What do governors do? School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. Their role is strategic, not operational. They work with the school to monitor and guide its efforts to raise the achievement of our pupils. Governors appoint the head teacher and deputy headteacher. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and they work with the school to ensure that the needs of all people are met.
For more information: Governance_handbook_November_2015 At Robert Blair Primary School and Children’s Centre Services, governors meet once a term for the following committees (you can access the committees’ terms of reference by clicking on a committee’s name): In addition, there is a full governing body meeting once a term.
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Term Start | Term End | Committee Membership | |
Chair of Governors | |||
Paul Convery | 06/07/19 | 05/01/23 | Curriculum Committee
Resources Committee
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Headteacher | |||
Michelle Bahn | Curriculum Committee
Resources Committee |
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Parent governors | |||
Stevie Ashton | 10/03/20 | 09/03/24 | Curriculum Committee |
Emine Vitia
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03/12/21 | 02/12/25 | Curriculum Committee |
Co-opted governors | |||
James Blythe | 21/03/22 | 20/03/26 |
Vice Chair Resources Committee EY Link Governor |
Andy Harrop | 12/06/19 | 11/06/23 |
Resources Committee Premises Link Governor |
Catherine Goodall | 21/03/19 | 20/03/23 |
Vice Chair Curriculum Committee SEND Link Governor |
Sarah Sturrock
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21/03/19 | 20/03/23 | Curriculum Committee |
Staff governors | |||
Folami Ashade
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05/02/19 | 04/02/23 | Curriculum Committee |
Local Authority Governors | |||
Paul Convery |
06/07/19 | 05/01/23 | CHAIR |
Minutes of governors’ meetings
If you wish to read the minutes of a committee meeting or of the full governing body meeting, please contact the school to receive a copy.
To contact the governors, please leave a note in the school office or email admin@robertblair.islington.sch.uk and specify “FAO Governors” in the object of your email.
Past governors at Robert Blair Primary School (last 12 months):
- Katie Alexander – Parent Governor – Term: 4 Oct 2016 to 31 Dec 2017 (resigned);
- Julie Braithwaite – Co-Opted Governor – Term: 7 Jan 2015 to 31 Dec 2017 (resigned);
- Matt Evered – Co-Opted Governor – Term: 10 Nov 2015 to 31 Dec 2017 (resigned);
- Wilf Langridge – Co-Opted Governor – Term: 3 March 2015 to 31 Dec 2017 (resigned);
- Jennie Walker – Co-Opted Governor – Term: 16 November 2016 to 10 September 2018 (resigned);
- Fiona Morrell -Co-Opted Governor – Term: 16 November 2016 to 25 July 2018 (resigned);