Governors

Membership Information

Governor’s Full Name	Category of Governor	Appointed by	Terms of Office From	Terms of Office To / Date stepped down if appropriate	Committees (and voting rights for Associate Members)	Positions of Responsibility	Attendance (2022 - 2023)	Attendance (2023-2024)
							FGB	FGB

Diana Coman	Co-opted	Governing Body	November 2023	November 2027	Governing Body	Chair of Governors Diversity and Equalities Sports Premium Training Wellbeing	6/6	6/6
Mags Alexander	Co-opted	Governing Body	November 2023	November 2027	Governing Body	Vice Chair of Governors Reading	6/6	4/6
Ania Kennedy	Staff	Ex officio	September 2008		Governing Body	Headteacher	6/6	6/6
Danielle Archer	Staff	Staff	October 2020	October 2024 - waiting re-election	Governing body	Assistant Headteacher	6/6	5/6
Agatha Akygyina (Cllr)	Co-opted	Governing Body	July 2021	July 2025	Governing body	Community Liaison SEND	3/6	5/6
Samina Ali Sharif	Parent	Parents	February 2022	February 2026	Governing Body	Finance Pupil Premium	5/6	5/6
Lidia De Freitas	Co-opted	Governing Body	January 2024	January 2028	Governing Body	Curriculum	N/A	3/4
Anthony Geary	Parent	Parents	June 2021	June 2025	Governing Body	Data Protection Filtering and Monitoring Safeguarding	6/6	6/6
Helen Murphy	Co-opted	Governing Body	July 2023	July 2027	Governing Body	Health and Safety Premises	1/1	4/6
Estelle Tiberti	Co-opted	Governing Body	July 2023	July 2027	Governing Body	SEND	1/1	3/6
Stepped down
Natasha Irons (Cllr)	Local Authority	LB Merton	February 2023	July 2024	Governing Body	Environmental Sustainability	4/6	1/6

Structure and Remit Information

Committee

Chair

Remit of Committee

Full Governing Body

Diana Coman

The purpose of Governing Bodies is to “conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement at the school” (Education Act, 2002).

Governing bodies focus on three strategic functions:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

Register of Interests

GOVERNOR’S FULL NAME	BUSINESS / PECUNIARY INTERESTS	DETAILS OF GOVERNANCE ROLES IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS	MATERIAL INTERESTS ARISING FROM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNORS or GOVERNORS AND SCHOOL STAFF (INCLUDING SPOUSES, PARTNERS AND CLOSE RELATIVES)
Diana Coman	Trustee - Evolue
Mags Alexander
Ania Kennedy	Director of Mitcham Town Cluster Co-Op 1:1 Tuition delivery		Children are pupils St Mark's Primary
Danielle Archer
Agatha Akygyina	Merton Councillor		Grandchildren are pupils at St Mark's Primary
Samina Ali Sharif			Child is pupil at St Mark's Primary
Lidia De Freitas
Anthony Geary			Children are pupils St Mark's Primary
Helen Murphy
Estelle Tiberti			Child is pupil at St Mark's Primary

Governing Board Diversity Data

St Mark’s is committed to having an active board that is diverse and inclusive and reflective of the community we serve. A diversity of thought, voices and perspectives is essential to good governance and the effective running of any organisation. We regularly collect diversity information from our governors and, depending on current data, can use this to:

target recruitment to address gaps in experience and diversity
develop and adapt board practices to ensure full participation
prioritise training and awareness-raising in identified areas
address potential ‘blind spots’ through seeking wider advice and perspectives on current and upcoming opportunities, challenges and risks

However, as a small school, we are unable to publish this information as it would mean that individual members of our governing body are identifiable (schools must ensure that individuals cannot be identified through publication of data).