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Welcome from the governing body

Governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards.

The role of the governing board is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school. 

School governors are responsible for:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;

Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;

Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation
and making sure its money is well spent

 

School governors

The governing body thought it would be useful to give some background to our work in school, where we fit into school life and our role within the school.

The board is comprised of 12 governors, including parents, governors from the community, the local authority, a member of staff and the head teacher.

Full governing board meetings are held six times a year and there are two committees, Finance and Buildings and Quality of Education.  The terms of reference for these committees can be found below.

For further information please email the Clerk.

We currently have one co-opted governor vacancy, if you are interested in joining the board please contact the clerk to governors.

 

 
Co-opted Gov Applic Form Stanford Junior School.doc
 
Stanford Junior co-opted governor vacancy June 2021.docx.pdf
 

Stanford Junior School Governor List Summer 2022

Governors Role Governor type Term of office

Paul Davis

 Head Teacher Staff 3/9/14

Orla May

 Chair Parent 26/11/20-25/11/24

Alyson Kennedy Walker

 Parent 26/11/20-25/11/24

George MacKerron

 Co-opted 21/9/21-20/9/25

Lou Alexander

 Local Authority 23/6/20- 22/6/24

David Johnson

 Local Authority 14/5/19-13/5/22

Zara Ralphs

 Co-opted 21/9/21-20/9/25

Giovanni Baracetti

 Co-opted 21/9/21- 20/9/25

Alexander Scott

 Co-opted
9/2/22- 8/2/26  

Victoria Stalker

 Staff 9/2/22- 8/2/26

Chris Cunningham

 Parent 21/2/22- 20/2/26
Gabrielle Looney Parent 21/2/22- 20/2/26

 

 

 

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Paul Davis
Head teacher
Orla May
Orla May
Chair of Governors
Orla is a parent at the school (2020 intake) and a former pupil. She is an economist by training and has spent most of her career working for the Bank of England and as a financial regulator. Orla has long links with the school, as a pupil in the 1980s, and cares deeply about making it a great place for children to learn. She sits on the Finance Committee and became Chair in Sept 2021.
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Alexander Scott
Co-opted Governor
Alex is a parent at Stanford Infant School, and is passionate about the role of schools in forging strong futures. Alex works in communications and fundraising with the charity and education sector. He specialises in helping organisations understand and articulate the impact they have and the difference they can make. Alex loves Brighton and Hove, and sees the potential in schools to creating cohesive and progressive communities.
Giovanni Baracetti
Giovanni Baracetti
Co-opted Governor
Giovanni has a background in History, works in student enrolment for INTO University Partnerships, dealing with students from all across the world. In June 2021 he completed a level 3 apprenticeship as team leader, and in September he started attending part-time the MSc in Social Policy and Social Research (With Systematic Reviews) at UCL. He has been living in Prestonville since early 2016, and has no previous links with the school.
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Gabrielle Looney
Parent Governor
David Governor
David Johnson
Local Authority Governor
George Mackerron
George Mackerron
Co-opted Governor
George is a parent at the school (since 2020), and a university lecturer in environmental and behavioural economics. He’s on the Finance & Premises committee and has the Health & Safety link role.
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Chris Cunningham
Parent / carer Governor
My introduction to Stanford Juniors was in September 2021 when my granddaughter who lives with my partner and I, joined year 3 following her 'graduation' from Stanford Infants. I feel I have a wide range of experience to bring to the role of Parent Governor, my background is in social work in which I qualified over 25 years ago. I currently work on a part-time basis as a Therapeutic Parenting Practitioner supporting foster carers who look after children who have experienced complex trauma in their early lives. I was also a foster carer in the past for over 12 years looking after children in the care of the Local Authority.
Victoria Stalker
Victoria Stalker
Staff Governor
Zara Ralphs
Zara Ralphs
Co-opted Governor
Zara has worked in financial services for 10 years, predominantly in compliance. She currently works for Monzo Bank, developing the Bank’s framework for the treatment of vulnerable customers. Originally from West Yorkshire, Zara is also a secondary foster carer, supporting her mother who is the primary foster carer for 4 lovely children. She has a special interest in championing support for children with disadvantaged backgrounds and in living an environmentally friendly, green lifestyle.

Governors and meetings information 2020 - 2021

We've got the information and minutes from all our meetings:

Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings 2019 - 2022

Full Governing Board meetings 2020 - 2021

Finance Committe Meetings 2019 - 2021

Teaching, Learning and Standards Commitee 2019 

 
 

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