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 Heidi Burniston | Associate Governor (voting rights in Curriculum committee) |
N/A | None | None | None | ||
| Mrs Kate Campbell-Flint | Parent Governor | Vice-Chair of Resources | Oct 2021 – 2025 | None | None | None | |
| Dr Jon Clayden | Parent Governor | Vice-Chair of Curriculum | Oct 2021 – 2025 | None | None | None | |
| Mrs Laura Cole | Co-opted Governor | Chair of Curriculum Committee / Safeguarding Governor (incl. web filtering) | Mar 2020 – 2024 | Employee at Hitchin Girls’ School | None | None | |
| Ms Jumoke Cox | Co-opted Governor | Joint Vice-Chair of Governors | Nov 2022 – 2026 | None | None | None | |
| Mrs Emma Dorrell | Co-opted Governor | Joint Vice-Chair of Governors | June 2022 – 2026 | 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 | 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 2023 – 2027 | None | None | None | ||
| Mrs Tracy Wilson | Co-opted Governor | Vice-Chair of Curriculum | Nov 2020 – 2024 | None | None | None |
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 (2021-2022 and 2022-2023)
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 members of each committee and their attendance at meetings can be found below.
Full Governing Body
| 17th March 2022 | 18th May 2022 | 30th June 2022 | 28th Sept 2022 | 30th Nov 2022 | 16th March 2023 | 18th May 2023 | 28th June 2023 | 27th Sept 2023 | |
| In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | |
| Mr Steve Mills | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Samantha Addison (no longer governor) | N | N | N | Y | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mrs Heidi Burniston | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Kate Campbell-Flint | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Dr Jon Clayden | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Laura Cole | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
| Ms Jumoke Cox | – | – | – | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
| Mrs Emma Dorrell | – | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| Miss Ellie McGurk | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y |
| Mrs Anna Pargeter | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Dr Wendie Ray | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mr Alasdair Weir | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Tracy Wilson | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N |
Curriculum Committee
| 3rd Nov 2021 | 2nd March 2022 | 8th June 2022 | 20th Oct 2022 | 2nd March 2023 | 8th June 2023 | |
| In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | |
| Mr Steve Mills | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Sam Addsion (no longer governor) | N | N | N | – | – | – |
| Mrs Heidi Burniston | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Kate Campbell-Flint | Y | Y | N | – | – | – |
| Dr Jon Clayden | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Laura Cole | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ms Jumoke Cox | – | – | – | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Emma Dorrell | – | – | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Miss Ellie McGurk | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Mrs Anna Pargeter | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Dr Wendie Ray | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Tracy Wilson | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Resources Committee (Premises, Finance and Personnel)
| 6th Oct 2021 | 9th March 2022 | 18th May 2022 | 22nd June 2022 | 13th Oct 2022 | 9th March 2023 | 18th May 2023 | 22nd June 2023 | |
| In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | In Person | |
| Mr Steve Mills | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Sam Addison (no longer governor) | Y | N | N | Y | – | – | – | – |
| Mrs Kate Campbell-Flint | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Dr Jon Clayden | – | – | Y | N | – | – | Y | – |
| Ms Jumoke Cox | – | – | – | – | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Emma Dorrell | – | – | – | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Anna Pargeter | Y | Y | Y | Y | – | Y | Y | Y |
| Dr Wendie Ray | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mr Alasdair Weir | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 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 |
