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 Fordyce Gray, Clerk to the Governing Body c.fordycegray@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 | Full Governing Body Meetings attended 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Dan Moynihan |
02 July 2024 02 July 2020 |
4 years | CEO - Harris Federation | CEO of Harris Federation | Visits discharged through Federation monitoring |
| Ms Rebecca Hickey | 29 March 2022 | 4 years | Director of Secondary - Harris Federation | Harris Federation Director of Secondary Education Trustees Farmington Trust | Visits discharged through Federation monitoring |
| Mr Oliver Barnes |
02 July 2024 02 July 2020 |
4 years | Sponsor Governor Chair of Governors Safeguarding & Medical needs Governor | None | FGB 3/4 |
| Mr Andrew Gibson |
02 July 2024 02 July 2020 |
4 years | Sponsor Governor Equalities Governor | None | FGB 4/4 |
| Mrs Beth Hocking |
02 July 2024 02 July 2020 |
4 years | Sponsor Governor | Director of Ave Accounting & Valuation Experts | FGB 4/4 |
| Mr Cameron Thompson |
25 March 2025 25 March 2021 |
4 years | Sponsor Governor | None | FGB 4/4 |
| Ms Katherine Cumberbatch | 01 May 2022 | 4 years | Sponsor Governor | Assistant Director of Harris Federation | Visits discharged through Federation monitoring |
| Mr James Handscombe | 01 September 2023 | 4 years | Sponsor Governor | Executive Principal | Monitoring duties discharged through Federation responsibilities |
|
Ms Zoe French |
07 March 2025 | 4 years | Sponsor Governor | None | FGB 1/1 |
|
Mr David Astin |
01 September 2025 | 4 years | Executive Principal | None | FGB 0/0 |
| Aayush Sonthalia | 01 September 2025 | 4 Years | Sponsor Governor | None | N/A |
|
Florence Adler |
19 January 2026 | 4 Years | Sponsor Governor | None | N/A |
| Kiran Burra | 20 April 2026 | 4 Years | Sponsor Governor | None | N/A |
Past governors
| Name | Date of Appointment | Date of Resignation | Term of Office | Appointed as | Business and Pecuniary Interests | Full Governing Body Meetings attended 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Groves | 01 May 2025 | 31 August 2025 | Ex Officio | Executive Principal | None | N/A |
| Mr John Walter | 02 July 2024 | 15 April 2026 | 4 Years | Sponsor Governor | None | 3/4 |
| Ms Nadine Jenoure | 07 February 2022 | 07 February 2026 | 4 Years | Parent Governor | None | 2/4 |
Our full governing body meets four times per year. Please see our Governance information via Get Information about Schools here.
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