Governing Body (LGB)
Mill Hill Primary School works very closely with its Local Governing Body. This group of individuals, who have a very wide range of backgrounds, offers both support and high levels of challenge to the Headteacher and the Leadership Team, ensuring that standards across the school are constantly being raised.
As an academy within Areté Learning Trust, which has within the governance structure, Local Governing Bodies (LGBs) as sub-committees of the Board of Directors, the role of our LGB is clear.
The terms of reference for the committee include realising the Trust’s vision, values, policies and priorities, providing internal assurance/risk management, developing the local community and employer links and focusing primarily on the core areas of the effectiveness of leadership and management in the school, the quality of teaching, learning and assessment, students’ personal development, behaviour, safeguarding, well-being and progress.
Our LGB question, challenge and support our school leaders. Details of specific responsibilities delegated by the Board are set out in the Scheme of Delegation and its appendix.
Governors Attendance
| Name | Office held | Appointed by | Category of Governor | Term of Office | Relationship to Staff | Business Interest | Attendance 2021 2022 | |
| Mrs Sheila Sutton | Chair of Governors | Governors | Co-opted |
30/03/2023 – 29/03/2027 |
None | None | 10/10 | |
| Mrs Jill Jaques | Vice-chair | Governors | Co-opted |
30/03/2023 – 29/03/2027 |
None | None | 9/10 | |
| Mrs Anna Szymoniak | Parents | Parent |
30/03/2023 – 10/12/2023 |
None | None | 7/10 | ||
| Mrs Claire Tilley | Parents | Parent |
30/03/2023 – 08/10/2023 |
None | None | 7/10 | ||
| Mrs Rebecca Bainbridge | Headteacher | Governors | Headteacher |
01/03/2023
|
Staff member | 10/10 | ||
| Mrs Gwen Burn | Governors | Co-opted |
30/03/2023 – 29/03/2027 |
Staff member | 6/10 | |||
| Mrs Angela Jones | Staff | Staff |
30/03/2023 – 15/02/2026 |
Staff member | 9/10 | |||
| Vacancy | ||||||||
| Vacancy | ||||||||
| Vacancy | ||||||||
| Mrs Mandy Lambert | Clerk to the Governors |
Resigned Governors
| Cllr Caroline Dickinson | Part of previous Governing Body | Governors | Co-opted |
13/03/2021- 13/03/2024 |
None | 6/8 | Resigned June 2022 | |
| Mrs Mary Foster | Part of previous Governing Body’ | Governors | Co-opted | 22/11/2017 – 22/11/2025 | None | Staff member | 7/8 | Resigned June 2022 |
| Miss Jane Gibson | Part of previous Governing Body | Governors | Local Authority |
15/9/2021 14/9/2025 |
None | Governor at Aiskew and Leeming Bar Primary School | 9/10 | |
| Mrs Diana Bird | Part of previous Governing Body | Governors | Co-opted | 29/11/2019 – 30/11/2023 | None | None | 9/10 |