Meet The Governors
The Role of the Governing Body
At Christ Church the Governing Body has a key strategic leadership role to play in making sure that the School is operated as effectively as possible. Its three main core functions are based around:
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Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
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Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the School, and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
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Overseeing the financial performance of the School and making sure its money is well spent.
Our Mission Statement
Our vision is to be the champion of children in our care and provide the children and adults within our community with a loving, stimulating and supportive environment where they can feel safe, secure and valued as individuals. We aim to foster and nurture the Christian faith and ethos of the Church of England to enable all members of our community to develop spiritually, socially, intellectually and emotionally so that they can reach their full potential.
We aim for our children to:
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Come to understand and apply Christian values through learning, worship, prayer and reflection
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Become independent and confident individuals who show respect both to others and themselves as well as their environment
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Understand their own place in God’s World and to appreciate the religious, moral and cultural traditions and different needs of others
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Have a desire to learn new skills and experience new things so that they can reach their full potential both academically and as a ‘whole person’.
Staff, governors and parents undertake to:
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Listen to the children and take their viewpoints into account.
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Work as a team, showing Christian values in all that they do
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Support the children as well as each other
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Encourage personal growth and independence rooted in relationships
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Accommodate each individual’s special needs
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Provide a well-planned and well-delivered curriculum which will equip the children with knowledge, skills and understanding
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Provide a safe environment in which children will feel respected and cared for.
Christ Church Governors Code of Conduct 2020.pdf
Our Members
Deborah Dumville, Chair of Governors
Andrew New, Vice-Chair of Governors
Anne-Marie Bahlol - Headteacher
Parent Governor(s)
Rachel Sofianos
Lesley Ferdenando
Local Authority Governor
Nhamo Nyakambangwe
Staff Governor
Carly Adkinson
Foundation Governors
Mtr Ariadne van den Hof (ex-Officio)
Lesley Archard (PCC)
Cheryl Raithby (PCC)
Deborah Dumville (PCC)
Andrew New (SDBE)
Rev Mike Leader (SDBE)
Vacancy (PCC)
Vacancy (PCC)
Register of Governors' Interests
Mtr Ariadne van den Hof
Foundation Governor, ex-Officio
Appointing or Electing Body: ex-Officio - Term of office started October 2011
Committees: Learning & Achievement
Positions of Responsibility: Chair of Learning & Achievement
Relevant Business Interests: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: Shooters Hill Sixth Form College
Details of any relationships between the Governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives: None
Deborah Dumville
Foundation Governor
Term of Office: September 2018-September 2022
Appointing or Electing Body: PCC Christ Church
Committees: Resources, Learning & Achievement, Pay
Positions of Responsibility: Chair of Governors, Looked After Children
Relevant Business Interests: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Details of any relationships between the Governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives: None
Andrew New
Foundation Governor
Term of Office: September 2018-September 2022
Appointing or Electing Body: Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Committees: Resources, Headteacher's Performance Management, Admissions
Positions of Responsibility: Vice-Chair of Governors, Safeguarding
Relevant Business Interests: Employed by St John Ambulance
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Details of any relationships between the Governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives: None
Rev Mike Leader
Foundation Governor
Term of Office: September 2018-September 2022
Appointing or Electing Body: Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Committees: Resources, Pay Appeals, Admissions
Positions of Responsibility Held: Pupil Premium
Relevant Business Interests: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: Chair of Governors - Northwood Primary School, Bexley
Details of any relationships between the Governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives: None
Cheryl Raithby
Foundation Governor
Term of Office: October 2017– October 2021
Appointing or Electing Body: PCC Christ Church
Committees Served on: Learning and Achievement, Pay Appeals
Positions of Responsibility Held:
Relevant Business Interests: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: James Wolfe Primary School
Details of any relationships between the Governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives: None
Lesley Archard
Foundation Governor
Term of Office: August 2018-August 2022
Appointing or Electing Body: PCC Christ Church
Committees: Learning & Achievement, Headteacher's Performance Management, Admissions
Positions of Responsibility: Health & Safety
Relevant Business Interests: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Details of any relationships between the Governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives: None
Nhamo Nyakambangwe
LA Governor
Term of Office: September 2018-September 2022
Appointing or Electing Body: Local Authority
Committees: Resources, Pay
Positions of Responsibility: Special Educational Needs
Relevant Business Interests: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Details of any relationships between the Governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives: None
Carly Adkinson
Staff Governor
Term of Office: September 2019-September 2023
Appointing or Electing Body: Staff
Committees: Learning & Achievement
Positions of Responsibility Held:
Relevant Business Interests: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Details of any relationships between the Governor and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives: None
Please find below Governor attendance at Full Governing Board Meetings and Committee Meetings for the academic year 2019/20.
Governor_Attendance_2019_2020.pdf