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William Patten Primary School
Stoke Newington Church Street
London N16 0NX
Office Manager: Rita Quigley
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Instrument of Governors

1 Head teacher
2 Parent governors
1 Staff governor
1 Local Authority governor
5 Co-opted governors

Total number of governors – 10

Term of office is 4 years.

There are 6 meetings annually with a focus of Resources (RC) and Achievement (AC) at each meeting,

including a ‘Setting the Scene’ meeting at the start of each academic year.

The Chair of the Governing Body is Helen McNulty
The Vice Chair is Evan Williams

Full Governing Body Terms of Reference

Name Appointed Type End of

Term

 Business / Pecuniary interests Attendance record 2025-26
FGB – Setting  
18/9/25  
Karen Law 10/07/2019 Head teacher N/A None ✔
Carol Lees 05/12/2020 Co-opted 04/12/2024 Interest declared ✔
Chair
Helen McNulty 18/06/2021 Parent 17/06/2025 Interest declared ✔
Sian Davies 20/01/2022 Staff 19/01/2026 None ✔
Samantha Lewis 02/02/2023 Co-opted 01/02/2027 Interest declared ✔
Gail Atkinson 09/07/2019 Co-opted 25/06/2027 Interest declared Ap
Evan Williams 03/07/2023 Parent 02/07/2027 None Ap
Alistair Martin 29/04/2024 Co-opted 28/04/2028 ✔
Kiki Linton 03/07/2025 Co-opted 02/07/2029 ✔
Abhishek Shome 03/07/2025 Local Authority 02/07/2029 ✔
Name Appointed Type End of

Term

 Business / Pecuniary interests Attendance record – 2024.25
FGB – Setting RC AC AC RC AC
19/09 21/10 21/11 06/02 01/05 03/07
Karen Law 10/07/2019 Head teacher N/A None ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Carol Lees 05/12/2020 Co-opted 04/12/2024 Interest declared ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Chair
Helen McNulty 18/06/2021 Parent 17/06/2025 Interest declared ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Sian Davies 20/01/2022 Staff 19/01/2026 None ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Samantha Lewis 02/02/2023 Co-opted 01/02/2027 Interest declared ✔ ✔ ✔ Ap ✔ ✔
Paula Biswas 28/04/2019 Co-opted 01/02/2027 Interest declared ✔ Ap ✔ ✔ Ap Ap
Gail Atkinson 09/07/2019 Co-opted 25/06/2027 Interest declared Ap ✔ ✔ ✔ Ap ✔
Nandi Simpson 17/06/2021 Parent 17/06/2025 None Ap AP AP N/A N/A N/A
Evan Williams 03/07/2023 Parent 02/07/2027 None ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Alistair Martin 29/04/2024 Co-opted 28/04/2028 Ap ✔ AP ✔ Ap ✔
Kiki Linton 03/07/2025 Co-opted 02/07/2029 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ✔
Abhishek Shome 03/07/2025 Local Authority 02/07/2029 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ✔