School Governors

Our governors are at the heart of how the school operates, they use their knowledge and expertise to provide guidance, support and challenge to school leaders, leading to high standards in all areas of school's work

If you want to contact any governor on the board, this must be done through the Chair of Governors by leaving a message or a letter at the school office.

The Role of the Governing Body All maintained schools in England have a governing board which is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of the school. A key role is to act as a ‘critical friend’: to support, to challenge, and to ask questions. The governing board works in close partnership with the Interim Executive Headteacher and the Local Authority to ensure the school functions well and offers a strong provision for the education of the children it serves. Membership of the governing board includes parents, teaching staff and representatives from the local community and the Local Authority. The governing board has a range of powers and duties laid down by various Education Acts. In the main, these responsibilities relate to:
  • Setting targets and promoting high standards of educational achievement for all pupils
  • Setting the strategic framework within which the school operates
  • Management of the school’s budget
  • Ensuring that the curriculum for the school is broad and balanced and accessible to all pupils
Governors adopt, review and monitor a range of statutory policies that govern the operation of the school. These policies can be found on this website. Governors discharge the above responsibilities through two formal governing board meetings each term. In addition, they make termly visits during the school day to monitor the impact of school improvement priorities. Minutes of meetings are agreed and approved by the board at its next meeting. Minutes are available on request once they have been approved. Please contact the school administration team. A number of governors also have responsibilities for specific areas within the school. The Terms of Reference outline the specific responsibilities of the governing body.
Instrument of Government The instrument of government is the document that records the name of the school and the constitution of its governing board. Instrument of Government – Ealing Bridges Federation.
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Skills required of school governors The National Governance Association (NGA) has published a list of skills required for school governance. An individual governor is not expected to have all the skills listed in the audit, but they should be covered across the governing body:
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Governors Register of Interests

Governors have a legal duty to act in the best interest of the school. Where there are personal or financial interests, which may conflict with this duty, they must identify, prevent and record the conflict. Governors must not be involved in discussions or vote on matters to which their conflict relates. At Durdan’s Park, governors review a register of interests at the start of every meeting. Governors also declare personal or other interests which might be a potential source of conflict. Please click on the link below for the most up to date register of business interests.
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Meet The Governors

Parent Governors

Name: Harwinder Kaur

Date of Appointment: 20th November 2023
Term of office: 4 years
Category of Governor: Parent Governor

Name: Navneet Kaur

Date of Appointment: 5th May 2026
Term of office: 4 years
Category of Governor: Parent Governor

Staff Governors

Name: Helen Rai
Date of Appointment: 2nd June 2014
Term of office: on-going
Category of Governor: Staff Governor/Headteacher

Name: Thomas Kelly
Date of Appointment: 31st August 2023
Term of office: 4 years
Category of Governor: Staff Governor
Link Governor: Health & Safety

Co-opted Governors

Name: Simon Prebble
Date of Appointment: 31st August 2023
Term of office: 4 years
Category of Governor: Chair of Governors – Co-opted
Link Governor for: Equalities

Name: Neil Dhayatker
Date of Appointment: 31st August 2023
Term of office: 4 years
Category of Governor: Vice Chair – Co-opted
Link Governor: Business

Name: Vinothikaa Thavabalasandran
Date of Appointment: 31st August 2023
Term of office: 4 years
Category of Governor: Co-opted
Link Governor: Safeguarding

Name: Yasodara Selvarajah
Date of Appointment: 31st August 2023
Term of office: 4 years
Category of Governor: Co-opted
Link Governor:

Name: Karmjit Mangat
Date of Appointment: 31st August 2023
Term of office: 4 years
Category of Governor: Co-opted
Link Governor: SEND

Name: Tobi Obitayo
Date of Appointment: 28th November 2023
Term of office: 4 years
Category of Governor: Co-opted

Name: Guneet Singh Malik
Date of appointment: 16th September 2025
Term of office: 4 years
Category of Governor: Co-opted
Link Governor: Safeguarding

Name: Alisha Dsouza

Date of Appointment: 1st January 2026
Term of office: 4 years

Local Authority/Citizen Governor

Name: Scarlett Szeto
Date of Appointment: 31st August 2023
Term of office: 4 years
Category of Governor: Local Authority/Citizen Governor
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Please see below for governor attendance for the academic year 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025

Governor17/09/202426/11/202404/02/202525/03/202506/05/202501/07/2025
Simon Prebble – ChairAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttended
Dean Horridge – Vice ChairAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedN/A resignedN/A resigned
Helen Rai – Executive HeadteacherAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttended
Neil Dhayatker – Co-opted GovernorAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedApologies authorisedAttended
Thomas Kelly – Staff GovernorAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttended
Karmjit Mangat – Co-opted GovernorAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttended
Tobi –Obitayo – Co-opted GovernorAttendedAttendedAttendedApologies authorisedAttendedAttended
Yasodora Selvarajah – Co-opted  GovernorAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedApologies authorised
Roop Bhinder – Co-opted GovernorAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedApologies authorised
Vino Thavabalasandran Co-opted GovernorAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttended
Scarlett Szeto – LA GovernorAttendedApologies authorisedApologies authorisedAttendedAttendedAttended
Haris Sheikh – Parent GovernorAttendedAbsentAbsentN/A resignedN/A resignedN/A resigned
Harwinder Kaur – Parent GovernorAttendedAttendedApologies authorisedAttendedAbsentAttended
Alisha DesouzaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AAttended

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