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A message from the Chair of the Full Governing Board

"My role as Chair is to work with the School in setting a strategic direction through championing vision, ethos, and strategy of Stag Lane primary school. Governance has never been more critical to the education of all children, and at Stag Lane Primary School I am proud to say we are excellent at this.

Along the way, we have had many challenges but none so unique as the 2020 pandemic and School amalgamation which has gone well, to do this we at Stag lane have an excellent team of governors who work with the school to deliver oversight as a critical friend to the school.

On a personal level, I became a Governor in 2004 as a parent governor and ended up staying longer because it has become a passion and a pleasure to be a governor at Stag lane Primary School. By bringing my commercial experience to governance has made me see the benefits of this important partnership.

Every time I step into school, I am impressed by the dedication and the enthusiasm that is infectious to anyone involved at our school.

The end results are not bad either, which is better educated future citizens of the world."

Virendra Rathod, FGB Chair

A message from the Vice-Chair of the Full Governing Board

"My role as Vice-Chair is to support the Chair, acting as a sounding board for him to share ideas with and taking on some specific responsibilities, for example, the amalgamation, to reduce his workload. It has been very satisfying to see the amalgamation go so smoothly despite the problems of Covid. I have a specific responsibility as Chair of the Resources Committee to ensure that our limited financial resources are used efficiently and there is rigorous financial control.

I became a Governor in 2013 as a local authority nominee having responded to an advertisement from Harrow Council and was allocated to Stag Lane even though I live on the opposite side of the borough. I have always been interested in education, having had two very brief spells as a teacher, although most of my working life was in planning and marketing in motor retailing. I was so impressed when I joined the Governing Body by the vitality of the school and the energy and commitment of the staff and pupils, coping so successfully with the wide diversity of backgrounds and achieving high academic standards. Every time I go into the school I am warmly welcomed as a friend."

David Leibling, FGB Vice-Chair

The Governing Body

Our Governing Body is made up of representatives of the Local Authority, parents, teachers, staff and members of the local community. The Governing Body's role is to make many decisions about the way our school serves our children and their parents.

Co-opted Governors 6/9	Voting Rights	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Resignation/Term of Office Concluded	Appointment
Mr Virendra Rathod FGB Chair	Yes	14/07/15	14/07/23		By the Governing Body
Mr David Leibling FGB Vice-Chair and Chair of the Resources Committee	Yes	14/07/15	14/07/23		By the Governing Body
Ms Antoinette Watt Chair of the QuIP Committee	Yes	14/07/15	14/07/23		By the Governing Body
Ms Valerica Balauca	Yes	01/02/18	01/02/22		By the Governing Body
Ms Chetna Halai	Yes	14/07/15	14/07/23		By the Governing Body
Mr Paresh Varsani	Yes	14/07/15	14/07/23		By the Governing Body
LA Governor 1/1
Ms Natasha Pearson	Yes	01/09/17	01/09/21		By the Governing Body
Parent Governors 2 /2
Ms Sajana Kabaria	Yes	01/12/17	01/12/21		Parent Governor Election
Mr Khilan Shah	Yes	01/09/18	01/09/22		Parent Governor Election
Headteacher
Ms Nina Will Executive Headteacher	Yes	14/07/15	Ex Officio		Ex Officio ( Right of Office)
Staff Governor 0/1
Mr Ivan Brandon	Yes	01/10/15	01/10/19	01/10/19	Staff Election
Co-opted Staff Governor 0/1
					By the Governing Body
Associate Member 2/3
Mr Amrit Bhat	No	01/09/18	01/09/22		By the Governing Body
Ms Katie O’Brien	No	23/09/19	23/09/21		By the Governing Body

Area Linked Governors

A link governor is a representative of the board. So their primary job is to hold school leaders to account for how things are going in their specific area of focus. What a link governor does depends on the specific role but, generally speaking, they'll:

Make monitoring visits to the school, to observe how policies and procedures for their area of concern are implemented
Challenge and support the member of staff who's responsible for their particular area or subject Keep the governing board informed about the area they're responsible for, and act as the link between governors and staff
Develop knowledge in their specialist area and take part in relevant training
Make sure the school has relevant policies in place

Area Linked Governors
English	Ms Pearson
Humanities	Mr Rathod
Able and Gifted	Mr Leibling
Art	Ms Kabaria
Mathematics	Mr Leibling
Science	Mr Shah
ICT	Mr Varsani
PE	Ms Kabaria/Ms Watt
Assessment/Feedback and Monitoring	All Governors
EYFS	Mr Rathod
PSHE/Sex Ed	Ms Halai
Religious Education	Ms Balauca
SEN Governor	Ms Watt/Mr Bhat
Health and Safety Officer	Mr Varsani
Safeguarding/Child Protection	Ms Pearson
Deputy Safeguarding/Child Protection	Ms Halai/Ms Kabaria
Rights Respecting	Mr Leibling
Pupil Premium	Ms Balauca
SFVS	Mr Leibling and Mr Varsani – 1 VACANCY
DT	VACANCY
Music	Mr Varsani
French	Mr Varsani
Staff Well-Being/HR	VACANCY

Quality, Impact & Performance (QuIP) Committee

The QuIP committee ensures that Stag Lane Primary School is always aiming to achieve the highest possible standards for our pupils' education. The committee oversees;

The school’s curriculum is rooted in the solid consensus of the school’s leaders about the knowledge and skills that pupils need in order to take advantage of opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life
It is clear what endpoints the curriculum is building towards and what pupils need to know and be able to do to reach those endpoints
The school’s curriculum is planned and sequenced so that new knowledge and skills build on what has been taught before and towards its clearly defined endpoints
The curriculum reflects the school’s local context by addressing typical gaps in pupils’ knowledge and skills
The curriculum remains as broad as possible for as long as possible
There is high academic/vocational/technical ambition for all pupils, and the school does not offer disadvantaged pupils or pupils with SEND a reduced curriculum

The QuIP committee members are;

Ms Watt

Ms Halai

Ms Kabaria

Mr Shah

Headteacher

Ms O’Brien - Associate Member

Mr Bhat - Associate Member

Resources Committee

The Resources Committee will oversee:

The schools’ finances ensuring that the schools’ operate within the financial regulations of the local authority
The maintenance and development of the schools’ site and premises;
Ratify the policies and provision relating to financial management, staffing and premises
Ensure that all principles of good and fair employment practice are adhered to
Monitor community links and community use of the school, and evaluate the schools’ contributions to promoting community cohesion;(CFC)

The Resource Committee members are;

Mr Leibling – Committee Chair

Mr Varsani

Ms Pearson

Ms Balauca

Mr Rathod

Headteacher

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