Governance & Scheme of Delegation (Academies)

Across England, there are over 300,000 school/academy Governors, who form the largest volunteer force in the country.

Members of Chobham Academy’s 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 its set aims and objectives

Finally the role of the Academy Governor is to be a source of challenge and support to the Principal, i.e. a 'critical friend’.

We're fortunate to have an active Governing Body, who take a strategic role in ensuring the Academy provides the best possible provision for our learners.

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The Governing Body of Chobham Academy

Chobham Academy is operated by the Harris Federation, a charity with a long and outstanding track record in education, on behalf of the Chobham Academy trust (see below). You can click here to read more about the Harris Federation. Click here to view the Harris Federation Governance and Scheme of Delegation.

Chobham Academy is accountable to the Academy Governing Body and is independent from the Local Authority. The Governing Body is responsible for the setting, and subsequent monitoring of targets to be achieved over time.

The Academy Governing Body includes representation from staff and parents, as well as our Sponsor Governors, representing the Harris Federation.

The Chair of the Academy Governing Body is Mr Edward Falzon who can be contacted via the Clerk at the Academy's postal address: Chobham Academy, 40 Cheering Lane, Newham, London, E20 1BD.

The Clerk to the Governing Body is Ms A Parry who can be contacted via ClerkToGovernors@chobhamacademy.org.uk

The Link Governor for Safeguarding is Ms Gillian Budd, who can be contacted via the Clerk.

A full list of Governors as of 1st October 2024 can be found on the Get Information about Schools page, summarised below:

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	Start Date	Resignation Date (if applicable)	Appointed as	Term of Office	Business Interests	Charities and Public Appointments	Number of Full Governing Body Meetings Attended 2023-24
Mr Edward Falzon	30/09/21	N/A	Chair of Governors Literacy Governor SEND Governor	4 Years	Sponsor Governor, Harris Academy Greenwich and Harris Academy Garrard	Vice President - Greenwich and Bexley Credit Union - July 2021	4/4
Ms Francesca Perry	01/07/23	N/A	Ex-Officio	4 Years	None	None	4/4
Ms Lisa Kattenhorn	18/10/24	01/06/25 (intermin period ended)	Ex-Officio (Interim)	4 Years	None	Executive Principal Harris Science Academy East London	N/A
Ms Gillian Budd	01/04/25	N/A	Vice-Chair of Governors Sponsor Governor Safeguarding Governor Medical Needs Governor	4 Years	Teach First Employee	Employee of Teach First; trustee of Hampstead Theatre; Trustee of RNID; Trustee of Sharegift	4/4
Ms Rebecca Hickey	01/04/22	N/A	Sponsor Governor	4 Year	Harris Federation Director of Secondary Education	Trustee of Farmington Trust	Visits discharged through Federation monitoring
Mr Christopher Everitt	01/04/25	N/A	Sponsor Governor	4 Years	Assistant Director, Harris Federation Secondary Education	None	Visits discharged through Federation monitoring
Sir Daniel Moynihan	01/04/25	N/A	Sponsor Governor	4 Years	CEO of Harris Federation	Harris Federation Trustee; Djanogly Academy Trust  Trustee;	Visits discharged through Federation monitoring
Mr Burphy Zumu	20/05/21	N/A	Sponsor Governor Sixth Form Governor	4 Years	Company Director at ClearView Research Limited	Trustee - Switchback	4/4
Mr Robert Newman	25/06/22	02/09/24	Sponsor Governor	4 Years	Full time employed as Director of Public Affairs by Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA)	Trustee at Swindon City of Sanctuary	3/4
Ms Jasmine Okoye	01/09/23	N/A	Sponsor Governor Health & Safety Governor	4 Years	None	None	4/4
Ms Danna Gleeson	29/09/22	N/A	Staff Governor	4 Years	None	None	3/4
Mr Vasco Oliveira	29/09/22	31/05/24	Staff Governor	4 Years	None	None	2/4
Ms Kamella Dorsett	01/09/24	N/A	Sponsor Governor Equalities Governor	4 Years	None	None	3/4
Mr Mauricio Lach	01/09/22	N/A	Secondary Parent Governor  OPAL Governor	4 Years	None	None	4/4
Mr Bakari Ukuu	17/06/24	N/A	Sponsor Governor Attendance Governor	4 Years	None	None	N/A
Mr Jacob Rix	23/09/24	N/A	Sponsor Governor EFYS Governor	4 Years	None	None	N/A
Ms Natasha Rajput	23/09/24	N/A	Sponsor Governor Careers Governor	4 Years	None	None	N/A
Ms Rosie Hardie	29/01/25	N/A	Staff Governor	4 Years	None	None	N/A
Ms Alice Hodgson	01/04/21	N/A	Joint Head of School - Primary	4 Years	None	None	1/4
Ms Elin Gardner	01/04/21	N/A	Joint Head of School - Primary	4 Years	None	None	1/4
Mr Simon Carrasco	01/09/22	N/A	Head of School - Secondary	4 Years	None	None	1/4
Ms Johanna Kolerski Bezerra	29/01/25	N/A	Primary Parent Governor	4 Years	None	None	N/A
Ms Diane Leung	31/03/25	N/A	Sponsor Governor	4 Years	None	None	N/A

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Lord Harris of Peckham (Lead Sponsor for Harris Federation):

"I believe that a good education is the most important start in life we can give young people and our intention is that when all students leave, they will be well prepared to succeed in the world – in whatever walk of life they choose."

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Parent Governors are the main point of contact for parents and can be reached at ClerkToGovernors@chobhamacademy.org.uk, with subject “FAO Parent Governors”.

To contact Edward Falzon, the Chair of Governors, please email the Academy at ClerkToGovernors@chobhamacademy.org.uk, with subject “FAO Mr Edward Falzon”.