Governors

The Local Governing Body of Unicorn Primary School

The Local Governing Body (LGB) of Unicorn Primary School is a committee of the main board of Mosaic Schools Learning Trust (mosaicschoolslearningtrust.org). MSLT was established in September 2024, combining Connect Schools Academy Trust and Compass Academy Trust to form a new dynamic Trust of ten strongly performing schools across Bromley and Kent.

Contacting the School Governors:

If you wish to contact the Chair of Governors or another member of the Local Governing Body, please address your correspondence to Joyce Munro, Governance Manager, at governance@mslt.org.uk or alternatively, through the school office unicorn@mslt.org.uk.

Governing Body Minutes

Copies of Local Governing Body minutes can be requested through the Unicorn School Office:

Unicorn Primary School
Creswell Drive
Beckenham
BR3 3AL

unicorn@mslt.org.uk

MSLT Governance Documents

Members of the Governing Body:

Wasim Butt
Chair

Wasim has worked in education for 18 years in mainstream, special and alternative provisions and is currently the Education (Regional) Director at a large multi academy trust. Wasim has a track record of success over five years as a head teacher and executive head teacher, developing teams to drive success in challenging circumstances. Wasim strongly believes in education as the engine to social mobility and is passionate about supporting the team at Unicorn Primary School to fulfil their mission in providing the highest quality education for all pupils.

Gail Preston
Vice Chair

Gail is a Unicorn community governor since 2016. Gail has three boys who are or have been part of Unicorn Primary School. Gail works part time locally as a Physiotherapist, balancing being a mum and a governor with responsibility for Staff development and Well Being.

Victoria Elvines
Headteacher

Simon Ayre
Parent Governor

Nick Bridges

Nick has been a governor at Unicorn since 2016. He combines his role as a governor with working full time for the national charity Family Action as Deputy Director of People and with a voluntary role with Kings Church in Beckenham.

Hilary Coupe
Co-opted Community Governor

I have lived locally since I was four years old and have taught in a variety of primary schools (State & Independent) in the vicinity.

Having raised two sons, both still living in the area, we enjoy spending time with them, their partners and our grandson.

Since retiring from teaching, I have been able to increase our UK and European travel (pendemic allowing) and we seem to be using our National Trust and English Heritage memberships to the full!

I welcome the opportunity to join the Unicorn Governing Body and look forward to actively contributing to the school's continuinung success, particularly to the involvement within the local community.

Rebecca Strong
Staff Governor

Register of Business Interests 2023-24

Name	Role	Appointed by	Date of Appointment	Term of Appointment	Declared Business Interests	Nature of Business	Nature of Interest	Unremunerated activities related to those of Compass Academy Trust	Family Interests
Mr W Butt	LGB Member Chair	Parents	4/1/2022	3/1/2026	Ormiston Academies Trust	Education	Employee	n/a	n/a
Mr N Bridges	LGB Member	LGB	30/11/2016	31/08/2024	Family Action	Health Care	Employee	n/a	n/a
Mrs G Preston	LGB Member	LGB	30/11/2016	29/11/2024	St Christopher’s Hospice	Health Care	Physiotherapist	n/a	Extended family is a founder of Times Table Rock Stars
Mrs H Coupe	LGB Member	LGB	16/02/2023	15/02/2027	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mrs R Strong	LGB Member	Staff	27/09/2024	26/09/2027	Compass Academy Trust	Employee	Employee	n/a	n/a
Mr S Ayre	LGB Member	Parent	27/09/2023	26/07/2027	Ayre Communications Ltd	IT	Director	n/a	n/a
Mrs V Elvines	Headteacher				Compass Academy Trust	Education	Employee	Member of National Association of Headteachers	Partner is a Director of Tallis Paper Ltd

Governors who have left in the last 12 months

Name	Role	Leaving Date
Mrs N Wilgoss	Governor	30/09/2023
Mr M Moin	Governor	21/07/2023

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