Meryfield Primary School
Believe and Achieve
Meet the Governors
Meet the Governors
The Meryfield Governing Body has delegated responsibilities and accountabilities from the Agora Learning Partnership Board of Trustees. Our role is to steer, challenge and support the School leadership and contribute to the success of Meryfield. In addition, we recommend and contribute to the work of the Agora Learning Partnership, benefiting all the academies across the Trust.
| Governor Name | Category | Responsibilities | Term of Office | Business Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cherylan Martindale | Trustee Nominee | Chair of AGB
| 09/2020-08/2024 | None |
| Alexandra Gage | Headteacher | All working parties | 09/2021- 08/2025 | None |
| Malcolm Strack | Trustee Nominee | Premises Health & Safety Pupil Premium Looked After Children | 09/2021- 08/2025 | None |
Kartik Kumar/ Soheil Akbary | Co-opted Parent representative | Joint Vice Chair of AGB | 09/2020-08/2024 02/2022-01/2026 |
None Parent of child at school |
| Nicole Richer | Trustee Nominee | Teaching and Learning | 09/2020- 08/2024 | None |
| Kartik Kumar | Co-opted | Safeguarding | 09/2020- 08/2024 | None |
Andrew Penn | Teacher representative- DHT | AGB | 04/2023-03/2027 | None |
Tracey Barnes | Support Staff representative | AGB | 09/2021- 08/2025 | None |
| Soheil Akbary | Co-opted | Finance | 02/2022 - 01/2026 | Parent of child at school |
| Kemi Omijeh | Parent representative | Attendance | 02/2023-01/2027 | Parent of child at school |
| Emma Sherling | Co-opted | SEN | 03/2024- 02/2028 | None |
Previous Governors
| Governor Name | Category | Committee's/ Responsibilities | Term of office |
| Dorothy Dear | Trustee nominee | Vice Chair | 09/19- 08/23 |
| Moira McCarthy | Teacher representative | AGB | 02/2021-12/2022 |
| Rosalyn Newmark | Co-opted | AGB | 09/2021- 12/2021 |
| Sinthuja Sharma-Chong | Parent representative | AGB | 10/2021 - 12/2021 |
| Jackie Gaitley | Support Staff representative | Support Staff representative | 09/2017-08/2021 |
| Brenda Lockley | Teacher representative | AGB & Attendance | 09/2017 - 10/2020 |
| Russell Scott | Parent Governor | 02/2019 - 02/2020 | |
| Nicky Henson | Parent Governor | Premises | 08/2014 - 07/2018 |
| Erica Cook | Office Manager of Meryfield | Finance | 09/2017- 01/2021 |
| John Cooper | Trustee Nominee | Chair | 09/2017-08/2021 |
| Kika Philippou | Parent representative | AGB | 10/2021 - 11/2022 |
| Laura Edgar | Associate member | AGB | 09/2017 11/2022 |
| Nick Busfield Birch | Co-opted Governor | Finance and GDPR | 02/2023-07/2024 |