Catherine Whalan

Trustee

Catherine has been a governor at Grange Academy since 2017 when her son attended the school, and she was keen to support the community which had helped him so much.

In January 2021 Catherine was pleased to also join the BILTT Trust Board.

Catherine has two children who have been through our local mainstream education system and are now in their twenties, whilst her youngest son is nearing the end of his schooling in the specialist education sector.

She has a background in education, teaching History in schools in Northamptonshire, Shropshire and London before her family settled in Bedford. For the past seven years she has worked in a local primary school, where her role includes providing Emotional Literacy support for pupils and recently training as a Mental Health First Aider.

Date Appointed:         10.2.2021
Date of Declaration:   9.12.2021