Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School

 

Governance

 

Welcome to the Governors' section of the website.  Here you can find out about the school Governors and the work we do.

 

Our main role is to support the Headteacher and the staff – the phrase often used to describe this role is ‘a critical friend’. We help them to set and reach targets and to strive for excellence across the whole spectrum of school life.

The two key documents used for this are the School Improvement Plan (SIP) and the Self Evaluation Form (SEF). The SIP sets out a strategic plan for the school, with targets that everyone works towards and the SEF sets out how well the school is doing and where we aim to make improvements.

Our legal duties include:

  • setting strategic direction, policies and objectives
  • approving the school budget
  • reviewing progress against the school's budget and objectives
  • appointing, challenging and supporting the Headteacher

The full Governing Body meets at least once every term. On occasions additional committees or working groups are set up to look at particular issues (such as pay, performance management, buildings development).

Name

Roles

Committees

Elizabeth Bennett

English, Phonics, Communication

Co-Chair of Governing Body

C & S 

Samuel Shaerf                                

PE

Co-Chair of Governing Body

F & GP, HR

Hannah Martin

Headteacher

C & S, F &GP, HR

David Berkley

Maths, Foundation Stage & KS1

F & GP

Tessa Blank (Parent Governor)

Science

C & S

Alyson Burns

SEN, Pupil Premium, FSM, Wellbeing

C & S, HR

Rachel Genn

Staff Governor

C & S

 

Antony Kintish

Premises, Health & Safety

F & GP

 

Ilan Kotkis

PSHE, Admissions

F & GP

 

Racheli Lerner

JS, Ivrit, RSE, Standards

C & S (Chair)

 

Anthony Meyerstone

Art & Design, Design Technology, KS2

F & GP

Ryan Moscow (Parent Governor)

Music, Finance

F & GP (Chair)

Oliver Whiteman

Computing, Security, Safeguarding, Attendance, E-Safety

F & GP

Stephanie Woodrow

Geography, History

C & S

 

 

Committees:

Curriculum and Strategy - C&S

Finance and General Purposes - F&GP

Human Resources - HR

Contacting the Governors

The Governors may be contacted via the School Office. We warmly welcome your comments and your involvement with the Governing Body.

 

Complaints

We hope that you will be very happy with your child’s education. If, however, you have cause for complaint please contact the Class Teacher in the first instance. If you still have concerns these should be brought to the attention of the Headteacher and subsequently the Chair of Governors.

 

Please click here to view the minutes from the meetings

Please click here to download the Governors Code of Conduct

Please click here to download the full Governing Body information

Please click here to view the committees and attendance 

Please click here to view the responsibilities and committees of our Governing Body 

Please click here to view the Funding Agreement

Please click here to view the audited Report of The Trustees and Financial Statements 2022-2023

Please click here to view the audited Report of The Trustees and Financial Statements 2021-2022

Please click here to view the audited Report of The Trustees and Financial Statements 2020-2021

Please click here to view the audited Report of The Trustees and Financial Statements 2019-2020