Governance & Scheme of Delegation (Academies)

"A good education is the most important start in life we can give young people and our intention is that when all students leave, they will be well prepared to succeed in the world - in whatever walk of life they choose." Lord Harris of Peckham

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The role of governors

Within England, there are over 300,000 school/academy governors, who form the largest volunteer force in the country. The roles of individual governors, and subsequently members of a governing body, work collectively to perform a strategic role and carry out key functions such as:

• Discuss and set the aims and objectives for the Academy.
• Set the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives.
• Set the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives.
• Monitor and evaluate the progress that the Academy is making towards it’s set aims and objectives.

Finally the role of the academy governor is to be a source of challenge and support to the Principal, i.e. a 'critical friend.'

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The governing body of Harris Academy St. John's Wood

The Academy is a member of the Harris Federation. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Federation, (Federation governance details and scheme of delegation can be found here), but much of the work of the Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body which is comprised of the governors of the Academy. Some governors are appointed by the Federation whilst others are elected by parents or guardians of students at the Academy or by staff. The details of the governors at Harris Academy St. John's Wood are shown below.

The Chair of the Academy Governing Body at Harris Academy St. John's Wood is Mr James Clare.

The Clerk to the Governing Body is Claudette Thompson  who can be contacted via Claudette@clerksassociates.co.uk 

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Governing body

 

Name	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Appointed as	Business and Pecuniary Interests	Special Responsibilities	Number of Meetings attended  2023 to 2024	Resignation Date
Samantha Green	07/06/2021	Ex-Officio	Academy Principal			3/3
Mr Chris Everitt	09/12/2020	4 Years	Sponsor Governor	None		Discharged through federation monitoring
Sir Daniel Moynihan	19/07/2021	7 Years	Sponsor Governor	Harris Federation Trustee; Djanogly Academy Trust  Trustee; National Institute of Teaching/School Led Development Trust = Chairman of Board of Trustees		Discharged through federation monitoring
Mr James Clare	19/07/2021	4 Years	Chair of Governors	Deloitte LLP Professional Services Partner School Governor at Brookland School		3/3
Mr Manesh Patel	19/07/2021	4 Years	Sponsor Governor	None	Medical /Health & Safety	3/3
Mr Nick Simms	19/07/2021	4 Years	Sponsor Governor	None	Equality Governor	3/3
Mr Nick Soar	19/09/2019	Ex-officio	Executive Principal	Charities & Public Appointments: on Governing Body at South Hampstead School for Girls		3/3
Rebecca Hickey	01/04/2022	4 years	Sponsor Governor	Trustees Farmington Trust January 2022		Discharged through federation monitoring
Tomasz Guzowski	27/09/2021	4 years	Teacher Governor	None	None	3/3
Tom Levinson	08/11/2022	4 years	Sponsor Governor	None	SEND	3/3
Louis Jamieson	28/11/2022	4 years	Sponsor Governor	None	None	2/3
Roxy Chowdhury	04/11/2022	4 years	Parent Governor	None	None	2/3
Michaela Brooks	22/02/2023	4 Years	Sponsor Governor	None	Safeguarding	2/3
Luke Jagoe	28/03/2023	4 Years	Sponsor Governor	None		2/3
David Astin	01/09/2023	4 Years	Sponsor Governor	None	None	Discharged through federation monitoring
Denise Oliver-Morgan	13/06/2024	4 years	Support staff  Governor	None	None	1/1
RESIGNATIONS
Hasen Ahmed	01/12/2021	4 Years	Teacher Governor	None	None		19/01/2024
Natasha Wear	16/01/2023	4 Years	Sponsor Governor	Director of GO Associates, Ceased to be Director of Zopa Ltd on 1-June 2022	None		30/06/2024
Wafaa El Janfali	04/11/22	4 Years	Parent Governor	Self Employed - Read it Write It and a Barrista at Doppie	None		31/08/2024