Longshaw Primary School

CLLR. MARION FITZGERALD

LEA Governor (Conservative)

Chair of Governors

MRS. JEAN HONEYBALL

Community Governor

Vice-Chair of Governors

MRS.Pam  Rainey

Teacher Governor

MRS. JUNE TUCKER

LEA Governor (Conservative)

MRS. KAREN CRUMPTON

Staff Governor

MRS. PENNY FITCH

LEA Governor (Labour)

MR. JOSEPH ADJEI

Parent Governor

Ms. KYRA MANN

Parent Governor

MRS. CAROL KIRKLAND

Headteacher

MS. DOROTHY LEE

Teacher Governor

MR. MOHAMED MANJRA

Community Governor

(Business)

REV. JUDE BULLOCK

Parent Governor

GOVERNING BODY

The Governing Body is made up of people who represent the different sections of the community who have a concern for the nature and quality of the education being provided by the School. Education clearly impacts on the pupils’ lives but also on the whole community.

Longshaw may have 16 Governors. Of these, eight are elected: five to represent parents and carers, two to represent teachers and one to represent support staff. Four Governors are appointed by the LEA in proportion to the political party representation in the area of the School. These twelve Governors can co-opt four others, including one or more to represent the local business community. The Headteacher is entitled to be a Governor, and has opted to take up this entitlement. Governors carry out their duties on a voluntary basis. Their term of office runs for four years.

School Governors are just one strand in the management of a School. They work in partnership with the Head Teacher and Staff of the School, with parents and carers, with the LEA and the DfES (Department for Education and Skills).

In general the Governors have responsibility to see that the School is run effectively and to promote high standards. They act within the framework set by National Government and the Local Education Authority. The day-to-day management is the responsibility of the Head Teacher.

Areas for which the Governing Body is responsible, or partly responsible, are:

• The aims and policies of the School and the means to improve standards
• The conduct of the School - in general terms, the way it should be run, including the care and safety of the premises and behaviour within the School
• The School Development Plan
• The School budget
• Ensuring that Religious Education and the National Curriculum are taught, and the assessments reported
• The policy, procedures and monitoring for pupils with special educational needs (SEN)
• Selecting the Head Teacher and Deputy or Assistant Head Teacher(s)
• Framing the staff structure and selecting Staff
• Acting as a link between the local community and the School
• Producing an Action Plan subsequent to an inspection and monitoring its implementation
• Longshaw’s full Governing Body holds several meetings in the course of the year and has also formed six committees in order to manage the workload in an efficient manner. These are:
• Curriculum
• Ethos
• Finance
• Finance and General Purposes
• Personnel
• Premises

There are also a number of other committees and working parties which meet on an ad hoc basis to consider various other matters which are the responsibility of the Governing Body.

The members of Longshaw’s Governing Body are:-

Longshaw Road, Chingford, London E4 6LH