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Governing Body
Function and purpose
School governors have a legal responsibility to conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement. Governing bodies have three key roles: setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluation.
Governing body responsibilities include:
- Setting strategic direction, objectives, targets and policies
- Reviewing progress against the budget, plans and targets.
- Approving the school budget.
- Acting as a critical friend to the Headteacher by providing support and challenge.
- Appointing a Headteacher.
Who are represented on the governing body?
Governing bodies are made up of key stakeholders:
- Parents - parent governors are elected by other parents at the school
- Staff, including the headteacher - staff i.e. teaching and other staff, governors are elected by the school staff.
- The community - the governing body appoints community governors i.e. members of the community.
- The Local Authority (LA) - the LA appoints one or more local education authority (LEA) governors.
Clerk
We have a clerk to the Governing Body - Glenn Baunton. The Clerk is not a governor. If you wish to send correspondence to the clerk or a member of the governing body, please do so by addressing it to:
Clerk to the Governing Body, c/o Park View, West Green Road, Tottenham N15 3QR
Current Governors as of January 2026
The current members of the Governing Body
Curriculum Impact Committee - CIC
Joseph Hoddy (Chair), Andy Webster, Natali Kojik, Ed Wells, Ingrid Simmons, Sylvia Jean Dobie, Sam Raphael, Alex Davies, Luci Davin, Catherine Whittall & Ali Thoburn
Finance Staffing & Resources Committee - FSR
Olympia Daisy Harvey (Chair), Ingrid Simmons, Ali Thoburn, William Baunton, Andy Webster, Diptasri Basu, Ollie Henderson & Mandip Korotana
| Governor | Status | Financial Interests | Business Interests | Other Governorships held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ingrid simmons
Appointed: 10-12-25 (Expiry: 09-12-29) Chair of Governor |
Co-opted Governor | None | None | None |
|
Ali Thoburn Parent Governor (Appointed May '17) (Expiry 09-05-29) FSR Committee |
Vice Chair | None | None | None |
| Andrew Webster | Headteacher/Ex Officio | None | None | Governor at LAET Tottenham |
|
Sylvia Jean Dobie (Expiry 26-09-27) CIC Committee |
Co-opted Governor | None | None | None |
| Diptasri basu | Local Authority Governor | |||
| wILLIAM baunton | Associate Member | |||
|
Joseph Hoddy Appointed: 21-01-22 (Expiry: 20-01-30) CIC Chair |
Co-opted Governor | None | None | None |
|
Sam Raphael (Expiry 24-03-29) CIC Committee |
Co-opted Governor | None | None | None |
|
Ed Wells Appointed: 21-10-25 (expiry 20-10-29) |
Parent Governor | None | None | None |
|
Emily Armistead Appointed: 21-10-25 (expiry 20-10-29) |
Parent Governor | None | None | None |
|
Mandip Korotana Expiry (13-01-28) |
Parent Governor | None | None | None |
|
Alex Davies Appointed:01-09-24 (expiry 18-12-28) |
Parent Governor | None | None | None |
|
Ollie Henderson Appointed:18-12-24 (expiry 17-12-28) FSR Committee |
Co-Opted Governor | None | None | None |
|
Luci Davin (expiry 31-08-28) |
Parent Governor | None | None | None |
|
Tina Southall (expiry 30-09-29) |
Co-Opted Governor | None | None | None |
|
Olympia Daisy Harvey (expiry 09-12-29) FSR Committee |
Co-Opted Governor | None | None | None |
|
Joseph Hoddy (Expiry 20-01-26) |
Co-opted Governor | None | None | None |
|
Glenn Barnfield |
Clerk to Governing Body | None | None | |
|
Catherine Whittall (Expiry 21-03-27) |
Parent Governor | None | None | None |
|
Melissa Roberts |
Staff Governor | None | None | None |
List of ex-governors in the past 12 months
|
Cllr Bob Harris (Expiry 14-12-27) CIC Committee |
Co-opted Governor |
|---|---|
|
Harriet Mary Crowley Expiry (31-12-27) FSR Committee |
Parent Governor (FSR Committee Chair) |
|
elsa Dechaux Co-Opted (Appointed Sep '20) (Expiry 18-07-25) Chair of Governor |
Co-Opted Governor |
|
Sarah Williams Appointed: 20.01.22 (Expiry 08-02-25) FSR Committee |
LA Representative Governor |
Useful Links
Please see below the links for further information:
Governors’ Meeting Minutes
Welcome to the Governors’ Meeting Minutes page. Here, we provide access to the minutes from our governing body meetings, offering transparency and insight into the decisions and discussions shaping our school's direction. We will be posting minutes from each meeting held throughout the academic year.
Please check back regularly to stay updated on the latest developments and decisions from our governors.
