Governance
Our chair of Governors, Emily Gill, can be contacted at the academy address: Harris Clapham Sixth Form, 73 Kings Avenue, Clapham, London, SW4 8DX.
The Chair of Governors and all governors can also be contacted via the Clerk to the Governing Body, Holly Eldridge, 0204 542 4900.
The Role of Governors
In England there are over 300,000 School/Academy Governors, who form the largest volunteer force in the country.
Members of Academy Governing Bodies work collectively to perform a strategic role and carry out various key functions, including:
- Discuss and set aims and objectives for the Academy;
- Ratify the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives;
- Approve/Agree 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.
The role of the Academy Governor is to provide challenge and support to the Principal, i.e. be a 'critical friend'.
The Governing Body of Harris Clapham Sixth Form
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 Academy Governing Body which is comprised of the Governors of the Academy. Some Governors are appointed by the Federation whilst others are elected by parents or carers of students at the Academy, or by staff. The details of the Governors at Harris Clapham Sixth Form are shown below.
- The Chair of the Academy Governing Body is Emily Gill. Ms Gill can be contacted via Harris Clapham Sixth Form's address or via the Clerk to the Governing Body
- The Safeguarding Governor is Mr Scott Bailey.
- The Clerk to the Governing Body is Ms Holly Eldridge who can be contacted on 0204 542 4900
See our governors information on the Get Information About Schools website.
The Governing Body
|
Name |
Date of Appointment |
Term of office |
Resignation date |
Appointed as |
Business and pecuniary interests |
Meetings attended 2024/25 |
| Ms Emily Gill |
01 July 2025 |
4 years | N/A |
Chair of Governing Body |
None | 3/4 |
| Mr Scott Bailey |
30 September 2025 |
4 years | N/A |
Vice Chair of Governing Body Safeguarding Governor |
None | 4/4 |
| Mr David Astin | 01 September 2025 | Ex-officio | N/A | Executive Principal | None | N/A |
| Ms Katherine Cumberbatch | 01 September 2025 | 4 years | N/A | Sponsor Governor | Harris Federation Assistant Director | N/A |
| Ms Sarah Heuston | 19 April 2022 | Ex-officio | N/A | Head of School | None | 4/4 |
| Ms Rebecca Hickey | 01 April 2022 | 4 years | N/A | Sponsor Governor |
Harris Federation Director of Secondary Education Trustee of Farmington Trust |
Governor responsibilities discharged via Federation scrutiny and monitoring |
| Ms Jennifer Hutchings | 03 March 2025 | 4 years | N/A | Sponsor Governor | None | 2/2 |
| Ms Janet Mazewski | 18 November 2024 | 4 years | N/A | Staff Governor | None | 3/3 |
|
Sir Dan Moynihan |
19 April 2021 |
4 years |
N/A |
Sponsor Governor |
CEO of Harris Federation Djanogly Academy Trust - Trustee National Institute of Teaching/School Led Development Trust - Chairman of Board of Trustees |
Governor responsibilities discharged via Federation scrutiny and monitoring |
| Mr James Richardson | 17 June 2024 | 4 years | N/A | Sponsor Governor | N/A | 3/4 |
| Ms Annabel Singh | 01 July 2024 | 4 years | N/A | Sponsor Governor | N/A | 3/4 |
| Ms Diya Verghese | 05 February 2025 | 4 years | N/A | Sponsor Governor | N/A | 2/2 |
| Mr Martin Viohl | 03 March 2025 | 4 years | N/A | Sponsor Governor | N/A | 2/2 |
| Ms Sonia Jarrin Avalos | 21 November 2025 | 4 years | N/A | Parent Governor | N/A | 0/0 |
Resigned in last 12 months:
| Name | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation | Appointed as | Business and pecuniary interests | Meetings attended 2024/25 |
| Mr James Handscombe | 19 April 2022 | 31 August 2025 | Ex-Officio | None | 4/4 |
| Ms Jacqueline Milton | 24 March 2023 | 23 March 2026 | Sponsor Governor |
Director and Company Secretary of Pulse Brands Ltd Company Secretary of MovingBeyond Ltd Luminary Ltd - Trustee |
4/4 |
Governor link responsibilities
| Governor | Link responsibility |
| Mr Scott Bailey | Safeguarding; SEND |
| Ms Diya Verghese | Careers; UCAS |
| Ms Annabel Singh | Equality |
| Mrs Jacqueline Milton | Health & Safety; Medical Needs |
| Mr James Richardson | Attendance |
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