The role of the Governors
School governors are people who make a positive contribution to the school community by acting as "critical friends". They support and challenge the Headteacher to promote continuous improvement in the school’s performance. They also play a monitoring role asking relevant questions such as "Is it working?", "How do we know it is working?", "As a School, how can we get better?" Governors need no formal qualifications but bring a range of experience to help our school to achieve its vision.
They all have:
Although they are volunteers, they are professional, committed and passionate about what the school does. Their contribution is voluntary and they generally meet twice a term and visit the school regularly.
Membership of Governing Body
The Governing Body of Gascoigne Primary School is::
CO-CHAIR OF GOVERNORS
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Mrs Rahat Ismail |
Mr Shah Rukh Memon |
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VICE CHAIR | Mr Himanshu Jain |
STAFF GOVERNOR |
Mrs Jasvir Rayet |
LOCAL AUTHORITY GOVERNOR | Ms Nikita Gupta |
HEADTEACHER |
Ms Joanne Preston |
PARENT GOVERNORS |
Mrs Noosha Gibbs |
Ms Monsurat Adesina | |
CO-OPTED GOVERNORS |
Mrs Rahat Ismail (Co-Chair) Shah Rukh Memon (Co-Chair) Mr Himanshu Jain (Vice Chair) Ms Tanaz Noor Ms Zoubiya Ahmed |
ASSOCIATE GOVERNORS |
Ms Rebecca Stainsby Mr James Fox Mrs Anre Buchner Mrs Caroline Brew Mr Richard Puttnam |
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES |
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ANTI-BULLYING / SEND TRAINING AND LIAISON |
Ms Tanaz Noor Ms Monsurat Adesina Mr Himanshu Jain |
CHILD PROTECTION / SAFEGUARDING / LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN / RIGHTS RESPECTING / EQUALITY |
Mrs Rahat Ismail |
CURRICULUM / CULTURAL EDUCATION |
Ms Monsurat Adesina |
HEALTH AND SAFETY / TRANSITION / GDPR |
Mr Shah Rukh Memon |
ASSESSMENT / STANDARDS |
Ms Nikita Gupta Ms Zoubiya Ahmed |
STAFF WELL-BEING / EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH |
Mrs Jasvir Rayet
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STAFF WELL-BEING / EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH | Mrs Noosha Gibbs |
ASSESSMENT AND STANDARDS | Ms Rebecca Stainsby |
CURRICULUM / PSHE | Mr James Fox |
EYFS / PHONICS |
Mrs Anre Buchner Mrs Jasvir Rayet |
ICT / INFRASTRUCTURE / PREMISES | Mr Richard Puttnam |
FINANCE |
Mrs Caroline Brew |
Once elected, parent governors have the same role and responsibility as other Governors. They are not just a representative of the parents and carers of the school; they are there to further the interests of all children in the school.
What do Governors do?
Together with the Headteacher, Governors are responsible for making sure the school provides a good quality education for all children and supports their well-being, they do the following:
Governors fulfil these duties by:
All Governors are aware of and accept the Seven Nolan Principles of Public Life (see link below)
Governors meet three times per term and every member sits on the Committees: Finance and Standards and Achievement as well as the Full Governing Body Meeting.
Annual Schedule of Meetings 2020-21 (All meetings will be on The Shaftesburys site)
Autumn Term |
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Thursday |
6th October |
5:30pm |
Standards and Achievement Committee |
Thursday |
13th October |
5:30pm |
Finance Committee Meeting |
Thursday |
20th October |
5:30pm |
Full Governing Body Meeting |
Spring Term
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Thursday |
28th January |
5:30pm |
Standards and Achievement Committee |
Thursday |
4th February |
5:30pm |
Finance Committee Meeting |
Thursday |
11th February |
5:30pm |
Full Governing Body Meeting |
Summer Term |
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Thursday |
13th May |
5:30pm |
Standards and Achievement Committee |
Thursday |
20th May |
5:30pm |
Finance Committee Meeting |
Thursday |
27th May |
5:30pm |
Full Governing Body Meeting |
Governors Attendance 2019-2020
S&A – Standards and Achievement / Fin – Finance / FGM – Full Governing Body Meeting (R=Resigned)
Governor |
S&A |
Fin |
FGM |
S&A |
Fin |
FGM |
S&A |
Fin |
FGM |
30.09.19 |
07.10.19 |
28.11.19 |
30.01.20 |
06.02.20 |
13.02.20 |
07.05.20 |
14.05.20 |
21.05.20 |
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Mrs Ismail |
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Mr Memon |
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Mrs Ahmed |
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R |
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Mr Jain |
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Mrs Gorun |
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Ms Preston |
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Ms Rayet |
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Mr Fox |
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Ms Gupta |
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Ms Stainsby |
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MrsBuchner |
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Ms Adesina |
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Mrs Gibbs |
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Mrs Brew |
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Mr Puttnam |
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Ms Ahmed |
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Ms Noor |
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Governors’ Terms of Office
Name |
Term Start |
Term End |
Appointed By |
Mrs Noosha Gibbs |
30/01/2020 |
29/01/2024 |
Parents |
Ms Monsurat Adesina |
30/01/2020 |
29/01/2024 |
Parents |
Mrs Rahat Ismail |
28/11/2019 |
27/11/2023 |
Local Authority |
Ms Joanne Preston (Headteacher) |
01/09/2015 |
Ex-Officio |
Local Authority |
Mr Himanshu Jain |
28/11/2019 |
27/11/2023 |
Local Authority |
Mrs Jasvir Rayet |
20/11/2017 |
19/11/2021 |
Staff |
Mr Shahrukh Memon |
19/10/2017 |
18/10/2021 |
Parents |
Ms Nikita Gupta |
28/11/2019 |
27/11/2023 |
Local Authority |
Ms Rebecca Stainsby |
18/10/2018 |
17/10/2022 |
Governing Body |
Mr James Fox |
18/10/2018 |
17/10/2022 |
Governing Body |
Mrs Anre Buchner |
28/11/2019 |
27/11/2023 |
Governing Body |
Mrs Caroline Brew |
13/02/2020 |
12/02/2024 |
Governing Body |
Mr Richard Puttnam |
13/02/2020 |
12/02/2024 |
Governing Body |
Ms Zoubiya Ahmed |
14/05/2020 |
13/05/2024 |
Governing Body |
Ms Tanaz Noor |
14/05/2020 |
13/05/2024 |
Governing Body |
Business and Financial Interest
No governor has declared a business or financial interest.
Our Equality Duties
We aim to be a community where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. We want everyone to reach their potential, and recognise that for some pupils extra support is needed to help them to achieve and be successful. We take our legal duties on equality seriously. We welcome our general duty under the Equality Act 2010 to eliminate discrimination, to advance equality of opportunity and to foster good relations. We are required to publish equality information as well as equality objectives, which show how we plan to reduce or remove particular inequalities or disadvantages. Our equality information and objectives are published on the school website. Please contact us if you require any further information.
Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR)
School’s Income, Expenditure and Balances
Please follow this link to this school’s information on the DfE’s national school’s benchmarking website:
https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/school/detail?urn=131775
Here you can view the school’s income, expenditure and balances as well as compare these with other maintained schools and academies. The information on the website is updated annually by the DfE using the Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) statements that are submitted by the school to the DfE in summer term.
Reporting Salaries of High Paid Staff
All local authority maintained schools, are required to publish annually on their websites the number of individuals (if any) earning over £100k a year. This information is required to be published in bands of £10k.
The table below provides this information for our school at September 2020
Annual Salary |
No. of Staff |
£100k - £110k |
1 |
£111k - £120k |
0 |
£121k - £130k |
0 |
£131k - £140k |
0 |
£141k - £150k |
0 |
£151k - £160k |
0 |
£161k - £170k |
0 |
£171k - £180k |
0 |
£181k - £190k |
0 |