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 out 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) |
Michelle Salerno |
Ian Mullaney |
Sophie Lejeune |
Sami Tatar |
Louise Nichols |
Oliver Elgie |
Katlum Yusuf |
Asha Parmer |
Shanielle Shrouder |
Kemi Owolabi |
The Chair of Governors, Gillian Brady, is a Local Authority governor who is a School Improvement Advisor. The Vice Chair of Governors is Michelle Salerno. 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 |
|
Asha Parmar |
Co-opted |
GB |
|
Gillian Brady (Chair) |
LA Governor |
GB |
|
Sophie Lejeune |
Co-opted | GB | |
Shanielle Shrouder |
Parent Governor | Elected | |
Oliver Elgie |
Co-opted | GB | |
Michelle Salerno (Vice Chair) |
Parent Governor | Elected | |
Sami Tatar |
Co-opted | GB | |
Kaltum Yusuf |
Staff Governor | Elected | |
Kemi Owolabi |
Co-opted | GB | |
Vacancy |
Co-opted | GB | |
Vacancy |
Co-opted | GB | |
Evelyn Deeney | Associate | GB | |
Karen Pedro | Associate | GB | |
Marc Thompson | Associate | GB | |
Cyrilene Malcolm | Associate | GB | |
Henry Dimbleby | Associate | GB | |
Michael Judge | Associate | GB | |
Anna Schabel | Associate | GB | |
Katherine Turley | 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: 2. Gillian Brady 3. Ian Mullaney 4. Oliver Elgie (Chair) 5. Asha Parmar 6. Sami Tatar |
Voting Members: 2. Gillian Brady 3. Ian Mullaney 4. Michelle Salerno (Chair) 5. Kaltum Yusuf
|
Voting Members: 2. Louise Nichols 3. Gillian Brady 4. Asha Parmar
|
Associate Governors: Cyrilene Malcolm Henry Dimbleby Anna Schabel
|
Associate Governors: Karen Pedro Evelyn Deeney Marc Thompson Katherine Turley Michael Judge Henry Dimbleby |
Associate Governors: Karen Pedro Evelyn Deeney Marc Thompson
|
Link governor responsibilities are listed below:
- Health, mental health and wellbeing - Asha Parmar
- Safeguarding – Gillian Brady
- Health & Safety - Sami Tatar
- Special educational needs & disability (SEND) & Looked after children (LAC) – Ian Mullaney
- Early Years / Foundation Stage (EYFS) - Sophie Lejeune
- Creativity - Michelle Salerno
- Pupil Premium grant (PPG) & catch up funding - Sami Tatar
- Reading - Gillian Brady
- Governor Training - Michelle Salerno
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'