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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 July 2025
The current members of the Governing Body
Curriculum Impact Committee - CIC
Bob Harris, Andy Webster, Sylvia Jean Dobie, Sam Raphael, Alex Davies, Luci Davin, Catherine Whittall, Ali Thoburn & Joseph Hoddy
Finance Staffing & Resources Committee - FSR
Ali Thoburn, Andy Webster, Ollie Henderson, Mandip Korotana, Zainab Mohamed, Olympia Daisy Harvey & Harriet Mary Crowley
| Governor | Status | Financial Interests | Business Interests | Other Governorships held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ali Thoburn Parent Governor (Appointed May '17) (Expiry 09-05-29) FSR Committee |
Interim Chair of Governors (Co-opted) | None | None | None |
| Andrew Webster | Headteacher/Ex Officio | None | None | Governor at LAET Tottenham |
|
Cllr Bob Harris (Expiry 14-12-27) CIC Committee |
Co-opted Governor | None | None | Governor at Haringey Sixth Form |
|
Sylvia Jean Dobie (Expiry 18-09-27) CIC Committee |
Co-opted Governor | None | None | None |
|
Joseph Hoddy Appointed: 20-01-22 (Expiry: 20-01-26) CIC Chair |
Co-opted Governor | None | None | None |
|
Sam Raphael (Expiry 24-03-25) CIC Committee |
Co-opted Governor | None | None | None |
|
Mandip Korotana Expiry (13-01-28) |
Parent Governor | None | None | None |
|
Alex Davies Appointed:19-12-28 (01-11-28) |
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Harriet Mary Crowley Expiry (31-12-27) FSR Committee |
Parent Governor (FSR Committee Chair) |
None | None | None |
|
Ollie Henderson FSR Committee |
Co-Opted Governor | None | None | None |
|
Zainab Mohamed FSR COMMITTEE |
Co-Opted Governor | None | None | None |
| Luci Davin | Parent Governor | None | None | None |
|
Olympia Daisy Harvey FSR Committee |
Parent 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 |
Parent Governor | None | None | None |
|
Melissa Roberts |
Staff Governor | None | None | None |
List of ex-governors in the past 12 months
|
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.
