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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 spent 16 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.
Kate O’Reilly
I have dedicated my career to supporting children and young people in a variety of roles, including as a teacher, social worker, and therapist both here in the UK and overseas. I began by teaching English and later worked with young offenders, helping them develop vital literacy and life skills. After completing my MSc in Social Work at the University of Bristol in 2008, I have worked in children and families services across three local authorities. For the past three years, I have advised the family courts on child arrangements through my role at CAFCASS.
I also hold a qualification in Therapeutic Skills Work with Children, supporting those with mild emotional and behavioural needs. In 2025, I was proud to become a Parent Governor at Our Lady of Lourdes—something I had hoped to do since my son joined the school in 2023. I’m passionate about contributing to a positive, inclusive school environment and supporting all children to achieve their full potential.
Mel Fane
Hi I’m Mel and I have been a Foundation governor at Our Lady of Lourdes since January 2017 although my connection with the school goes a lot further back than that as I used to be a pupil here! Both my children attended this school and I felt that I wanted to give something back and so I joined the team of governors, I sit on the Resources committee and am currently the Chair of governors
I have worked in the NHS for over 25 years. Key aspects to my role are the line management and development of administrative, front of house and facilities staff. This covers a variety of HR functions including recruitment, training and induction , performance and objective setting and appraisal, absence management, and am current a governor in another Catholic secondary.
I believe that education is key in ensuring the best start in life for young people, not just academically but holistically. It is a privilege to be involved in the education and wellbeing of young people and as a governor I am fully committed to working with the school in support of the best outcomes for our young people
Laura Gibbons
Hello, I’m Laura and I became a local authority governor in May 2022.
I’m currently a Year Leader and class teacher at a large primary school in Brighton where I have worked for over 10 years. My passion in education is ensuring all children have access to high quality physical education throughout their whole school journey. It’s been great to hear all the wonderful sporting successes that Our Lady of Lourdes has had recently.
In my role as PE link governor I hope I can help the school enjoy many more years of sporting success.
Giulia de Rosa
I have been a Foundation Governor at Our Lady of Lourdes School since 2012 and at the moment I am Vice 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.
Jeremy Sice
Hello,
My entire career has been centred around how you market, communicate and engage with key audiences of customers, stakeholders and employees. As I now move towards retirement, I’ve been keen to utilise my experience and learnings for good, rather than purely business. And what could be more good than helping my local primary school promote itself effectively.
Work has always been personal to me; and I’ve always looked to work with people where I can make a material difference. What was instantly clear to me was that Our Lady of Lourdes was a special place, doing great things and I fully related to the values, principles, and culture of the school.
I was equally clear that there was the opportunity for OLOL to step up its marketing and communicate with increasing clarity and personality. There’s much for us to do, but I’m confident that with the support of Governors and parents that we can ensure our marketing becomes as special as the school is.
My appointment as a Governor coincided with my son Luke joining Reception in September 2022.
Bryan Rossi-Anderson
Ian Watson
Hello! My name is Ian Watson and I am an Associate Member of the Governing Body, having previously been a Foundation Governor at the school. During this time I have had a few roles and spent a time as Vice Chair and a member of the Resources Committee. I am now enjoying being an Associate Member to the Admissions Committee and chairing that committee. I was involved in planning the update of the school’s IT system and those lovely interactive whiteboards in the classrooms.
