Governors

For an overview of our current Governing Body team, please see here:

School Governing Body Team

To find out a little more about each member of the Governing Body team, please see here and below:

Governor Pen Profiles 

Robert Cockroft
robert.cockroft@newbridgegroup.org 
Co-opted, Chair
Portfolio – Finance
End of Office – 13/12/2025

Catherine Watson
cwatson@newbridgegroup.org 
Staff Governor
Portfolio – People
End of Office – 11/05/2026

Claire Shiel
cshiel@newbridgegroup.org 
Co-opted
Portfolio – Safeguarding
End of Office – 28/09/2025

Rav Gehlon
rgehlon@newbridgegroup.org 
Co-opted
Portfolio – Cultural Capital, Communities, Commissioning Supporting Agencies
End of Office – 28/09/2025

Andrew Hill
ahill@newbridgegroup.org
Parent
Portfolio – Learning & Impact
End of Office – 28/09/2025

Nicola Owen
nicola.ferrons@newbridgegroup.org 
Parent
Portfolio – Leadership & Management 
End of Office – 13/12/2025

Ghazala Rana
ghazala.rana@newbridgegroup.org
Governor
Portfolio – Compliance 

Laura Millard
lmillard@newbridgegroup.org 
Headteacher
Portfolio – Vision & Sustainability
End of Office – N/A

Hollinwood Governors – Meetings Attended

Full details of the New Bridge Multi Academy Trust’s governance structure are available here and explain how our robust system of accountability works.

The 2018 Trustees Annual Report and audited accounts for the New Bridge Multi Academy Trust are available here on the Companies House website.