Our Whitehill Governors
Should you wish to discuss anything with any of our governors, please address correspondence care of Whitehill School.
| Name | Governor Type | Specific Role | Term of Office | Register of Business / Pecuniary Interests | Register of Financial Interests | Relationship to a member of staff or relative | |
| Mr Steve Mills | Headteacher | N/A | Wife is Assistant Head at Hitchin Girls’ School | None | Father of Matthew – current Teaching Assistant | ||
| Mrs Samantha Addison | Co-opted Governor | Nov 2018 – 2022 | None | None | None | ||
| Mrs Heidi Burniston | Associate Governor (voting rights in Curriculum committee) |
Sept 2018 – 2022 | None | None | None | ||
| Mrs Laura Cole | Co-opted Governor | Chair of Curriculum Committee / Safeguarding Governor | Mar 2020 – 2024 | Employee at Hitchin Girls’ School | None | None | |
| Mrs Gill Cook | Co-opted Governor | Dec 2018 – 2022 | None | None | None | ||
| Mrs Kelly King | Clerk | Clerks for the FGB | Employee of Herts for Learning | None | None | ||
| Mrs Claire Lanni | Clerk | Clerks for Committees | Employee at Whitehill Junior School | None | None | ||
| Miss Ellie McGurk | Staff Governor | July 2021 – 2025 | None | None | None | ||
| Mrs Anna Pargeter | Co-opted Governor | Vice Chair of Governors / Co-chair of Resources Committee | Nov 2020 – 2024 | Employee at Hitchin Girls’ School Trustee and treasurer at Hitchin District Scout Council |
None | None | |
| Dr Wendie Ray | Local Authority Governor | Chair of Governors | Apr 2019 – 2023 | None | None | None | |
| Mr Alasdair Weir | Parent Governor | Jan 2019 – 2023 | None | None | None | ||
| Mrs Debbie Wells | Parent Governor | Nov 2017 – 2021 | Midday Supervisory Assistant at Whitehill Junior Sch | None | None | ||
| Mrs Tracy Wilson | Co-opted Governor | Nov 2020 – 2024 | None | None | None |
We currently have vacancies for parent governors. If you are interested in finding out more about the role, please do get in touch by emailing the school. We will be writing to all parents in September about these positions.
For a more detailed overview of the governing body, you may wish to take a look at our ‘Meet the Governors‘ document by selecting that link.
Governors’ Meetings and Attendance List (2020-2021)
The School Governors meet at least once per term as a full governing body and then, between times, smaller committees meet, focusing on the details of specific areas. Details of the member sof each committee and their attendance at meetings can be found below.
Full Governing Body
| 17th Sept 2020 | 12th Nov 2020 | 18th March 2021 | 13th May 2021 | 24th June 2021 | |
| Remote | Remote | Remote | In Person | In Person | |
| Mr Steve Mills | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Samantha Addison | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mr Sam Atack | N | N | N | Y | N |
| Mrs Anna Beresford | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Heidi Burniston | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Laura Cole | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Gill Cook | Y | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Mrs Anna Pargeter | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Dr Wendie Ray | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mr Alasdair Weir | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Mrs Debbie Wells | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Tracy Wilson | – | – | Y | Y | Y |
Curriculum Committee
| 14th Oct 2020 | 3rd March 2021 | 9th June 2021 | |
| Remote | Remote | In Person | |
| Mr Steve Mills | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Sam Addsion | N | Y | N |
| Mrs Anna Beresford | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Heidi Burniston | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Laura Cole | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Anna Pargeter | Y | Y | N |
| Dr Wendie Ray | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Tracy Wilson | – | Y | Y |
Resources Committee (Premises, Finance and Personnel)
| 8th Oct 2020 | 4th March 2021 | 13th May 2021 | 30th June 2021 | |
| Remote | Remote | In Person | In Person | |
| Mr Steve Mills | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Sam Addison | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Mr Sam Atack | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Mrs Gill Cook | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Mrs Anna Pargeter | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Dr Wendie Ray | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mr Alasdair Weir | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Debbie Wells | N | Y | N | Y |
The governors’ newsletters are available by selecting the appropriate link from the list below. The most recent will always appear at the top.
| Governors’ Newsletter – December 2019 |
| Governors’ Newsletter – June 2018 |