Our People

My name is Leonie Vines and I am nominating myself for election for the Board of Trustees for Newlands Intermediate School. I am married and have two children. My eldest son is in year 7 at Newlands Intermediate School. Along with spending a lot of time attending and helping to manage and coach the boys’ various football, cricket, basketball and swimming lessons, I make time for my own interests which are walking and running my small cake business. On top of these I also work full time. With all the sports that keep my children busy, I have built a strong link to the community in which most of the children at Newlands Intermediate live in. It helps me to realise the different backgrounds, cultures and needs of each child. My role at work gives me a strong set of skills to bring to the Board of Trustees. I do a lot of strategizing, governance work, policy writing and reviewing, and I have very good people and communication skills. I am focussed on the here and now to help empower the staff at Newlands Intermediate to allow the current students to make the most of their time at intermediate school but also to help put in place long term goals and policies for future students and families of the Newlands Intermediate school community. I am keen to support the already strong and capable staff at Newlands Intermediate School and support the progress of the children and the environment that they learn in.