Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section
Please find below details of how our Joint Local Governing Body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
| Governor | Role | Responsibilities | Date of appointment | Term | Appointed by | Business and pecuniary interests | Attendance (previous academic year) 1.9.23 - 31.8.24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Tarran | Chair
Co-Opted Governor | Greener Governance Inc Wellbeing | 8.6.2023 | 4 years | GB/Board | None | 100% (6 of 6 meetings) |
| Mary Evans | Executive Headteacher of HILT
Staff Governor | 8.6.2023 | 4 years | Academy members | - Director at Harlow Education Trust/Consortium - Harlow Health Centres Trust - Harlow Civic Society - Gibberd Garden Trust - Sister in Law works at Milwards | 100% (6 of 6 meetings) | |
| Michael Doughty | Headteacher at Milwards
Staff Governor | 8.6.2023 | 4 Years | GB/Board | NONE | 83% (5 of 6 meetings) | |
| Sarah Cowley | Headteacher at Henry Moore
Staff Governor | Data & Assessment | 8.6.2023 | 4 Years | GB/Board | NONE | 100% (6 of 6 meetings) |
| Sam Lambert | Assistant Headteacher at Milwards
Staff Associate Member
| 8.6.2023 | 4 Years | GB/Board | NONE | 83% (5 of 6 meetings) | |
| Alexia Henderson | Staff Associate Member | 8.6.2023 | 4 Years | GB/Board | Stortford Body Repairs | 33% (2 of 6 meetings) | |
| Ross Tyrell | Staff Associate Member | 8.6.2023 | 4 Years | GB/Board | NONE | 33% (2 of 6 meetings) | |
| Karen Spencer | Staff Governor | 8.6.2023 | 4 Years | GB/Board | CK Spencer Ltd | 83% (5 of 6 meetings) | |
| Sue Carrington | Co-Opted Governor | Pupil Admissions | 8.6.2023 | 4 Years | GB/Board | NONE | 33% (2 of 6 meetings |
| Andreas Evangeli | Co-Opted Governor | Cyber Security IT | 8.6.2023 | 4 Years | GB/Board | NONE | 66% (4 of 6 meetings) |
| Kristin Dockar | Governor | Safeguarding SEND Single Central Record Pupil Admissions | 8.6.2023 | 4 years | GB/Board | NONE | 100% (6 of 6 meetings) |
| Tanica Witter | Governor | Curriculum Phonics EYFS | 27.6.2023 | 4 years | GB/Board | NONE | 67% (4 of 6 meetings) |
| Laura Akers | Governor | 28.01.2025 | 4 years | GB/Board | NONE |
Former Governors (those who have left between 30.1.24 - current date)
| Governor name | Role | Date of appointment | Date of departure | Appointed by | Business and pecuniary interests | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Cassidy | Co-Opted Governor | 08.06.2023 | 14.02.2025 | GB/Board | 33% (2 of 6 meetings) | |
| Peter Jones | Parent Governor | 8.6.2023 | 22.12.2024 | GB/Board | Douglas Jones Phillips Ltd | 16% (1 of 6 meetings) |
| Laura Geggus | Parent Governor | 08.06.2023 | 02.12.2024 | GB/Board | None - Teacher at Reedings Junior School | 33.33% (2 of 6 meetings) |
Christine Lee | Assistant Head Teacher at Henry Moore Staff Associate Member |
08.06.2023 |
01.09.2024 | GB/Board | None | 100% (6 of 6 meetings) |
| Lianne Sherry | Parent Governor | 09.2.2022 | 22.5.2024 | GB/Board | NONE | 0% (0 of 3 meetings) 1.9.23 - 22.5.24 |
| Clare O'Sullivan | Co-Chair Co-Opted Governor | 08.6.2023 | 22.4.2023 | GB/Board | - Trustee at Parallel Histories Charity
- PTI Head of Development & School Membership | 0% (0 of 4 meetings) 1.9.23 - 22.4.24 |
You may contact our Governors/Chair of Governors by emailing the clerk, Mike Behnke, at mike.behnke@judicium.com
or sending a letter to the school
Governance within the Harlow Inspirational Learning Trust
Within the Harlow Inspirational Learning Trust (HILT), the ultimate strategic decision-making body is the Board of Trustees (sometimes referred to as the Trust Board of Directors). It is the responsibility of the Trustees to hold the executive headteacher to account, and to provide challenge and support to ensure the Trust fulfils its charitable remit, which is to deliver high-quality education to all our pupils.
Above the Board of Trustees is a committee of Members who are responsible for scrutinising the actions of the Board. Members appoint the Trustees, and can remove them if they are unhappy with their performance.
Under the Board of Directors sit three committees: the Finance, Audit and Strategy Committee – which takes a detailed look at finance, premises, health and safety and other matters on behalf of the Board – and the two Local Governing Bodies, one at Milwards and one at Henry Moore.
The job of the Local Governing Bodies is to be the eyes and ears of the Trust at the local level, and to monitor and report on whether the Trust’s strategic objectives and policies are being met. But the Local Governing Bodies also represent the views and needs of the school and its stakeholders within the Trust, so that Trust policies and decisions can take those views and needs into account.
The roles and responsibilities of these different layers of governance are set out in the Trust's Scheme of Delegation.