Governors

OUR GOVERNING  BODY

From the 1st of January 2026, Selsdon Primary School has become a stand-alone school and a new instrument of government has been aproved by the local authority.

Selsdon Primary School new Instrument of Government.

We meet as a governing body at least once a term. We also have two committees which also meet once a term; the Quality of Education Committee and the Resources Committee. Governors sit on at least one committee each year. For the list of who sits on what committee, please see the list below.

Our Governance Manager is Liz Parry. She is responsible for the leadership, organisation, administration and clerking arrangements for our governing body.

Here is a leaflet explaining what our governing body do: What Governors Do

The Governing Body is composed as follows:

  • 2 Parent Governors
  • 1 Headteacher
  • 1 Staff Governor
  • 1 Local Authority Governor
  • 2 Partnership Governors
  • 4 Co-opted Governors
  • 1 Governance Manager

Total Number of governors is 11. This is confirmed in our Instrument of Government dated 9th December 2025.

HOW TO CONTACT THE GOVERNING BODY

If you need to contact the Governance Manager, the Chair or Vice Chair you can reach them by:

Telephone: 020 8657 4038 and speak to any of the office staff. Please give them your name, and telephone number and an indication of the best time to contact you. They will pass your message on to the relevant person.

Email to federationgovernancemanager@gmail.com with ‘Governor Enquiry’ in the subject line.

Post please address your letter to the relevant person:

c/o Selsdon Primary School

Addington Road

South Croydon CR2 8LQ

OUR GOVERNORS

 Attendance figures are based on the academic year 2024/25.

MICHAEL SWADLING: CHAIR OF GOVERNORS

  • Co-opted Governor
  • Appointed by: Governing Body
  • Term of Office: 4 years
  • Date of appointment: 02 January 2026
  • Committees served on: Resources Commitee and Headteacher performance Management Panel
  • Positions of responsibility: Chair of Governors
  • Voting rights: Full.
  • Register of business and pecuniary interests: Governor of Winterbourne Nursery and Infants School

GRAHAM CLUER: VICE CHAIR OF GOVERNORS

  • Partnership Governor
  • Appointed by: Governing Body
  • Term of Office: 4 years
  • Date of appointment: 02 January 2026
  • Committees served on: Resources Committee
  • Positions of responsibility:  Chair of Resources Committee and Nominated Finance and Safeguarding governor
  • Voting rights: Full
  • Register of business and pecuniary interests:  Governor and Vice Chair for Winterbourne Infant School. Trustee of Croydon Astronomical Society. Member of Croydon NASUWT. Wife is a governor and Vice Chair for Beulah Infant School and Ecclesbourne Primary School.

AYESHA MARRETT

  • Partnership Governor
  • Appointed by: Governing Body
  • Term of Office: 4 years
  • Date of appointment: 02 January 2026
  • Committees served on: Quality of Education Committee
  • Positions of responsibility: None
  • Voting rights: Full
  • Register of business and pecuniary interests: Employed by Harris Academy

KATIE WALTON

  • Co-opted Governor
  • Appointed by: Governing Body
  • Term of Office: 4 years
  • Date of appointment: 02 January 2026
  • Committees served on: Quality of Education Committee
  • Positions of responsibility: None
  • Voting rights: Full
  • Register of business and pecuniary interests: None declared

TANYA DENNIS

  • Local Authority Governor
  • Appointed by: Local Authority
  • Term of Office: 4 years
  • Date of appointment: 02 January 2026
  • Committees served on:Quality of Education Committee
  • Positions of responsibility: Nominated SEND governor and Wellbeing, SEND and PP, LAC, Chair of Quality of Education Committee
  • Voting rights: Full
  • Register of business and pecuniary interests: Self employed, TRV Virtual. Member of British Institute of IT.

HUGO FEITOR

  • Headteacher (Selsdon Primary School)
  • Appointed by: Governing Body
  • Term of Office: 4 years
  • Date of appointment: 02 January 2026
  • Committees served on: Resources Committee and Quality of Education Committee
  • Positions of responsibility: None
  • Voting rights: Full
  • Register of business and pecuniary interests: None declared

JESSICA WHITE

  • Staff Governor
  • Appointed by: Elected by Staff
  • Term of Office: 4 years
  • Date of appointment: 02 January 2026
  • Committees served on: Quality of Education Committee
  • Positions of responsibility: None
  • Voting rights: Full
  • Register of business and pecuniary interests: None declared

SHANOOR SUBHAN

  • Co-opted Governor
  • Appointed by: Governing Body
  • Term of Office: 4 years
  • Date of appointment: 02 January 2026
  • Committees served on: Quality of education and Resources committee
  • Positions of responsibility: None
  • Voting rights: Full
  • Register of business and pecuniary interests: None

KWABENA MENSA

  • Parent Governor
  • Appointed by: Governing Body
  • Term of Office: 4 years
  • Date of appointment: 02 January 2026
  • Committees served on: Quality of Education and Resources Committee
  • Positions of responsibility: None
  • Voting rights: Full
  • Register of business and pecuniary interests: None

RHODRI FLOWER

  • Parent Governor
  • Appointed by: Governing Body
  • Term of Office: 4 years
  • Date of appointment: 02 January 2026
  • Committees served on: Quality of Education and Resources Committee
  • Positions of responsibility: None
  • Voting rights: Full
  • Register of business and pecuniary interests: None

ALAN TIGG

  • Co-opted Governor
  • Appointed by: Governing Body
  • Term of Office: 4 years
  • Date of appointment: 02 January 2026
  • Committees served on: Resources Committee
  • Positions of responsibility: Nominated Health and Safety governor
  • Voting rights: Full
  • Register of business and pecuniary interests: None

LIZ PARRY

  • Governance Manager
  • Voting rights: None
  • Register of business and pecuniary interests: Clerk to the Governing Body at St John’s Cof E Primary School. Clerk to the Governing Board at Bensham Manor School. Clerk to the Governing Board at Rockmount Primary School

MINUTES OF FULL GOVERNING BODY MEETINGS

What do governors do?

We have taken some of the following information from the National Governors Association (NGA).

School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education.

Governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards. The role of the governing body is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school.

More Information on school governors

For more information on what school governors do and for information on how to become a school governor there are excellent resources here:

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