LEAP Governing Body
In June 2017 Gayhurst, Kingsmead and Mandeville schools became a three school federation with one governing body across the three schools. The governing body and our three schools work in partnership to ensure outstanding outcomes for all the children of our schools and beyond.
The governing body are mostly volunteers, meeting regularly and working closely with the Executive Headteacher and the LEAP senior leadership team to help the schools develop successfully and to promote high standards of educational achievement.
The governing body is made up of the school’s Executive Headteacher, Local Authority governors and co-opted governors, elected parents and elected staff members. Together, our primary concern is for the welfare of the schools as a whole and we operate within a standard Code of Conduct for those involved in aspects of public life.
Gill Brady (Chair)
Local Authority
Ian Mullaney Co-opted
Louise Nichols
Executive Head
Candice Berzins
Parent Governor
Sophie Lejeune
Co-opted
Sami Tatar
Co-opted (Vice Chair)
Khadija Adewusi
Co-opted
Anna Schabel
Co-opted
Kaltum Yusuf
Staff Governor
Indigo Ellis
Co-opted
Koen Van Lieshout
Co-opted
Lizzie Thorne
Parent Governor
Shanielle Shrouder
Co-opted
The Chair of Governors, Gillian Brady, is a Local Authority governor who is a School Improvement Advisor. The Vice Chair of Governors is Sami Tatar. Below is a list of all the Governors.
Membership of the Governing Body*
|
Name |
Type |
Appointed by |
|---|---|---|
|
Louise Nichols |
Exec Head Gov |
ex-officio |
|
Ian Mullaney |
Co-opted |
GB |
|
Gillian Brady - Chair |
LA Governor |
GB |
|
Sophie Lejeune |
Co-opted |
GB |
|
Lizzie Thorne |
Parent Governor |
Elected |
|
Anna Schabel |
Co-opted |
GB |
|
Candice Berzins |
Parent Governor |
Elected |
|
Sami Tatar - Vice Chair |
Co-opted |
GB |
|
Kaltum Yusuf |
Staff Governor |
Elected |
|
Khadija Adewusi |
Co-opted |
GB |
|
Indigo Ellis |
Co-opted |
GB |
|
Koen Van Lieshout |
Co-opted |
GB |
|
Shanielle Shrouder |
Co-opted |
GB |
| Evelyn Deeney | Associate | GB |
| Karen Pedro | Associate | GB |
| Marc Thompson | Associate | GB |
| Cyrilene Malcolm | Associate | GB |
Clerk to governing body and committees: Susan Moyse
*Full details of the Governing body membership can be found on the page titled: Governing Body Structure and Register of Interests
What do we do?
The responsibilities of the governors include:
- Setting strategic direction, objectives and targets for the school
- Reviewing progress against the budget, plans and targets
- Approving the school budget
- Acting as ‘critical friends’ to senior school staff, to both support and challenge as appropriate
- Appointing the head teacher
- Developing and reviewing school policies
Across all three schools, each year of the school has been allocated a ‘link governor’. That governor will liaise closely with the children and teachers to follow in more detail the development of that year group as they progress through the school.
Committees
The newly federated governing body consists of three committees made up of the wider governing body as listed here:
|
Finance, Premises & Personnel |
Curriculum & Inclusion |
Standards |
|---|---|---|
|
Voting Members:
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Voting Members:
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Voting Members:
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Associate Governors:
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Associate Governors:
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Associate Governors:
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Link governor responsibilities are listed below:
- Safeguarding and Mental Health and Wellbeing, SCR checks - Gillian Brady
- Health & Safety / Premises - Sami Tatar/ Gill Brady
- Special educational needs & disability (SEND) & Looked after children (LAC) – Ian Mullaney
- Early Years / Foundation Stage (EYFS) - Sophie Lejeune
- Creativity Champion - Khadija Adewusi
- Pupil Premium grant (PPG) & Catch Up funding - Ian Mullaney
- Reading and Writing - Gillian Brady
- Maths - Kaltum Yusuf
- Finance / SFVS - Sami Tatar/ Gill Brady
- Governor Training - Shanielle Shrouder
How can you let us know what you think?
In any of the schools please send mail to us via the school office or email us at admin@gayhurst.hackney.sch.uk, admin@kingsmead.hackney.sch.uk or mdvoffice@mandeville.hackney.sch.uk with the subject line 'for the attention of the chair of governors'
