Alexandra Friend

Alex has been a Primary Educational Excellence Committee member since 2024, having started as a governor at Exning Primary School in 2018 and then becoming their SEND Governor. Alex is also a member of the SEND Educational Excellence Committee since 2025.

With children who have attended Exning Primary School and West Suffolk College, including a child with SEND, Alex brings valuable parent voice and first-hand experience of SEND to the Group’s governance.

Alex has experience of working with children and outside of her governance role, Alex enjoys swimming, drawing and being part of a local book club.