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THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST

​The Belham Primary School is now part of The Charter Schools Educational Trust (the 'Trust'), a Multi-academy Trust of schools based in Southwark, south east London.  Our mission is to work together to ensure that every child in our family of schools has the knowledge, skills and confidence to live lives of opportunity and choice. Our Trust family currently includes four primary and two secondary schools, including sixth form provision, each based in the London Borough of Southwark.

For more information about the Trust, including governance, policies and financial reports please visit www.tcset.org.uk.

Annual audited accounts can be found here:
TCSET key information and audited accounts

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Registered Office: The Charter School East Dulwich, Jarvis Road, London SE22 8RB
Tel: 020 7346 6600
Email: info@tcset.org.uk 
Company Number: 07338707 Registered in England and Wales

THE BELHAM LOCAL GOVERNING BODY

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JULIANE CAILLOUETTE NOBLE CHAIR OF GOVERNORS
Juliane spent 5 years as one of our community governors before taking on the role of Chair in March 2021. Juliane's background is in nutrition and education, and after 5 years running Jamie Oliver's work in schools, she is now Head of Development for the Sustainable Restaurant Association.

Juliane can be contacted by emailing: jcaillouettenoble@thebelhamprimaryschool.org.uk

​​​Date of appointment: 26/01/16
Appointed by: Co-opted
Term of office: 24/01/2020 to 23/01/2024
Relevant interests declared: None

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TIM HALLAN VICE CHAIR OF GOVERNORS
Tim currently works in regulatory compliance for a leading European investment bank in the city. Prior to this he trained as a Chartered Accountant for a Big 4 Accountancy Firm. Tim has a strong passion for education and social mobility and lives locally in East Dulwich. 

Date of appointment: 06/12/18
Appointed by: Co-opted
Term of office: 06/12/18 to 05/12/22
Relevant interests declared: None

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​LIZ COHEN
Liz joined the Belham as Head of School in September 2017. She is used to working in socially mixed schools, which has fuelled her passion for embedding diversity and inclusion into the curriculum.
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Date of appointment: N/A
Appointed by: N/A (Ex officio)
Term of office: N/A
Relevant interests declared: None

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NANCY WAYMAN
Nancy is Head of Music at the Belham. Prior to joining the school, she was Head of Literacy, year group leader and a class teacher at Dulwich Hamlet Junior School. Before completing her teacher training Nancy read music and then studied at drama school as a post graduate. She lives locally with her husband and four children.
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Date of appointment: 13/06/2019
Appointed by: Staff body
Term of office: 13/06/2019 to 12/06/2023
Relevant interests declared: None

ELIZABETH LINTON SMITH
Elizabeth is a higher level teaching assistant at the Belham. She worked as a teaching assistant at Dulwich Hamlet Junior School for over 20 years, and previously worked as a nurse.
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Date of appointment: 27/02/2019
Appointed by: Staff body
Term of office: 27/02/2019 to 26/02/2023
Relevant interests declared: None

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DOMINIC MCNEILL
Dominic has two children at the Belham. He is currently Global Marketing Director for Nando's consumer goods business, with 20 years' experience spanning Proctor & Gamble, Ford Motor Co. and private equity. Dominic is passionate about education and health, having spent two years working at an HIV-focused NGO in Swaziland, and serves as non-exec director on the board of DrinkAware. He is excited to serve the school, the parents and the local community.
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Date of appointment: 06/12/18
Appointed by: Parent body
Term of office: 06/12/18 to 05/12/22
Relevant interests declared: None

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CHRISTABEL DAUGHERTY

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Date of appointment: 12/01/2020
Appointed by: Parent body
Term of office: 12/01/20 to 11/01/24
Relevant interests declared: None

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MEGAN CROSS
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Megan works at Kantar and leads their global Inclusion & Diversity strategy. She also has a background in change management after spending several years as management consultant at Accenture.
Megan started her career at a secondary school with the Teach First programme and is a qualified English teacher. She is passionate about social mobility, education and creating inclusive cultures where everyone can thrive.
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Date of appointment: 12/10/2021
Appointed by: Governing Body
Term of office: 12/10/2021 to 11/10/2025
Relevant interests declared: None

CLAUDETTE BERGIN

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Date of appointment: 07/12/2021
Appointed by: Governing Body
Term of office: 07/12/2021 to 06/12/2025
Relevant interests declared: None

HISTORIC (LEFT OFFICE WITHIN LAST 12 MONTHS)

Saba Shafi - Co-opted by DHET - 06/12/2018 to 05/07/2021 - Resigned
Roger Ede - Co-opted by DHET - 22/05/2017 to 21/05/2021 - End of term of office

Click here to download the LGB governor attendance record for the academic year 2020/21.
Click here to download the LGB governor attendance record for the academic year 2019/20.

The minutes of LGB meetings are available by request to the Clerk to the LGB, Carrie Fentum, by emailing cfentum@tcset.org.uk.

LOCAL GOVERNOR VACANCIES

We currently have vacancies for three Appointed Governors on The Belham Local Governing Body. Click here for full details.
Telephone: 020 8353 4290  Email: info@thebelhamprimaryschool.org.uk  Twitter: twitter.com/thebelham
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