Eglinton Primary School and Early Year Centre

Meet the Governors

Annual Governance Statement 2019-2020

Governing Body at Eglinton Primary School and Early Years Centre as at January 2021.

Reconstituted January 2021

12 governor places

Local Authority (nominated by the local authority):	Carol Smith
Executive Headteacher:	Lisa Lazell
Head of School:	Emma Jarrett-Shorter
Co-opted Governors (appointed by the Governing Body):	Mrinmoy Borooah; Mark Evison; Gillian Lakareber
Parent (elected by the parents):	James Hickman
Staff (elected by the staff):	Nina Hotchkis

Membership of Standing Committees

Inclusion & Achievement Committee	Name of Chair: Carol Smith Members: All Governors
Finance & Personnel Committee:	Name of Chair: Carol Smith Members: Lisa Lazell, Mrinmoy Borooah
Premises and Health & Safety Committee:	Name of Chair: Mrinmoy Borooah Members: Carol Smith, Lisa Lazell
Named Governor for Safeguarding and Looked After Children:	Carol Smith In line with our Safeguarding procedures, all of our Governors are checked using the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Named Governor for SEND:	Carol Smith

Governor Attendance

Governor Attendance 2020-2021

GOVERNOR PROFILES

Carol Smith - Chair of Governors

Name of Governor.	Carol Smith
Category of Governor e.g. Staff, Parent, Headteacher, Local Authority, Co-opted or Associate.	Local Authority
Appointing or electing body e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body	Governing Body
Term of Office.	13th October 2017 - 13th October 2021
Committees served on.	Inclusion & Achievement Finance & Personnel Premises and Health & Safety
Positions of Responsibility held e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body or Committees.	Chair of Governors Chair of Finance & Personnel Named person for: Special Educational Needs & Disability Safeguarding Looked After Children Single Central Record
Relevant Business and/or Financial Interests.	Awaiting info
Other education establishments governed.	None
Details of any relationships between the governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives.	None

Lisa Lazell - Executive Headteacher

Name of Governor.	Lisa Lazell
Category of Governor e.g. Staff, Parent, Headteacher, Local Authority, Co-opted or Associate.	Executive Headteacher
Appointing or electing body e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body	N/A
Term of Office.	1st September 2018 -
Committees served on.	Inclusion & Achievement Finance & Personnel Premises and Health & Safety
Positions of Responsibility held e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body or Committees.	Executive Headteacher
Relevant Business and/or Financial Interests.	None
Other education establishments governed.	Cardwell Primary School, Henwick Primary School, St Joseph's Primary School
Details of any relationships between the governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives.	None

I have taught for 20 years in Inner City schools. My experience is across all phases, Early Years Foundation Stage to Year 6.

From 2007 - 2010 I worked as a Teaching and Learning Consultant for the Royal Borough of Greenwich. My focus was school improvement and developing strong outcomes for children through an innovative curriculum.

In 2010 I moved to Cardwell Primary School as Deputy Headteacher and am now Headteacher. I have been through 2 outstanding Ofsteds there and continue to drive school improvement and creating quality enrichment for children.

In September 2016 I was appointed Executive Headteacher at Notre Dame Catholic Primary School and in 2017, Executive Headteacher at Eglinton.

I have high expectations of staff, children and the community within my schools. I am uncompromising in my desire to do the best for all children. I have a love of literature and will always read children's literature to ensure the school is evolving with new author choice and new styles of writing.

Mrinmoy Borooah - Co-opted Governor

Name of Governor.	Mrinmoy Borooah
Category of Governor e.g. Staff, Parent, Headteacher, Local Authority, Co-opted or Associate.	Co-opted
Appointing or electing body e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body	Governing Body
Term of Office.	11^th February 2015 – 10^th February 2019
Committees served on.	Inclusion & Achievement Finance & Personnel
Positions of Responsibility held e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body or Committees.	Vice Chair of Governors
Relevant Business and/or Financial Interests.	None
Other education establishments governed.	None
Details of any relationships between the governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives.	None

I have experience in the education sector as a Finance and Systems Controller of over 10 years. Previously an analyst in management consultancy and business manager expanding mobile telecom services, I am currently working on starting a business enterprise. A sports lover who plays cricket in the Kent league & Tennis on the hill, my children attended Eglinton's Foundation Stage and Under 3s.

I became a governor as I am a big believer in education, equality and social justice. I want to take an active interest in my children’s education and help in whatever way I can to ensure that their early, foundation and formative years are fun-filled in good standard facilities dispersing quality learning.

Mark Evison - Vice Chair of Governors

Name of Governor.	Mark Evison
Category of Governor e.g. Staff, Parent, Headteacher, Local Authority, Co-opted or Associate.	Co-opted
Appointing or electing body e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body	Governing Body
Term of Office.	14th October 2013 – 13th October 2021
Committees served on.	Inclusion & Achievement Premises and Health & Safety
Positions of Responsibility held e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body or Committees.	Chair of Premises and Health & Safety
Relevant Business and/or Financial Interests.	None
Other education establishments governed.	None
Details of any relationships between the governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives.	None

I have 15 years’ experience working in the post-16 education sector. I am currently a teacher of Travel and Tourism at an East London sixth form college. I am committed to providing high quality of education in a diverse and inclusive setting. I have lived in the area for 8 years and am interested in contributing to the local community. Eglinton School was the first choice for my children’s education because of the broad curriculum offer and the enthusiasm and ambition of the staff. I became a Governor in order to be involved in the development of the school in line with the needs of the local community and to ensure that the standard of education keeps improving.

Gillian Lakareber - Co-opted Governor

Name of Governor.	Gillian Lakareber
Category of Governor e.g. Staff, Parent, Headteacher, Local Authority, Co-opted or Associate.	Co-opted
Appointing or electing body e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body
Term of Office.	10th March 2018 - 10th March 2022
Committees served on.	awaiting info
Positions of Responsibility held e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body or Committees.	None
Relevant Business and/or Financial Interests.	None
Other education establishments governed.	None
Details of any relationships between the governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives.	None

James Hickman - Parent Governor

Name of Governor.	James Hickman
Category of Governor e.g. Staff, Parent, Headteacher, Local Authority, Co-opted or Associate.	Parent
Appointing or electing body e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body	Parents
Term of Office.	January 2021 - March 2025
Committees served on.	Inclusion and Achievement
Positions of Responsibility held e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body or Committees.	None
Relevant Business and/or Financial Interests.	None
Other education establishments governed.	None
Details of any relationships between the governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives.	None

I have been a teacher for the last 12 years of my life and, after working in a local mainstream secondary school, I have spent the last 8 years working in hospitals teaching children who need inpatient care. I am also a parent of two children who currently attend Eglinton. Education is the most powerful tool you can empower children with and a good education is about so much more than knowledge recall and high grades. From my very short time being involved with Eglinton I feel very privileged to be able to be involved in both the school running, as a governor, and in sending my children to be educated there.

Nina Hotchkis - Staff Governor

Name of Governor.	Nina Hotchkis
Category of Governor e.g. Staff, Parent, Headteacher, Local Authority, Co-opted or Associate.	Staff
Appointing or electing body e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body	Staff
Term of Office.	January 2021 - March 2025
Committees served on.	None
Positions of Responsibility held e.g, staff, parents, Local Authority, Governing Body or Committees.	Staff
Relevant Business and/or Financial Interests.	None
Other education establishments governed.	None
Details of any relationships between the governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives.	None