Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Governors have a vital role to play in making sure every child gets the best possible education and opportunities from our school. The governors have to:
Therefore governors aren’t responsible for the day-to-day running of the school – that’s the job of the headteacher.
A governor is elected or appointed for four years. Governors have the right and responsibility to express their view in discussions at the governing body and vote accordingly. However, once a decision has been taken all governors have a collective responsibility to support the decisions of the governing body and act together.
Organisation of the governing body
The full governing body meets at least 3 times a year. We have two sub committees which also meet 3 times a year to discuss issues in more depth. They are the Resources Committee and Quality and Standards Committee.
The Finance and resources committee is responsible for ensuring the school budget is spent wisely, the maintenance of the school ground, health and safety issues and the well-being of the school staff.
The Quality and Standards Committee is responsible for the quality of teaching and the school curriculum.
Governors at Queen’s Park Primary school
Below are the details of all the governors in the school in the previous year, what type of governor they are, what committee they are on and any positions they have.
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Governor’s name |
Type of governor |
Term of office |
Committee |
Position on governing body |
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Michelle Ainley |
Staff governor |
March 2015 to 2019 (left school in July 2016) |
Quality and standards |
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Neil Almond |
Staff governor |
Sept 2016 to 2020 |
Full Governors |
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Lina Alchemi |
Parent governor |
December 2014 to 2018 |
Full Governors |
Vice Chair Pupil premium link governor |
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Leslie Barson |
Community governor |
March 2014 to 2019 (Stepped down July 2018) |
Quality and standards |
SEND link governor |
|
Diane Buckle |
Interim Executive Headteacher |
Whilst in post (left school July 2016) |
Quality and standards Finance and resources |
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Marcela Castillo |
Parent governor |
Sept 2016 to 2020 |
Full Governors |
English link governor |
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Ben Commins |
Associate governor as Head of school, Headteacher |
Whilst in post (Head of school from Jan 2016 to Sept 2016 then Headteacher) |
Full Governors |
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Roger Diamond |
Community governor |
April 2014 to 2018 |
Full Governors |
Music link governor |
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Peppe Duncan |
Community governor |
April 2014 to 2019 |
Full Governors |
Community governor |
|
Kimberley Durrance |
Community governor |
October 2013 to 2019 |
Full Governors |
Chair of governors Safeguarding and Health and safety link governor |
|
Simon Kaplan |
Parent governor |
January 2014 to 2018 (Stepped down at the end of term) |
Finance and resources |
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Lyndsy Killip |
Associate governor |
Sept 2016 to 2020 |
Full Governors |
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Cornelia Lucey |
Local authority co-opted governor |
July 2015 to 2019 (Stepped down in 2017) |
Quality and standards |
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Scott Maclennon |
Community governor |
March 2017 to 2020 (Stepped down July 2018) |
Finance and resources |
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Isabel Moore |
Parent Governor |
September 2017 to 2021 |
Full Governors |
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Jonathan Smith |
Headteacher |
Whilst in post (Left school in Dec 2015) |
Quality and standards Finance and resources |
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Anna Stewart |
Community governor |
September 2015 to 2019 (Stepped down in 2017) |
Finance and resources |
English link governor |
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Mohammad Taranweh |
Parent governor |
December 2014 to 2019 (Stepped down in 2018) |
Finance and resources |
Maths link |
Register of interests
The register of interests shows any relevant relationships or interests that governors have. We do this to ensure that there is transparency on the role of governors at the school.
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Name |
Nature and name of Business |
Other positions of interest through employment, sponsorship or public office |
Other governorships |
Relationship between governors and members of school staff including spouses, partners and relatives |
Date last updated
|
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Michelle Ainley |
None |
None |
None |
None |
September 2015 |
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Neil Almond |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
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Lina Alchemi |
None |
None |
Westminster Academy |
Child at school |
September 2016 |
|
Leslie Barson |
None |
None |
None |
None |
September 2015 |
|
Diane Buckle |
None |
Executive Head of Essendine |
Essendine School |
None |
|
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Marcela Castillo |
None |
None |
None |
None |
September 2016 |
|
Ben Commins |
None |
None |
None |
None |
September 2016 |
|
Roger Diamond |
Butterfly charity |
None |
None |
None |
September 2016 |
|
Peppe Duncan |
None |
None |
None |
None |
September 2015 |
|
Kimberley Durrance |
None |
None |
None |
None |
September 2016 |
|
Simon Kaplan |
None |
None |
None |
Child at school |
September 2016 |
|
Lyndsy Killip |
None |
None |
None |
None |
September 2016 |
|
Cornelia Lucey |
Teachfirst |
None |
None |
None |
September 2015 |
|
Scott Maclennon |
None |
None |
None |
None |
March 2017 |
| Isabel Moore | None | None | None | Child at school | |
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Jonathan Smith |
None |
None |
None |
None |
September 2015 |
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Anna Stewart |
None |
None |
None |
None |
September 2015 |
|
Mohammad Taranweh |
None |
None |
None |
None |
September 2016 |
Attendance at full governing body
The table below shows governors attendance at full governing body meetings over the last year. ‘NA’ means not applicable - this could mean a staff member on the governing body left the school or wasn’t yet on the governing body. A tick means the governor was at the meeting and a cross means they were absent.
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Nam
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Attendance at Quality and standards meeting
The table below shows governors attendance at Quality and standards committee meetings over the last year. ‘NA’ means not applicable - this could mean a staff member on the governing body left the school or wasn’t yet on the governing body. A tick means the governor was at the meeting and a cross means they were absent.
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Name |
19 Nov 15 |
11Feb 16 |
28 Apr 16 |
18 Oct 16 |
21st Feb 17 |
25th Apr 17 |
|
Michelle Ainley |
𐄂 |
𐄂 |
✓ |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Neil Almond |
NA |
NA |
NA |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
Lina Alchemi |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
Leslie Barson |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
Diane Buckle |
NA |
✓ |
✓ |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Ben Commins |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
𐄂 |
𐄂 |
✓ |
|
Roger Diamond |
NA |
✓ |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Peppe Duncan |
✓ |
𐄂 |
✓ |
𐄂 |
✓ |
𐄂 |
|
Simon Kaplan |
✓ |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Lyndsy Killip |
NA |
NA |
NA |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
Cornelia Lucey |
✓ |
𐄂 |
✓ |
𐄂 |
NA |
NA |
|
Jonathan Smith |
𐄂 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Attendance at Finance and resources meetings
The table below shows governors attendance at Finance and resources committee meetings over the last year. ‘NA’ means not applicable - this could mean a staff member on the governing body left the school or wasn’t yet on the governing body. A tick means the governor was at the meeting and a cross means they were absent.
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Name |
1 Dec 15 |
4 Feb 16 |
17 Mar 16 |
19 May 16 |
3 Nov 2016 |
2nd March 2017 |
|
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Lina Alchemi |
✓ |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
|
Diane Buckle |
NA |
𐄂 |
𐄂 |
✓ |
NA |
NA |
|
|
Marcela Castillo |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
✓ |
NA |
|
|
Ben Commins |
NA |
✓ |
✓ |
𐄂 |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
Roger Diamond |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
Kimberley Durrance |
✓ |
✓ |
𐄂 |
𐄂 |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
Simon Kaplan |
𐄂 |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
Lyndsy Killip |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
Scott Maclennon |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
|
Jonathan Smith |
✓ |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
|
Anna Stewart |
𐄂 |
𐄂 |
𐄂 |
✓ |
𐄂 |
NA |
|
|
Mohammad Taranweh |
𐄂 |
𐄂 |
𐄂 |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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If you want to contact the Chair of Governors, Kimberley Durrance, then please email