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
Membership of the Governing Body
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First Appointed |
Term Start |
Term End |
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Parent governors |
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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 |
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Carly Holmes | EYFS | 13 Dec 2023 | 13 Dec 2023 | 12 Dec 2027 |
Staff governors |
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Mr Shamil Ahmed |
26 Mar 2021 |
26 Mar 2021 |
25 Mar 2025 |
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Headteacher |
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Ms Shoshannah Thompson |
01 Sep 2018 |
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Co-opted governors |
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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 | |
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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 |