The Governing Body is responsible for appointing the headteacher and taking a strategic view of the school's aims and performance. This involves :
· Setting aims and objectives
· Agreeing policies, targets and priorities
· Monitoring and reviewing whether these are achieved
Governors are helped to play their part by training provided by Haringey's Governor Support and Training Unit.
The full Governing Body meets at least five times per year. It consists of Parent Governors, elected by the parents, Staff Governors, elected by the staff, LEA Governors, appointed by the Local Education Authority, and Community Governors, co-opted by the other governors.
Governors are generally members of at least one of the four main committees and working parties, which meet more frequently and do much of the work of the Governing Body. The Headteacher is also a member of each one. They are:
· Curriculum
· Personnel
· Premises (also Health & Safety)
· Finance
There are also individual governors who have a brief to report on specific aspects of the school's work. These include literacy, numeracy, special needs, ICT and the Foundation stage.
The governors are always happy to discuss their work and the school with parents: find us in the playground, write to us at the school office, or send an email to muswellhillgovernors@yahoo.co.uk .
Governing Body membership, September 2005
Representative Governors
Nick Peacey (30-4-08)
Margaret Kennedy (10-10-08)
Ramila Dhupelia (17-12-10)
Staff Governors
Jill Hughes - Headteacher
Alison Squire - Headteacher
Ritu Ganguly-Khan (2-12-09)
Toby Harrison (22-1-10)
Lucy Seckin (22-1-10)
Parent Governors
Sarah Gray (24-3-10)
Ted Lowery (24-1-09)
Tracy Goldblatt (11-6-08) - Chair of Governing Body
James Libson (26-1-08)
Community Governors
Hinal Patel (24-3-10)
Berrin Bates (31-8-06)
Nilesh Goswami (7-2-11)
Martin Scarborough (7-2-11)
*The dates in brackets indicate the end of each governor's term of office.
CONTACT DETAILS
The Clerk to the Governing Body is Jan Smosarski and the Chair is Tracy Goldblatt. Either can be contacted c/o Muswell Hill Primary School, Muswell Hill, London N10 3ST or by email to muswellhillgovernors@yahoo.co.uk