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Posted on January 24th 2022
New Parent Governor - Vote Here
We are searching for a new parent governor at HABS who will continue to build strong links between the Academy and home, so that we continue 'developing aspirational young people who thrive in a changing world.'
Kelly
My responsibilities extend across three sites at a tertiary hospital and I feel that this knowledge basis could be valuable in a school setting especially when challenged with issues around the current pandemic.
As well as being a parent, I feel that within my role as a nurse I understand the importance of advocacy and speaking up especially when afforded the opportunities that not all people have, when it comes to holding people to account.
I do feel that given the opportunity, I could serve the parents, children and school well as a parent governor.
I hope I can be considered for this role.
James
As well as a career that has included banking, local government and, most recently, the NHS, I have over 20 years’ experience volunteering as a co-opted governor in several local schools, most recently as the chair of a rapidly improving primary. I am keen to use this experience as a parent governor at Harris Battersea.
My son is in Year 8 and my daughter will (hopefully) be joining the school in September. We chose Harris not just because it is an outstanding school, but also because it has a clear vision and set of values and an impressive staff group. The transformation from the old Battersea Tech is down to the school’s strong leadership, but parents and governors have a key role in ensuring that improvement continues. Governors have three core duties: to set and monitor the budget, set the direction and vision, and hold the senior leadership to account. I think the last two are particularly important.
Although staff have our children’s interest at heart, they bring their professional viewpoint; it is critical to have a strong voice that does not just understand the school, but can represent the parent view and provide, along with other non-staff governors, an external perspective. I’m proud to be a parent at Harris Battersea and would be honoured to contribute to its future success as a governor.Thank you for taking the time to consider my statement, please do get in touch if you have any questions.
Sani
As a parent governor my approach would be to:
a. Promote the best interests of all children at school;
b. Maintain good relations with and be available to all parents;
c. Proactively link up with parents and invite views and thoughts on school matters and address through the BoG and School Principal and staff;
d. Propose a “Key Performance Indicators” system which would tabulate parents’ views to be addressed along with timescales and targets. Parents would be kept updated regularly;
e. Monitor school accounts and budget allocations to ensure pupils’ best interests; and
f. Champion excellent outcomes for all young people so that no one is disadvantaged because of background or circumstances.
Academic achievements: Masters in Transport Planning, Civil Engineering.
Work experience: Over 35 years in consultancies (held various Company Director positions).
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