Who We Are
Governor Profiles
You, together with your staff and governors, have created a strong team that always puts the needs of pupils first. (Ofsted 2018)
Pier Anscombe
I have been a staff governor since 2005. I qualified as a nursery nurse with the NNEB qualification in 1986 and spent16 years working as a private nanny for different families, many of whom I am still in contact with to this very day! Many of the families kept saying I should be a teacher. I decided to retrain as a teacher and graduated with BA Hons with QTS in 2004. My first interview was at Our Lady of Lourdes and I was offered the job as Reception teacher, and I am still here!
I wanted to be a staff governor to be a voice for staff, to act as a conduit between the staff and the governing body and help the school grow and flourish and achieve its aims.
Paul Barber
Hello, I’m Paul and have been a Governor since my appointment as Headteacher in January 2020. I’ve been teaching for 20 years in a variety of settings and have been fortunate to enjoy the opportunity to study for both my Advanced Skills Teaching status and latterly my NPQH Headship Qualification. I feel excited to be working with such a committed team as we constantly seek to be the best that we can be.
Emma Briggs
Hello, I’m Emma and I have been a parent governor at Our Lady of Lourdes since December 2019. I have a long history with the school, both my children currently attend, as did my niece and nephew and so did I many years ago! Our Lady’s means a lot to me and I am very happy to be given this opportunity to be a governor of the school.
I work in the NHS currently as a project manager at Worthing Hospital. This role requires a lot planning, risk assessment and mitigation and analysing data, so I am bringing these skills to the governing board as required. I’m excited to be able to support the school continue to be the best school it can be!
Noreen Buckley
Foundation Governor
Mel Fane
Foundation Governor and Co-Chair of Governors
Sandra Hogan
My name is Sandra Hogan and I have been a Foundation Governor at Our Lady of Lourdes
since 2009. I am the SEND, Pupil Premium, Looked After / Adopted Children
and Poverty Proofing Governor. I teach Looked After Children, but in my free time I like to travel, read, go to the theatre and garden. I have two grandchildren at the school, and my son
attended the school 40 years ago.
Blanaid McCauley
Foundation Governor
Adrianne Nnadi
I am vice-chair of governors as well as a foundation governor, appointed by the diocese in 2016. It truly is rewarding to be a part of the school’s never-ending drive towards “more” for the pupils, both academically and spiritually. I’ve had three children go through the school before becoming a governor, so know much (like how great Theresa’s fajitas are); but I’ve also learnt much about the many efforts from teachers and staff that take place behind the scenes. On a personal note: I love spicy food and hot chocolate with more spray cream than actual hot chocolate!
Giulia de Rosa
I have been a Foundation Governor at Our Lady of Lourdes School since 2012 and at the moment I am Co-Chair of Governors. I am a retired teacher, having taught, mainly in South London, for 40 years. For the last fifteen years of my career, I was the Headteacher of a Catholic Primary school which served three parishes.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a teacher, despite the growing paper work and data management, and value the opportunity to continue to be involved in education.
Dee Simson
LA Governor
Helen Snow
Foundation Governor
Peter Tierney
My name is Peter Tierney, and I have been a co-opted governor since 2015. I am a retired company manager and enjoy photography and travel. I became a school governor because I believe I have the skills to help the school to manage in difficult times.
Ian Watson
Hello! My name is Ian Watson and I have been a Foundation Governor at the school since January 2014. During this time I have had a few roles. I spent a time as Vice Chair and a member of the Resources Committee, but am now enjoying being a link governor for Maths, Yr5 and Computing as well as chairing the Admissions and Pay committees. I was involved in planning the update of the school’s IT system and those lovely interactive whiteboards in the classrooms. When not at school on Governor duties I am at school doing Taekwondo.
Jessica Winter
I have been a parent governor since September 2019 and have two children at the school. We moved from London to Saltdean in July 2019, and when I first viewed OLOL as a new parent looking for a school, I got a wonderful feel for it.
I’m a Senior Paediatric Nurse and was also a Parent Governor at my son’s previous school, where I enjoyed the role very much.