Governors
Rob Stewart, Chair of Governors
Finance and Buildings Committee
Risk Committee
Rob Stewart joined the Board of Governors in 2012 and has been the Chair of Governors since July 2017. He has had 3 sons at the School, the youngest completed Year 8 in July 2018. Rob is also Chair of the Finance & General Purpose Committee and of the Risk and Compliance Committee. He has been a fund manager for the last 29 years and is an Associate of the CFA Society of the UK. He has an Economics degree from Durham University.
Meredith Brickwood, Vice Chair of Governors
Safeguarding & E-Safety
Educational & Pastoral Committee
Meredith Brickwood has been the Vice Chair of Governors since July 2017. She joined the Board of Governors in March 2014 following a period of voluntary service with Parents of Willington (POW). Her son completed Year 8 in July 2018. Meredith is the Governor with special responsibility for Safeguarding and for e-safety and she is Chair of the Educational and Pastoral Committee. She has an MA in History and Politics from Edinburgh and a professional background in Public Relations.
Jim Brown, Parent Governor
Finance Committee
Jim Brown joined the board of Governors as a Parent Governor in November 2017. He has two sons at the School in Years 5 and 6. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and brings this experience to the Finance & General Purpose Committee. Jim also brings relevant experience from his current and previous roles as governor and Chair of the Audit Committee at a central London further education college, Co-Chair and prior to this Treasurer at a city farm in Merton and governor at a local state school.
Beverley Davis, Independent Governor
SEND
Educational & Pastoral Committee
Beverley Davis joined the Board of Governors in March 2017. She is the founder and owner of The Castle Kindergarten and she has been the Head Teacher at the Kindergarten since it opened in 1994. Her previous career had been as a stage and television actress. Her 3 sons were all previous pupils at the School. Beverley is the Governor with special responsibility for SEND and she sits on the Educational and Pastoral Committee.
Luci Henderson, Parent Governor
Luci Henderson joined the Board of Governors as a Parent Governor in July 2018 following a period of voluntary service with Parents of Willington (POW). She qualified as a solicitor in 1998, specialising in financial services disputes and contentious regulatory matters. She has worked both in private practice and within the in-house legal teams at several financial institutions. Luci’s son is currently in Year 6 and her daughter is at Wimbledon High.
Jeremy Lingard, Independent Governor
Buildings Committee
Jeremy Lingard joined the Board of Governors in 2012. His son was at the School from Reception through to Year 8. Jeremy is a RIBA Chartered Architect and Director of Form Design Architecture. He studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture and holds a B.Sc. and Diploma in Architecture. Jeremy has been involved with various School projects including the improvement of the Drax playing field facilities on their acquisition and with our ongoing developments.
Duncan Murphy, Independent Governor
Educational & Pastoral Committee
Duncan Murphy is the Headmaster at Kingswood House, Epsom, prior to which he was the Headmaster of the Prep School at Claremont Fan Court and the Deputy Headmaster at Milbourne Lodge. Educated at Malvern College before undertaking a degree in English Literature at Sheffield and a Masters Degree in Education at Buckingham, he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the IAPS 16+ Schools’ Ambassador. He joined the Board of Governors in November 2018.
Annabel Pavin, Independent Governor
Annabel Pavin lives locally in SW20 and joined the Board of Governors in July 2018. She qualified as a solicitor in 1996 and currently works (under her maiden name, Ashby) as a Senior Professional Support Lawyer in a city firm. She has a son at King’s College School and a daughter at Wimbledon High.
Dr Naomi Potter, Parent Governor
Health & Safety Committee
Dr Naomi Potter joined the Board of Governors as a Parent Governor in November 2016 following a period of voluntary service with Parents of Willington (POW). She has three sons, two are still at the School in Years 3, 6, as well as twin daughters. She is the Governor with special responsibility for Health and Safety and she sits on the Health & Safety Committee. Naomi has a degree in medicine from UCL and she has a Masters’ degree in Psychology from the University of Nottingham. She works locally as a GP and she writes for a variety of media outlets on health issues.
Dr Tim Squires, Independent Governor
Educational & Pastoral Committee
Dr Tim Squires MA Cantab, DPhil Oxon joined the Board of Governors in June 2017. He is a Housemaster and Mathematics Teacher at King’s College School and brings a wide knowledge of Educational matters to the Board. He has a MA in Pure and Applied Mathematics from Cambridge and an MSc in Mathematics Modelling and Scientific Computing from Oxford. He sits on the Educational and Pastoral Committee.
The Governors may be contacted via the Clerk to the Governors, Peter Luard on 020 8971 0454 or via email to bursar@willingtonschool.co.uk.