Greenleaf Primary School Governing Body

School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education. Governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards. The role of the governing body is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school.

Our Governors ensure that our school provides a positive educational experience for all in our school community. They are committed to ensuring that all of our children get the best possible start in life. Governors at Greenleaf monitor the leadership of our school with regards to curriculum, standards and financial management, as well as the safeguarding of our pupils.

Each individual governor is a member of a governing body, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing body; decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing body. The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are to:

ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
holding the Head Teacher to account
be a source of challenge and support to the head teacher (a critical friend)
overseeing the financial performance of the school

Please click here for our Governors' Annual Statement.

Meet the Governors

Role	Name of Governor	Term Starts	Term Ends
Chair of Governors (Co-opted)	Santhi Athreya	06/05/2025	05/05/2029
Vice Chair of Governors (Co-opted)	Fiona Winfield	26/09/2023	25/09/2027
Local Authority Governor	Vacancy
Co-opted Governor	Sara Pikazo-Lutton	21/11/2022	20/11/2026
Co-opted Governor	Leila Belcarz	09/07/2024	08/07/2028
Co-opted Governor	Sahr Jalil	24/03/2026	23/03/2030
Co-opted Governor	Vacancy
Parent Governor	Haroon Munir	17/11/2023	16/11/2027
Parent Governor	Samantha Lancet-Grant	17/11/2023	16/11/2027
Parent Governor	Alison Kirby	01/09/2025	31/08/2029
Staff Governor	Rachel Franklin	06/10/2023	05/10/2027
Ex-Officio (Head Teacher)	Sohana Qureshi	01/09/2020	Ex-Officio

The Structure of our Governing Board

Governors are part of the largest volunteer workforce in the country; they play a key role in helping the school provide the best possible education for all its pupils.

The structure of our Governing Board is as follows:

Head Teacher: 1
Staff Governor: 1
Parent Governors: 3
LA Appointed Governors: 1
Co-opted Governors: 6

Once appointed Governors serve a four-year term of office.

Governors visit the school regularly so that they kept are informed of all aspects of school life. Each Governor is also linked to a subject area a.

Every year Governors self-evaluate their skills and experiences which contribute to Greenleaf having an effective Governing Body. Where gaps are identified, governors consider whether any particular action (eg. training) needs to be put in place.

The Headteacher and Governing Body work in close partnership. The Headteacher discusses all the main aspects of school life with the governing body and expects the governing body to both challenge and support the school. Acting as a “critical friend”, the governing body offers support and constructive advice; governors question proposals and seek further information to enable them to make sound decisions.