Staff Mail
A warm welcome to Morden Primary from the School Governing Board. The school governors welcome all new parents and carers and thank you for entrusting your child to our care.
Our school ethos is for everyone to work together to make strong and positive partnership between home and school and make Morden Primary a school in which everyone takes pride and enjoys school life.
Full Governor’s meetings are held termly. In addition there are three formal committees which focus on particular areas of school life in more detail. These committees meet termly.
We have an enthusiastic and committed group of governors and our Co-opted Governors have been loyal to the school for many years. The Governing Board is made up of elected parents/carers, elected staff members and representatives from the local authority and the local community. It’s important that our Governors match the needs of the school and will help continue to both challenge and support Morden to be the great school it is.
Lisa Halford
Chair of Govenors
Kathy Di Franco
Co-opted
Sarah Pope
Vice-Chair Co-opted
Patrick Hayles
Co-opted
John Winney
Co-opted
Cllr Dennis Pearce
Local Authority
Tracey Kislingbury
Parent
Neville Moriarty
Parent
Anna Jayde-Faaris
Parent
Mrs Blow
Headteacher
Mrs Barbour
Staff
Mr Carrington
Associate
Miss Diamant
Associate
| Name | Category | Term of office from: | Term of office to: | Appointed by |
| Mrs Lisa Halford (Chair) | Co-opted | 22/11/2022 | 21/11/2026 | Governing Body |
| VACANCY | Co-opted | Governing Body | ||
| VACANCY | Co-opted | Governing Body | ||
| Mrs Kathy Di Franco | Co-opted | 13/01/2023 | 12/01/2027 | Governing Body |
| Ms Sarah Pope (Vice Chair) | Co-opted | 21/10/2021 | 21/10/2025 | Governing Body |
| Mr Patrick Hayles | Co-opted | 23/03/2023 | 23/03/2027 | Governing Body |
| Mr John Winney | Co-opted | 12/11/2020 | 12/11/2024 | Governing Body |
| Cllr Dennis Pearce | LA | 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2026 | Local Authority |
| Ms Tracey Kislingbury | Parent | 30/04/2021 | 29/04/2025 | Parent Body |
| Mr Neville Moriarty | Parent | 30/04/2021 | 29/04/2025 | Parent Body |
| Mrs Anna Jayde-Faaris | Parent | 14/03/2022 | 14/03/2026 | Parent Body |
| Mrs Peta Blow | Headteacher | 10/03/2014 | 10/03/2040 | Governing Body |
| Mrs Piet Barbour | Staff | 11/03/2019 | 11/03/2023 | Staff Body |
| Mr Jim Carrington (AHT) | Associate | 20/02/2021 | 20/02/2025 | Governing Body |
| Miss Anna Diamant (DHT) | Associate | 07/01/2023 | 07/01/2027 | Governing Body |
| 1st Committee | Standing | Staffing |
| Mrs Halford (Chair) | Ms S Pope | Lisa Halford (Chair) |
| Ms S Pope | Mrs Halford | Ms S Pope |
| Mrs Di Franco | VACANCY | Mrs Blow |
| LINK ROLE | LINK GOVERNOR | KEY SCHOOL PERSONNEL |
| Literacy Governor | Tracey Kislingbury | Anna Diamant |
| Numeracy Governor | Kathy Di Franco | Maeve Green |
| Inclusion Governor | Sarah Pope | Jim Carrington |
| PE & Sports Premium | Neville Moriarty | Jessica Fursland |
| Health & Safety | John Winney | Marina Ryle/John Bowtell |
| Safeguarding/Wellbeing | Lisa Halford | Peta Blow |
| Pupil Premium | Sarah Pope | Anna Diamant |
| EYFS Governor | Tracey Kislingbury | Lucas Marlow |
| GDPR Governor | Anna Jayde-Faaris | Kevin Hill |
| Equality & Diversity | Neville Moriarty | Rebecca Torreiro |
The committees meet once a term – prior to the full Governing Body meeting.
The Resources committee will monitor and evaluate the use of an impact of the school’s budget, recruitment and professional development of staff, and premises.
The Teaching and Learning committee will monitor and evaluate pupil achievement and the quality of teaching, ensuring the school provides a high quality learning experience and delivers a broad and balanced curriculum in keeping with the school’s aims, all pupil needs and legal requirements.
The Children, Families and Community committee will monitor and evaluate the school’s contribution to pupil well-being, including safeguarding; relevant Equality objectives; attendance, punctuality and behavior patterns and trends; engagement with the school and community.
| Resource Committee | Teaching and Learning Committee | Children, Families and Community (CFC) |
| Lisa Halford – CHAIR | Kathy Di Franco – CHAIR | Sarah Pope - CHAIR |
| Neville Moriarty – VICE CHAIR | Cllr Dennis Pearce – VICE CHAIR | Anna Jayde-Faaris – VICE CHAIR |
| Peta Blow | Peta Blow | Peta Blow |
| Tracey Kislingbury | Lisa Halford | Piet Barbour |
| Jim Carrington | Anna Diamant | Neville Moriarty |
| John Winney | Anna Jayde-Faaris | Anna Diamant |
| Anna Diamant | ||
| Patrick Hayles |
A copy of the Full Governing Body and Committee meetings’ minutes are available upon written request to the Chair of Governors – Mrs Lisa Halford.