Annette Pateman Secondary teacher Annette Pateman is a secondary teacher and was elected onto the Council in 2008.  She sits on the Policy & Research Committee.

‘I qualified as a science teacher in 1991. Since then I have:

• worked as a form tutor
• worked as an ethnic minority achievement teacher
• worked in an advisory capacity
• delivered INSET
• taught citizenship and RE
• taught one of the new BTEC Diplomas.

Currently I am working as a supply teacher, mainly in secondary and some primary settings in Lincolnshire. I have also worked with community groups and am Chair to a local community group. I worked as manager of the Multicultural Development Service, Lincolnshire County Council, which was a county-wide service. I stood in local town council elections. I am an NUT equal opportunities representative and am also on the steering group of the NUT Black Teachers conference. 

I am particularly interested in the position of ethnic minority rural and other rural teachers and also in the position of supply teachers. However, I worked in a number of London boroughs and so understand the challenges of more urban-based teachers.

I am married with three children. One just left university, one is at secondary school and the youngest is at junior school. I hope that my teaching and also service management experience will be of value to the council’.

Declaration of interests

b) Any unpaid office held in a professional or public body, including those which are associated with education. Offices include posts such as President, Chair, Chief Executive, Treasurer, Council Member or Secretary.

• Chair Lincoln International Centre Planning Group
• Sit on the Lincoln Race Equality Interim Committee
• Chair of Sleaford Branch Labour Party

c) Membership of professional bodies and trade or other associations which is unpaid, either educational or non-educational.

• Equal Opportunities Officer Lincolnshire East Midlands - NUT

f) Any other direct or indirect and material financial interest relevant to the Council’s work.

• Husband is Head of Libraries and Adult Education at Lincolnshire County Council (post-19 education)