The Governing Body is committed to improving the lives of children and families at Laycock. It does this by challenging and supporting the senior leaders of the school, by sitting on committees and by visiting the school. Staff, parents and community members give liberally of their time, experience and expertise to be governors.
Meet the Laycock governors:
Co Chair of Governor:
William Durham
I became a school governor at Laycock in November 2016 and assumed Co-Chair responsibilities with Sophie Harris in March 2017 following the Ofsted inspection. I have a varied background in the heritage and education sectors and currently work as the London Manager for the charity SGOSS Governors for Schools and am involved in school governance across the city.
I am a proud North Londoner and am passionate about seeing our schools continue to perform well. I enjoy my role at Laycock Primary School and take great pleasure in seeing it do well.
Please feel free to contact me via the school office if you have any questions about the work of the Governing Board as I’ll be happy to hear from you.
Co Chair Of Governor:
Mark Worrall
I became a school governor in June 2017 and am passionate about delivering an inclusive and outstanding education to all young people regardless of their circumstances. As a child I experienced first-hand the effects a poor school environment can have on life opportunities and this motivates me to want to make Laycock Primary School a place of excellence.
Authority Governor:
Ann Bradford
I was a university lecturer for 22 years , working in central London. I enjoyed my work very much and found it very rewarding. In 2016 I retired from the university and since then have tried to do more painting in my spare time. (but don’t manage to do as much painting as I thought I would, where does the time go?)
Co-Opted Governor:
Merle Mahon
I have been associated with Laycock Primary School for many years, first as a specialist speech and language therapist working with the deaf children, then as a researcher, and now as governor with responsibility for the deaf children’s provision. In my day job I am a senior lecturer and researcher at University College London, in the Language and Cognition Research Department, Faculty of Brain Sciences.
Parent Governor:
Jon Holland
I am a Parent Governor, and started in November 2016. I am a member of the Standards, Learning & Inclusion Committee, and also the Discipline, Complaints & Appeals Committee. I have a son at Laycock who is currently in Year 1. I have spent most of my career in Adult Social Care, and currently work for a charity working with homeless people in Camden.
Co-Opted Govenor:
Sophie Harris
I am a lifelong Islington resident and became a governor because of my commitment to education and wanting to be more involved in my local community. In my professional life, I work in Human Resources for a London university.
The other Governors are:
Suzanne Bate Acting Headteacher
Cara Telfer Staff Governor
Ann Mullins Co-opted
James Nadin Co-opted
Saul Heselden Co-opted
Naureen Khan Co-opted
Saru Balakrishnan Clerk
