Governors
In this section...Governance Structure
Barrow Hedges has a ‘Local Committee’, which is a sub-committee of the Cirrus Primary Academy Trust Board. The accountability of the academy rests with the Trust Board, but many responsibilities are delegated to the Local Committee.
To find out about the structure of the Trust, please see this page on the Trust’s website.
Barrow Hedges Local Committee consists of:
2 elected Parent Governors
1 elected Staff Governor
Up to 3 other Co-opted Governors
1 Head
Total number of governors: 7
Trustees (including the CEO) are able to attend Local Committee meetings.
The Local Committee works closely with the Senior Leadership Team to oversee the strategic direction of the school. It does this by offering support, constructive advice, a sounding board for ideas, and help where needed. It challenges, asks questions and seeks information to ensure that the best interests of the children at Barrow Hedges are met. All governors work on a voluntary basis.
The Local Committee meets four times a year, to discuss issues and make decisions related to the teaching and learning within the school. Additionally, the Local Committee Chair attends a termly Chairs' Forum meeting with the Chair of the Trust Board and CEO.
The Local Committee also performance manages the Head and has a Pay Committee which works with the Head as part of the Performance Management Appraisal process.
The Clerk to the Local Committee is Karen Velissarides kvelissarides@cirrustrust.uk. Governors can be contacted via the Clerk.
Role of the Local Committee
Establishing the strategic direction, by:
- Setting the vision, values, and objectives for the school
- Setting all necessary policies to meet the vision, values and objectives set
- Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
- Meeting statutory duties
Ensuring accountability, by:
- Appointing the Headteacher
- Monitoring progress towards targets
- Performance managing the Headteacher
- Engaging with stakeholders
- Contributing to school self-evaluation
Ensuring financial probity, by:
- Setting the budget, including numbers of staff and their pay
- Monitoring spending against the budget
- Ensuring value for money is obtained
- Ensuring risks to the school are managed
The Local Committee
There are three categories of governor: parent governors elected by parents; staff governors elected by staff and co-opted governors appointed by the Governing Body. In addition, the Headteacher has exercised her right to be a governor. The number of governors in each category is shown below:
| Headteacher | 1 |
| Parent Governor | 2 |
| Staff Governor | 1 |
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Co-opted Governors |
3 |
To read more about our governors, click on their name in the table below.
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Name |
Category
|
Appointed by |
Term of Office Start End |
POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY |
ATTENDANCE Current academic year(last academic year in attachment below) |
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Louise Wood |
Head Teacher |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Head Teacher |
Attended LC meeting 3/10/22 |
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|
Parent |
Parents |
14/12/20 |
13/12/24 |
Interim Chair of Governors |
Attended LC meeting 3/10/22 |
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| Andrea Todd | Parent | Parents | 14/12/20 | 13/12/24 |
Inclusion Link Governor |
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| Nidhi Misri | Co-opted | Trust | 23/03/20 | 22/03/24 | Vice Chair of Governors |
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| Chantel Dyason | Co-opted | Trust | 29/06/21 | 28/06/25 |
Deputy Safeguarding Link Governor Interim Finance Link Governor |
Attended LC meeting 3/10/22 |
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| Srinivasan Lyengar | Co-opted | Trust | 29/06/21 | 28/06/25 |
Attended LC meeting 3/10/22 |
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| Natasha Nardell | Co-opted | Trust | 29/06/21 |
28/06/25
|
Safeguarding Link Governor |
Attended LC meeting 3/10/22 |
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| Shahid Chowdhury | Co-opted | Trust | 02/12/22 | 01/12/2026 | ||||
|
Staff |
Staff |
23/11/20 |
22/11/24 |
|
Attended LC meeting 3/10/22 | |||
| Kate Duncan | Staff | Staff | 01/10/20 | 30/9/24 | Attended LC meeting 3/10/22 | |||
Governor Declarations:
|
GOVERNOR’S NAME |
BUSINESS / PECUNIARY INTERESTS |
OTHER GOVERNANCE ROLES IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT |
MATERIAL INTERESTS ARISING FROM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNORS or GOVERNORS AND SCHOOL STAFF |
| Nidhi Misri | None | None | None |
|
Kate Duncan |
None |
None |
Sister to Barrow Hedges teacher / Parent to a child attending the school |
|
Louise Wood |
None |
Yes - undisclosed for safeguarding/data protection reasons |
None |
| Michelle Rondeau | None | None | None |
| Melissa Williams | None | None | None |
| Andrea Todd | None | None | None |
| Chantel Dyason | None | None | None |
| Srinivasan Iyengar | None | None | None |
| Natasha Nardell | None | None | None |
Governors who have served on LC in last 12 months
| Governor's Name | Position of Responsibility | Term Start | End of Office |
| Neil Webster | Co-opted | 09/12/2020 | 06/07/2022 |
How to contact the Chair of Governors
School address: Barrow Hedges Primary School, Harbury Road, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 4LA
Telephone: 020 8643 4428 Email: mwilliams@cirrustrust.uk (Interim Chair)
Or for more general enquiries office@barrowhedges.com or call 020 8643 4428
Governance arrangements for Cirrus Primary Academy Trust
https://www.cirrustrust.uk/topic/governance
Our meeting dates for 2022/23
Monday 3rd October 2022 (7pm)
Tuesday 29th November 2022 (6.30pm)
Monday 6th March 2023 (6.30pm)
Tuesday 4th July 2023 (4pm)