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Membership of the Governing Body
The Local Governing Body of The Elmgreen School is constituted and governed by a Scheme of Delegation approved by the Board of Trustees for the Great North Wood Education Trust
The Scheme of Delegation sets out the categories, numbers and terms of office of governors:
- 5 foundation governors elected by the Directors of the Parent Promoters Foundation (the schools founding body)
- 5 parent governors elected by the parents/carers of children attending the school
- 1 staff governor elected by the staff of the school
- 1 local authority governor appointed by the London Borough of Lambeth
- The Headteacher who is a governor by virtue of their role
- 5 co-opted governors appointed by the governing body following an audit of the additional skills the governing body requires
All governors are elected or appointed for a four year term. The current membership is as follows:
|
Category |
Key Role/Committee Membership |
Start Date |
End Date |
Joan O’ Mahony |
Foundation |
Chair of Governors, Staff Pay Committee, |
2020* |
2024 |
Dominic Bergin |
Headteacher |
|
2014 |
n/a |
Sandy Brooks |
Foundation |
|
2020 |
2024 |
Adam Callaghan |
Coopted |
Trust Finance Committee, Chair Staff Pay |
2021* |
2025 |
Mark Chetwynd |
Foundation |
Staff Pay, |
2018 |
2022 |
Verona Coultart |
Parent |
|
2019 |
2023 |
Gudrun Kunst |
Parent |
|
2019 |
2023 |
Melodie Holliday |
Coopted |
|
2020 |
2024 |
Holly Mann |
Coopted |
Staff Pay |
2019 |
2023 |
David Pogson |
Staff |
|
2018 |
2022 |
Marsha Richards |
Foundation |
|
2020 |
2024 |
David Timms |
Parent |
Health & Safety |
2019 |
2023 |
Nick Woodward |
Coopted |
Vice-Chair of Governors, Safeguarding |
2020* |
2025 |
Clerk to the Governing Body |
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Al Damon |
|
n/a |
n/a |
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The following left the Governing Body during the 2020-2021 year |
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Diane Mennie |
Coopted |
End of Term of office |
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Liz Myers |
Foundation |
End of Term of office |
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Tony Pizzoferro |
Foundation |
End of Term of office |
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Governors in a second term of office are denoted by * |