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Meet the Governors

Meet the Governors

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Lyndhurst’s Governing Body works collectively in the best interest of all pupils at the school.

THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST

 

Lyndhurst Primary School has been part of The Charter Schools Educational Trust since April 2021.

 

The Charter Schools Educational Trust is a multi-academy trust of schools based in Southwark. Our mission is to inspire and nurture children and young people in South London to excel, through education that transforms lives and strengthens our diverse communities. The Trust family currently includes four primary and two secondary schools, including sixth form provision, each based in the London borough of Southwark, and includes the London South Teaching School Hub and a designated Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) research school.

 

For more information about the Trust, including governance, policies and financial reports, please visit the website www.tcset.org.uk

 

Registered Office: Red Post Hill, London SE24 9JH.
Tel: 020 7346 6600
Email: info@tcset.org.uk
Company Number: 073338707

 

THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNORS 

 

Each school in The Charter Schools Educational Trust has a local governing body (LGB) composed of a group of volunteers drawn from the wider community, each bringing a range of skills, expertise and experience. Our governors provide links between the school, parents/carers, the local community and the Trust Board, which is ultimately responsible to the Department of Education for the performance of all its schools.

Governors’ responsibilities are to:

  • think and work strategically to help raise standards
  • monitor and evaluate progress
  • ensure that the budget is managed effectively
  • support the head and staff, and hold the senior leadership to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils

 

The day-to-day running of the school remains the responsibility of the senior leadership team (the co-headteachers, Mr Hammill and Ms Nowakowska, and the deputy headteacher, Ms Bennett).

 

Governors are appointed by the Trustees except for parent governors (two), who are elected by parents and carers, and staff governors (two), who are elected by all school staff.

 

LYNDHURST PRIMARY SCHOOL LOCAL GOVERNING BODY

Ruth Ashby

Appointed Governor

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

Chair of Governors

Ruth is an architect by profession with experience in sustainability and social housing. She loves being a governor in our wonderfully diverse school and being dyslexic herself, she appreciates this truly inclusive school. Ruth was elected Chair of Governors in July 2020, she was previously vice-chair of governors at another Southwark school and is a volunteer and trustee for local organisations and charities.  Ruth values what community brings to us all and enjoys good food, cooking, innovative design and travel.

Quddus Akinwale

Appointed Governor

Start date: 05/11/2020
End date: 04/11/2024

Quddus was appointed as a co-opted governor in November 2020. He has a background in Civil Engineering and currently works as an Investment and Data Analyst. Quddus has a keen interest in social equity, and how it intersects with education. He also lives locally in the borough and enjoys cycling, reading and travelling.

Sarah Quarmby

Appointed Governor

Start date: 21/11/2021

End date: 20/11/2025

Co-Vice Chair 

A former parent at Lyndhurst, Sarah has been a governor since 2017, and was elected co-vice chair in July 2020. 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.

Alison Miln

Appointed Governor

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

Co-Vice Chair

Alison became a governor in 2018 and was elected as co-vice chair in July 2020. She is a lawyer by profession, with a particular interest in employment law, and she also volunteers as a trustee of a medical research charity. Alison lives locally.

Jessica Moxham Lynch

Appointed Governor

Start date: 07/12/2021

End date: 06/12/2025

Jessica became an appointed governor in December 2021. A former pupil at Lyndhurst, she now has two children at Lyndhurst and a third child at a SEN school in London. Jessica is a qualified architect and works as a writer with a particular interest in parenting and disability.

Adrian Gough

Appointed Governor

Start date: 05/12/2019
End date: 04/12/2023

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.

Oliver Morley

Parent Governor

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

Oliver is a local parent of two Lyndhurst pupils, and the after school chess club coach. He has been a Governor since 2018. He has a maths background and is a small business owner distributing recording studio equipment.

Gerard Turner

Staff Governor

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

Gerard has been a teacher at Lyndhurst for more than 10 years, 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.

Mark Sherrin

Appointed Governor

Start date: 07/12/21
End date: 06/12/2025

Carly Hamilton-Smith

Parent Governor

Start date 13 November 2020
End date 12 November 2024

Carly is a parent of two Lyndhurst pupils and was elected as Parent Governor in November 2020. She works as an Operations and People Manager for a Jewellery company. Outside of work Carly enjoys music, cooking and getting creative with her kids.

Diane Powell

Staff Governor

Start Date 11 January 2021
End date 10 January 2025
Diane has been a member of the support staff team at Lyndhurst since 2005. She has a background in jewellery making and Interior decorating. She is the first of three generations to attend Lyndhurst. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, keeping fit, crocheting and other creative endeavours.

Jola Nowakowska

Co-Headteacher

Jola Nowakowska

Nick Hammill

Co-Headteacher

Recent communications

End of term letter from the Chair of Governors December 2021

End of year letter from the Chair of Governors July 2021

Results letter support staff governor election January 2021

Parent Governor Election Results Nov 2020

Candidate Statements for Parent Governor Election – Oct 23

Governor Communication – October 21

Parent Governor election letter – October 8

Letter From The Chair of Governors – Sept 2020

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

 

Governor NameType of GovernorRole and link responsibilitiesTerm of Office Declaration of Interest 
Quddus AkenwaliAppointed governor

Attainment

Equality, Inclusion, Diversity

Governor training, Evaulation and Visits

05/11/20 – 04/11/24None
Ruth AshbyAppointed governor

Chair

SEND 

Governor training, Evaluation and Visits

Pupil Premium

19/10/18 – 18/10/22None
Maureen BennettAdvisorNone
Adrian GoughAppointed governor

Attainment

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

05/12/19 – 04/12/23None
Carly Hamilton-SmithParent governor

Communication

Wellbeing 

None
Nick HammillCo-HeadteacherNone
Alison MilnAppointed governor

Co-vice chair

Safeguarding

Key Stage 2

11/07/18 – 10/07/22None
Oliver MorleyParent governor

Safeguarding

EYFS and Key Stage 1

19/10/18 – 18/10/22None
Jessica Moxham LynchAppointed governor

Communication

EYFS and Key Stage 1

07/12/21-06/12/25None
Jola NowakowskaCo-Headteacher None
Diane PowellStaff (support) governor

Health and Safety/Premises

Equality, Inclusion, Diversity

11/01/21 – 10/01/25None
Sarah QuarmbyAppointed governor

Co-vice chair 

Communications

Key Stage 2

Pupil Premium

21/11/21 – 20/11/25None
Mark SherrinAppointed governor

SEND

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

07/12/21-06/12/25
Gerard TurnerStaff (Teaching) Governor

Health and Safety/Premises

Wellbeing

07/03/19 – 06/03/23None

The following governors have been in post in the last 12 months:

Dee Adebaki, Appointed governor, 5/11/20-29/11/21 (resigned)

Julia McTavish, co-opted governor, 8/12/16-7/12/20 (end of term of office)

Shelby Roberts, appointed governor, 5/11/20-20/09/21 (resigned)

Governors’ Expenses Policy

Governing Board and Committee Meetings Attendance 2019-20

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