Governance
Our Chair of Governors, Oliver Barnes, can be contacted via the academy address at Harris Clapham, 33 Clarence Avenue, SW4 8LD.
All governors, including the Chair, can be contacted via our Chair of Governors, Clair Standing, Clerk to the Governing Body c.standing@harrisclapham.org.uk.
What do governors do?
The Governing Body is responsible, with the Principal, for setting and monitoring the educational direction of the Academy and the targets to be achieved over time. Some Governors are appointed by the Federation whilst others are elected by parents/guardians of students at the Academy, or by staff.
The Academy is a member of the Harris Federation. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Harris Federation (find out more about the Federation governance and scheme of delegation), but much of the work of the Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body (the Governors of the Academy).
See our governors information on the Get Information About Schools website.
Who are our governors?
Our governors and the areas for which they have particular responsibility are shown below.
|
Name |
Date of Appointment |
Term of Office |
Appointed as |
Business and Pecuniary Interests |
Links/Areas of Interest |
Full Governing Body Meetings attended 2025/26 |
|
Florence Adler |
19/01/2026 |
18/01/2030 |
Sponsor Governor |
None |
Behaviour |
2/2 |
|
David Astin |
01/09/2025 |
|
Ex-Officio |
Harris Federation - Executive Principal |
|
4/4 |
|
Oliver Barnes |
02/07/2020 |
31/08/2028 |
Chair of Governors |
None |
Safeguarding; Medical needs Governor; Attendance; English |
4/4 |
|
Kiran Burra |
20/04/2026 |
19/04/2030 |
Sponsor Governor |
None |
Enrichment; Careers |
1/1 |
|
Katherine Cumberbatch |
01/05/2022 |
30/04/2030 |
Sponsor Governor |
Harris Federation - Assistant Director |
|
Visits discharged through Federation monitoring |
|
Zoe French |
07/03/2025 |
06/03/2029 |
Sponsor Governor |
None |
Humanities; Art; Music; Design Technology |
3/4 |
|
Andrew Gibson |
02/07/2020 |
01/07/2028 |
Sponsor Governor |
None |
Equalities; Behaviour |
3/4 |
|
James Handscombe |
01/09/2023 |
31/08/2027 |
Sponsor Governor |
Harris Federation - Executive Principal |
|
Visits discharged through Federation monitoring |
|
Rebecca Hickey |
29/03/2022 |
28/03/2030 |
Sponsor Governor |
Trust Member of Farmington Institute since February 2022 Director of Secondary - Harris Federation |
|
Visits discharged through Federation monitoring |
|
Beth Hocking |
02/07/2020 |
01/07/2028 |
Sponsor Governor |
None |
PSRHE; SEND; Sixth Form |
3/4 |
|
Daniel Moynihan |
02/07/2020 |
01/07/2028 |
Sponsor Governor |
Harris Federation - CEO Trustee - NIOT 01/2022
|
|
Visits discharged through Federation monitoring |
|
Jenny Rose |
02/10/2025 |
|
Ex-Officio |
|
|
2/2 |
|
Cameron Thompson |
25/03/2021 |
24/03/2029 |
Sponsor Governor |
None |
Quality of Education; Curriculum |
2/4 |
Past governors
|
Aayush Sonthalia |
01/09/2025 |
Stepped Down 22/09/2026 |
Sponsor Governor |
None |
4/4 |
|
|
Nadine Jenoure |
07/02/2023 |
Stepped down 06/02/2026 |
Parent Governor |
|
|
2/2 |
|
John Walter |
02/07/2020 |
Stepped Down 15/04/2026 |
Sponsor Governor |
|
SEND |
0/3 |
Our full governing body meets four times per year. Please see our Governance information via Get Information about Schools here.
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