Devonshire Primary School
Who's Who
Constitution
Chair of Governors: Emma Lavery
Vice-Chair: Anne Arnold
Clerk to the Governors: Lynn Atkins
The governing body of Devonshire Primary School, like all maintained school governing bodies, is comprised of different types of governors.
- Parent governors - are elected by parents of children in the school. To be eligible for election a parent must have a child at the school at the time of election.
- Co-opted governors - are individuals appointed by the governing body because of their special expertise that will contribute to the effective governance and success of the school and their commitment to the school.
- Local Authority (LA) governor - is nominated by Sutton Local Authority and appointed by the governing body.
- Staff governor - is elected by staff at the school. To be eligible for election a member of staff must be employed by the local authority to work at the school.
- Headteacher - the Headteacher is an ex-officio member of the governing body (by virtue of the office).
The governing body appoints associate members with special skills to contribute on issues relating to their specific expertise.
CURRENT GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS - 2023-24
| Governor's Full Name | Category of Governor | Appointed by | Current Terms of Office From |
Terms of Office To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Arnold | Co-opted | Governing Body | 16/11/2021 | 15/11/2025 |
| Jennifer Brooks | Parent | Parents | 20/9/2021 | 19/9/2025 |
| Mel Elsey | Associate Member | |||
| Colin Iddles | LEA Governor | Governing Body | 28/11/2023 | 27/11/2027 |
| Harriet Kenney | Parent | Parents | 11/12/2023 | 10/12/2027 |
| Charlotte King | Staff Governor | Governing Body | 26/5/2024 | 25/5/2027 |
| Emma Lavery | Co-opted | Governing Body | 12/11/2022 | 11/11/2026 |
| Laura Love | Associate Member | |||
| Amin Mirza | Co-opted | Governing Body | 06/07/2023 | 05/07/2027 |
| Fiona Oastler | Headteacher (ex-officio) | Governing Body | 01/09/2017 | Ex Officio |
| Cecile Odent | Parent | Parents | 22/04/2024 | 21/04/2028 |
| Charlotte King | Staff Governor | Governing Body | 26/5/2024 | 25/5/2027 |
| Bethan Scrivens | Associate Member | |||
| Jack Wadman | Co-opted | Governing Body | 28/11/2023 | 27/11/2027 |
NB: There are two parent governor vacancies, and we will be seeking to fill these in Autumn 2024
Governors whose term of office ended in 2023-2024
| Governor's Full Name | Category of Governor | Terms of Office From |
Date stepped down |
| Jyothi Gopalli | Parent | 22/04/2024 | 26/09/2024 |
| Umair Ahsan | Co-opted | 13/03/2024 | 16/09/2024 |
| Gillian Griffin | Co-opted | 01/04/2023 | 12/03/2024 |
| Will Hallam | Parent | 12/11/2022 | 12/03/2024 |
| Smitha Kondajji | Parent | 12/11/2022 | 12/03/2024 |
| Trudy Sumner | Staff | 8/2/2021 | 25/5/2024 |