Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor. We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests and an Annual Statement of Issues for your information. As from September 2015, following the reconstitution all members are elected for a 4 year term of office.
Our Governor's can be contacted on the following email address: governors@polygon.southampton.sch.uk
POLYGON SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY Andrea Faustino(Chair - Foundation) Ivan White (Vice Chair - Local Authority) Clare Grant (Co-opted) Anne Hendon-John (Head Teacher) Ian Saynor (Foundation) Katie Handley-Potts (Staff) Vacancy (Co-opted) David Patchell (Associate) Tolga Martin (Associate) Kasia Skapska (Parent) Vacancy (Parent) Andy Dyer (Associate) Emily Loretto (Associate)
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FINANCE & RESOURCES
Chair: Ivan White
Anne Hendon-John, Ian Saynor School Business Manager Andy Dyer
| CURRICULUM & STANDARDS
Chair: Clare Grant
Ben Penfold Katie Handley-Potts Kasia Skapska Emily Loretto
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Link Governors
(S) – Statutory roles
Safeguarding & Looked After Children (S) | Clare Grant |
SEN (S) | Katie Handley-Potts |
Careers (S) | Ian Saynor |
Health & Safety | Ian Saynor |
Maths | TBC |
English | TBC |
PSHE | TBC |
Online Presence | David Patchell |
Finance/PPG | Ivan White |
Staff Wellbeing | Andrea Faustino |
Membership, Terms of Office & Register of Interests
| Position | Name | Role | Appointment Date | End of term | Interests |
| Associate | Emily Loretto | Mar-21 | Feb-25 | ||
| Associate | Andy Dyer | Mar-21 | Feb-25 | ||
| Parent | Kasia Skaspka | Feb-19 | Feb-23 | ||
| Parent | Christine Parsloe | Nov-18 | Nov-22 RESIGNED WEF 10/02/21 | Teacher at another Trust member school | |
| LA | Ivan White | Vice Chair | Oct-15 | Oct-19 | Trustee of Autism Hampshire |
| Ext Oct 19 | Oct-23 | ||||
| Staff | Katie Handley-Potts | Jul-19 | Jul-23 | ||
| Headteacher | Anne Hendon-John | Oct-15 | - | ||
| Co-opted | Genevieve McCarthy | Oct-17 | RESIGNED WEF 31/10/19 | ||
| Co-opted | Ian Saynor | Sep-19 | Sep-23 | EBP South, which has an SLA with the school for provision of careers advice and general careers support as directed by the school | |
| SCLT Foundation | Andrea Faustino | Chair | Jul-19 | Jul-23 | |
| SCLT Foundation | Clare Grant | Oct-15 | Oct-19 | Solent Mind, provider of Mental Health Services, including mental health education services Member of Ludlow Junior School Academy Trust | |
| Ext Oct 19 | Oct-23 | ||||
| Associate | Tolga Martin | Staff member | |||
| Associate | David Patchell | Staff member | |||
| Associate | Ben Penfold | Staff member | |||
| Associate | Georgina Coe | Oct-15 | RESIGNED WEF 13/11/19 | ||
| Staff | Chloe Foster | Oct 19 | RESIGNED WEF 06/05/16 | Staff member | |
Governor Meeting Attendance
% of possible FGB or committee meetings attended (committee members only recorded)
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Governor |
2019-2020 |
2020-21 (Autumn term) |
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Andrea Faustino |
83% |
100% |
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Ivan White |
100% |
100% |
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Ian Saynor |
83% |
75% |
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Clare Grant |
78% |
100% |
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Anne Hendon-John |
100% |
100% |
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Katie Handley-Potts |
89% |
100% |
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Chris Parsloe |
100% |
67% |
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Kasia Skapska |
67% |
67% |
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Tolga Martin |
100% |
50% |
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David Patchell |
100% |
100% |
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Ben Penfold |
100% |
100% |