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    Governors Welcome

    Lordship Lane is a wonderful Primary School. As Governors, we all want to do the best to support the dedicated Headteacher and Staff Members and, of course, our great pupils.

    This welcome is by way of an invitation to you to do the same. You may be a parent or a prospective parent or carer, a local politician, a business person, an interested neighbour – please do come in (by appointment) and find out about us and how you can contribute.

    You may wonder what role Governors play. We have broad responsibility for the ‘character’ of the School, the management of its finances, the quality of the pupils’ experiences and their achievements. We have high aspirations for our pupils, wanting every one to do as well as she or he possibly could do.

    We hold dearly to the premise that each pupil is an individual with individual talents and needs.

    Schools are very important places in a community. This one is precious to me and to my colleague Governors. Let me know, via the Headteacher, if you have ideas that would help us in our work – or if you might want to be considered as a Governor yourself, when vacancies arise.

    Best wishes

    Jenny Thomas

    Chair of Governors

    Name of Governor
    Category
    of Governor
     
    Appointing Body
    Term of office & 
    Expiry Date
    Sub-Committees
     
    Role & Responsibilities

    Michelle Randles

    Headteacher

    Ex-Officio

    N/A

    All Sub-Committees

     

    Jenny Thomas

    Co-opted

     

    Board of Governors

    4 Years

    21.06.27

     

    Pay Committee Curriculum and Achievement

     

    Chair of Governors

    Safeguarding and Child Protection Governor (Lead)

    Asmaa Ali-Shikh

    Staff

    Staff

    4 Years

    21.09.26

    Curriculum and Achievement

    Finance and Resources

     

     

    Kate Belshaw

    Co-opted

    Board of Governors

     

    4 Years

    21.06.27

    Finance and Resources

    Pay Committee

     

    Elinor McDonald

     

    Co-opted

    Board of Governors

    4 Years

    11.11.24

     

    Curriculum and Achievement

    Finance and Resources

     

    Vice Chair of Governors

     

    Jolene Georgiou

    Co-opted

    Board of Governors

    4 Years

    20.09.27

    Finance and Resources

     

    SEND, Diversity and Pupil Premium Governor

    Maria Chatzichristodoulou

    Parent

    Parents

    4 Years

    08.03.26

    Curriculum and Achievement

    Finance and Resources

     

     

     

    Rob Priestley

    Parent

    Parents

    4 Years

    08.03.26

    Finance and Resources

     

    Health and Safety Governor

    Policies Governor

    Laviza Khalifa

    Co-opted

    Board of Governors

    4 Years

    30.01.26

    Finance and Resources

     

    Global Ethnicity Governor

    Tessa Ware

    Co-opted

    Board of Governors

    4 Years

    21.06.27

    Curriculum and Achievement

     

     

    Brian Fitzgerald

    Local Authority

    Board of Governors

    4 Years

    30.01.26

    Finance and Resources

    Pay Committee

     

    Safeguarding and Child Protection Governor (Deputy)

    Victoria Freeman

     

    Clerk

    Board of Governors

    N/A

    All Committees & FGB Meetings

    Clerk for all Committee & FGB meetings

    REGISTER OF INTERESTS
    Name of Governor
    Details of Relevant Business Interest(s)

    Patsy Peres

    Interim Headteacher of Lordship Lane Primary School

    Jenny Thomas

    None

    Kate Belshaw

    Trustee at Queenswood School

    Elinor McDonald

    None

    Jolene Georgiou

    None

    Laviza Khalifa

    None

    Tessa Ware

    None

    Brian Fitzgerald

    None

    Rob Priestley

    None
    RESIGNED / TERM OF OFFICE EXPIRED

    Tony Brown

    Term 22.09.22 – 21.09.23

    Iftikhar Hussain

    Term 04.07.19 – 03.07.23

    Curriculum Committee

     
    24 Nov2022
    9 March 2023
    17 July 2023
    Attendance 2022-23

    Michelle Randles

    Yes

    Yes

    N/A

    2/2

    Patsy Peres

    N/A

    N/A

    Yes

    1/1

    Asmaa Ali-Sheikh

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    3/3

    Maria Chatzichristodoulou

    Yes

    Apologies

    Yes

    2/3

    Brian Fitzgerald

    Yes

    Yes

    Absent

    2/3

    Jolene Georgiou

    Yes

    Yes

    Absent

    2/3

    Iftikhar Hussain

    Yes

    Apologies

    Absent

    1/3

    Laviza Khalifa

    Yes

    Apologies

    Yes

    2/3

    Elinor MacDonald

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    3/3

    Rob Priestley

    Yes

    Yes

    Absent

    2/3

    Jenny Thomas

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    3/3

    Tessa Ware

    N/A

    N/A

    Yes

    1/1

    Finance and Resources Committee

     
    24 Nov 2022
    9 March 2023
    11 May 2023
    17 July 2023
    Attendance 2022-23

    Michelle Randles

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    N/A

    3/3

    Patsy Peres

    N/A

    N/A

    N/A

    Yes

    1/1

    Asmaa Ali-Sheikh

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Kate Belshaw

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Maria Chatzichristodoulou

    Yes

    Apologies

    Yes

    Yes

    3/4

    Jolene Georgiou

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Elinor McDonald

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Absent

    3/4

    Rob Priestley

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Jenny Thomas

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Apologies

    3/4

    Jenny Thomas

    Yes

    Yes

    Absent

    Yes

    3/4

    Brian Fitzgerald

    N/A

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    3/3

    Governing Body

     
    22 Sept 2022
    2 Feb 2023
    25 May 2023
    22 June 2023
    Attendance 2022-23

    Michelle Randles

    Yes

    Yes

    N/A

    N/A

    2/2

    Asmaa Ali-Sheikh

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Maria Chatzichristodoulou

    Yes

    Yes

    Apologies

    Yes

    3/4

    Rob Priestley

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Brian Fitzgerald

    Yes

    Yes

    Apologies

    Yes

    3/4

    Jolene Georgiou

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Kate Belshaw

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Apologies

    3/4

    Iftikhar Hussain

    Apologies

    Apologies

    Apologies

    Yes

    1/4

    Laviza Khalifa

    Apologies

    Yes

    Apologies

    Yes

    2/4

    Elinor McDonald

    Yes

    Yes

    Apologies

    Yes

    3/4

    Jenny Thomas

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Tony Brown

    Apologies

    Absent

    Absent

    Absent

    0/4

    Patsy Peres

    N/A

    N/A

    N/A

    Yes

    1/1

    Governing Body

     
    12 Nov 2020
    2 Jan 2021
    4 March 21
    18 Mar 21
    20 May
    2021
    15 July 21
    6 meetings

    Michelle

    Randles

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    -

    -

    4/4

    Meg Turner

    -

    -

    -

    -

    Yes (as Acting Head)

    Yes (as Acting Head)

    2/2

    Sophie Graham

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    6/6

    Mark Hunter

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    6/6

    Tony Brown

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    6/6

    Jolene

    Georgiou

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    6/6

    Kate Belshaw

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    6/6

    Iftikhar Hussain

    Apologies

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    5/6

    Laviza Khalifa

    Yes

    Yes

     

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    5/6

    Elinor

    McDonald

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    6/6

    Jenny Thomas

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    6/6

    Michelle Reece-

    Jones

    -

    -

    -

    -

    Yes

    Yes

    2/2

    Curriculum Committee

     
    15 Oct 2020
    14 Jan 2021
    29 April 2021
    8 July 2021
    4 meetings

    Michelle Randles

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    -

    3/3

    Meg Turner

    -

    -

    -

    Yes (as Acting Head)

    1/1

    Iftikhar Hussain

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Jenny Thomas

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Sophie Graham

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Laviza Khalifa

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Elinor McDonald

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4
    Mark Hunter Yes

    Yes

    		 Yes Yes 4/4

    Finance and Resources Committee

     
    15 Oct 2020
    14 Jan2021
    29 April 2021
    8 July 2021
    4 meetings

    Michelle Randles

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    -

    3/3

    Meg Turner

    -

    -

    -

    Yes (As Acting

    Head)

    1/1

    Kate Belshaw

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Jolene Georgiou

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Elinor McDonald

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Tony Brown

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

    Jenny Thomas

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    4/4

     

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