Governors

School governors have a responsibility for supporting their schools, while also holding them to account.

At Rushey Green, Governors are actively involved in all aspects of school life and contribute time and energy to ensure the school continually improves. Governors share the school’s aims and values, and are keen to enhance the environment, provide the right resources and to see that every child receives the best possible education.

The purpose of the Governing Body is to help the school to provide the best possible education for its pupils.

They work closely with the Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team to set the school’s strategic aims and policies and actively work to monitor, support and improve the quality of teaching and learning for all pupils. T

he role of the Governing Body is one of strategic oversight; governors are not involved in the day-to-day running of the school. That is the responsibility of the Headteacher.

Our Governors represent our wider school community: elected parent and staff governors, one Local Authority nominee and co-opted members from the wider community. They have a mix of skills, experiences and backgrounds to help provide the best possible support to the School.

You can contact the Governors by emailing admin@rusheygreen.lewisham.sch.uk 

Responsibilities

A Governing Body’s responsibilities cover three key areas:

 

To Provide a Strategic View: To be a 'Critical Friend':  To ensure Accountability of the School: 
- Focus on the future - Offer support and constructive   advice. - Ensuring the school delivers good quality education
- Set appropriate objectives - Be a sounding board for ideas - Monitoring the school's overall performance
- Develop a strategic framework and policies to   achieve these objects - Ask challenging questions when   necessary - Ensuring the school complies with its statutory and   legal responsibilities.

 

The full Governing Body meets formally twice a term. Sub-committees also meet once or twice a term to focus on particular areas in more detail.

The two main sub-committees are: Resources, Pay, Learning and Achievement, and Behaviour and Inclusion. Other committees, panels and project teams meet when needed.

It's also important for Governors to see the school in action, and they make regular visits to classrooms, to speak with teachers and to join in school events and celebrations.

Governors take very seriously the role they play and the contribution they can make. Governors are expected to sign up to a code of practice agreeing to act with honesty and integrity, to keep up to date with training and to respect confidentiality at all times.


RUSHEY GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Updated 14 July 2025

 

GOVERNING BODY STRUCTURE

 

Reconstituted 10/07/2019

15 governor places

               

Headteacher                                                                         1

Staff                                                                                      1

Appointed by the London Borough of Lewisham            1

Elected parents of pupils attending the school                4

Co-opted by the governing body                                        8

 

Co- Chairs of the Governing Body: Ms Daisy Hooper & Ms Rachel Hope 

Vice Chair of the Governing Body: Ms Lilian Brooks

 

COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

 

Learning and Achievement: Chair – Rev. Charles Pickstone

Resources  Committee: Chair -  Ms Nariell Morrison 

Behaviour & Inclusion : Chair  Ms Lilian Brooks 

Pay Committee: Chair – Ms Daisy Hooper

 

Pupil Discipline Committee / Staff Discipline Committee / Grievance Committee / Dismissal Committee / Complaints Committee / Pay Appeals Committee : Membership to comprise any three members of the Governing Body having regard to availability, personal knowledge or involvement in a case.

 

Clerk to the Governing Body:  Helen Rutherford, Lewisham Governors  Services, 3rd Floor, Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London  SE6 4RU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE GOVERNING BODY OF RUSHEY GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

 

Governors’ details (for each governor who has served at any point over the past 12 months)

(Names and details of former governors are given in italics)

 

No

FULL NAME

CATEGORY

APPOINTED BY

DATE OF APPOINTMENT

TERM OF OFFICE

(NO OF YEARS AND END DATE)

DATE RESIGNED

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

RESPONSIBILITIES

VOTING RIGHTS (IF ASSOCIATE MEMBER)

1

Lisa Williams 

Head Teacher 

Governing Body

01/09/19

N/A

 

-

Resources Comm

Learning & Achievement (L&A) ; and Behaviour & Inclusion (B &I)

Headteacher

N/A

2

Nadine Charles

Parent

Elected by Parents

12/02/24

 

4

11/02/28.

 

Resources Comm

 

N/A

3

Fionn O Raghallaigh

 

Parent

Elected by Parents

18/03/24

4

17/03/28

 

L&A Committee 

 

N/A

4

Benjamin William Ford

Parent

Elected by Parents

17/03/25

4

16/03/29

  •  

L&A Committee

 

 

5

Charlotte Teager

Parent

Elected by Parents

17/03/2025

4

16/03/29

  •  

 

 

 

6

Amajeet Singh

Staff

Elected by Staff

02/10/23

4

01/10/27

 

Resources Comm

 

Diversity & Inclusion Link 

N/A

7

Nariell Morrison 

LA

Appointed by LA

28/11/22

4

27/11/26

 

Resources Comm ;

Pay Comm

Chair of Resources comm

Finance Link

N/A

8

Christine Kiwanuka

Co-opted          

Governing Body

02/10/20

4

06/10/28

-

Resources Committee

 

H & S Link

N/A

9

Brenda Montague

Co-opted          

Governing Body

15/03/23

 

4

14/03/27

-

B & I  committee

Wellbeing Link 

N/A

10

Lilian Brooks

Co-opted           

Governing body  

10/11/20

4

09/11/28

-

Resource Comms,

Heads Performance Comm

Pay Comm

V/Chair FGB. Safeguarding  Link  

Wellbeing Link

N/A

11

Georgina  Bryne

 

Co-opted          

Governing Body

18/03/24

 

4

17/03/28

 

To be assigned

Communications link

N/A

12

Rachel Hope

 

Co-opted         

Governing Body

29/11/21

4

28/11/25

 

L & A  Committee

Heads  performance Comm

Co-Chair of FGB

Communications Link

 

N/A

13

Daisy Hooper

Co-opted

Governing Body

07/10/2024

4

06/10/28

 

Co-Chair FGB

Behaviour & Inclusion

Pay Comm

Co-Chair Full Governing Body (FGB)

Pupil Premium & Sports Premium Link

N/A

ADV

Nerissa Fisher

Deputy Head

Adviser

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

Learning & Achievement &

Governing Body

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arlinda Pali 

Parent

Parent election

03/10/22

4

02/10/26

03/03/25

Behaviour & Inclusion

Behaviour Link

N/A

 

Daisy Hooper

Parent

Parent election

12/11/20

4

11/11/24

Appointed as Co-opted governor. 07/10/24

Co-Chair FGB

Behaviour & Inclusion

Pay Comm

Co-Chair Full Governing Body (FGB)

Pupil Premium & Sports Premium Link

N/A

 

Peter Baker-Lowe

Parent

Parent election

26/06/23

4

25/06/27

03/02/25

Resources Comm

 

Curriculum Team D Link

Website Link 

N/A

 

Edison Huynh

 

Co-opted          

Governing Body

28/09/20

4

27/09/24

-

L & A

Curriculum Team A Link

N/A

 

Canon Charles Pickstone

Co-opted          

Governing Body

15/03/2023

 

4

14/03/27

04/04/25

L & A  Comm

Pay, Heads Performance Review

Pay Comm

Chair of L &A

Teaching & Learning Assessment Link

 Curriculum Team B Link

N/A

 

Oliver Payne

 

Co-opted           

Governing Body

28 /11/2022

4

27/11/26

18/11/24

L & A committee

SEND & Children Looked  After

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOVERNORS’ ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS 2024/2025

ü = present, AA = apologies sent and accepted, Absent = absent, … = not applicable

 

 

FULL GOVERNING BODY MEETING

 

07/10/2024

18/11/2024

17/03/2025

23/06/2025

Lisa Williams 

ü

ü

ü

ü

Nadine Charles

AA

ü

ü

A

Fionn O Raghallaigh

 

ü

ü

Ben Ford

..

ü

ü

Charlotte Teager

ü

ü

Ama Singh

ü

ü

ü

ü

 Nariell Morrison 

AA

ü

ü

ü

Christine Kiwanuka

ü

ü

ü

AA

 Brenda Montague

ü

AA

ü

ü

 Lilian Brooks

ü

ü

ü

ü

 Gina Bryne

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

 Rachel Hope (Co-Chair)

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

 Daisy Hooper (Co-Chair)

ü

ü

ü

ü

Karima Paul-Douglas

..

ü

David Marsh

 

 

 

 

 

 Arlinda Pali 

ü

ü

 Peter Baker-Lowe

ü

ü

 Edison Huynh

 

Charles Pickstone

ü

ü

ü

Oliver Payne

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources Committee

 

11/11/2024

10/03/2025

09/06/2025

Lisa Williams 

ü

ü

ü

Nadine Charles

AA

A

Ama Singh

ü

ü

ü

 Nariell Morrison  (Chair)

ü

ü

ü

Christine Kiwanuka

AA

ü

ü

 Lilian Brooks

AA

AA

ü

 

 

 

 

 Peter Baker-Lowe

ü

 

 

 

 

 

LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT

 

10/10/2024

11/02/2025

12/06/2025

Lisa Williams 

ü

ü

ü

Nadine Charles

A

Fionn O Raghallaigh

 

ü

Ben Ford

ü

 Rachel Hope

ü

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

Oliver Payne

ü

Charles Pickstone (Chair)

ü

ü

 

 

 

BEHAVIOUR & INCLUSION

 

14/10/2024

03/03/2025

12/05/2025

Lisa Williams 

ü

ü

ü

Charlotte Teager

ü

 Brenda Montague

A

A

A

 Lilian Brooks (Chair)

ü

ü

ü

 Gina Bryne

 

ü

ü

ü

 Daisy Hooper (Co-Chair)

ü

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

 Arlinda Pali 

AA

 

RUSHEY GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL - Register of Interests 2023 -24

Name

Name of Business or Organisation

Including:

  • governor elsewhere (please include school or educational institutions name)
  • relationships with school staff including spouses, partners and close relatives
  • employed at school

Nature of Business

Nature of Interest

Date Declaration Made

Lisa Williams

Rushey Green Primary School

Also, governor at St John Baptist Primary School

Headteacher

School Employee

02.10.2023

Rachel Hope

NHS England

Director of Digital Resources

None

02.10.2023

Daisy Hooper 

Chartered Management Institute   

Head of Policy & Public Affairs 

None 

02.10.2023

Amarjeet Singh

Rushey Green School

Office manger

School Employee

02.10.2023

Oliver Payne

GL Education, EdTech

 

Education Adviser & International consultant

None

13.11.2023

Nariell Morrison     

Imperial College London

Clinical Education Fellow  

None

02.10.2023

Lilian Brooks           

Carer

Carer

None

02.10.2023

Christine Kiwanuka

Soverein Network Group  

Departmental lead 

None

02.10.2023

Edison Huynh

York Academy of science   

Cllr Lewisham Council

Trustee of Lewisham Youth Théâtre

Director of Research & Special Projects 

None

02.10.2023

Charles Pickstone

Church of England

Vicar

None

02.10.2023

Brenda Montague

Greenwich Martime Museum

Customer Sales Associate

None

02.10.2023

Arlina Pali

None

 

None

 

None

02.10.2023

Nadine Charles

EY LLP (Accounting firm),

Senior Manager

None

18.03.  2024

Peter Baker- Lowe

Sydenham School

Teacher

None

02.10.2023

Nerissa Fisher

Rushey Green Primary School

Deputy Head

School Employee

14.11.2023

Maria Kilcoyne

Rushey Green Primary School

Business Manager

School Employee

14.11.2023

 

 

Equality Monitoring

 

White British  5
Black Caribbean  3
Black African  1
Asian Indian  2
MWBR   1 
OVIE  1 
WALB   1 
   
Male  4
Female   10
   
20-39 Years  1
30-39 Years  8
40-49 Years  2
50-59 Years  3
60+ Years  0