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16/07/25

Exceptional SATS results for Year 6! 🤩👏🏻

01/07/25

How we keep cool at Mayflower when it is 33 degrees! The Cool Zone - drawing & colouring in the hall. Hydration Station - keeping the water bottles topped up and ice lollies for everyone!

30/06/25

Ahead of their residential in Yorkshire, the Year 6 children all received their leavers hoodies! They couldn’t wait to put them on! Thank you to Miss Williams for organising this wonderful memento 💜

30/06/25

We are so lucky to have several different fruit trees in our Nursery garden. All the glorious sunshine has ripened the cherries and the children enjoyed picking them and taking a bag of cherries to eat at home🍒

23/06/25

Careers in Tech – Part 3 Smashing Stereotypes. In the afternoon, the girls met professionals from across the tech world. It was eye-opening, confidence-building, and a lot of fun. The big message? Tech is for everyone — and the girls saw that for themselves.

19/06/25

Careers in Tech - Part 2 App Design Challenge. The girls worked in teams to tackle real world sustainability problems. They brainstormed, designed app storyboards, and pitched their ideas to industry experts.

19/06/25

Careers in Tech - Part 1 The Journey & Arrival. A group of year 5 and 6 girls attended the TCS office in London through a STEM programme. The TCS building was incredible, with stunning views and such a warm welcome.

11/06/25

The children in Nursery, Reception & Year 1 had a visit from a Dental Nurse. She spoke to the children about keeping our teeth clean and healthy and why it is important to visit the dentist. The children then had a go at cleaning Dexter’s teeth using a very large toothbrush!

04/06/25

👏 Clap and Code! Our KS2 children have been learning how to use Micro:bits to detect sound. They created a fun project where the Micro:bit lights up when you clap! It was a great way to learn about sound sensors and how we can use code to control what happens.

02/06/25

Monday Club Night - Year 6 Steel Pan club performing Katy Perry ROAR 🦁 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

14/05/25

In History this term, the topic for Year 4 is ‘How can we learn about the Kingdom of Benin?’. To broaden the horizon for our children, we had a school trip to the British Museum, here the children were able to further their understanding and learning of the Kingdom of Benin.

12/05/25

It has been a very egg-citing day in EYFS - the arrival of 30 eggs, which have been placed in incubators in Nursery and Reception. Hopefully by the end of the week we will have 30 very cute fluffy chicks 🐣

09/05/25

VE Day celebrations at HPAMA 🇬🇧 Every class created celebratory window displays, children and staff came to school dressed in red, white and blue and had traditional fish and chips for lunch all whilst learning about the history of VE Day.

07/05/25

Thank you to Mrs Hollington and the parents that attended this mornings Garden Workshop. We hope you enjoyed spending time in our garden, in the lovely spring sunshine and learnt some interesting gardening facts and tips 🪴🌸🌼

06/05/25

We had a visit from a very well known author called Lisa Williamson. She spoke to the children in years 3-6 about her journey to becoming an author, she read aloud to the children & discussed what inspired her to write the books. Some children received a signed copy of her book!

02/05/25

Reception - This term in art we are focussing on the artwork of American sculptor Augusta Savage. The children have had the opportunity to create their own sculptures using clay and spoke about what methods they used for creating different marks, impressions and shapes.

01/05/25

Butterflies class are making the most of the lovely sunny weather this week and spending a lot of time in the outdoor area. The water play has been extremely popular, as well as watering the flowers, herbs and vegetables and enjoying snack time as a picnic!

29/04/25

🌟 Every Step Counts in Computing Club! 🌟 Our talented pupils put their coding skills to the test by creating step counters with Micro:bits! 🏃‍♂️💻 Working carefully through design, coding, & testing, they brought their ideas to life & proudly explained the process themselves.

25/04/25

The HPAMA allotment has had a makeover & the transformation is fantastic! The bark paths have been replaced with paving slabs, which will make it easier for the pupils to access the area to complete their gardening jobs! The allotment is blooming in the spring sunshine ☀️

24/04/25

Saint George’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🐉🗡️ The children in Reception created their own shields just like St. George’s. They were inspired by the flags of their heritage and of things and people that are important to them.

Harris Academies
All Academies in our Federation aim to transform the lives of the students they serve by bringing about rapid improvement in examination results, personal development and aspiration.

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Governance & Scheme of Delegation (Academies)

The Role of Governor

Within England, there are over 300,000 School/Academy Governors, who form the largest volunteer force in the country.

The roles of individual Governors, and subsequently members of a Governing Body, work collectively to perform a strategic role and carry out key functions such as:

  • Discuss and set the aims and objectives for the Academy.
  • Set the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives.
  • Set the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives.
  • Monitor and evaluate the progress that the Academy is making towards it’s set aims and objectives.

Finally the role of role of the Academy Governor is to be a source of challenge and support to the Principal, i.e. a 'critical friend.'

The Governing Body of Harris Primary Academy Mayflower

The Academy is a member of the Harris Federation. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Federation, (Federation governance details and scheme of delegation can be found here) but much of the work of the Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body (the Governors of the Academy). Some Governors are appointed by the Federation whilst others are elected by parents or guardians of students at the Academy or by staff. The details of the Governors at Harris Primary Academy Mayflower are shown below.

Details of our Governing Body can be found on the Get Information about Schools Website 

https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/establishments/establishment/details/140938#school-governance 

The Governor responsible for Safeguarding is Mrs Michelle Cunningham.

The Chair of the Academy Governing Body at Harris Primary Academy Mayflower is Ms Ann Slater 
The Clerk to the Governing Body is Ms Koyeli Solanki and they or any governor can be contacted at Harris Primary Academy Mayflower, Mayflower Road, Essex RM16 6SA, by telephone on 0203 7724588 or via email koyeli.Solanki@harrisgovernors.org.uk

 

Harris Primary Academy Mayflower

The Governing Body

 

 

 

Name                                       

 

Appointed as                                

 Date of appointment Term of Office Business and Financial Interests Number of meetings attended in the last acdemic year (2024/2025
Ann Slater Sponsor - Chair of Governors

01/09/2014

reappointed 30/08/2022

 4 Years N/A 4/4
Michelle Cunningham Sponsor

01/09/2014

reappointed 30/08/2022

 4 Years Employee of Thurrock Council  2/4
Elaine Forrest Sponsor

01/04/2016

reappointed 01/04/2024

 4 Years Employee of PwC  3/4
Paul Campbell Sponsor

01/09/2015

reappointed 31/08/2023

 4 Years N/A 3/4
Katie Hanley

Ex-Officio

Executive Principal

17/2/2014

reappointed 16/2/2022

 4 Years Executive Principal, Harris Federation 3/4
Dan Moynihan

Ex- Officio 

CEO

01/09/2014

reappointed 30/08/2022

 4 Years CEO, Harris Federation 0/4
Sabeena Hasan

Ex- Officio

Primary Director

01/09/2014

reappointed 30/08/2022

 4 Years Director, Primary Education, Harris Federation 0/4
Sam French

Ex- Officio

Assistant Director

 10/06/2024

4 Years

 Assistant Director, Primary Education, Harris Federation 2/4
Ayomikun Olukoya Sponsor 22/02/2023 4 Years N/A 2/4
Michael Ashby Parent 10/11/2023 4 Years Employee at Swiss Re Management Ltd 2/2
Marcel Vige Parent 10/11/2023 4 Years   2/2
Evelyn Oluwole Sponsor 02/01/2024 4 Years
 		 3/4
Samantha Verdol Staff 24/09/2024 4 Years Teacher, Harris Primary Academy Mayflower 2/4
Billy Jones Staff 24/09/2024 4 Years Compliance and H&S Manager, Harris Federation 4/4
Ghaliya Khan Sponsor 14/05/2025 4 years  N/A 1/1
Rahul Jalil  Sponsor 04/07/2025 4 years N/A 0/0

Governors who have resigned in the last twelve months

 

 

Name                                       

 

Appointed as                                

 Date of appointment Resignation Date Term of Office Business Interest Number of meetings attended in the last acdemic year (2023/24)
N/A            

 

 

 

 

Meeting 2025-2026

 HPAMA

Business meeting 

 1/10/25 at HPAMA
Full Governing Body Autumn  3/12/25- 3:45pm at HPAMA

Full Governing Body Spring 

 11/3/26- 3:45pm at HPAMA

Full Governing Body Summer

 1/7/26-  3:45pm at HPAMA

 

 

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