Governors (old)
The Governing Body of Mount Pleasant Junior School meets regularly across the academic year and is part of the co-operative education trust known as the Aspire Community Trust. Currently all business is conducted within the Whole Governing Body Meetings and there are no official Committees.
Key functions of the Governing Body are to:
- Set the strategic direction of the school and monitor its implementation
- Hold senior leaders to account for the educational performance of the school, acting as the critical friend.
- Oversight of the financial management processes to ensure money is well spent.
Instrument of Government
Type of Governor | Name | Pecuniary Interest | Responsibilities | Term of Office | Relationship with member of school staff |
Chair/Local Authority Governor | Mr Rashid Brora | Director of Southampton Medina Mosque Trust Ltd and Muslim Council of Southampton | Chair of Governors, Year 6 Champion, Science Team Champion. | 30/11/18-30/11/22 | No |
Foundation Governor | Mr Harry Kutty |
Headteacher of Cantell School. Chair of Aspire Community Trust. Governor of Cantell School and Bassett Green Primary. |
Safeguarding Governor, Y6 Champion, Well-being Team Champion | 08/09/21 – 08/09/25 | No |
Headteacher | Mrs Emma Kerrigan-Draper | Author of Sage Publishing | Ongoing | No | |
Staff Governor | Mrs Julia Clarke | TA at Mount Pleasant Junior School | Health and Safety Governor and Arts Team Champion. | 04/04/19-04/04/23 | No |
Vice Chair Parent Governor |
Mr Julio Carrillo | None | Vice Chair, Y4 Champion, SEND Governor, HTPM Review Group. | 22/11/18-22/11/22 | No |
Foundation Governor | Mrs Jan Goatley | Headteacher and Governor of Maytree Infant School | Finance, Y3 Champion, Humanities Team Champion. | 19/11/18-19/11/22 | No |
Co-opted Governor | Mr Rashidul Islam | None | Y5 Champion, Humanities Team Champion. | 16/11/18-16/11/22 | No |
Parent Governor | Mrs Nazia Kousar | None | Y3 Champion, Well-being Team Champion. | 22/11/18-22/11/22 | Niece is a teacher at MPJS |
Co-opted Governor | Mr Carey Moore | None | Y4 Champion, Finance | 08/09/21 – 08/09/25 | No |
Co-opted Governor | Dr Kathryn Woods-Townsend | None | Y5 Champion, Science Team Champion. | 08/09/21 – 08/09/25 | No |
Clerk | Mrs Janice Singleton |
Employee and Clerk to Governors at Springwell School, Clerk to Governors at Weston Schools Federation. David L J Babey & Son, Cabinet Maker & Joiners (Brother’s business) |
No |
Resignations/End of Term of Office
Type of Governor | Name | Pecuniary Interest | Committees | Term of Office | Relationship with member of school staff |
Co-opted Governor | Mrs Satvir Kaur | Chair of Governors at Maytree Infant School, Aunt to a Y4 Student. | Arts Team Champion, HTPM Review Group | Resigned 7th September 2022 | No |
Parent Governor | Sara Raja | None | WGB | Ended term of office October 2021 | No |
Foundation Governor | Mark Baghurst | ACT School Improvement Officer | WGB | Resigned September 2021 | No |
Co-opted Governor | Jill Ghanouni | None | WGB | Resigned March 2021 | No |
Parent Governor | Mr Elmi Abdiwali | None | WGB | Resigned November 2020 | No |
Co-opted Governor | Gareth Griffith | None | WGB | Resigned June 2020 | No |
Associate Member | Nina Tank | None | Resigned July 2019 | No | |
Parent Governor | Mr Siddiqui Esmail | None | WGB | term of office ended March 2019 | No |