Governors

The Governing Body

The Governing Body is there to:

help make important decisions about the school and agree school policy
support the staff, parents and pupils
ensure that the best possible education is given to every child at Rockmount

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

Name	Governor Category	Key Roles (all roles include PSHE, SMSC, Diversity and Inclusion)	Date of Appointment/re-election	Term of Office Expiry Date	Declaration of Pecuniary Interests
Lucy Toop	Co-opted Governor Chair of Governors	English History Geography RE Finance	12.12.19 26.09.23	11.12.2023 25.09.2027	19.09.2024 None
Sarah Hubbard	Co-opted Governor	SEND Art PE French Music	14.07.20 14.07.24	13.07.2024 13.07.2028	19.09.2024 None
Louise Eggett	Co-opted Governor	Early Years Website Overview Maths Science Computing DT	21.03.2023	20.03.2026	19.09.2024 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	14.03.2026	19.09.2024 None
David McDonald	LA appointed Governor	Safeguarding GDPR English History Geography RE	18.01.22	17.01.2026	19.09.2024 None
George Shaw	Co-opted Governor		16/07/24	15.07.2028	19.09.2024 None
Russell Whitehead	Parent Governor	Maths Science Computing DT Health and Safety	10/11/2023	09.11.2027	19.09.2024 None
Olivia Jackson	Parent Governor		03.12.2024	02.12.2028	03.12.2024 None
Abi Wren	Co-opted Governor		03.12.2024	02.12.2028	03.12.2024 None
Seyi Ajeneye	Co-opted Governor		03.12.2024	02.12.2028	03.12.2024 None
Liz Parry	Clerk to the Board	N/A	N/A	N/A	19.09.24 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	19.09.24 Niece is a teacher at Rockmount Daughter is a teacher at Rockmount
Amy Carvall	Teacher	N/A	27/09/2022	26/09/2026	19.09.24 Aunt is headteacher at Rockmount

Record of Governors’ attendance at meetings during 2023 - 2024

Name	26.09.23	17.10.23	12.12.23	30.01.24	21.03.24	23.04.24	12.07.24	Meetings present
Amy Carvall	absent	present	present	absent	present	present	present	5 of 7
Helen Carvall	present	present	present	present	present	present	present	7 of 7
David Burgess-Bellay	n/a	n/a	present	present	present	absent	present	4 of 5
Louise Eggett	present	present	present	present	present	absent	present	6 of 7
Emma James	absent	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0 of 1
Sarah Hubbard	absent	present	present	present	absent	present	present	5 of 7
Imran Malik	absent	present	absent	absent	n/a	n/a	n/a	1 of 4
Natasha McCarthy	present	absent	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1 of 2
David McDonald	present	present	absent	present	present	present	present	6 of 7
Trusha Patel	absent	present	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1 of 2
George Shaw	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	present	1 of 1
Richard Steward	present	absent	present	present	present	absent	absent	4 of 7
Lucy Toop	present	present	present	present	present	present	present	7 of 7
Russell Whitehead	n/a	n/a	present	present	present	present	present	5 of 5

Natasha McCarthy ceased the role of Parent Governor from September 2023

Emma James ceased the role of Co-opted Governor from September 2023

Trushar Patel ceased the role of Co-opted Governor from September 2023

Imran Malik ceased the role of Co-opted Governor from January 2024

David Burgess-Bellay ceased the role of Parent Governor from September 2024

Governors' Annual Review 2023-2024

Rockmount Primary School Governing Body publishes 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.

Rockmount Annual Review 2023-2024 NEW

Governors' Annual Reviews - Archive

Governing Body Documents

To contact Lucy Toop, Chair of the Governing Body, please do so via the school office.