Joint Chair - Gayle Mulla

Parent Year 4 (and one former pupil).
I joined FoPPS 7 years ago and am now in my fifth year as Chair. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with FoPPs so far and look forward to working with the rest of the team to arrange more events for the pupils, parents and the local community.

Before having children I worked as a lead nurse in London, after being a stay at home mum for several years I returned to work part time in 2020 as a triage nurse practitioner , I am hoping to start an MSc alongside this next year. 

James Potter 
Parent Year 6
My daughter currently attends the school in year 6. I therefore have an active interest in the success of the school and I am keen to help out where I can, raising funds for worthwhile investment at the school, whilst also ensuring fun times for the school children and wider community. I have always enjoyed the Fopps events, as has my daughter, and I enjoy making my own contribution to support future events.

I am employed at a local authority within internal audit which requires attention to detail, organised and results focused, always looking for improvements. I work with a wide range of individuals and therefore I am very personable and approachable.

Secretary - Elizabeth Brancazio

Parent year 5 and Reception

As a result of my childhood memories of my Mum helping out with the school PTA, I am very keen to provide the same experiences for my own children. I have two boys; the oldest in year 5 and the youngest has just started in Reception so I’m hopefully going to be involved with the school for a long time! 

I trained as a laboratory chemist, but now work doing quality assurance for a software company. I have also been a medieval reenactor for more than 10 years so I have a lot of experience dealing with the public, setting up/taking down events and embarrassing myself for the entertainment of others. 

Lucy Harris
Parent Year 6

My name is Lucy, and I am Mum to one of the many sets of twins in Year 6.  I have been a member of the Fopps team for the past 6 years and I love playing a role in organising events for school, secretly my favourite is the Christmas Festival.

In my daytime role I am a social work assistant for a local authority, providing support to families who are in need.

In my spare time I am U8's manager for my children's rugby team, I love spending time with family, socialising, trying new things and my favourite - hosting parties!

Joint Vice-Chair Tess Ash
Parent Year 3 and Nursery

My name is Tess and my son is currently in Year 3 and absolutely loves the school! We wanted our son to attend Pontprennau Primary as it is our local community school and has such a fantastic community feel. I think that FoPPS plays a huge part in that and I wanted two be involved! I attended my first FoPPS AGM in November 2021 and was blown away by how much these volunteers do, so I wanted to help!

Joint Chair - Yasmin Morgan

Parent Year 1

Joined as a new parent to the school having attended several events organised by FoPPs in the past. 

I could see the benefit of being part of such a great team and being part of something bigger within the community.

It so important to keep our good work and support to the school going especially seeing the constant benefits it brings to the children, parents and community as a whole.

Treasurer - Sophie Pierson

Parent Year 1

My daughter started at PPS last year so I am keen to help out for the kids, the school and the community.

I have statistics degrees and I'm an analytics manager in finance so treasurer is a role aligned with my skillset, but I'm also really excited at the idea of making candyfloss, hunting supermarkets for stacks of selection boxes, decorating the grotto and all the other jobs on our to do list for this year!

The committee have been warm and welcoming, and have made it easy to take part even around full time work and small kids. I feel like this is going to be a fulfilling journey and I'm looking forward to meeting many more pupils, parents and teachers through FoPPS.

Joint Vice-Chair - Laura Burns

Parent year 6

I have twins in Year 6 at Pontprennau Primary School, and I love being part of the school community. I’ve been a member of FoPPS for the last year, and I’ve enjoyed working with the rest of the team to make a difference for the school and ensure the children have lots of fun.

In my day job, I work in exam publishing, which requires me to be organised, a good communicator and have strong attention to detail. All these skills are transferable to my role within the FoPPS committee, so I’m looking forward to contributing to many more successful events.