Governors

Governing boards are the strategic decision makers and vision setters in every school and academy. They play a vital role in ensuring the best possible education for every child by creating robust accountability for school leaders. Crucially, that means using and being familiar with objective data on the performance of pupils, teachers and finances to ask the right questions and ensure resources are allocated to school priorities. It also means ensuring that schools prepare pupils for life and the workplace by building their character and resilience and by implementing their Prevent duty to protect them from the risks of extremism and radicalisation. Governing bodies should have a strong focus on three core strategic functions:

a. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.

Governing bodies are the key strategic decision-making body of every school. It is their role to set the school’s strategic framework and to ensure all statutory duties are met.  The governing body should ensure that the school has a medium to long-term vision for its future. The governing body should also ensure that there is a robust strategy in place for achieving its vision. This strategy should address the fundamental questions of where are we now, where do we want to be, and how are we going to get there.

b. Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff.

Governing bodies should work to support and strengthen the leadership of the Headteacher, and hold them to account for the day-to-day running of the school, including the performance management of teachers. Governing bodies should play a strategic role, and avoid routine involvement in operational matters.

c. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

Governing bodies are responsible for making sure their school’s money is well spent. They should do this by making sure they have at least one governor with specific skills and experience of financial matters.

Keith Clarke
Chair of Governors

keith.a.g.clark@gmail.com

Membership of the Governing Body

 

Role

First Appointed

Term Start

Term End

Parent governors

 

 

 

 

Dr Yasmin Bashir

Inclusion and SEND

23 Mar 2020

23 Mar 2020

22 Mar 2024

Saminaz Aktar

Curriculum - Humanities, RE (SMSC), PHSE

16 Mar 2022

16 Mar 2022

15 Mar 2026

Vacancy        

Local Authority Governor

 

 

 

 

Carly Holmes EYFS 13 Dec 2023 13 Dec 2023 12 Dec 2027

Staff governors

 

 

 

 

Mr Shamil Ahmed

 

26 Mar 2021

26 Mar 2021

25 Mar 2025

Headteacher

 

 

 

 

Ms Shoshannah Thompson

 

01 Sep 2018

 

 

Co-opted governors

 

 

 

 

Paul Bell

Chair - Finance

Leadership & Management

Health and Safety

04 May 2022

04 May 2022

03 May 2026

Keith Clark

Chair

Leadership & Management

05 Dec 2018

06 Dec 2021

05 Dec 2025

James Khan

Vice Chair

Curriculum - Creativity (Art, Music, DT)

Curriculum - English Maths, Science & Assessment

07 Mar 2018

07 Mar 2022

06 Mar 2026

Belinda King Safeguarding 30 Nov 2022 30 Nov 2022 29 Nov 2026

Former Members

First name Last name Category Term of office ended  
Mohammed Rob Abdul Parent Governor July 2021  
Gui Iglesias Co-opted Governor July 2021  
Lissa Samuel Co-opted Governor July 2021  
Helen Collinge Staff Governor February 2021  
Rebecca Darko Local Authority Governor October 2022  
Carly Holmes Parent Governor October 2022  
Lai Lai Wong Co-opted Governor May 2023  

Governors Documents