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Our Governors

The Governing Board at Vaughan Primary School want all our young learners to develop to their full potential both academically and socially, so that they become responsible and caring citizens in their later lives.

The role of the Governors’ is to work closely with the Headteacher and leadership team to provide the very best education for all Vaughan.  We are responsible for monitoring and evaluating the performance and effectiveness of the school, for ensuring that the budget is managed prudently and for supporting our excellent team of staff.

We offer a broad and balanced curriculum and aim for enjoyment in learning.  Staff are experienced and dedicated and work in partnership with parents and children.  At the heart of all we do is the current and future wellbeing of our learners, ensuring they have access to an enriched education and the opportunities they deserve.

Ms Nerys Anthony (Chair)

Term of Office: 13/07/2021 - 12/07/2025
Category: Parent Governor
Appointed by:  Parents
Business & Financial Interests n/a
Governance Roles in other Institutions None
Material Interests None
Post(s) held:

Chair. Performance Management

I am proud to have served as a Parent Governor at Vaughan Primary School since 2017. For the last few years I have been privileged to hold the Chair position. As a mum of three, with all my children receiving the foundations of their education at Vaughan I value the opportunity that being a Governor allows me – to give back to my local community.

I work full time as an Executive Director at a national children’s charity. I oversee safeguarding, national operations and work to improve and change the systems that exist to support children in our society but so often create more issues than good. The Governor role allows me to draw on my skills, experience and knowledge generated from years of public service for the benefit of the school and education of our pupils.

 

Mr Ashish Aggarwal

Term of Office: 07/12/2021 - 06/12/2025
Category: Co-Opted Governor 
Appointed by:  Governing Body
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions Co-opted Governor at The Harefield Academy 
Material Interests None
Post(s) held: Key Lead for Finance, Premises, and Personnel. Performance Management.  Sports Premium.

I have been a co-opted Governor at Vaughan Primary School since December 2021 and currently hold the Health & Safety link role. My daughter attends the school which means I am also contributing to her learning environment.

I lead a Global Consultancy in the Lifesciences industry where I help organisations build robust governance structures, control frameworks and optimise processes. As a Governor, I can leverage my experience of risk management, managing a P&L and driving operational excellence and apply these to the educational setting.

I have also previously held another school Governor role for a secondary school academy in Middlesex.

Mr Jonathan Arrowsmith

Term of Office: 22/11/2021 - 21/11/2025
Category: Parent Governor 
Appointed by:  Governing Body
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions None
Material Interests None
Post(s) held: Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Governor and Inclusion.

 

I’ve been a parent governor at Vaughan since 2021 and currently hold the link role for Special Educational Needs (SEN). I’m a dad of 3 and have 2 sons at the school.  I’ve seen the other one through from reception to year 6 and he’s now in high school. Being a governor gives me the opportunity to give a little bit back to the school which has had such a positive effect on my whole family.

I work full time as a senior civil servant at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office. I draw on my experience and skills in governance, finance and organisational change for the benefit of the school.

Mrs Kirsten Beaven

Term of Office: 08/02/2022 - 07/02/2026
Category: Advisor (No voting rights)
Appointed by: Governing Board
Business & Financial Interests

Governance Trainer - Undertake occasional paid consultancy for Herts for Learning & hold the post of Strategic Leader of Governance in Hertfordshire

Governance Roles in other Institutions Parent Governor at Adeyfield Academy
Material Interests Employed as School Business Leader af Vaughan

Having been born in Scotland, I relocated to Hertfordshire in the year 2000 and have been working at Vaughan in a Business Management capacity having responsibility for steering the financial strategy alongside managing the day to day operations and support services since 2018. I am presently an Advisor to the Governing Board.

I spent 16 years working in Finance and Change Management roles working for Shell International, but changed careers and now work in the education sector in the role of School Business Leader.

Having held a number of governance roles over the years, I am fully committed to ensuring that our school is able to challenge and develop all pupils to enable them to confidently develop as active members of our community.

 

Mr Jitesh Chauhan

Term of Office: 18/01/2022 - 17/01/2026
Category: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions None
Material Interests None
Post(s) held: GDPR, including website. Health & Safety

 

I have had the privilege of being a co-opted governor with Vaughan since January 2022.  My responsibilities lie within Health & Safety, GDPR and the website.  I have two children, one that is now in high-school and the other is still at Vaughan. I have had the pleasure of seeing them both grow into wonderful (and challenging) individuals, all with the help of the team at this wonderful school.

Professionally, I am a management consultant and leadership coach, typically working in the public sector, helping with organisational and technology transformation programmes, impacting many thousands of people.  The skills I have gained in my professional life allow me to give back positively to the school, which is a great honour.

 

Mrs Joanne Constantinou

Term of Office: 22/11/2021 - 21/11/2025
Category: Parent Governor
Appointed by: Parents
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions None
Material Interests Employed at Dollis Primary School
Post(s) held: Curriculum. Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Mr Ben Ford (Vice-Chair)

Term of Office: 18/05/2021 - 17/05/2025
Category: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by:  Governing Body
Business & Financial Interests Employed by Nower Hill
Governance Roles in other Institutions None
Material Interests None
Post(s) held: Vice-Chair. Standards & Effectiveness Lead. Performance Management.

I’m proud to serve as the Vice Chair of Governors, as well as the Chair of the Standards & Effectiveness Committee, having been a governor at Vaughan for the last 2 years.

I am currently Head of Year 11 and Head of Vocational Computing at Nower Hill High School, having previously been Head of the Computer Studies Faculty. I’m also the subject lead of Computer Science & IT for the HCA (Harrow Collegiate Alliance), whereby I lead and work closely with all of the other Heads of Computer Science across our collegiate of schools in both Harrow and Hillingdon. At Nower Hill, Vaughan is one of our main primary feeder schools and it is a privilege to be able to work alongside and support them.

My Governor role allows me to build key links with one of our local primary schools, as well as support Vaughan in building links with secondary education. I’m also able to use my knowledge and leadership of secondary education to support, guide and advise Vaughan to ensure that all students at Vaughan leave equipped and ready for secondary education.

Mrs Kathryn Hinson

Term of Office: 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2027
Category: Associate Member (No voting rights)
Appointed by: Governing Board
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions None
Material Interests Employed as Assistant Headteacher at Vaughan
   

Mrs Karen Jones

Term of Office: 01/04/2019 and ongoing
Category: Ex-Officio as Headteacher
Appointed by: By virtue of position
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions None
Material Interests Employed as Headteacher at Vaughan

I have been a Senior Leader at Vaughan Primary School since January 2004. I have held the role of co-opted Governor as Deputy Headteacher and currently as Ex Officio as Headteacher. I have been the substantive Headteacher of the school since March 2019.

It is an honour to lead this community of learners. Preparing children for a happy future is at the core of what we want for our pupils in giving them a range of opportunities to be productive citizens in Modern Britain and beyond. All stakeholders work hard to ensure that the pupils are safe, secure and part of a positive, tolerant and caring community. The personal approach we embrace is all about valuing all our children as individuals which is essential in terms of helping pupils achieve their best.

 

Miss Hima Mistry

Term of Office: 01/09/2021   - 31/08/2025
Category: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions None
Material Interests Employed as Deputy Headteacher at Vaughan

I have worked in primary school education for over 18 years across various Boroughs in London.  I have been a Co-opted Governor at Vaughan Primary School since September 2021. As the Deputy Head teacher, I support the leadership team to drive the strategic vision of the school to ensure we ‘Prepare Children for a Happy Future’.  I am privileged to be part of a school where Vaughan is the heart of a vibrant community.

 

Ms Juz Paice

Term of Office: 22/11/2021 - 21/11/2025
Category: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions

Trustee of Re:generation Harrow

& Trustee & Chair of St Peters Pre-School

Material Interests None
Post(s) held: Looked After and Previously Looked After Children and Pupil Voice. Pupil Premium.

I am a true Harrovian having been born and raised in Harrow Weald!

I have worked in Childcare / Early Years settings for over 30 years, in both the public and private sectors. I worked for LB Barnet for 17 years supporting childminders to deliver the EYFS when it was first devised and delivering training to all types of providers and working closely with the Early Years Advisory Teachers

For the last 7 years, I have been working for St Peter’s church, about 5 mins away from the school, running the Children’s Work there. I love being part of the close-knit community of West Harrow and can see that Vaughan Primary school is at the heart of that. This is my first time as a Governor, but I am pleased to be able to play my part in helping the school stay at its very best.

 

Mrs Morwenna Paz

Term of Office: 19/03/2020   - 18/03/2024
Category: Parent Governor
Appointed by: Parents
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions None
Material Interests Employed by Transport for London
Post(s) held: Safeguarding. Attendance.

Mr Venkatesh Subramanian

Term of Office: 18/05/2021   - 17/05/2025
Category: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions None
Material Interests None
Post(s) held: Parent Partnership.

Mrs Seema Varsani

Term of Office: 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2027
Category: Associate Member (No voting rights)
Appointed by: Governing Board
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions Parent Governor at another school in the Local Authority
Material Interests Employed as Assistant Headteacher at Vaughan

As a member of staff at Vaughan for 12 years, I have held the role of staff governor at Vaughan previously and now associate governor to offer my expertise as an Assistant Headteacher to the governing body.

As a longstanding member of the Vaughan community, I am passionate about ensuring that the school’s strategic vision is well thought out and support’s the school to ‘to prepare our children for a happy future.’ I support the governance of the school to carry out this role by ensuring they have information they require to carry out their statutory duties in their oversight of the school.

 

Mr Alex Young

Term of Office: 12/10/2023 - 11/10/2027
Category: Staff Governor
Appointed by: Governing Board
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions None
Material Interests Employed as Teacher and Year Group Leader at Vaughan
Post(s) held: Recruitment, education & training
 

I was elected to the role of Staff Governor in October 2023 having been part of the teaching staff at Vaughan since September 2013.  Being part of the Vaughan community for 10 years has enabled me to gain insight into the challenges and opportunities we face.

From classroom teaching to curriculum development, coaching and mentoring, I've actively contributed to our school's growth, with nurturing students' personal development as my driving force.  As part of the Governing body, I advocate for our staff and work in partnership to ensure our pupils receive the support and opportunities they deserve to flourish academically and personally.

 

The Governing Body are supported by our clerk Natalie Malena-Bangs from Judicum Education.  

To contact our Chair of Governors, please email Ms Nerys Anthony at nanthony@vaughan.harrow.sch.uk

Non-confidential minutes of Governing Body meetings are available upon request from the school office. 

Governors who have left the governing body in the academic year 23/24 include: 

Mrs Gemma Cullum

Term of Office: 18/09/2019 - 17/09/2023
Category: Staff Governor
Appointed by: Staff
Business & Financial Interests None
Governance Roles in other Institutions None
Material Interests Employed as Class Teacher at Vaughan