GLF Schools

GLF Schools

GLF Schools was founded in 2012 in order to enable the federation of Glyn School (an academy in 2011) and Danetree Junior School. Together, we began our journey to become a MAT of more than 1000 talented staff working with over 10,000 children in 40 schools across 5 regions in southern England.

Our Schools

Banbury Region

Banstead Region

Berkshire & Hampshire Region

Caterham Region

Crawley Region

Didcot Region

Epsom Region

London Boroughs

Redhill Region

Sunbury & Camberley Region

Governance

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Our School Standards Board (SSB) meets once per half term. Our SSB provides the local governance function for our schools which fits within the overall governance structure of GLF Schools. Further information about governance at GLF Schools can be found here.

The three core functions of governance are:

  1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
  2. Holding leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management, including well-being, of staff
  3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

It is therefore important that our SSB comprises the right people with the right skills to make appropriate and informed decisions for a school, taking into account the views of children and students, staff, parents and the local community.

Governance at GLF Schools
 

The members of our School Standards Board are:

  • Dr Christina Stead (Chair)
  • Jeremy Garner (Ex- officio member) 
  • Kola Agboola (Community member)
  • Wendy Williams (Community member)
  • Amy Church (Community member)
  • Tim Stark (Communiity member) 
  • Sarah Morgan (Clerk)

 

Dr Stead

Dr Christina Stead

I have been a member of the SSB at Meridian High School since September 2021. I have lived in Croydon for nearly 20 years and wanted to offer my skills and experience to a local school. I am excited to work with MHS as it continues its journey of improvement. After taking a degree in History, I worked as a policy manager in a university before retraining as a careers advisor in my 40s. I hold a doctorate in education (my research explored women’s careers) and have taught in higher education. I currently work as a consultant, specialising in mentoring. 

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Jeremy Garner

Educating children is a great responsibility and privilege. I have had the pleasure of being an executive headteacher for 2 of the GLF secondary schools, and I am excited to work with Meridian High School as a member of the SSB in supporting them on their journey to becoming exceptional. 

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Kola Agboola

My name is Kola and I am a member of Meridian’s SSB. I would like to contribute to Governance Standards and help to promote excellence of Meridian High School as a local resident. I work as a Laboratory Technician at Kingston University. I have recently taken up the position as Civic Mayor of Croydon. 

Tim Starke

Tim Starke

I am delighted to be a member of the SSB for Meridian High School.  As a Lead Practitioner at de Stafford School, Caterham, I am passionate about education and endeavour to see students graduate feeling proud of the fact they attended Meridian High School and are ambitious to be active participants in our growing global society.  I have been teaching Geography in secondary education since 2005 and was a Staff Governor at Glyn School in Epsom for 10 years during the time the GLF MAT was formed.     

 

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