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Governors
The governing body exists to provide strong strategic leadership to a school, ensuring accountability for its educational and financial performance.
The Governance Handbook assigns three core functions to the board:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding 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.
ANNUAL STATEMENTS OF GOVERNANCE
- De Lucy Annual Statement of Governance 2020
- De Lucy Annual Statement of Governance 2021
- De Lucy Annual Statement of Governance 2021 22 September 2022
- De Lucy Annual Statement of Governrnace 2023 2024 Final
In the Ofsted inspection in October 2023, it stated that:
Governors contribute much to the school's drive for improvement. They know the school extremely well and are very much part of the life of the school. They offer support and challenge in all aspects of the school's work.
CHAIR OF GOVERNORS
- Florence Olajide
VICE CHAIR GOVERNORS
- Courteleigh Smith
- Jummy Dawodu
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CO-OPTED GOVERNORS
Name of Governor Jummy Dawodu Winnie Onyekwere Vacancy Category of Governor Co-opted Co-opted Co-opted Appointing or electing body GB GB GB Term of office 28/03/2024 - 27/03/2028 09/05/2025 - 08/05/2029 Committees served on - Business and Compliance
- Learning & Achievement
- HT review committee
- Business and Compliance
- Learning & Achievement
- Pay appeals committee
- HT review committee
Positions of responsibility held Vice Chair
- Co Pupil Premium link governor
Relevant business interests N/A N/A Other educational establishments governed N/A Plumstead Manor Details of any relationships between the governor
and members of the school staffN/A N/A Attendance record 2023/2024 2/3 = 66.6%
5/6 = 80%
Attendance record 2024/2025 1/1 = 100%
1/1 = 100%
Name of Governor Yirong Zhu Florence Olajide Courteleigh Smith Appointing or electing body Co-opted Co-opted Co-opted Appointing or electing body GB GB GB Term of office 23/05/2024 - 22/05/2028 11/10/2022 - 10/10/2026 23/05/2024 - 22/05/2028 Committees served on - Business and Compliance
- Learning & Achievement
- Business and Compliance
- Learning & Achievement
- HT review committee
- Vice Chair
- Business and Compliance
- Learning & Achievement
Positions of responsibility held - Chair of Governors
- Safeguarding Governor
Relevant business interests N/A - Director Inspired Futures Limited
- Director Florence Elizabeth Publishing Limited
N/A Other educational establishments governed N/A N/A N/A Details of any relationships between the governor
and members of the school staffN/A N/A N/A Attendance record 2023/2024 2/2 = 100% 5/6 = 80% 2/2 = 100% Attendance record 2024/2025 1/1 = 100% 1/1 = 100% 1/1 = 100% LOCAL AUTHORITY GOVERNORS
Name of Governor
Paul Martin
Category of Governor
Local Authority
Appointing or electing body
Local Authority
Term of office
11/07/2023 - 10/07/2027
Committees served on
- Business and Compliance
- Strategy Team Leader
- Learning & Achievement
- Pay appeals committee
Positions of responsibility held
- SEND link governor
Relevant business interests
N/A
Other educational establishments governed
N/A
Details of any relationships between the governor
and members of the school staffN/A
Attendance record 2023/2024
6/6 = 100%
Attendance record 2024/2025 1/1 = 100%
ELECTED STAFF GOVERNORS
Name of Governor
Vacancy
Category of Governor
Staff
Appointing or electing body
Staff
Term of office
Committees served on
Positions of responsibility held
Relevant business interests
N/A Other educational establishments governed
N/A Details of any relationships between the governor
and members of the school staffN/A Attendance record 2024/2025 EX-OFFICIO GOVERNOR
Name of Governor
Kerry Lodge
Category of Governor
Headteacher
Appointing or electing body
Ex-Officio
Term of office
Ex-Officio
Committees served on
- Business and Compliance
- Learning & Achievement
Positions of responsibility held
Headteacher
Relevant business interests
N/A
Other educational establishments governed
N/A
Details of any relationships between the governor
and members of the school staffN/A
Attendance record 2023/2024 6/6 = 100%
Attendance record 2024/2025 1/1 = 100%
ELECTED PARENT GOVERNORS
Name of Governor
Vacancy
Aiste Valantinaite
Category of Governor
Parent
Parent
Appointing or electing body
Parent
Parent
Term of office
07/11/2024 to 06/11/2028 Committees served on
Positions of responsibility held
Relevant business interests
Other educational establishments governed
Details of any relationships between the
governor and members of the school staff
Attendance record 2023/2024 Attendance record 2024/2025 Governors who have served in the last 12 months
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Full name of Governor Barbara Smith Ahmed Gele Amy Gee Ngozi Angel Ikechiuku Temi Sogbuyi Term of office 28/11/19-27/11/23 07/07/2022-14/03/2024 19/12/2023 - 31/10/2024 05/07/2021 - 04/07/2025 30/01/2024 - 29/01/2028 Date of appointment 28/11/2019 07/07/2022 19/12/2023 05/07/2021 31/01/2024 Date they stepped down 27/11/2023 14/03/2024 31/10/2024 17/10/2024 15/11/2024 Who appointed them Co-opted Co-opted Staff Parent Co-opted Register and business and financial interests None None None None None Governance roles in other educational institutions N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or between governors and school staff No No No No No Attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year 2022/2023 13/13 = 100%
2023/2024 =
2023/2024
2/3 = 66.6%
2023/2024 4/6 = 60%
2024/2025 1/1 = 100%
2023/2024 6/6 = 100%
2024/2025 1/1 = 100%
2023/2024 3/6 = 50%
2024/2025 1/1 = 100%
Associate members only; details of the voting rights on committees N/A
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