Thomas Gamuel Primary School - Parent Advisory Body

Thomas Gamuel Primary school is governed locally by its Parent Advisory Body (PAB).

As an academy, the ‘Trustees’ are accountable for the quality of education being provided. The Trustees appoint people to serve on Parental Advisory Bodies alongside the elected staff and parents who are in post to hold the local senior leadership team to account for standards and safeguarding. Through this, the Trust ensures strong local governance of each academy and retains a clear line of sight into the performance of each academy within its community.

The Parent Advisory Body consists of parents, staff and community representatives; the Head of School is a member of the PAB by virtue of their office. Co-opted Members are appointed by the PAB and are people, who in the opinion of the Board, have the skills required to contribute positively to the well-being of the school. Parent and staff members are elected to the Board by the parent and staff body respectively.

The Parent Advisory Body has a range of responsibilities including:

supporting good governance of the school
safeguarding and promoting the Trust’s values
supporting the Head of School and being a critical friend
monitoring achievement, quality of teaching, behaviour and safety
engaging with the school’s key stakeholders, for example, parents/carers, pupils and staff

Parent Advisory Body members

Executive Headteacher
Andrew Bocchi

Director Appointees

Co-opted Members
Nick Gordon (Chair), Safeguarding
Hannah Redgewell – (Vice-Chair), Maths

Parent members
Irfana Daya - Literacy
Samara Brade

Parent Observers
Autumn Woolcott - Foundation
Fethia Youcef - Early Years
Aneela Husain

Staff member
Stefanie Davis

For more information on the Parent Advisory Body, click on the links below:

Meeting dates 2020/2021

Wednesday 23 September 2020
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Wednesday 13 January 2021
Wednesday 3 March 2021
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Monday, 5 July 2021

To contact the Chair of the Parent Advisory Body, please write to the school at the address given below or use the 'Contact Us' section on this site.

Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural education is a strength of the school. It enables pupils to develop resilience in overcoming barriers to learning. It allows pupils to consider moral issues in depth

Ofsted report, October 2016