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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.