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Our Governors

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Hollydale Governing Body

The role of the Hollydale governing body, like all school governing bodies, is to ensure that the school delivers high standards of achievement within a broad and balanced curriculum for every child.

This involves:

  • Ensuring clarity of the schools’ vision, ethos and strategic direction
  • Holding the Head Teacher and Leadership team to account by monitoring the educational performance of the schools and their pupils.
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the schools and making sure the funding is well spent, by seeking value for money and targeting resources to areas that will best help your children achieve their full potential.

All the governors sit on one of two committees – resources, or attainment and learning. Some have a specific area of oversight and are known as link governors.

We also try and visit school as often as possible to see for ourselves how the school is functioning. We do this by meeting with subject leaders, attending some staff training, observing in class, being involved in workshops and assemblies and attending parent’s evenings when appropriate.

The governors come from a range of backgrounds and have different skills, but we could not do our job without the expertise of the Headteacher, Leadership Team, Staff Governors and all the amazing staff at Hollydale Primary.

We all want to give your children the best possible chance to succeed in life and we believe with the right commitment from everyone, the children, the governors, the staff and yourselves, we will forge a dynamic partnership that will enable this to happen.

Meet our Governors

Kenny Bello: Chair of Governors/Co-opted Governor

Date of appointment: January 2025
Term of office: 27 Jan 2025 to 26 Jan 2029
Register of business (or pecuniary) interests: Nil
Governance roles in other educational institutions: Nil

Kenny is a fully qualified primary teacher and taught for four years before going into his current roles as Managing Director of two successful companies. He is also a non-exec Director for the British American Football National Governing Body – overseeing the sport nationally ensuring its growth and development. Kenny recently wrote two children’s books, one of which has been translated into five languages and both selling internationally.

An advocate for healthy living, Kenny is passionate about the holistic growth of children, always encouraging people to be the best they can be. He believes that all children should have access to support and resources that can enable them to meet their full potential. Kenny hopes to help the school raise children to be well-rounded and positive members of our community.

Reema Reid: Head Teacher

Date of Appointment: 25th July 2013
Term of Office: As term of Headship
Register of business (or pecuniary) interests: Nil

Franca LaMalfa: Staff Governor – Deputy Head Teacher

Date of Appointment: 28th September 2016
Term of Office: As term of Deputy Headship
Register of business (or pecuniary) interests: Nil

Dayon Haynes: Co-opted Governor

Date of appointment: October 2025
Term of office: 21 Oct 2025 to 20 Oct 2029
Register of business (or pecuniary) interests: Nil
Governance roles in other educational institutions: Nil

Coming soon.

Teekall Mair-MacFarlane: Co-opted Governor

Date of appointment: January 2025
Term of office: 27 Jan 2025 to 26 Jan 2029
Register of business (or pecuniary) interests: Nil
Governance roles in other educational institutions: Nil

Teekall has lived in Peckham and the surrounding areas since 2013. He has his own Interior Design, Graphic and Branding company which has given him a new level of management experience while improving budgeting and marketing skills.

“I am a father of two young boys, one who has recently started at Hollydale, hence why I have an extra keen interest in being part of the achievements and developments of the school. I am looking forward to using my creative skills as well as business acumen to help the school where I can. The local community means alot to us as a family and we enjoy being part of it; by being active within the local community garden and any other activities we can get involved with.”

Sheona St. Hilaire: Co-opted Governor

Date of appointment: September 2022
Term of office: 28 Sep 2022 to 27 Sep 2026
Register of business (or pecuniary) interests: Nil
Governance roles in other educational institutions: Nil

Sheona currently works in the education sector and in her spare time she has volunteered in different schools as well as health and social care organisations across South East London. Sheona has several years of experience volunteering in an advisory capacity (i.e., advisory panels and trusteeships). She appreciates the dedication and understanding needed to support a governor’s role in terms of supporting children to become well-rounded successful citizens.

“I am really honoured to have been selected as a governor at Hollydale Primary School. I hope I am able to contribute to the continued success of the school’s curriculum as well as the hopes and aspirations of children who attend Hollydale primary school. I want Hollydale to be a school that children are proud to attend, and which fosters community spirit, joy, and integrity.”

Tom Pott: Co-opted Governor

Date of appointment: February 2025
Term of office: 5 Feb 2025 to 4 Feb 2029
Register of business (or pecuniary) interests: Nil
Governance roles in other educational institutions: Nil

Coming soon.,,.

Anita Sarkodie: Parent Governor

Date of appointment: January 2025
Term of office: 23 Jan 2025 to 22 Jan 2029
Register of business (or pecuniary) interests: Nil
Governance roles in other educational institutions: Nil

I have been a parent governor at Hollydale Primary since January 2025. I have two children currently at the school and very pleased to have joined the governing body to support and drive continuous improvement and achieve excellence.

I am originally from Ghana and moved to the UK when I was 17 years old. I currently work as lawyer with the local authority and volunteer as a Sunday school teacher at my local church every Sunday.

Outside work and volunteering it is all about family time with my two primary aged daughters and this involves lots of activities like swimming and gymnastics . With the little spare time I have to myself I like to try out new cooking recipes.

Interested in becoming a governor?

If you are interested in becoming a governor for our School, you can contact us via the school office: admin@hollydaleprimary.co.uk