Governance
Our chair of Governors, Dorothy Deaken Elliott, can be contacted via the academy address at:
401 Battersea Park Road, Battersea, London, SW11 5AP
All governors can be contacted via Mariya Vlaykova, PA to the Principal via: info@harrisbattersea.org.uk
What do governors do?
The Governing Body is responsible, with the Principal, for setting and monitoring the educational direction of the Academy and the targets to be achieved over time. Some Governors are appointed by the Federation whilst others are elected by parents/guardians of students at the Academy, or by staff.
The Academy is a member of the Harris Federation. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Harris Federation (find out more about the Federation governance and scheme of delegation), but much of the work of the Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body (the Governors of the Academy).
See our governors information on the Get Information About Schools website
Who are our governors?
|
Name |
Date of appointment/ reappointment |
Resignation date |
Term of office |
Appointed as |
Business interests |
Number of AGB meetings attended 2024-25 |
|
Dorothy Deakin Elliot |
01/05/2014; 30/04/2018; 13/07/2022 |
4 |
Sponsor Governor (Quality of Education, Safeguarding and Medical, SEND Governor) |
Harris Federation Main Board Member; Harris Member for The National Institute of Teaching; |
3/4 |
|
|
Paul Burgess |
05/12/2019; 04/12/2023 |
4 |
Sponsor Governor (Health and Safety, Behaviour and Attitudes) |
Member of Harris Federation Audit and Risk Committee |
4/4 |
|
|
Adenike Odenkanmi |
05/12/2019; 04/12/2023 |
4 |
Sponsor Governor (Equalities) |
Governor at City of London Academy Southwark |
3/4 |
|
|
Sir Dan Moynihan |
01/06/2014; 31/05/2018; 30/05/2022 |
4 |
Sponsor Governor |
CEO, Harris Federation |
Duties discharged via Federation role and responsibilities |
|
|
Rebecca Hickey |
09/12/2020; 08/12/2024 |
4 |
Sponsor Governor |
Director, Secondary Education, Harris Federation |
Duties discharged via Federation role and responsibilities |
|
|
Katharine Wooton |
30/11/2021 1/12/2025 |
4 |
Sponsor Governor |
Co-Chair of Parents Association (Westminster Under School and Sponsor Governor at Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich and Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich) |
4/4 |
|
|
Katherine Cumberbatch |
01/09/2022 |
4 |
Sponsor Governor |
Duties discharged via Federation role and responsibilities |
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|
Sani Haddad |
07/02/2022 |
4 |
Parent Governor |
3/4 |
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|
Stephanie Petit |
20/04/2023 |
4 |
Sponsor Governor (SEND) |
4/4 |
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|
James Cousin |
08/11/2024 |
4 |
Parent Governor |
3/3 |
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|
Jonathan McKeown |
08/11/2024 |
4 |
Staff Governor |
3/3 |
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|
Jeremy Kemball |
11/03/2025 |
4 |
Sponsor Governor |
1/1 |
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|
Joe Smallman |
01/09/2025 |
4 |
Sponsor Governor |
N/A |
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| Ilaria Frao | 13/01/2026 | 4 | Sponsor Governor | N/A | ||
|
Peter Groves |
31/08/2023 |
N/A |
Ex-officio |
1/4 |
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Steven Hinz |
01/09/2025 |
N/A |
Ex-officio |
N/A |
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|
Charles Comerford |
01/09/2024 |
31/08/2025 |
N/A |
Ex-officio |
4/4 |
|
|
Jeremy Mavor |
01/06/2014; 31/05/2018; 30/05/2022 |
18/09/2025 |
4 |
Sponsor Governor (Safeguarding and Medical) |
2/4 |
|
|
Emma Dodd |
23/02/2023 |
18/11/2025 |
4 |
Sponsor Governor |
|
3/4 |
Meeting schedule 2025-2026
| Date | Meeting |
| Tuesday 07/10/2025 | Main Board of Governors Meeting |
| Tuesday 25/11/2025 | Main Board of Governors Meeting |
| Tuesday 24/03/2026 | Main Board of Governors Meeting |
| Tuesday 23/06/2026 | Main Board of Governors Meeting |
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