Chair of Governors
Located in Cricklewood, North London, Mora Primary & Nursery School (Mora) is a vibrant, inclusive and welcoming school, which is well established within the local community. Children, parents and governors alike perceive Mora as a friendly and supportive extension of their family.
We are passionate about making a difference to our children’s lives: helping them to feel safe, secure and valued. We want the children or Mora to develop the skills and knowledge to understand and question their world, while respecting similarities and differences in all aspects of our diverse school.
Our vision is underpinned by our shared values of: Independence, Reflection, Collaboration, Communication, Resilience and Curiosity.
As we look to continue to develop the school and its governance, a vacancy has become available for a parent Governor to join our Governing Body. We would welcome applications for this position which would be for an initial term of four (4) years. Our Governing Board meet termly, with Committees meeting at least termly or more frequently as required. Our Governors are expected to play an active role in the school community, supporting the school leadership and teachers as necessary, and acting as Link Governors to support the curriculum. With a diverse governing board in place, specific attributes that would be sought after from applicants are:
If you are interested please send your details, including a letter / statement outlining your suitability to the position to admin@mora.brent.sch.uk
We look forward to welcoming you to our school.
The Governing Body at Mora consists of:
We currently have the following vacancies:
Below is the membership details of Mora's Governing Body
Polly Baylis, Headteacher
Jessica Feldman, Parent Governor, Chair of Governors
Barry Creasy, Co-opted Governor
Sue Lowidt, Co-opted Governor
Jessica Feldman, Parent Governor
Alex Saklow, Parent Governor
Craig Rajgopaul, Co-opted Governor
Sanjana Karnani, Local Authority Governor
Kate Bass, Staff Governor and Deputy Headteacher
Sabrina Marshall, Parent Governor
Claire Harbron, Parent Governor
Ernest Toquie, Co-opted Governor
Lucinda Hill, Co-opted Governor
Recent resignations
Fiona Ryan- Staff Governor 6/7/16
Emma Beal- Co-opted Governor 6/7/16
Tatyana Gavrilova- Parent Governor 1/11/16
Maryam Azimi- Parent Governor 20/02/17
Michael Blake- Co-opted Governor 22/9/17
Fatima Khan- LA Governor 4/10/2017
Sarah Dent- Parent Governor 4/05/18
Siobhan Perth - Co-opted Governor 12/18
Nihal Haria-Shah- Co-opted Governor 20/03/2019
Ruth Samways- Staff Governor 09/09/2019
David Mason - Parent Governor, Vice Chair of Governors 04/01/2020
Basma Yaslem, Parent Governor 05/01/20
Alex Haslam, Co-Opted Governor 03/06/20
Simon Hay, Parent Governor 08/22
Staffing and Pay Committee – S&P
Finance and Buildings Committee – F&B
Achievement and Standards Committee – A&S
Full Governors Meeting - FGM
Title | First Name | Surname | F&B 28/09/2022 | S&P 03/10/2022 | A&S 17/10/2022 | FGB 14/11/2022 | F&B 14/12/2022 | S&P 01/02/2023 | F&B 23/02/2023 | A&S 13/03/2023 | FGB 20/03/2023 | S&P 03/05/2023 | F&B 15/05/2023 | FGB 24/05/2023 | FGB 26/06/2023 |
Parent Governor | Sabrina | Marshall | |||||||||||||
Co-opted Gov. | Lucinda | Hill | |||||||||||||
Headteacher | Polly | Bayliss | |||||||||||||
Staff Governor | Katarina | Bass | |||||||||||||
Co-opted Gov. | Barry | Creasy | |||||||||||||
Co-opted Gov. | Sue | Lowidt | |||||||||||||
Co-opted Gov. | Ernest | Toquie | |||||||||||||
Co-opted Gov. | Craig | Rajgopaul | |||||||||||||
Parent Governor | Jessica | Feldman | |||||||||||||
Parent Governor | Alex | Saklow | |||||||||||||
Local Authority Governor | Sanjana | Karnani | |||||||||||||
Parent Governor | Claire | Harbron |