Local Advisory Board
What do we do?
The LAB has an important part to play in raising school standards through its three key roles:
- Setting strategic direction
- Ensuring accountability
- Monitoring and evaluating school performance
We have responsibility together with the leadership team for agreeing the policies for the general running of the school. Our role is crucial:
- We fulfil statutory duties to ensure that the school is a safe, healthy and an inclusive environment
- We provide support and challenge to the leadership team of the school on all issues that affect the learning and welfare of our pupils
The LAB is drawn from the staff of the school, the Local Education Authority, parents and the wider community that our school serves. The usual term of office is four years but many members of the LAB stand for re-election and serve more than one term.
Minutes of LAB meetings are available on request from the office. If you would like to contact the LAB then please e-mail info@kensington.ttlt.academy.
Who are we?
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Name |
Position
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Date of appointment / resignation / term of office |
Appointed by (Body)
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Pecuniary Interest
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Maggie Cameron-Ratchford
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Board appointed member
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18/07/17-17/07/21 | Co-opted Governor |
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Margaret has been a governor at both Kensington and Ranelagh Primary Schools, and also at Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children’s Centre. She has also worked for the Every Child a Musician programme within a number of schools. She is committed to ensuring that all children receive a broad and balanced curriculum, which places value on sport and the arts, alongside the core subjects. |
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Rashmi Makwana
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Vice Chair | 15/10/19-14/10/23 | Parent Governor | ||
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I am currently retired with 28 years experience working in the public sector working with the Metropolitan Police Service. I was part of the Senior Management team within the IT department. During my time at the MPS I have acquired a vast range of skills including IT, Management, Human Resources and Finance. I am able to deal with people of all levels and backgrounds. Whilst working I have also completed several further education courses which include a diploma in IT and Management and higher level certificates in HR. I also do voluntary work for a local charity and I am currently the assistant secretary having previously worked as the chair and treasurer. I have good interpersonal skills and able to deal with sensitive issues. Over the last 12 months I have worked as a parent governor being actively involved during term time and at meetings. I believe I have the requisite skills for this role |
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Jina Patel
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14/09/17-13/09/2021 | Co-opted Governor | |||
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Jina has worked in the Mayor’s office in the Greater London Authority (City Hall) for the past 17 years, working in the Facilities Department. Prior to this she had worked at Nat West bank for 23 years. Jina is also an extremely active volunteer and for the past 34 years has organised Gujarati schools for BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, an organisation which has 23 centres all around UK & Europe. |
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Lyn Cooke
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14/09/17-13/09/2021 | Co-opted Governor | |||
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Nalini Sureskumar
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21/02/2018-20/02/2022 | Parent Governor | Held | ||
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Jack Doyle
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01/07/2019 - 30/06/2023 | Board appointed Governor | Held | ||
| Jack Doyle is Assistant Vice President; Environmental, Social and Governance Project Manager, leading volunteer activities in EMEA for Bank of America. Prior to this he led a volunteer programme in EMEA for Northern Trust and worked as a charity of the year fundraiser at Nomura. A fundraiser for most of his career Jack worked for an number of INGOs; WaterAid, ActionAid, Farm Africa and DEC, homelessness charity Crisis and children’s charity Rays of Sunshine. Prior to this he worked in External Communications for consumer organisation Which? where he developed the Which? Awards and Which? Best Buy scheme. | |||||
| Saeema Qureshi | 04/12/2019 - 03/12/2023 | Parent Governor | |||
| Irfan Lamba | 19/03/18 - 18/03/2022 | Co-opted Governor | |||
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Ben Levinson
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Head Teacher | 30/10/14 | Co-opted Governor | ||
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Ben has been at Kensington for 5 years. He worked previously in Hackney and Enfield. Prior to becoming a teacher, Ben was a senior executive at private and third sector organisations, leading marketing teams nationally and internationally.
Ben has significant experience in leading change, transforming organisations, building productive cultures, and improving standards. He has led Kensington to its current status of a flagship school in all manner of areas from inclusion to wellbeing.
Beyond Kensington, Ben leads both assessment and safeguarding across The Tapscott Learning Trust. He is the Primary School's representative for the Local Safeguarding Children's Board; chairs the Health, Social Care and Early Help group for the secondary and primary head teachers in Newham; is a Youth Sport Trust ambassador, and sits on the NewDAy board, a government Innovation funded project looking at new approaches to support victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse. He is also currently working with the Department for Education's Workload Reduction Team. |
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Moji Omole
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Deputy Head Teacher | 30/10/14 | Associate Governor | ||
| Sarah Hope |
27/04/16-08/01/18 (Resigned) |
Parent Governor | |||
| Osman Gani | 06/03/2018 - 30/06/2019 | Co-opted Governor | |||
| Name | Type | Role | Start date | End date | Pecuniary interest form | Declared Business or financial interests |
| Mr Ben Levinson | Head Teacher |
Safeguarding Lead for TTLT Newham Primary Heads representative Local Safeguarding Children's Board and NewDAy Partnership Board. Representative on Primary Partnership Board. Assessment Lead. Youth Sport Trust Head Teacher Ambassador. |
Held |
Currently I have no financial business related involvement to the school. |
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| Mrs Jina Patel | Co-opted Governor | 04/10/2017 | 03/10/2021 | Held | Currently I have no financial business related involvement to the school. | |
| Ms Lyn Cooke | Co-opted Governor | 01/09/2017 | 31/08/2021 | Held | Currently I have no financial business related involvement to the school. | |
| Ms Margaret Cameron-Ratchford | Co-opted Governor |
Chair of Governors, Trustee of TTLT, Safeguarding Link Trustee for TTLT |
18/07/2017 | 17/07/2021 | Held | Currently I have no financial business related involvement to the school. |
| Mrs Moji Omole | Staff Governor | 12/10/2016 | 11/10/2020 | Held | Currently I have no financial business related involvement to the school. | |
| Mr Rashmi Makwana | Parent Governor |
Vice Chair, Safeguarding Link Governor |
15/10/2019 | 14/10/2023 | Held | Currently I have no financial business related involvement to the school. |
| Mrs Sarah Hope | Parent Governor | 14/10/2015 | 08/01/2018 (Resigned) | Held | Currently I have no financial business related involvement to the school. |
