Our Federation Governing Body have the following aims:
- To ensure the school is a safe environment for all.
- To ensure we are aiming for the highest standards of academic progress and results. This includes encouraging all pupils to achieve their best.
- To create an environment which is friendly, open, supportive and respectful of all.
We meet regularly with the school’s leadership team and also try to visit the school to spend time with pupils, staff and parents.
Although your first point of contact is your class teacher and the leadership team at the school, we are always open to hearing from parents and anyone connected with the school, including anyone interested in becoming a school governor.
Here is the link to the Schools Financial Benchmarking website:
https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/
Here is the full list of current governors:
| Jessica Hodgson | Co-opted Governor – Chair |
| Charlie Dias | Co-opted Governor – Vice Chair |
| Winston Yap | Co-opted Governor – Chair of Resources Committee |
| Vacancy | Local Authority Governor |
| Abhaya Ganashree | Co-opted Governor |
| Vacancy | Co-opted Governor |
| Saad Naqvi | Co-opted Governor |
| Rob Johnston | Co-opted Governor |
| Ruth Martin | Co-opted Governor |
| Mckhylla Folkes-Hunnigal | Co-opted Governor |
| Venessa Smith | Parent Governor (Tower Bridge) |
| Ali McCulloch | Parent Governor (Snowsfields) – Chair of Curriculum Committee |
| Sarah Murray | Parent Governor (Robert Browning) |
| Emily Sellicks | Staff Governor (Tower Bridge) |
| Natalie O’Donnell | Staff Governor (Robert Browning) |
| Katie Curran | Staff Governor (Snowsfields) |
| Kate Wooder | Executive Headteacher |
| Sarah Manley | Head Teacher (Robert Browning) |
| Michelle Owens | Federation Business Manager |
| Laura Neuveglise | Co Head of School Tower Bridge |
| Helen Viggiani | Co Head of School Tower Bridge |
| Maureen Chance | Co Head of School Robert Browning |
| Anna Mulhern | Co Head of School Robert Browning |
| Jo Cranmer | Co Head of School Snowsfields |
| Zohra Benotmance | Co Head of School Snowsfields |
- Instrument of Governance
- Confirmations-Summary-The Bridges Federation
- Constitution-BridgesFederation
- Committees-BridgesFederation
- Attendance -BridgesFederation
- Meetings 2023-24 -BridgesFederation
Message from Jessica Hodgson (Chair of Governors)
Welcome to this year’s Annual Report, which is a celebration of the past year at the Bridges Federation. We want to spend some time reflecting on all of our children’s achievements and the schools’ successes over the past year and look ahead to the future.
On behalf of the Governing Body and as Chair of Governors I would like to congratulate all children, parents and staff in the Federation for another outstanding year, full of learning opportunities. We are so proud of all our children who have achieved so much.
We have had some brilliant events across the Federation, including the Saluting our Sisters awards where staff were nominated across the federation. Congratulations to Laurie St Luce, Mary Nyamekye, Maureen Chance and Deborah Thorpe who were all nominated for ‘Saluting Our Sisters’ – honouring the achievements of Black women. We are so proud of them all. A special shout-out too to Chris Ayriss who is retiring in July after working at Tower Bridge since November 1981! Enjoy your retirement!
We also had our annual International Week, Reading and Maths Cafes in classes; our Christmas Shows and Assemblies, and our older children enjoyed another fantastic school journey. Another highlight was our brilliant Key Stage 2 Talent Show which showcased the fact that all our children have unique talents and we are so proud of the special individuals that they are.
We are so grateful to all parents who work hard to support our children, and who participate in our school activities. This year we have been fundraising for the Garden Shed at Snowsfields, and at Tower Bridge we were awarded a grant for playground markings for Daily Mile. We have had trips to see Bee Keepers, to Tower Bridge, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the Unicorn Theatre and the Guy Fox Project. Our Uniform swap shops have also proved really popular!
We are so proud of our hard working Year 6 children who showed determination, positivity and resilience in their recent SATs exams. I would like to wish each of our Year 6 children the very best of luck in the future. As you start the next stage of your school journey, I know that you will be fantastic role models for the Bridges Federation and keep in touch with us. I hope you always remember your time at primary school as a time of fun and happiness. You can achieve anything you want to with a positive mindset and through working hard. Your teachers are so proud of you – always be ambitious and keep smiling!
On behalf of the Governing Body I wish you all a happy and healthy summer break spending time with your families and loved ones. Thank you for everything you have done over the last year to support your children and the Federation, and look forward to seeing you again in September. Finally we knew last year about Kate’s MBE Award but thought we would make sure that everyone has seen the picture and the recognition given of her brilliant and inspiring leadership. We are very lucky to have her!