William Ellis School is a foundation school and a voluntary aided school within the local education authority of the London Borough of Camden. This means that the charitable Birkbeck and William Ellis Schools Trust owns a long lease on the land and appoints a majority of the governors – the “Foundation governors”.
The purpose of Governing Body is to lead the strategic development of the school and to promote high standards of educational achievement at the school.
The governing body has a strong focus on three core strategic functions:
The Governing Body monitors the implementation of standards and our policies through the committee structure set out below; conducts appeals; appoints senior staff; and makes serious disciplinary decisions.
The Governing Body was reconstituted in October 2023. The Governing Body consists of:
The term of office for all governors is four years.
WHO ARE THE GOVERNORS? |
|
---|---|
Chair of Governors: |
Mrs Sophie Jenkins |
Vice Chair: |
Ms Selina Skipwith |
Foundation Governors: |
Mr Sean Harford Mrs Sophie Jenkins (P) Ms Mona Kadhum (Birkbeck) Mr Daniel Needleman Mr Hugh Matheson (P) Mrs Nicola Sinclair Ms Selina Skipwith |
Parent Governors: |
Mr Carlton Hood (P) Prof Jelke Boesten (P) |
LA Governor: |
Mr Hanad Mohamed |
Headteacher: |
Ms Izzy Jones (S) |
(P) parent of current student, (S) member of staff
The Governing Body has two permanent committees:
Sub-committees deal with admissions, appointments, appeals, staff pay and curriculum complaints
Individual governors hold specific responsibilities:
To contact the school governors, please email:
jenkins@williamellis.camden.sch.uk and please put "FAO Chair of Governors" in the subject line