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Member Governor Forum - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 18, 2025 View on council website

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Summary

The Enfield Council Member Governor Forum is scheduled to meet on 18 November 2025. The agenda includes updates from Councillor Abdul Abdullahi, Cabinet Member for Children's Services, and Lucy Nutt, Head of Schools and Early Years Improvement, as well as a presentation on recruiting young governors. Members will also have the opportunity to discuss matters arising from the minutes of the previous meeting.

General Update From Head of Schools and Early Years Improvement

Lucy Nutt, Head of Schools and Early Years Improvement, is scheduled to provide an update on the progress in Enfield since the last meeting. This will include updates from the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) team, Ofsted1, the borough profile, and the Good Level of Development in Early Years.

Presentation on Recruitment of Young Governors

Emma Hawker from Governors for Schools2 is scheduled to give a presentation on the recruitment of young governors. The presentation is scheduled to last for 20 minutes.

Update From Councillors

Councillor Abdul Abdullahi, Cabinet Member for Children's Services, is scheduled to provide an update to the forum. This update is scheduled to last for six minutes.

Forums

John Prior is scheduled to present reports from the following meetings:

  • Schools' Forum - the minutes from this meeting are included on GovernorHub3 for information, but they are not from the latest meeting.
  • Schools Workforce Planning Consultation Group

The forum is scheduled to note and discuss any implications for schools generally.


  1. Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. They inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. 

  2. Governors for Schools is a national education charity that finds, places and supports volunteers as school governors in England. 

  3. GovernorHub is an online platform designed to support school governors with communication, document sharing, and meeting management. 

Attendees

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Abdul Abdullahi  Cabinet Member for Children's Services •  Labour Party
Profile image for Elif Erbil
Elif Erbil  Labour Party
Profile image for Nelly Gyosheva
Nelly Gyosheva  Labour Party
Profile image for Ruby Sampson
Ruby Sampson  The Conservative Party
Profile image for Andrew Thorp
Andrew Thorp  The Conservative Party

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 18th-Nov-2025 19.00 Member Governor Forum.pdf
18 Nov 2025 Agenda MGF final 002.pdf