Governance & Scheme of Delegation (Academies)
The Role of Governor
Within England, there are over 300,000 School/Academy Governors, who form the largest volunteer force in the country.
The roles of individual Governors, and subsequently members of a Governing Body, work collectively to perform a strategic role and carry out key functions such as:
- Discuss and set the aims and objectives for the Academy.
- Set the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives.
- Set the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives.
Monitor and evaluate the progress that the Academy is making towards it’s set aims and objectives.
Finally the role of role of the Academy Governor is to be a source of challenge and support to the Principal, i.e. a 'critical friend.' Governors drive and monitor the progress towards the Academy Improvement Plan, a copy of which is included in the documents list for this page.
Governance information from GIAS (Getting Information about Schools) can be accessed here: https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137413#school-governance
The Governing Body of Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park
The Academy is a member of the Harris Federation. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Federation (Federation governance details and scheme of delegation can be found here) but much of the work of the Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body (the Governors of the Academy). Some Governors are appointed by the Federation whilst others are elected by parents or guardians of students at the Academy or by staff. The details of the Governors at Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park are shown below.
The Chair of the Academy Governing Body is Ms Claire Lemer: Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park Marmont Road Peckham, London SE15 5TD.
The Governor responsible for Safeguarding at Harris Primary Academy Peckham park is Mr James Zuccollo
The Clerk to the Governing Body is Mr Alan Palmer who can be contacted on 02076396091 or via alan.palmer@harrisfederation.org.uk
Governors and Responsibilities
| Name | Date of appointment or reappointment | Term | Appointed as | Business Interest |
Number of AGB meetings attended in academic year (2024/25)
| Number of AGB meetings attened in academic year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Lemer (Reading and medical needs linked governor) | 01/02/2016 Reappointment 10/07/2019- Reappointment 09/07/2023
| 4 | Sponsor (Chair) |
| 4/4 |
1/1 | |
| Isabelle Harris (Pupil development governor) | 13/09/2019 Reappointment
| 4 | Sponsor | Employed by Brookfield Asset Management (financial services) | 4/4 | 1/1 | |
| Layla Mahlojian | 01/09/2023 | 4 | Ex-Officio | Head of Academy, Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park |
2/4 |
1/1 | |
| Sam Mills | 20/09/2023 | 4 | Staff Governor | Assistant principal Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park | 0/1 | 1/1 | |
| Marie Corbett | 01/09/2018- | N/A | Sponsor Govenor | Assistant Director | 1/4 | 1/1 | |
| Daniel Moynihan | 01/09/2011 01/09/2019 01/09/2023 | 4 | Sponsor | CEO, Harris Federation | Duties discharged via Federation role and responsibilities | 1/1 | |
| Sabeena Hasan | 01/09/2011 01/09/2019 01/09/2023 | 4 | Sponsor | Director, Primary Education, Harris Federation | Duties discharged via Federation role and responsibilities | 1/1 | |
| Sarah Stevens-Cox | 01/09/2023 | 4 | Ex- Officio | Haead of Academy Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich | 2l4 | 1/1 | |
| Tom Shering (Maths and safeguarding linked governor) | 05/12/2019 reappointed 04/12/2023 | 4 | Sponsor | Charity Project Partners CIO which is an educational charity working primarily in Ghana. I am the CEO and have been working with the charity since July 2018. |
2/4 |
1/1 | |
| Cara Bleiman (Equalities linked governor) | 22/05/2019 reappointed 23/05/2023 | 4 | Sponsor | Employee of Harris Federation | 2/4 |
1/1 | |
| Georgia Meyer (Reading linked governor) | 12/10/2022 | 4 | Sponsor | 2/4 |
1/1 | ||
| Deepti Ramos Turnes (Science linked governor) | 01/04/2019 reappointed 01/04/2023 | 4 | Sponsor | Employee KPMG (accountancy/mgmt. consultancy); Trustee and Secretary 5th Camberwell Scouts | 3/4 |
1/1 | |
| Esther Thomas (SEND linked governor) | 01/09/2018 reappointed 01/09/2022 | 4 | Sponsor | Director, Achieve with Autism | 3/4 |
1/1 | |
| Jana Krouzecka Ikere | 17/09/2024 | 4 | Elected by parents | 2/4 |
1/1 | ||
| Nikki Connelly | 01/09/2024 | 4 | Elected by staff | Vice Principal Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich | 2/4 | 1/1 | |
| Theresa Blunden | 04/12/2024 | 4 | Parent Governor | Parent of student | 2/4 | 1/1 |
Governors who have resigned in the last twelve months
| Name | Date of Appointment or Reappointment | Term Of Office | Resignation Date | Appointment | Business Interest | AGB meetings attended (2024/25) |
| James Zuccolo
|
|
4 |
31/08/2025 | (Safeguarding linked governor) | Employed at the Education Policy Institute, for conduct research on education in England. |
3/4 |
