Governance
Welcome to the Governors Pages
Our Governing Board provides three core functions:
1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
2. Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its students, and the performance management of staff, and
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
The Board is made is made up of the following members:
|
Name of Governor |
Designation |
Appointed By |
Committees |
Declaration of Interests (Pecuniary or otherwise) |
End of Current Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mr Colin Price (Chair of Governors) |
Parent Governor SEND Link Governor Training Link Health & Safety Link GDPR Link |
Governing Board 01/12/2021 |
FGB Resources (Chair of Committee) Progress & Attainment |
Commercial Airline Pilot | 30/11/2025 |
|
Miss Julie Brandreth (Vice Chair) |
Co-opted Governor Curriculum Link Pupil Premium Link |
Governing Board 01/12/2021 |
FGB, Progress & Attainment (Chair of Committee) |
Governor at Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College. Chair of Governors at Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School Retired |
30/11/2025 |
|
Ms Heidi Thurland (Headteacher) |
Ex-Officio Headteacher |
FGB Resources Progress & Attainment |
Headteacher (MHS) |
N/A |
|
| Mr Alan Dixon |
Co-opted Governor Careers / STEM Link Sustainability Link |
Governing Board 01/12/2021 |
FGB Resources Progress & Attainment |
Retired | 30/11/2025 |
| Miss Angela Deakin |
Co-opted Governor Careers/STEM Link Attendance & Behaviour Link |
Governing Board 01/12/2021 |
FGB Resources Progress & Attainment |
Programme Manager |
30/11/2025 |
| Miss Siobhan Tarbuck |
Staff Governor |
MHS Staff 01/12/2021 |
FGB Resources Progress & Attainment |
Staff at MHS | 30/11/2025 |
| Mrs Natalie Edwards-Clark |
Staff Governor Staff & Student Wellbeing Link |
Governing Body 01/12/2021 |
FGB Resources Progress & Attainment |
Staff at MHS | 30/11/2025 |
| Mr Peter Taylor |
Parent Governor Safeguarding Link |
Parents 01/12/2021 |
FGB Resources Progress & Attainment |
Police Officer | 30/11/2025 |
Former Governors (within the last twelve months)
| Name of Governor | Designation | Appointed By | Term of Office |
| Mr Mike Finney | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 01/10/1996 - 20/05/2022 |
| Miss Catherine Broadhurst | Co-opted Governor | Governing Board | 02/11/2020 - 01/11/2022 |
** Interest of governors who have resigned or whose term has ended must remain on the log for 12 months after they left.
If you wish to contact any of the Governors please email headspa@mhs.school or cprice@mhs.school
To view the school's financial benchmarking against other schools in England, please click on the following link:
https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/school/detail?urn=111410&openOnly=true