Governance

The Local Committee

Balgowan Primary School are part of the Nexus Education Schools Trust (NEST). The day to day governance of our school is carried out by the Local Committee.

The key responsibilities of the Local Committee are:

  • To carry forward the vision of the school and NEST
  • To take a strategic role in the governance of the school 
  • To understand the work of the school in order to facilitate meaningful discussion in relation to: achievement, curriculum and standards; inclusion and wellbeing; safeguarding; and provision and resources

 

 

 

Our Local Committee Members

NAME

ROLE

DATE OF APPT/

TERM OF OFFICE

APPOINTED

BY

BUSINESS/PERSONAL/PECUNIARY AND OTHER INTERESTS

Assel Aitkhozhina 

LCM – Community  

10.07.25 -

09.07.29 

Resigned

03.11.25

Local

Committee 

None  

Kirsty Bassett

LCM – Staff

02.11.20 -

01.11.24

03.11.24 –

04.04.28

Elected by

staff

None

Annum Beg

LCM – Community

09.07.24 -

08.07.28

Resigned

31.01.26

Local

Committee

None

Luke Currie 

LCM Parent 

19.01.26 -

18.01.30

Elected by

Parents 

Founder and Managing Director of Apres School Education Provider

Found of Docode Limited – Education Provider  

Catherine Guinard

LCM - Parent

18.03.25 –

17.03.29

Elected by

Parents 

None

Robert Nelson

LCM – Community 

25.03.25 -

24.03.29

Local

Committee 

None

Dominic Nolan

LCM – Community

03.03.22 -

02.03.26

End of office

03.03.26

Local

Committee

Kyndryl UK Limited

Sarah-Jane Phillippo

LCM – Parent

19.01.22 -

18.01.26

End of office

18.01.26 

Elected by

parents

Husband is a Trustee at Lewisham Speaking Up Charity 

Bromley Down Syndrome Support Group - Trustee

Alan Slater

LCM – Staff

02.11.20 -

01.11.24

02.11.24 -

01.11.28

Elected by

staff

None

Patricia Spedding

Chair – LCM

Community

02.10.18 -

01.10.22

02.10.22 –

01.10.26

Local

Committee

Bickey Primary School – other governance role 

Maria Veysey

LCM – Headteacher

Ex officio

Ex officio

None

Bola Ajose

LCM – Community

07.04.26-

06.04.30

Local

Community

None

Caron Zanjani

LCM – Community

22.05.26-

21.05.30

Local

Community

None

Governance Documents

THE LOCAL COMMTTEE OF BALGOWAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 

MEETING ATTENDANCE 2025-26

NAME

MEETINGS

NO. OF MEETINGS ATTENDED

24.9.25

AUTM 1

24-11-25

AUTM 2

7-3-26

SPR

30-6-26

SUM

Assel Aitkhozhina

1

1/1

Y

N/A

N/A

N/A

Kirsty Bassett

4

2/4

N

N

Y

Y

Annum Beg

1

0/1

N

N/A

N/A

N/A

Catherine Guinard

4

3/4

Y

N

Y

Y

Robert Nelson

4

2/4

N

N

Y

Y

Dominic Nolan

2

2/2

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

Sarah-Jane Philippo

2

2/2

Y

Y

N/A

N/A

Alan Slater

4

3/4

N

Y

Y

Y

Tricia Spedding

4

4/4

Y

Y

Y

Y

Maria Veysey

4

4/4

Y

Y

Y

Y

Luke Currie

2

2/2

N/A

N/A

Y

Y

Bola Ajose

1

1/1

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y

Matthew Humphrey

2

1/2

N

Y

N/A

N/A

Caron Zanjani

1

1/1

N/A

N/A

N/A

Y

 

THE LOCAL COMMTTEE OF BALGOWAN PRIMARY SCHOOL

MEETING ATTENDANCE 2024-25

 

NAME

MTGS

26/09/24

ATMN 1

27/11/24

ATMN 2

26/03/25

SPR

10/07/25

SUM

Sue

Blackburne

4

Y

Y

Y

Y

Kirsty

Bassett

4

Y

Y

Y

Y

Maria

Veysey

4

Y

Y

Y

Y

Tricia

Spedding

4

Y

Y

Y

Y

Alan Slater

4

Y

Y

Y

Y

Sarah-Jane Phillippo

4

Y

Y

Y

Y

Dominic

Nolan

3

Y

N

Y

Y

Victoria

Knox

4

Y

Y

Y

Y

Matthew Humphrey

3

Y

Y

N

N/A

Annum

Beg

3

Y

Y

Y

N/A

Becoming a Local Committee Member

If you are interested in becoming a Local Committee Member, please contact Samantha Dossetter, Head of Governance sdossetter@nestschools.org

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