Our Governors
Governor Visits to School
From time to time our school Governors make visits to school to help us to evaluate our provision.
There are various categories of governors – Foundation, Local Education Authority, London Diocese, Parent-Governor, Staff Governor and Associate Members. Overall we meet regularly to ensure that the school’s objectives are being fulfilled and that high standards in all areas are maintained.
For the academic Year 2016-17, no governors have declared any conflict of interest.
There are various categories of governors – Foundation, Local Education Authority, London Diocese, Parent-Governor, Staff Governor and Associate Members. Overall we meet regularly to ensure that the school’s objectives are being fulfilled and that high standards in all areas are maintained.
For the academic Year 2016-17, no governors have declared any conflict of interest.
Parent Governor Elections Information
Please find information and an application below for the role of parent governor. The application for this position has now closed.
| vacancy_letter_120917.pdf |
| vacancy_letter_120917.docx |
| parent_governor_nomination.docx |
Our Governing BodyMs B Simpson (Headteacher)
Rachael Newberry (Co-Chair of Governors) Joel Wolchover (Co-chair of Governors) Marianne Jenkins (Vice-chair of Governors) Reverend Will Leaf (Vice-chair of Governors) Andrew Moss Chris Ampofo Kwamena Duker Ralph Cator Dan Brandt (Dr) Peter Southwood 
Mr Joel Wolchover joined the Governing body in January 2016. In September he bacame co-chair of the governing body. He was elected as a parent governor. Joel has 3 children in the school
Marianne Jenkins is a foundation governor representing St Mark's Church. She is Vice-Chair of governors. She has worked in the UK feature film industry for the last 25 years, completing, most recently, a near two year stint as the unit production manager on Justice League. She also works as Warner Bros. post production executive for the UK and Europe. She has two children at the school and a third now at secondary school.
Mr Kwamena Duker became staff governor in September 2015. He sits on the Teaching and Learning Committee. Kwamena is a Year 4 teacher at the school.
Kwamena's term of office as staff governor comes to an end on 01/09/18. 
Mr Andrew Moss is a Local Authority appointed governor. He is the vice-chair.
Andrew is a former broadcast journalist and City-trained lawyer with nearly 20 years' experience in sports and media. As well as deals for Formula 1 drivers, he has looked after the international broadcast deals for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Sky JV broadcaster Arts+Entertainment (The History Channel, CI & Lifetime). More recently, Andrew has helped set up GKP, a full service PR agency specialising in education. You’ll often see Andrew in his high-vis bike gear in the playground dropping off Toby (Year 6) and Phoebe (Year 2). Less well known is that Andrew used to be a football commentator on Capital Gold Radio – one of Jonathan Pearce’s roving reporters. It’s been said he has the perfect face for radio! Andrew's term of office as a LA governor comes to an end on 08/02/18. Mr Chris Ampofo is a Foundation Governor representing St Marks Church.
For 20 years Chris has been a director of a company that (accommodates ,supports and) mentors young people on their journey to improve their life skills in order to live independently. Chris is a member of the Resources Committee. Chris is a former professional footballer and now a Uefa B qualified football coach. His link subject at the school is PE. Chris is Chair of Brent Schools Football Association and supports the Brent district representative teams. Chris has three children at Princess Frederica. Chris' term of office as a Foundation Governor comes to an end on 12/05/17. 
In the 2014-15 academic year we sadly lost our longest standing member of the governors, Mr Malcolm Winterburn. He sat on the Resources Committee and the Teaching and Learning Committee during his time as governor.
Ms Cathy Hardie resigned her post as a governor during the summer term, due to exciting new commitments. We thank her for her time as governor and wish her every success for future ventures. |
Dr Rachael Newberry is a Deanery Synod Governor representing St Martin's Church. She is Co-chair of the governors, Chair of the Teaching and Learning Committee and also sits on the Admissions Committee. Rachael has a background in Higher Education and teaches in the Department of Theatre and Performance at Goldsmiths College. She is also a Trustee of the Friends of Kensal Rise Library.
Rachael's term of office as a governor comes to an end on 07/12/19. 
Reverend Will Leaf moved to Kensal Rise with his family in the summer of 2016 and is vicar at St Mark’s Church. He is Vice-Chair of the governing body. He has three children at Princess Frederica. The Fred’s children know him as Reverend Will and see him (and Reverend Graham from St Martin’s) each week for assemblies.
Will has been ordained in the Church of England since 2010, ministering in London for all of that time. Before ordination he worked in the recruitment industry for 10 years. He is also a qualified maths teacher. Will is the link governor for RE and sits on the resources committee. 
Mr Ralph Cator has been a governor since January 2015. He is a LDBS governor, representing St Martin's Church. Ralph co-chairs the Resources Committee. Ralph is Director of a financial services company and is a Trustee of a number of charitable trusts. He has two school age children at Princess Frederica.
Ralph's term of office as St Mark's church representative governor, comes to an end on 01/03/19. 
Mr Dan Brandt joined the governing body in January 2015. He is a foundation governor representing St Martin’s Church and also sits on the Teaching and Learning committee. He is currently Senior Housemaster at Highgate School, where he teaches Geography and is also heavily involved in the planning of educational trips and visits. He is qualified mountain leader and his personal interests very much lie in the outdoors. Dan has two young daughters.
Dan's term of office as a Foundation Governor comes to an end on 01/03/19. 
(Dr) Peter Southwood was appointed on 15 May 2017 as an ex officio Foundation Governor by the Archdeacon of Northolt at the request of the Vicar of St Martin’s Church, Revd Graham Noyce. He has been a Reader (Licensed Lay Minister) In St Martin’s since September 1999.
Peter works part-time as Bursar in the Parish of Old St Pancras in Camden. He is also a consultant on the direction of conflicts towards peace or war due to his background in Peace Studies. He helped set up the International Peace Project2000, an educational charity, which is focused on educating children and young people on ‘Peace and the New Constitution’ in Zimbabwe. Currently Peter is a member of the Teaching and Learning Committee and is shadowing the role of Safeguarding Link Governor. |
Please see the document below for more information on the governing body.
| pf_gb_membership.pdf |
| pf_governor_attendance__2016-17.pdf |
| pf_gb_oct_17.pdf |