Governors

Being a past pupil of the then King David Infant and Junior School (amalgamated into the Primary School) as well as his 3 children attending the School, Steven has deep affiliation to King David.

 He is a licensed insolvency practitioner and the owner/director of a boutique insolvency firm in Manchester.

 He was first appointed as a Parent Governor in December 2014. After the term of office was completed he was then invited to be Foundation Governor whereby he took to the role of Co-Chair of Governors He has been in this position since September 2017.

 Steven is the Link Governor for Music and Computing

I am extremely proud to be the headteacher of King David Primary School as I feel I have King David running through my veins!

Having been a pupil at King David Junior School in the 1970s, as was my husband, I have been connected with King David Schools for most of my life. Our three children attended the Infants and Junior schools, with two of them going on to study at the High School.

After teaching at Broughton Jewish and Sedgley Park Primary Schools, I began my permanent KD career, teaching in Reception at the former Infant School in 1996, after some long stints there as a supply teacher. I was also the Art subject lead and then a few years later also the SENCO.

During the course of my long career, I have enjoyed teaching in all Primary year groups.

In 2008 I became the Deputy Headteacher of the Infants School. When the Infants and Juniors merged to become the Primary School in 2010, I was delighted to be involved in the move to our beautiful new building and was proud to be appointed as the Deputy Head of all the Primary School.

Being the Headteacher of KDPS since January 2017, I am honoured to be so entwined with our wonderful school community and to lead such a dedicated, hardworking team of teachers and TAs who all have your children’s best interests at heart.

Rabbi Daniel Walker is the school Rabbi.

I have extensive work experience throughout my career which includes Teaching,  Research, Service Development, Social Work and Management in both Voluntary and Statutory Organizations. I have recently retired from Bury Adult Care Services where I worked for 21 years in Social Work as an Operational Manager of the Hospital Social Work Team, the Learning Disability Team, the Vulnerable Adults Team and more latterly as the Designated Safeguarding Chair.

During this time I have been involved for over 17 years as a Governor at Langdon Specialist College in Salford which provides for young Jewish students with a learning disability. However my involvement with King David Primary School spans 26 years as both a Governor and former Chair of the Governing Body.  My responsibility includes Special Needs and Safeguarding.

The School continues to be my passion.  My mother attended what was then the Jews School in Hightown before it moved to its present site in Cheetham Hill.  I attended both the Infant and Junior Schools and my three children all attended King David. Three generations. I’m committed to Jewish continuity through the provision of an exceptional Jewish education for our children and grandchildren.

My background is in law having qualified as a solicitor in 2003 and now practice as a Partner in a city centre Manchester Firm in the Private Client team.

I supervise a number of team members and am used to listening to people and being able to adopt a practical approach to decision making which I believe helps my role within the Governing Body. 

My children have been on the King David Campus for over 14 years.  I was appointed as a Foundation Governor in 2017 and sit on the Quality of Education and Wellbeing Committee and have recently joined the Safeguarding Committee.

I am also Link Governor for Maths and PE.

Abigail is Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Tutor Trust, a multi award winning charity with a mission to ‘transform lives through tutoring.’ Headquartered in Greater Manchester, Tutor Trust also serves Leeds/ Bradford and Merseyside and now supports over 6,500 pupils each year.

Abigail has been involved with youth work and charities for many years. Her numerous roles in public affairs and media relations includes extensive experience of the education sector, through spending time working at both the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Abigail's previous role as a freelance communications consultant has included work for GMPTE and Manchester City Council.

Abigail has been appointed as a lay member of The University of Manchester's General Assembly, a position she has held since 2016.

Abigail was appointed by Trustees as a Foundation Governor of King David Primary School in 2013 and Chairs the Quality of Education & Wellbeing Committee. Abigail also serves on the Jewish Studies Committee (having previously been Chair) and is the link Governor for Pupil Premium.

Richard has been a Governor since June 2015, initially as a Parent Governor and then as a Foundation Governor. Richard is an alumnus of the King David nursery, infant and junior schools (as KDPS was then known) and both his children went to KDPS. Richard is a Kings Counsel, Head of Chambers, part-time Judge, and holds various posts on community committees and boards of trustees.

Zoe is a Parent Governor.

She has a son in Year 2 and her three older children have all been pupils of the Primary School and are now in the High School.

She has worked as a community pharmacist for over 20 years specialising in learning and development and the implementation of training to both large and small groups of students and staff.

She is a Link Governor for science and is on the Jewish Studies Committee

Ben is a Foundation Governor having been appointed in 2023. He has a strong commitment to ensuring that our children receive the best possible education. His background is in accountancy specialising in tax.

He is a proud father of two boys who attend the school following in his footsteps 30 years later.

A qualified HR professional, Sophie has experience of working across the education, charity and other sectors. Sophie is passionate about supporting the Jewish community in North Manchester, especially the schools which shape the future for our children. Sophie will work on the Personnel sub committee and focus on well-being as she begins her role as Foundation Governor. 

Sophie grew up in Liverpool - attending King David schools in Liverpool from nursery until she finished year 13 and moved to Manchester for university. This is where her passion for volunteering began- establishing new branches of Jewish Youth movements for the local community. She also attended youth movements including JLGB, Habonim and FZY from age 9 to 16, and the local community centre- Harold House- and has fond memories of these. Her husband attended King David Manchester all the way through school. 

She looks forward to working with the governors and school leadership team and other school teams to build on the excellent work in place.

As an alumni from the nursery all the way through to the sixth form Ben's passion for the school has been something he has grown up with. His parents were heavily involved in both governor and parents guild roles, both teaching him and also showing him the great work that both of these groups carry out behind the scenes, improving the school and dealing with any situations that may arise. 

He has two children who both attend and love the school.  

He runs his own Event Management Business (We Are Events) and organises events throughout the UK for both private and corporate clientele. 

He is proud to have been accepted to join the board in March 2023 and is looking forward to working with the team in making the school an even greater success.