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:
Parent Advisory Body members
Head of School
Paul Acheson
Co-opted Members
Naomi Coutinho - Chair
Nicole Hansen
Samiya Parvez
Parent members
Kolsuma Begum
Andrea Francis
Parent Observers
Vacancy x 3
Staff members
Jennifer Hodgson
Helene Levett
For more information on the Parent Advisory Body, click on the links below:
Reports
Meeting dates 2025/2026
1 October
26 November
11 March
15 July
To contact the Chair of the Parent Advisory Body, please email: clerk@lionacademytrust.net
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
Thomas Gamuel Primary School
Colchester Road
Walthamstow
London E17 8LG
Tel: 020 8520 7031
Email: school@thomasgamuel.net
Hard copies of any documents are available upon request from the school office
Contacts:
Head of School - Paul Acheson
General enquiries – Nosheen Choudhary
Safeguarding – Paul Acheson /Maretha Cilliers
Complaints – Paul Acheson
