The Governing Body
The Governing Body is there to:
The Governing Body reflects the school and its community and is made up of parents, staff, co-opted and local authority members.
We want your child to be happy and successful at Rockmount and we believe very strongly that partnership between home and school is crucial.
We often meet with parents and carers and can be contacted through the school. Copies of the minutes of our full Governing Body meetings, which take place each term, are available for parents through the school office.
We look forward to working in partnership with you and the staff and to meeting you during your child’s time at Rockmount.
Rockmount Governing Body Overview
Full Name
| Governor Category | Key Monitoring Roles (all roles including PSHE, SMSC, Diversity and Inclusion) | Date of Appointment Date of re-election | Term of Office expiry date | Pecuniary Interests Dated Declarations |
Lucy Toop
| Co-opted Governor Chair of Governors | English History Geography RE Finance
| 12.12.19 26.09.23
| 11.12.23 25.09.27 | 19.09.23 None |
Sarah Hubbard
| Co-opted Governor
| SEND Art PE French Music
| 14.07.20 | 13.07.24 | 17.10.23 None |
Louise Eggett
| Co-opted Governor | Early Years Website Overview Maths Science Computing DT
| 21.03.2023 | 20.03.26 | 26.09.23 Employed by Bank of England |
Richard Steward
| Co-opted Governor Vice-Chair of Governors | Pupil Premium CLA Maths Science Computing Online Safety DT
| 15.03.22 | 14.03.26 | 26.09.23 None |
David McDonald | LA appointed Governor | Safeguarding GDPR English History Geography RE
| 18.01.22 | 17.01.26 | 12.09.23 None
|
David Burgess-Bellay
| Parent Governor | Art PE French Music
| 10/11/2023 | 09.11.27 | 12.12.23
|
Russell Whitehead | Parent Governor | Maths Science Computing DT Health and Safety | 10/11/2023 | 09.11.27 | 12.12.23
|
Liz Parry
| Clerk to the Board | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19.09.23 Governance Manager for Heavers Farm and Selsdon Federation Clerk to the Governing Body St John's CofE Primary School Clerk to the Governing Board Bensham Manor School |
Helen Carvall
|
Headteacher |
N/A |
Ex-Officio |
Ex-Officio | 17.10.23 Niece is a teacher at Rockmount Daughter is a trainee teacher at Rockmount |
Amy Carvall |
Teacher |
N/A |
27/09/2022 |
26/09/2026 |
17.10.23 Aunt is headteacher at Rockmount
|
Rockmount Governing Board
Record of Governors’ attendance at meetings during 2022 - 2023
Name | 13.09.22 | 18.10.22 | 06.12.22 | 17.01 23 | 21.03.23 | 26.04.23 | 13.07.23 | No. of meetings present |
Amy Carvall
| N/A | present | present | present | present | present | present | 6 of 6 |
Helen Carvall
| present | present | present | present | present | present | present | 7 of 7 |
Louise Eggett
| N/A | N/A | N/A | present | present | present | present | 4 of 4 |
Rebecca Hill
| absent | present | absent | absent | absent | N/A | N/A | 1 of 5 |
Sarah Hubbard
| absent | absent | present | present | absent | present | present | 4 of 7 |
Emma James
| present | present | present | present | present | absent | present | 6 of 7 |
David McDonald
| present | present | absent | present | present | absent | present | 5 of 7 |
Imran Malik
| present | present | present | absent | present | present | present | 6 of 7 |
Natasha McCarthy
| present | present | absent | present | present | present | absent | 5 of 7 |
Trushar Patel
| present | present | absent | present | present | absent | present | 5 of 7 |
Richard Steward
| present | present | present | present | absent | present | present | 6 of 7 |
Lucy Toop
| present | present | present | present | present | present | present | 7 of 7 |
* Amy Carvall appointed as Staff Governor on 18th October 2022
* Louise Eggett formally appointed as a Co-opted Governor on 21st March 2023, previously attended as an Observer
* Rebecca Hill ceased role of Co-opted Governor from 21st March 2023
Governors' Annual Review 2022-2023
Rockmount Primary School Governing Body publish an annual review of school policy, practice and achievement each year.
Please click below to see our most recent Governors' Annual Review detailing the work we have undertaken, highlights of the year and our reflections on school achievements and developments.
Governors' Annual Reviews - Archive
To contact Lucy Toop, Chair of the Governing Body, please do so via the school office.