excellent practice as well as commissioning additional resources to further support the invaluable work you all do.
Calvin Kipling
Communications Lead
VSHT Darlington
Kate Leyshon
Honorary Secretary
VSHT Sutton
Kate Leyshon has been Headteacher at Sutton Virtual School since 2018 and joined the NAVSH Board as Honorary Secretary in 2022. Kate has 15 years’ experience working as a Physical Education teacher and senior leader in the South East of England as well as being a Governor for a Federation of schools. Kate has a passion for working to support the most vulnerable children through education and believes in the power of sport and the arts to help young people further develop their strengths. Kate hopes to see NAVSH continue to grow and develop as a charity so the Virtual School network can reach more children and have a positive impact on their future lives.
Lynsey Burridge
Honorary Treasurer
VSHT Trafford
Sarah Clark
Membership & Regions Lead
VSHT West Sussex
Fay Blyth
Research Lead
Natalie White
Policy Lead
VSHT Camden
Jancis Andrew
CIN Lead
VSHT Leeds
Jennie Davies
Training and CPD Lead
VSHT Oldham