Governors
Our Governors |
The Governing Body are a group of representatives from both the school and the local community who volunteer their time to help the school deliver the best possible education. Their role includes overseeing the school's strategic direction, ensuring that it meets educational standards, and fostering a strong connection between the school and the wider community.
GOVERNORS | |||
| Name | Category and Responsibilities | Term of Office | Register of interests |
Ms Nazia Ishaq | Headteacher | Member | No interests declared beyond employment. |
Ms Jannat Haider | Chair of Governors & Co-opted Governor Performance Management Committee Member
Link Governor for:
| 04/05/2017 - 03/05/2029 | No interests declared |
| Mr Wayne Wathen-Howell | Co-opted Governor Link Governor for:
| 02/10/2018 - 01/10/2026 | Ex-officio of Minet Infant School, London, UB3 |
| Cllr Pushpa Makwana | Co-opted Governor Performance Management Committee Member
Link Governor for:
| 08/05/2018 - 30/09/2027 | No interests declared |
| Mrs Fay Rowland-Hanford | Co-opted Governor Link governor for:
| 09/11/2021 - 01/09/2025 | Declared spousal relationship to an ex-staff member at the school. |
Mr Ben Francis | Co-opted Governor Link governor for:
| 21/01/2025 - 20/01/2029 | |
| Vacancy | Local Authority Governor | ||
| Mr Shamsul Haque | Vice Chair / Parent Governor Link governor for:
| 26/05/2022 - 26/05/2026 | Declared family friend of a staff member at the school, and to Parent Governor, A Choudhury. |
| Mrs Ayesha Choudhury | Parent Governor Link Governor for:
| 16/11/2021 - 15/11/2025 | Family friend of Parent Governor, S Haque. |
Ms Habibah Shah | Staff Governor | 06/11/2024 - 05/11/2028 | Parent of children attending the school. |
Details of governors who have left in the last 12 months:
| Miss Deborah Holden | Vice Chair & Co-opted Governor | 09/11/2021 - 01/10/2024 |
| Miss Beccy Werrin | Staff Governor | 04/10/2020 - 03/10/2024 |
Committees |
At Sir John Heron, Governors form part of committees as follows:
| Pupil Progress and Curriculum Committee | All Governors |
| Finance Committee | All Governors |
| Complaints Committee | All Governors (where necessary, a panel is formed in the event of complaint) |
| Performance Management Committee | Jannat Haider and Pushpa Makwana |
Jannat Haider is the Chair of the Governing Body, including Committees.
Financial Information |
To learn more about the school's finances, you can review the school's financial benchmarking data here.
The school does not have any employees who have a gross annual salary of £100,000 or more.
Governor Attendance |
Publication of Governor Attendance for 2024-25 Academic Year
Key:
FGB | Full Governing Body Meeting |
PP & CC | Pupil Progress and Curriculum Committee |
FC | Finance Committee |
Present at meeting | P |
Apologies | A |
Meeting Attendance | ||||||||
| FGB & FC | FGB (Inquorate) | FGB & PP | FGB & FC | FGB & FC | FGB/ PP&CC | |||
Name | Category | Term of Office | 24/9/2024 | 5/11/2024 | 25/1/2025 | 25/3/2025 | 20/5/2025 | 8/7/2025 |
| Nazia Ishaq | Ex-Officio | Ex-Officio as of 01/09/23 | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Jannat Haider | Co-opted / Chair | 04/05/2017 - 03/05/2029 | P | P | P | A | P | P |
| Pushpa Makwana | Co-opted | 05/03/2014 - 30/09/2027 | A | P | A | P | P | A |
| Wayne Wathen-Howell | Co-opted | 02/10/2018 - 01/10/2026 | P | A | P | A | P | A |
| Deborah Holden | Co-opted | 09/11/2021 - 01/10/2024 | A | |||||
| Fay Rowland-Hanford | Co-opted | 09/11/2021 - 01/09/2025 | P | A | A | A | A | P |
| Ben Francis | Co-opted | 21/01/2025-20/01/2029 | P | P | P | P | ||
| Ayesha Choudhery | Parent Governor | 16/11/2021 - 15/11/2025 | A | A | P | A | P | A |
| Shamsul Haque | Parent Governor | 26/05/2022 - 26/05/2026 | P | A | P | P | P | P |
| Beccy Werrin | Staff Governor | 04/10/2020 - 03/10/2024 | P | |||||
| Habibah Shah | Staff Governor | 06/11/2024 - 05/11/2028 | P | P | P | P | ||