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.

Our key responsibilities are to:

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

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

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, Oliver Morley)
  • Curriculum and Standards (chair, Adrian Gough)
  • Premises (chair, Sarah Quarmby)

Ruth Ashby

Parent 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.

Sarah Quarmby

Parent Governor

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

Co-Vice Chair and Chair of Premises Committee

Sarah has been a parent at Lyndhurst since 2014, and a governor since November 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

Local Authority 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.

Oliver Morley

Parent Governor

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

Chair of Finance & Personnel Committee

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

Adrian Gough

Co-opted Governor

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

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.

Julia McTavish

Co-opted Governor

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

Julia has been a parent governor and co-opted governor at Lyndhurst since 2013 and was Chair of Governors from 2015 until July 2020. An organisational psychologist by background she brings analytical and research skills to Lyndhurst.

Gerard Turner

Co-opted 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.

Nick Hammill

Co-Headteacher

Recent communications

Governor Communication – October 21, 2020

Letter From The Chair of Governors Sept 2020

Parent Governor election letter

Lyndhurst’s Board of Governors Structure

Required No of appointees Vacancies
Authority 1 1 0
Co-opted 6 3 3
Headteacher 1 1 0
Parent 4 3 1
Staff 1 0 1

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 8/12/16 – 07/12/20 Co-opted KS1, Lower KS2 & pupil premium None
Adrian Gough Chair Curriculum and Standards Committee 05/12/19 – 04/12/23 Co-opted Upper KS2 None
Alison Miln Co-Vice Chair 11/07/18 – 10/07/22 Local Authority None
Sarah Quarmby Co-Vice Chair, Chair Premises Committee 21/11/17-20/11/21 Parent None
Ruth Ashby Chair 19/10/18 – 18/10/22 Parent None
Oliver Morley Chair Finance & Personnel Committee 19/10/18 – 18/10/22 Parent None
Gerard Turner 07/03/19 – 06/03/23 Co-opted None
Nick Hammill Co-Head teacher None
Jola Nowakowska Co-Head teacher 08/03/17 – 07/03/21 Associate (non-voting) None
Maureen Bennett Deputy Head 08/03/17 – 07/03/21 Associate (non-voting) None

 

Board of Governors – Key Information

Governors’ Expenses Policy

Governing Board and Committee Meetings Attendance 2019-20