GOVERNORS

Governors are an integral part of the leadership of any school but understandably few people really know who we are or what we are meant to do. The purpose of the Governing Body is to provide confident, strategic leadership and to create robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance.

Their role includes helping the staff with strategic planning for the school and acting as ‘critical friends’ to help ensure we are making the most of the opportunities each child gets in the school.

Governors are drawn from various places. Some, the Foundation governors, are drawn from various church circles both St Anne’s as well as St James’ Piccadilly . They are responsible for maintaining the foundation aims of the school to provide an education with not just an academic but a moral and spiritual framework for children from a wide variety of backgrounds.

The local authority appoints some governors too, while still others are elected by the parents and have to be parents of pupils at the school. Governors bring a range of experience and skills and knowledge of the school.

The Governing Body has three core functions:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• Holding the headteacher and senior leaders to account for the educational performance of Soho Parish Primary School and its pupils as well as the performance management of staff
• Overseeing the school's financial performance and making sure its money is well spent

The full list of Governors:

            John Ong - Chair (Foundation LDBS)

            Revd Simon Buckley - Vice Chair (Ex-Officio - St Anne's Soho)

            Alix Ascough - Executive Headteacher 

            Oliver Knight - Head of School

            Peter Rutter - Chair of Resources Committee (Local Authority)

            Caroline Ryder (Foundation PCC - St Margaret's  Westminster Deanery)

            Harry Iggulden (Parent Governor)

            Nat Damon - Chair of Standards, Achievement & Well-being Committee (Foundation St Anne's PCC)

            Sharon Burns (Staff Governor)

            Idris Alimi-Omidiora (Foundation LDBS)

            Peter Couch (Parent Governor)

            Joe Dolman (Foundation St James's PCC)

            Elizabeth Gallagher (Foundation St James's PCC) 

The chair of governors can be contacted at chair@sohoparish.co.uk or via the school office.