Meet the Governors

Meet the Governors

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The Board of Governors works with the school to help it continue to progress. Where there are problems we also help the school through them.

Julia McTavish

Chair, Co-opted Governor

Start date: 8/12/2016
End date: 07/12/2020

Julia has been a parent governor at Lyndhurst since 2013 and was elected Chair of Governors in Autumn 2015. An organisational psychologist by background she brings analytical and research skills to Lyndhurst.

Jim North

Parent Governor

Start date: 13/07/2016
End date: 12/07/2020

Vice Chair and Chair of Finance & Personnel Committee

Jim has been a parent governor since 2014 and was re-elected as vice chair in summer 2016. Jim was the previous chair of the communications group, which looks at ways to improve how the school communicates with the school community. Outside of school Jim works as an actor, producer and a director of a production company and leads our school’s Drama Club.

Adrian Gough

Co-opted Governor

Start date: 28/11/2015
End date: 27/11/2019

Chair of Curriculum & Standards Committee

Adrian has been a community governor since 2007. He lives locally and works for the Department for Education. Adrian’s experience in central government raises our awareness of emerging government education policy.

Paul Whelan

Co-opted Governor

Start date: 06/12/2017
End date: 05/12/2021

Chair of Premises Committee

Paul is a Town Planner but he has also worked as a Digital Producer on educational films and websites. He’s a former Geography teacher. Paul enjoys cycling, climbing and visual arts.

Ruth Ashby

Parent Governor

Start date: 19/10/2018
End date: 18/10/2022

Ruth is an architect by profession with experience in sustainability and social housing. She loves being a governor in this truly inclusive school. She is a volunteer and trustee for local organisations and values what community brings to us all. Ruth loves good food, cooking, innovative design and travel.

Belinda Jarman

Teacher Governor

Start date: 01/02/2016
End date: 31/01/2020

Belinda comes from a background in hospitality, working for Harvey Nichols until a change of career into teaching. She was a parent at Lyndhurst before working there and her fourth child is now in Year 3. As Phase Leader for EYFS she is passionate about Early Years and the importance of play-based learning. She also is a strong advocate of outdoor learning for all children (and adults!) and has been instrumental in introducing the planters and tubs of plants around the playground. She runs the school gardening club on Fridays after school.

Alison Miln

Local Authority Governor

Start date: 11/07/2018
End date: 10/07/2022

 

Oliver Morley

Parent Governor

Start date: 19/10/2018
End date: 18/10/2022

Gerard Turner

Teacher Governor

Start date: 07/03/2019
End date: 06/03/2023

Gerard has been a teacher at Lyndhurst for 10 years now, and a governor for the past six years or so. As well as fulfilling the role of Thames class teacher in Reception, he is also the school’s Numeracy co-ordinator and enjoys helping run Gardening Club on Fridays.

Sarah Quarmby

Parent Governor

Start date: 21/11/2017
End date: 20/11/2021

Sarah has been a parent at Lyndhurst since 2014, and a governor since November 2017. She works in journalism, as an Obituaries’ editor at the Guardian newspaper and has also worked in arts administration and taught music classes to pre-school children.

Lyndhurst has a relatively small governing body of 12 individuals who work collectively in the best interest of all pupils at the school. Each governor brings different skills and experience helping us to work collectively to govern the school, provide strategic leadership, hold the headteacher to account and make sure the school’s money is well spent. Our key responsibilities are to:

  • think and work strategically to help raise standards
  • monitor and evaluate progress
  • approve the school’s budget
  • aupport the head and staff, and challenge their expectations
  • account for the school’s performance and the decisions made

We meet as a Full Governing Body termly, and all governors are members of three sub-committees, which also meet termly:
• Finance and Personnel (chair, Jim North)
• Curriculum and Standards (chair, Adrian Gough)
• Premises (chair, Paul Whelan)

Lyndhurst’s Board of Governors Structure

Required No of appointees Vacancies
Authority 1 1 0
Co-opted 4 3 1
Headteacher 1 1 0
Parent 4 4 0
Staff 2 2 0

Details about the governors, including terms of office and declaration of interests can be found below.

Governor Name Role Term of Office Category/Voting rights Link responsibilities Declaration of Interest
Julia McTavish Chair 8/12/16 – 07/12/20 Co-opted KS1, Lower KS2 & pupil premium None
Jim North Vice-chair; Chair Finance & Personnel Committee 13/07/16 – 12/07/20 Parent Early Years and KS1 None
Adrian Gough Chair Curriculum and Standards Committee 28/11/15 – 27/11/19 Co-opted Upper KS2 None
Paul Whelan Chair Premises Committee 06/12/17 – 5/12/21 Co-opted Information Technology None
Belinda Jarman 01/02/16 – 31/01/20 Staff None
Alison Miln 11/07/18 – 10/07/22 Local Authority None
Sarah Quarmby 21/11/17-12/07/20 Parent None
Ruth Ashby 19/10/18 – 18/10/22 Parent None
Oliver Morley 19/10/18 – 18/10/22 Parent None
Gerard Turner 07/03/19 – 06/03/23 Staff None
Nick Hammill Co-Head teacher None
Jola Nowakowska Co-Head teacher 01/09/15 – 31/08/19 Advisor (non-voting) None
Maureen Bennett Deputy Head 15/10/17 – 16/10/21 Advisor (non-voting) None

 

Board of Governors – Key Information