School Governing Body

The Governing Body are the strategic leaders of our school and have a vital role to play in making sure that every child gets the best possible education. The Governing Body has a strong focus on three core strategic functions:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

In doing so, the Governing Body undertake the following key activities:

• Understand our school
• Set our school’s strategic direction
• Commission action
• Performance manage our school leaders
• Check if we are fit for purpose

Ms Jasy Loyal                                 25/November 2023                                None            
Dr V Gearson                                 28/November/2020                                None
Ms Helen Ruthven                       31/August/2023                                        None
Dr Hadassah Ryde                      28/November/2020                                None
Child Protection and Safeguarding

Ms Sue Kayser                                28/November/2020                               None
Dr Hadassah Ryde                        28/November/2020                               None
Jacqui Zinkin                                  15/July/2023                                             None

1 x vacancy

PARENT GOVERNORS                             
Ms Dariya Glazer                          22/November/2020                                 None
Mr Charles Dumenya                  13/November/2021                                  None

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Ms Valerie Crosdale                     10/July/2020                                               None                Gorana Henry                               16/July/2022                                                None

CLERK TO THE GOVERNING BODY
Saru Balakrishnan
Governance Services
Haringey Council
River Park House, 3rd Floor
London N22 8HQ
Telephone:     020 8489 5030
Email:              school.governors@haringey.gov.uk

The formal business of the governors, such as approving budgets and agreeing polices, takes place at its termly full Governing Body meeting, but most of the work of the governing body is done through day-to-day interaction with the school, and in its four committees.

• the Wellbeing and Community Committee focuses on the areas of safeguarding and pastoral care of the children.
• the Standards and Attainment Committee oversees the teaching and learning within the school, monitoring the levels of attainment and achievement by the children.
• the Finance and Premises Committee ensures that the school's funds are being properly used, and that the building and grounds are attractive and well maintained.
• the Staffing Committee oversees the staff structure and performance

GOVERNOR MEETING ATTENDANCE 2018 – 2020