GOVERNANCE AT THE CHARTER SCHOOL NORTH DULWICH
Each school in The Charter Schools Educational Trust has a local governing body (LGB) composed of a group of volunteers drawn from the community, each bringing a range of skills, expertise and professional experience. Our Governors provide essential links between the school, parents/carers, the local community and the Trust Board, which is ultimately responsible to the Department of Education for the performance of all its schools.
More information about The Charter Schools Educational Trust can be found by following the link to the right or visiting tcset.org.uk
Local governors work with staff and parents to provide the best possible framework for educating our students. They are involved in all aspects of school life and meet regularly with the school’s leadership teams.
Governors fulfil their responsibilities by:
- Holding the school’s leaders to account for the educational and financial performance of the school. Governors create robust accountability for the schools leadership team through rigorous analysis of performance data and financial information.
- Setting the school’s vision and the strategy for achieving this vision. The school’s vision centres on pupil progress and achievement. Working with senior leaders, the governors agree key priorities and key performance indicators against which progress towards achieving the vision can be measured.
- Ensure the school’s financial success and probity. The governing board must ensure that the budget that the school receives is managed effectively, and with regard to value for money.
Governors are appointed by the Trustees except for parent governors, who are elected by parents and carers, and staff governors, who are elected by all school staff.
The Charter School North Dulwich Local Governing Body 2020-21
CATEGORY |
NAME Term of Office |
Appointed Governor |
Amanda King (Chair) 20.03.18- 19.03.22 |
Ex-Officio | Christian Hicks (Headteacher) NA |
Appointed Governor | Alton McDonald (Vice-chair) 02.02.19 - 01.02.23 |
Appointed Governor |
Alex Kemp 01.09.20-31.08.24 |
Appointed Governor |
Celeste Shirvani 01.09.20-31.08.24 |
Appointed Governor | Laura McBean 01.09.20-31.08.24 |
Appointed Governor |
Thecla Schreuders 12.07.16-11.07.20 |
Appointed Governor | Catherine Barrows 01.09.20-31.08.24 |
Elected Parent Governor | Lucy Hamer 14.03.19 - 13.03.23 |
Elected Parent Governor | David Malone 14.03.19 - 13.03.23 |
Elected Staff Governor |
Andrew Somerville 07.10.16 - 06.10.20 |
Head of Trust Governance and Clerk - Shalene Varcoe (svarcoe@tcset.org.uk)
Governors who have served in the past 12 months:
Sue Tibballs (Resigned 30/06/20)
Sam Jaffa (Resigned 30/06/20)
Paul Koloi (Resigned 30/06/20)
Raising a concern with the school:
If you have any matters that you wish to raise with the school our Complaints and Concerns Policy details how to do this.
You can also write to the Chair of Governors at:
The Charter School North Dulwich, Red Post Hill, London SE24 9JH
Email: chairofgovernors@charternorthdulwich.org.uk