Local Governance Board
We are made up of staff and parent representation, as well as members of the local community to ensure a broad range of skills and experience is available to the school. The following table shows the members of our 2021 - 2022 Local Governance Board and their roles and responsibilities.
The Local Governance Board formally meets each term.
| Governor Name | Category | Term of Office - Start | Term of Office - End | Appointing Body | Additional Position of Responsibility | Portfolio Area | Attendance AY 2020-2021* |
| Liz McDermid | Local Governor | 20/05/2020 | 19/05/2024 | THPT | Chair | Standards & Performance | 2/2 |
| Simon Bachelor | Local Governor | 18/12/2017 | 17/12/2021 | THPT | Vice-Chair |
SEND/ Disadvantaged |
1/2 |
| Jules Colborne-Baber | Local Governor | 19/07/2018 | 18/07/2022 | THPT | Vice-Chair | Finance, Pupil Behaviour & Wellbeing | 2/2 |
| Lyne Villette | Parent Governor | 04/12/2020 | 03/12/2024 | THPT | |||
| Stepped down in the past 12 months | |||||||
| Mike Gibb | Local Governor | 12/10/2018 | 11/10/2022 | THPT | 2/2 | ||
*Attendance is expressed as attended over expected
Governors also undertake to visit the school at least termly and are encouraged to see for themselves what success looks like and the hard work of both pupils and staff in achieving this, and to recognise challenges that might affect learning outcomes.
If you would like to find out more about becoming a School Governor, please email the Denise Vertigen, Local Governance Co-Ordinator at denise.vertigen@thpt.org.uk