Who's Who

Constitution

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 - 2022-23

Governor's Full Name	Category of Governor	Appointed by	Current Terms of Office From	Terms of Office To/ Date stepped down if appropriate
Mr Umair Ahsan	Parent	Parents	20/9/2021	19/9/2025
Mrs Anne Arnold	Co-opted	Governing Body	16/11/2021	15/11/2025
Mrs Jennifer Brooks	Parent	Parents	20/9/2021	19/9/2025
Mrs Gillian Griffin	Co-opted	Governing Body	01/04/2019	31/03/2023
Mr Will Hallam	Parent	Parents	12/11/2022	11/11/2026
Mrs Smitha Kondajji	Parent	Parents	12/11/2022	11/11/2026
Mrs Emma Lavery *	Co-opted	Governing Body	12/11/2022	11/11/2026
Dr Amin Mirza	Parent	Parents	06/07/2019	05/07/2023
Miss Fiona Oastler	Headteacher (ex-officio)	Governing Body	01/09/2017	Ex Officio
Miss Trudy Sumner	Staff Governor	Governing Body	8/2/2021	7/2/2025

* Parent Governor until 11/11/2022