Governors
Governor Bios
The governing board is composed of the following members, as detailed in the Instrument of Government for the school dated 1.6.18:
2 Parent Governors (elected into post),
1 Staff governor (elected into post),
1 Headteacher ex officio),
1 LEA governor nominated by the LA and accepted for appointment by the Governing Board,
7 Co-opted Governors (appointed by the Governing Board).
The purpose of governance is to provide confident, strategic leadership and to create robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance. The Board has three strategic core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding Executive Leaders/ Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the organization/school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organization/school and making sure its money is well spent.
The Governing Board of Minet Junior School has resolved to conduct all its business as a full Governing board, and to work collectively without a committee model structure over the academic year 2018/19 other than statutory committees such as Pay and Salaries.
The main responsibilities to be managed by the Governing Board are:
- To set and regularly review the vision and values of the school and ensure that these are shared with all stakeholders
- To take an active role in School Self Evaluation identifying success and areas requiring improvement.
- To approve, update and review regularly the School Improvement Plan
- To Monitor the:
- Achievement of pupils at the school;
- Quality of teaching;
- Behaviour and safety of pupils;
- Quality of leadership;
- Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils;
- The extent to which education meets the needs of the range of pupils at the school, and particularly those with disabilities or special educational needs;
- Effectiveness of curriculum planning, delivery and outcomes;
- How the school prepares pupils for life in a modern democratic and global society;
- Effective engagement with parents, other schools, external agencies and the community to provide a range of quality learning opportunities and;
- The effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements.
Governing Body Committees
Head Teacher Performance Committee
Thomas Babayode
Joanna Palmer
Independent Expert
Finance Committee
Prabhjit Bhinder (Chair)
Thomas Babayode
Rahul Singh
Liza Underhill
Kellie Ryan
Personnel Committee
Kellie Ryan
Thomas Babayode
Joanna Palmer
Our Chair of Governors can be contacted via here
Name | Date Of Appointment | Term Of Office Ends | Appointed By | Governor Category | Voting Rights | Roles and Responsibilities | Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests | Governance Roles in Other Educational Institutions | |
Firdous Begum | 01/09/2023 | 31/08/2027 | Governing Body | Parent Governors | Teaching and learning | ||||
VACANCY | Parent Governors | ||||||||
Thomas Babayode | 12/12/2018 Re-Elected 07/12/2022 | 11/12/2026 Re-Elected 06/12/26 | Governing Body | Co-Opted | Yes | Chair of Governors Finance Pay and personnel
| Founder, Babson Diversified Ltd | Nil | |
Michael Balsom | 13/10/2021 | 12/10/2025 | Governing Body | Co-Opted | Yes | Health and Safety/Premises
| Nil | ||
Lauren Cooper | 12/07/2023 | 11/07/2027 | Governing Body | Co-opted Governor | Teaching and learning SEND | ||||
Kheron Gilpin | 07/12/2022 | 06/12/2026 | Governing Body | Co-opted | Yes | Wellbeing RRSA P4C | |||
Rahul Singh | 12/10/2022 | 11/10/2026 | Governing Body | Co-opted | Yes | Finance Maths link Gov | JP Morgan | ||
VACANCY | Co-opted | ||||||||
Joanna Palmer | 13/05/2020 (Co-opted) Re-Elected 27/01/2023 | 12/05/2024 (Co-opted) Re-Elected 26/01/2027 | Governing Body | LA Governor | Yes | PPG Link Governor Safeguard Gov Pay and personnel
| Employee Newnham Junior School | ||
Kellie Ryan | Ex-officio From appointment (Nov 2017) | Ex-officio | Governing Body | Head Teacher | Yes | Head Teacher All | Head teacher; Minet Junior School | Nil | |
Elaine Pang | 22/05/2023 | 21/05/2027 | Staff | Staff Governor | Yes | Teaching and Learning English link Gov | Teacher; Minet Junior School | ||
Rebecca Wilson | Clerk to Governors |
GOVERNOR RESIGNATIONS 2018/2019
Name | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation | Appointed By | Governor Category | Voting Rights | Roles and Responsibilities |
Kuraish Quattawala | 16/05/2018 | 04/12/ 2019 | Governing Body | Co-Opted | Yes | Finance; Health & Safety and Premises |
Lopa Nedungadi | 01/09/2017 | 20/01/ 2019 | Parents | Parent | Yes | Nil |
Kelly Gubbin | 01/09/2017 | 07/05/2019 | Staff | Staff | Yes | Nil |
Tirzah Bagnulo | 01/11/2017 | 11/09/2019 | Governing Body | Co-Opted | Yes | Chair Finance; Curriculum & Learning. |
Kerri Prince | 12/12/2018 | 22/01/2020 | Governing Body | LA | Yes | Inclusion; Wellbeing: P4C and Personnel Committee Member |
Eamon Evans | 16/05/2018 | 13/02/2020 | Governing Body | Co-Opted | Yes | Chair Safeguarding, Inclusion and Pupil Premium |
Sidra Shah | 22/05/2019 | 03/12/2021 | Governing Body | Co-Opted | Yes | Vice Chair Teaching and Learning Finance |
Dipika Patel | 22/05/2019 | 08/02/2022 | Governing Body | Co-Opted | Yes | Chair of Finance Committee |
Khalid Rashid | 16/05/2018 | 13/10/2021 | Governing Body | Co-Opted | Yes | Finance |
Khalid Rashid | 13/10/2021 | 14/07/2022 | Governing Body | Parent | Yes | Finance |
Yamin Khan | 09/02/2022 | 23/04/2023 | Parents | Parent Governor | Yes | |
Prabhjit Bhinder | 05/12/2019 | 04/10/2023 | Governing Body | Co-opted Governor | Yes | Vice Chair Safeguarding link Finance Chair |
GOVERNORS ATTENDANCE AT FGB MEETINGS 2021/22
Attendance at Full Governing Body meetings 2021-2022
Name | Category
| Date of Full Governing Body Meetings | Total | |||||
| Governors | 01/09/21 | 13/10/21 | 08/12/21 | 09/02/22 | 18/05/22 | 13/07/22 |
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Thomas Babayode | Chair
| Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 6/6 |
Sidra Shah | Vice-chair | A | A | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0/2 |
Kellie Ryan | Ex-officio | Y | Y | Y | Y
| Y | Y | 6/6 |
Khalid Rashid | Co-opted/ Parent | Y | Y | Y | A | A | N | 3/6 |
Dipika Patel | Co-opted | Y | A | Y | Y | NA | NA | 3/6 |
Prabhjit Bhinder | Co-opted | Y | Y | A | Y | Y | Y | 5/6 |
Joanna Palmer | Co-opted | Y | A | Y | Y | Y | Y | 5/6 |
Holly Elderfield | Staff | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 6/6
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Michael Balsolm | Co-opted | NA | NA | A | Y | Y | Y | 3/4 |
Tia Sohi | LA | NA | NA | Y | Y | N | N | 2/4 |
Yamin Khan | Parent | NA | NA | NA | Y | Y | Y | 3/3 |
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Liza Clack | Business Manager | NA | NA | NA | NA | Y | NA |
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Edith Ukofia | School Governance Co-ordinator | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
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Y- Yes Attended N- No Absent A- Absent with Apologies NA – Not Applicable (Not yet a Governor at Minet, has resigned, or some other reason)
Attendance at Extraordinary General Meetings of the Full Governing Body (these meetings are often held at very short notice)
None held
Attendance at Finance Committee meetings 2021 – 2022
Name | Category
| Date of Finance Committee Meetings | |
| Governors | 10/11/21 | 26/01/22 |
Dipika Patel | Chair Finance Committee | Y | Y |
Thomas Babayode | Chair of Governors | NA | Y |
Kellie Ryan | Ex-officio | Y | Y |
Khalid Rashid | Member | A | Y |
Sidra Shah | Member | A | NA |
Liza Clack | School Business Manager | Y | Y |
Edith Ukofia | School Governance Co-ordinator | Y | Y |
Y- Yes Attended N- No Absent A- Absent with Apologies NA – Not Applicable (Not yet a Governor at Minet or has resigned)
Attendance at Extraordinary General Meetings of the Full Governing Body (these meetings are often held at very short notice)
None held 2019 - 2020