Voices from the Field: Geraldine Foley

Geraldine Foley Headteacher, Marlborough Primary School Geraldine Foley started her teaching career in Liverpool in 1992. She moved to Cardiff in 1999 and took up anew Deputy Headteacher post. Geraldine started her first headship in 2004 and her second headship at Marlborough Primary School in 2011. Marlborough is a vibrant, inclusive school in the heart of Penylan community. There are 530 pupils on roll, including Y Galon, our 30 place Specialist Resource provision for pupils with Severe and Complex needs. Geraldine is Chair of the NPQH Assessment Centre for the Central South Consortium (CSC) and is part of a pilot cohort of System Leaders with CSC. Geraldine is a flagbearer for well-being. She is fiercely protective in ensuring that she meets her own well-being needs and is equally proactive in developing a school culture where the importance of well-being and relationships is at the core. _______ Geraldine Foley Pennaeth, Ysgol Gynradd Marlborough Dechreuodd Geraldine Foley ei gyrfa ddysgu yn Lerpwl ym 1992. Symudodd i Gaerdydd ym 1999 a dechreuodd swydd Dirprwy Bennaeth newydd. Dechreuodd Geraldine ei phrifathrawiaeth gyntaf yn 2004 a’i hail brifathrawiaeth yn Ysgol Gynradd Marlborough yn 2011. Mae Marlborough yn ysgol fywiog, gynhwysol yng nghanol cymuned Pen-y-lan. Mae 530 o ddisgyblion ar y gofrestr, gan gynnwys Y Galon, ein darpariaeth Adnoddau Arbenigol 30 lle ar gyfer disgyblion ag anghenion Difrifol a Chymhleth. Geraldine yw Cadeirydd Canolfan Asesu CPCP ar gyfer Consortiwm Canolbarth y De(CCD) ac mae'n rhan o garfan beilot o Arweinwyr System gyda CCD. Mae Geraldine yn gludwr fflagiau dros les. Mae hi’n hynod amddiffynnol wrth sicrhau ei bod yn bodloni ei hanghenion lles ei hun ac mae'r un mor rhagweithiol wrth ddatblygu diwylliant ysgol lle mae pwysigrwydd lles a pherthnasoedd yn greiddiol.