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Local Advisory Board

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Each school within the Primary Advantage Federation has a Local Advisory Board that meets regularly to support the Headteacher and Executive Principal in making strategic decisions that will improve outcomes for pupils. The Local Advisory Board meet regularly to support and challenge the school to continue to provide children with a high quality education.

They look at outcomes for all pupils across our schools and look at how well our children are doing compared to children nationally. They also receive finance reports, health and safety reports, curriculum reports and help the school to make decisions that will benefit our school community. Our Local Advisory Boards are made up of Staff, Parent and Community Members.

 

The St John & St James’ C of E Primary School LAB works with the Headteacher and the school leadership team to help provide the best opportunities for all SJSJ pupils.

The specific responsibilities of the Local Advisory Board include:

  • Working with the Headteacher to set the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction;
  • Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

We are proactively and enthusiastically involved in the life of the school and meet regularly both as a central governing board and through committees that are responsible for overseeing key areas of the school. Individual governors also act as link governors working with members of staff to focus on specific aspects of the school.

The Governors can be contacted via email on governors@primaryadvantage.hackney.sch.uk

 

St John & St James’ C of E LAB Attendance Record 2021-22

NAME LAB 1

December 2021

LAB 2

March 2022

LAB 3

July 2022

Jo Smith
Headteacher
Yes Yes Yes
Donna Thomas
LAB Chair
Yes Yes Yes
Grace Gladstone
Staff Member
No Yes Yes
Mark Nelson
Parent Governor
Yes No No
Christina Mackenzie Yes No No
Thomas Fitzmaurice No Yes Yes
Adeola Olukosi Yes Yes Yes
Emma James n/a Yes No

 

St John & St James’ C of E LAB Business & Pecuniary Interest Information

The decision-making processes of the Local Advisory Board should be conducted, and seen to be conducted, in an objective and unbiased manner. The LAB and school staff have a responsibility to avoid any conflict between business and personal interests and the interests of the school. To help put this duty into practice and to meet legal requirements, all maintained schools maintain a register of pecuniary and business interests. The register will ensure that governors’ and associate members personal interests do not unfairly prejudice, influence or conflict with school’s decision making processes.

NAME BUSINESS/PERSONAL INTEREST DECLARED DATE FORM COMPLETED
Sian Davies
Executive Principal
Member of NAHT. September 2021
Jo Smith
Headteacher
Husband is a headteacher in another local authority primary school.
Daughter’s attend SJSJ (Year 3).
September 2021
Donna Thomas
LAB Chair
Employed by London Borough of Hackney education services as a senior officer on the leadership team. December 2021
Grace Gladstone
Staff Member
None. September 2021
Mark Nelson
Parent Governor
Son’s attend SJSJ (Reception and Year 2).
Local Church of England Priest.
December 2021
Christina Mackenzie Son attends SJSJ (Year 2). December 2021
Thomas Fitzmaurice None. December 2021
Adeola Olukosi None. December 2021
Emma James Teacher in another LA. December 2021

 

The SJSJ LAB

  • Jo Smith

    Headteacher - St John and St James
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  • Donna Thomas

    Local Authority Governor, Safeguarding Link Governor, Chair of St John & St James Local Advisory Board
    Donna has been a local authority governor on Primary Advantage Federation governing body since 2011 and she has been the Chair of St John and St James local advisory board since 2016. Donna works for London Borough of Hackney Education Department within the Early Years...
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  • Tom Fitzmaurice

    St John & St James Local Advisory Board Member
    Tom works for Seedrs with small businesses that are looking for investment to help them grow. That work has included some education businesses. He’s also worked on strategy for school chains and for the Inns of Courts responsible for training barristers in the UK in regards to...
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  • Rev. Mark Nelson

    St John & St James Local Advisory Board Member
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  • Adeola Olukosi

    St John & St James Local Advisory Board Member
    Adeola grew up in Haringey and Hackney and is a prescribing advisor who works for Hackney CCG. She qualified from Kings College London in 2013 as a Master of Pharmacy with First Class Honours. She has experience as a clinical pharmacist within secondary and primary...
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  • Christina Mackenzie

    St John & St James Local Advisory Board Member
    Christina is a central part of the church community and involved with various groups run by the church. Of recent she attended ‘hey baby’ (with her youngest) the Monday playgroup for local parents and kids run by the church, where she loves to connect with...
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  • Grace Gladstone

    Grace has been employed at SJSJ since September 2012 where she completed her NQT induction year with us after completing a short period of training with us in the previous year. Since then Grace has continued to be a valued member of the school staff...
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St John and St James C of E Primary School,
Isabella Road,
Hackney
E9 6DX

Tel: 020 8985 2045
Fax: 020 8985 5768
Email: office@johnjames.hackney.sch.uk

Executive Principal: Sian Davies
Headteacher: Joanne Smith

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