Chalgrove Primary School

Chalgrove Primary School
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Meet the Governors

At Chalgrove we’re very lucky to have governors from many different backgrounds and disciplines that all contribute greatly to our school with their advice and knowledge. Our policy is to recruit our governors from parents, teachers, local authority and the wider local community. Here is a list of the current governors.
Governors and their term.

Local Authority Governors

  • Ms Fiona Bulmer
    (Chair) - (Finance and Curriculum)

    Ms Fiona Bulmer

    Fiona has been involved in school governance for many years and has chaired the Chalgrove governing body since 2007. She is also a governor of Barnet and Southgate College and a former Barnet councillor. In her professional life, she works as a freelance writer, providing speeches and reports for major companies.

Community Governors

  • Dawn Atkinson
    (Finance)

    Dawn Atkinson

  • Pranav Sharma
    (Finance)

    Pranav Sharma

    I have ￿a strong passion in education, both inside and outside of the classroom. In addition to being a governor at the school, ￿I have worked on various projects in online education and served as Company Secretary for Barnet Junior Chess. In ￿my professional life, ￿I am a qualified CIMA accountant and work in the Banking and Financial Services industry. I enjoy reading, watching films and playing sports.

Staff Governors

Parent Governors

  • Mrs Jo Rahimzadeh
    (Curriculum)

    Mrs Jo Rahimzadeh

  • Mrs Therese Laverton
    Curriculum)

    Mrs Therese Laverton

    I have lived in Finchley more or less my whole life. I have two boys who attend Chalgrove (years 1&3) and I also attended the school myself for my last two years of primary school, so it holds a special place in my heart. Â

    In my early career I worked in theatre and as a professional singer but I also had many years experience working as a nanny, transferring those skills into the work I do now supporting vulnerable people living with eating disorders. Â

    I continue to be creative - performance based when possible and I also design and sell multiracial and diverse greeting cards as a small passion project as I believe  promoting diversity and inclusion is incredibly important.

    I have recently been appointed the head of the PTA as well as Parent Governor. My aim as the head of the PTA is to build on our school community and create more fundraising opportunities to help benefit  the school and our children.

    As a Governor, I hope to be a part of helping uphold the OUTSTANDING standard that Chalgrove has achieved.

  • Mr Waleed Rahmathullah
    (Curriculum)

    Mr Waleed Rahmathullah

    I have two children currently attending the school, and I am a hands-on dad. Professionally, I am a qualified Maths Teacher and work as a Private Tutor. I have been involved in the education sector for over a decade. In my spare time, I enjoy going to the gym, occasionally reading a book, and sea-swimming when the opportunity arises.

The Governors have declared nothing on their register of interests