Welcome to our Governors’ section.
There are currently two vacancies for Parent Governors on the Governing Body for which an election is now being held. If you wish to seek nomination as an elected Parent Governor, please collect a nomination form from the School Office or download it below. This form should be completed, with the accompanying personal statement of no more than 150 words, and returned to the Headteacher no later than TUESDAY 22 MARCH 2022.
Governors bring a wide range of skills and expertise from their professional lives to the governing board and school benefits greatly
from working with skilled volunteers, for example we bring experience of finance, law, premises management or human resources.
We enable the school to run as effectively as possible, working alongside senior leaders and supporting teachers to provide excellent education for the children. We are responsible for:
As governors we have a commitment to attending governing body meetings which consider issues such as setting the school vision, mitigating financial risk, scrutinising educational outcomes and ratifying policies, for which we have legal responsibilities. We are also involved in the school community, acting as critical friends to Mrs Longworth and senior leaders.
Below you will find details of how our Governing Body is structured; including the names, categories, responsibilities, school houses, attendance and terms of appointment for each Governor. You can also read the minutes of our Full Governing Body meetings as well as our termly newsletters. Please do get in touch if you have any questions. Anahita Milligan Chair of Governors
Governor Committees, Houses and Attendance at Full Governor Body Meetings*
*Additional Informal FGBs held from Spring 2021
Name | Category of Governor | Appointing Body | Governance Responsibility | Committees | Start Date | End Date |
Sum '19 |
Aut '19 |
Spr '20 |
Sum '20 |
Aut '20 |
Spr '21 |
Sum '21 |
Aut '21 |
Spr '22 |
Elizabeth Longworth | Ex-officio | N/A | Headteacher | Resources Quality of Education | 01/09/2018 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | YY | NY | YY | Y | |
Ross Houston | Co-opted - Co-Vice Chair of Governors | Elected by GB | Leadership and Management, Pupil Premium, Humanities Champion - Anning | Vice Chair of Resources | 09/10/2018 | 08/10/2022 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | YY | YY | YY | Y |
Anahita Milligan | Chair of Governor | Elected by Parents and GB | Quality of Teaching, Learning & Assessment, Personal Development, Staff Trainee, Behaviour and Wellbeing, Safeguarding SCR - Mercury | Quality of Education Headteacher Appraisal | 14/12/20/21 | 13/12/2024 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | YY | YY | YY | Y |
Katheryn Rice | Associated Member* | Elected by GB | Personal Development, Behaviour and Attitudes, Staff Wellbeing, EYFS and Pupil Premium Grant, English Champion - Dickens | Chair of Quality of Education | 29/03/2022 | 28/03/2026 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | YY | YY | YY | Y |
Sian Parry | Staff | Elected by Staff | Mercury | Resources | 22/02/2019 | 22/03/2024 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | YY | YY | YN | Y |
Rebecca Bakar | Co-Opted | Elected by GB | Leadership and Management, Pupil Premium, STEM Champion, Two Year Olds' Nursery, GDPR - Dickens |
Chair of Resources Pay & Headteacher Appraisal | 08/10/2019 | 07/10/2023 | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | YY | YY | YY | Y |
Sangeeta Samuel | Parent Governor | Elected by Parents | SEND, Remote Learning and STEM Champion - Mercury | Quality of Education | 08/10/2019 | 07/10/2023 | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | YY | YY | YY | Y |
Dipesh Tailor | Co-opted | Elected by GB | Additional Funding Avenues, RE Champion - Mercury | Resources | 08/10/2019 | 07/10/2023 | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | YY | YN | YY | Y |
Nam Thaker | Associate Member* | Elected by GB | Helping with building strategies, problem solving, and driving consensus between stakeholders | As and when needed
| 29/03/2022 | 28/03/2026 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | YY | YN | YN | N |
Lorna Nsoatable | Co-opted | Elected by GB | Equality, Behaviour and Attitudes, EYFS, Safeguarding SCR, Wellbeing and Mental Health in Children Champion - Anning | Vice Chair of Quality of Education Headteacher Review | 07/10/20 | 07/10/2024 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | YY | NY | YY | Y |
David Jonas | Co-opted | Elected by GB | Leadership and Management, Sports Premium, Sports and PE Champion - Farah | Resources and Pay | 19/03/2020 | 19/03/2024 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | YY | YY | NY | Y |
Ola Williams | LA Governor | Nominated by Local Authority | Wellbeing and Personal Development and Eco Ambassadors, Modern Foreign Languages and Arts Champion - Dickens | Resources and Pay | 29/03/2022 | 28/03/2026 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y |
Kate Parry | Parent Governor | Elected by Parents | Leadership and Management, UNICEF Rights Respecting, RSHE Champion - Mercury | Quality of Education | 29/04/2022 | 28/04/26 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Viktor Stovl | Parent Governor | Elected by Parents | Wellbeing - Mercury | Resources | 29/04/2022 | 28/042026 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Associate members are not Governors but are appointed by the Governing board to bring expertise and experience in specific areas to committees. |
Clerk to the Governors – Caroline Winston – carolinewinstonclerking@gmail.com
Governor Meeting Calendar 2021-2022 Academic Year
Autumn Term 2021 | ||
Chairs Meeting | 13th September 2021 | 4.00 pm |
Resources | 20th September 2021 | 4.30 pm |
Quality of Education | 27th September 2021 | 4.30 pm |
Governor Day Full Governing Body Website Audit (RH) SCR (LEN) GB Skills Audit (AM) | 5th October 2021 | 8.30 am -4.00 pm 4.30-6.30pm |
Parents Forum | 18th October 2021 | 5:00 pm |
Informal FGB - Ofsted Training | 11th November 2021 | 6.00 pm |
Parents Forum | 6th December 2021 | 5:00 pm |
Spring Term 2022 | ||
Chairs Meeting | 10th January 2022 | 4.00 pm |
Informal FGB - Inclusion Presentation | Postponed | TBC |
Resources | 21st February 2022 | 8:00 am |
Parents Forum | 24th February 2022 | 5.00 pm |
Quality of Education | 28th February 2022 | 4.30 pm |
Governor Day Budget Ratification FGB Website Audit (AM), SCR (LEN) | 29th March 2022 | 8.40-3.30 5.30-6.30 pm 6:30 - 8.30 pm |
Summer Term 2022 | ||
Chairs Meeting | 9th May 2022 | 4:00 pm |
Induction and Safeguarding Training for New Governors | 17th May 2022 | 5.00 -7.00 pm |
Resources | 23rd May 2022 | 4:00 pm |
Quality of Education | 7th June 2022 | 8:00 am |
Parents Forum | 21st June 2022 | 5.00 pm |
Informal Governing Body - National Assessments and Reading | 14th June 2022 | 4.30-6.30pm |
Full Governing Body Website Audit (OW) SCR (LEN) | 18th July 2022 | 5.00-7.00pm |