Welcome to our Governors’ section.

The governing body is a group of volunteers elected by parents and staff or nominated by the local authority. We work with the headteacher to decide on the strategic direction of the school, how the budget is spent and raising standards in all areas of school life. We do this so that the children have the best education that they possibly can have.

The full Governing Body meets twice a term. We have 3 committees (Teaching & Learning, Finance & Premises, Staffing & Pay) which meet once or twice a term each and we sometimes set up working parties to develop particular ideas or in response to particular issues.

If you would like to contact me or the governing body at any time then this can be done through the school office or please say hello when you see us around the school.

Mr Cormac Bourne - Acting Chairperson

The role of the governing body

Recent legislation has widened the responsibilities of school governors, but broadly governing bodies oversee the work of the school and make sure it provides a good quality education for its pupils.

Working in partnership with the head and other staff, governors are involved in:

• setting the school's aims and policies;
• improving standards of teaching and achievement;
• setting the school's budget plan and monitoring expenditure;
• interviewing and appointing teachers and support staff;
• acting as a link between the local community and the school;
• dealing with complaints about the school;
• drawing up an action plan after an inspection, and monitoring the success of the plan

Crane Park Governors

Co-opted Governors

Ms Saba Rafiq

Mr Cormac Bourne - Acting Chairperson

Cllr Allan Joseph

Ms Eleanor Carding

Mrs Felicity Sulma

Mrs Irene Bowles

Local Authority Governors

Ms Natalie McKeever

Parent Governors

Mr Jabran Rafique

Staff

Mrs Satbir Sidhu	Interim Headteacher
Miss Isabel Tayler	Teacher

Governors-Stepped Down

Mrs Habiba Khan	September 2021
Mr Avass Malik	September 2021
Mr Simon Hughes	September 2022
Mr Anthony Hardley	September 2022
Miss Jayne Gardner	February 2023
Ms Rhiannon Llewellyn-Omirin	December 2023
Mrs Jacqui Corley	December 2024
Miss Nikita Mistry	June 2025
Mrs Helen Abigail	June 2025
Mrs Renu Sudera	November 2025
Mrs Fiona Curran	September 2026

Observer

Mrs Sarah Dubey-James	Assistant Head Teacher
Ms Lindsey May	School Business Manager

 

 INFORMATION ABOUT THE GOVERNING BODY AT 1 SEPTEMBER 2026

Current members of the Governing Body are shown below.  All Governors, with the exception of the Headteacher, are appointed or elected for a period of four years.  This table will be updated termly.

Name	Appointed/ Elected by	From	To	Recorded Declarations of Interests
Satbir Sidhu	Ex officio - Headteacher	01/092026	N/a
Isabel Tayler	Staff	20/11/25	19/11/2029
Natalie McKeever	Local Authority	02/07/2025	01/07/2029	Headteacher at Marlborough Primary
Jabran Rafique	Parent	10/12/2024	09/12/2028
Cormac Bourne	Governing Board	01/03/2025	28/02/2029	Director, Hounslow Education Partnership (from 01/03/2021) Governor at Logic Studio School (from 14/10/2020)
Irene Bowles	Governing Board	17/03/2026	16/03/2030	Governor at Ivybridge Primary (from 11/03/2015) Self-employed Clerk of Hounslow Schools
Eleanor Carding	Governing Board	10/12/2024	09/12/2028
Allan Joseph	Governing Board	03/01/2023	02/01/2027
Saba Rafiq	Governing Board	02/07/2025	01/07/2029
Felicity Sulma	Governing Board	09/12/2025	08/12/2029

 

As at 1 September 2026, Chairs of the Governing Body and Committees are:

Full Governing Body	Finance & Premises Committee	Pay & Staffing Committee	Teaching & Learning Committee
Cormac Bourne	Saba Rafiq	Cormac Bourne	Eleanor Carding

 

These are elected or appointed for a period of one year, so may change during the coming year.

The Governing Body meet termly, with additional meetings as required. Governors reviewed their Committee structure in July 2026; there are three Committees.  The Governing Body agree Terms of Reference for the Committees each year, in the Autumn Term.

Governors are required to publish their attendance at full Governing Body meetings and Committee meetings for the last academic year. 

 

Governor attendance at meetings from September 2025 to July 2026

Governors are not all on every Committee, so greyed-out blocks below indicate that the Governor is not a member of that Committee. Governors who have left the Board in the last twelve months are shown at the bottom of the table.

Name	Number of full Governing Body meetings attended	Number of Finance & Premises Committee meetings attended	Number of  Pay & Staffing Committee meetings attended	Number of Teaching & Learning Committee meetings attended
Cormac Bourne	4 of 4	3 of 3	3 of 3	2 of 2
Irene Bowles (appointed 17/03/2026)	1 of 1	1 of 1	1 of 1	1 of 1
Eleanor Carding	4 of 4	3 of 3		2 of 2
Allan Joseph	3 of 4	1 of 3		1 of 2
Natalie McKeever	4 of 4			2 of 2
Saba Rafiq	1 of 4	1 of 3	2 of 3	1 of 2
Jabran Rafique	3 of 4			1 of 2
Felicity Sulma (appointed 09/12/2025)	3 of 3			2 of 2
Isabel Tayler	4 of 4	2 of 3		2 of 2
Renu Sudera (resigned 19/11/2025)	0 of 1
Fiona Curran (resigned 31/08/2026)	3 of 4	3 of 3	2 of 3	0 of 2
Alison Small (Term ended 31/08/2026)	4 of 4	3 of 3	3 of 3	2 of 2

 

 

Crane Park Governors