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Management Committee

The management committee (MC) plays a strategic and advisory role in setting out and maintaining the vision, aims and objectives of Newham PRUs  in conjunction with the LA. This is to ensure that all pupils are safe, have their needs met, make appropriate progress and receive a good standard of education.

There are two sub-committees to lead on specific areas of responsibility

Teaching, Learning, Safeguarding and Behaviour 

Finance, Staffing and Premises

Meeting Dates

Each sub-committee and the full management committee meet three times a year

  • FSP Sub Committee

    T&LBPD Sub Committee

    FMC

    9th October 2023 

    16th October 2023 

    6th November 2023 

    18th March 2024

    11th March 2024

    25th March 2024

    20th May 2024

    3rd June 2024

    24th June 2024

     

  • Membership of the Management Committee

Name Employment Status Company Details Additional Contracts Membership Date Appointed Term of Office Ends Sub Committee
Alan Merry Self Employed Company Secretary - Hoxton Dermatology Ltd No Community 05/10/2020 04/10/2024 Finance, Staffing and Premises
Athena Tsioullou Employed SEN Assistant, London Borough of Newham No Staff 22/03/2021 16/03/2025 Teaching, Learning Safeguarding and Behaviour
David Bailey No Director and Senior School Improvement Consultant, Class Leading Ltd Yes Community 07/11/2022 06/11/2026 Finance, Staffing and Premises
Jade Dempster Employed Teacher, The City Academy, Hackney No Community 20/02/2023 20/202/2027 Teaching, Learning Safeguarding and Behaviour
Juliana Ansah Employed East London NHS Foundation Trust No Community 11/07/2022 06/11/2026 Teaching, Learning Safeguarding and Behaviour
Katherine Randall Curtis Employed London Borough of Islington No Community 20/05/2019 19/05/2023 Teaching, Learning Safeguarding and Behaviour
Kirsten MacLeod Employed Head Teacher, Newham PRUs, London Borough of Newham No Staff 01/09/2016 Ex-officio TLS&B and Finance, Staffing and Premises
Liz Shirley Employed Strategic Finance and Business Manager, Newham PRUs, London Borough of Newham No Community 27/02/2017 27/02/2025 Finance, Staffing and Premises
Michelle Edwards Employed Head of Service, YOT, London Borough of Newham No Local Authority 05/12/2016 30/11/2024 Teaching, Learning Safeguarding and Behaviour
Sharon Cox TBC TBC TBC Community 07/11/2022 06/11/2026 Finance, Staffing and Premises
Sheila Roberts Employed Director of Licensing and Regulatory Services, London Borough of Newham No Community 11/07/2022 06/11/2026 Finance, Staffing and Premises
Upasana Malhotra Employed New Directions, London Borough of Newham No Staff 22/03/2021 16/03/2025 Teaching, Learning Safeguarding and Behaviour
Elaine Reddy TBC TBC TBC Community 20/11/2023 19/11/2026 Teaching, Learning Safeguarding and Behaviour

 What do the management committee do?

The Management Committee is the governing body for all Newham PRUs Provisions. This includes Tunmarsh School and New Directions PRU. Newham PRUs Management Committee plays a strategic and advisory role in exercising statutory functions, including those delegated to them by LBN. 

They work closely with LBN in setting a strategic framework for the PRUs. 

This strategic framework: 

  • Sets out appropriate aims and objectives; 
  • Identifies and includes policies, targets and priorities; 
  • Sets out arrangements for monitoring and reviewing aims, objectives and whether the policies, targets and priorities are being achieved. 

The Management Committee is informed by the Headteacher and Leadership Team before taking their own decisions. 

Working strategically, Management Committee members then use monitoring evidence to review and evaluate progress against any targets set to see whether a policy is working or needs changing. 

There are 4 meetings of each Committee every Academic Year: 

  • Full Management Committee - Chair: David Bailey 
  • Finance, Staffing and Premises Sub Committee - Chair: David Bailey
  • Teaching, Learning, Safeguarding and Behaviour Sub-Committee - Chair: Jade Dempster

 

The Management Committee plays a strategic and advisory role in setting out and maintaining the vision, aims and objectives of Newham PRUs on behalf of / in conjunction with LBN. 

This is to ensure that all pupils are safe, have their needs met, make appropriate progress and receive a good standard of education. 

Statutory functions of the Management Committee include: 

  • compliance with financial, employment, Health and Safety law etc. 
  • deciding the curriculum to offer
  • deciding the times of school sessions
  • overseeing any exclusions.