Meet our Governors

As a mother, grandmother and retired teacher, I am very proud to be Chair of Governors. I especially enjoy living in the village and supporting our wonderful school and the community of Mevagissey. As a Governor I am especially interested in Special Needs, raising standards and looking at how we can improve the outcomes for all our children.


Books are such an important part of my life and I’m fortunate to belong to a local book club and since moving to Cornwall I am able to order books on line, picking them up from our monthly community library van. My earliest recollections are being engrossed as a child in the ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe being the first of the six books. I just loved being in the fantasy world of the author C. S. Lewis. Although these books were written over sixty years ago, they have been adapted for radio, television, the stage and film and are still read today. I really enjoyed Roald Dahl books when I began teaching, reading them to both my class and my own children, always starting with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I have read every one of his seventeen children’s novels. I also found his ‘Revolting Rhymes’, so amusing, with the surprise endings in place of the traditional ‘happily ever after’ finishes to the six well known fairy tales. My grandchildren love me to read to them, especially Michael Morpurgo books, the first I ever read was ‘War Horse’. I found this an inspirational novel, the experiences of Joey, a horse purchased by the army for service in World War 1 France and the attempts of young Albert his previous owner to bring him safely home was just so moving. I was so pleased to be able to watch both the film and stage musical recently, finding both of them very emotional. At the moment I am re- reading Louis Sachar ‘Holes’ I just love this story of Stanley’s life told in such an exceptionally funny way.

I love to get engrossed in a good book! One book I absolutely loved when I was younger was Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr. It’s such a gripping tale. I was completely absorbed by the characters and unfolding story and couldn’t wait to find out what happened at the end (I won’t tell!). I love children’s picture books too. One of my favourites is The Time It Took Tom by Nick Sharratt and Stephen Tucker: it’s very clever and very funny!

I'm Ann Trevarton and my 2 children are former pupils of Mevagissey School. I'm a former pupil of Mevagissey School and have always lived in the village. My background is in working in local communities providing Council services. As a Governor I am particularly interested in enhancing the outside spaces, so our children have great opportunities for having fun and learning.

I live locally and have a long-standing relationship with Mevagissey School. My eldest daughter left Mevagissey school on 2020 and my youngest daughter is in year 6.

I have been an active part of the school community during this time within my role as chairperson of the PTFA and helping with school trips and reading. I am also the Welfare Officer for our local youth football team, volunteer helper at the youth club and the community director of Mevagissey Activity Centre.

Within my role as parent govenor I want to help to ensure that every child thrives at Mevagissey School

I have lived and worked in Mevagissey for over 46 years. I am very involved in the community, and bring that involvement into my role as governor.