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Community Council

Governance of our school: The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust is the governance body responsible for the school as a whole with the Board of Trustees accountable for decisions made. For more information on the Trust and how our governance structure works, please visit www.elliotfoundation.co.uk (Trust Governance and Community Council documents) noting in particular the Scheme of Delegation and Accountability and Representation documents. The Trust Legal and Governance Director can also be emailed on jem.shuttleworth@elliotfoundation.co.uk

Welcome and Introduction to our Community Council

The Trust governance model recognises that Community Councils are, whilst a full and formal part of the governance structure in line with the Trust’s Articles of Association, wholly advisory bodies who focus on;

The ethos and values of the school
The ambition, appropriateness and effectiveness of the school's curriculum for its children
The wellbeing of pupils, families and staff

Community councillors are a much valued group of volunteers that play a crucial role in our school offering challenging but positive and proactive support to the Principal and Senior Leadership team on behalf of the children and community that the school serves. They know and celebrate the strengths of the community that the school serves alongside holding the highest aspirations and expectations for our pupils.

Community councillors are appointed from current parents, staff and pupils alongside committed individuals from the wider community. Councillors have an interest in the education and wider opportunities offered by the school to all pupils and have some free time to give to supporting the school vision and aim for every child to develop and enjoy their time at school, learning and progressing with the three bubbles that make up our curriculum, ABC.

Our Priorities for 2023-2024 are

The Communiuty Council consists of smaller groups who all have a different focus. The groups, which include pupils, parents, volenteers and staff, have priorities they have chosen to work on within their area of interest. The groups are...

Junior Travel Ambassadors
Eco Warriors
House Captains
Wellbeing Buddies
Digital Leaders

If you would like to see the Community Council Action Plan for 2023/24, please click link below

Community Council Action Plan 2023-2024

If you are interested in finding out more about the Claremont Community Council, please contact Dan Hawkins, head@claremontprimary.org

The community council is scheduled to meet four times in each school year, and their activities will include visiting during the school day and linking closely with the pupils and parent champions.

2023-2024 Community Council

Name	Role	Profile
Daniel Hawkins	Executive Headteacher	I am proud to be the Executive Headteacher of this federation. We are a thriving, inclusive, creative federation made up of two fantastic schools in NW2. Our federation is a member of the Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, a child centre positive thinking organisation with whom we share common visions and values. Namely that all children deserve a good education and that education should be of the whole child. We have high aspirations academically, developmentally and creatively for all pupils in our diverse community and working together in partnership we can achieve our goals.
Sally Neaves	Head of School	I am the very proud Head of School at Claremont Primary. We are a very diverse and inclusive school which believes strongly in supporting our children to develop to be the best version of themselves; academically, socially and creatively. We believe in creating a curriculum and school experience which will expose our children to a wide range of exciting and aspiring opportunities,driving their ambition for the future.
Emma Casey	Community Councillor (Chair)	I began as a parent governor in 2015. Since then my roles have included Chair of Governors, link governor for safeguarding, teaching & learning and SEND. I have been an active member of the school community for many years and all of my children attended Childs Hill. I have volunteered in school and assisted on many school trips and I have been a familiar face at school events of the years. As Community Councillors we are ambitious for all children to thrive. Their emotional and educational wellbeing is a priority. Feeling safe, ready to learn and taking pride in themselves as part of the Childs Hill and Claremont Federation. I look forward to working with staff, pupils and parents to enable the best possible outcomes for all pupils. I have a background working in Postgraduate students for an NHS Trust and the Institute of Child Health.
Nasim Ahmed	Assistant Head	I am very excited to be leading the very keen and passionate eco warriors on environmental issues in and around our school. This is a cause close to my heart. In my role of leading on the curriculum, it is important for me to embed the environmental issues within our children's learning.
Michelle Golan	Staff Councillor	I have worked with children my whole working life. First as a nanny, and for the past 15 years in primary schools, as a SEN Teaching Assistant, Classroom TA, and my present role is as a Pastoral Officer. For many years at Childs Hill I ran a highly proactive School Council, where we raised thousands of pounds for charities, both here in the UK and abroad. I also helped set up and run Childs Hill Peer Mediators, which are children, who helped other children resolve low level problems in the playground. I’m passionate about 'pupil voice' and believe that all children should be heard. Children are more insightful than we give them credit for! Being part of the Childs Hill restorative journey has been eye opening and I’m excited to be part of Claremont’s journey.
Sarah Nicholls	Staff Councillor	I have been a Senior Learning Mentor since 2003, working both in Childs Hill and Claremont Primary School. I have worked with children my whole working life from playgroups, primary schools to a Pupil Referral Unit Since 2018 I have been seconded with Barnet two days a week, in an advisory capacity to support school staff with strategies to prevent children from permanent exclusion. I am passionate about children’s mental health and advocating their pupil voice. I always have time to listen to the children and I am a great believer in a restorative approach to help children to resolve conflicts. I love working in Claremont school alongside the staff and children to foster an inclusive community school environment where all children’s voices are heard.
Adele Koch Gasmalla	Community Councillor	My daughter is at Claremont Primary School since Reception and she is really happy. It's a first time for me to join the community council, I'm very excited. I previously volunteered in Claremont Primary School. I look forward to achieving a lot this year with the community council.
Chantelle Morris	Community Councillor	I believe that each and every child deserve to get the best education, no matter which background they are from. They also deserve to be treated equally and fairly. The world is a big place for children to explore it can be a scary place .