Governors

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

Local Governing Body
 

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/ Committee – Finance
End of Office – 13/12/2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meeting Attendance & Declaration of Interest

Hollinwood Governors – Meetings Attended

N.B. All training undertaken by the Governors is held at a school level.

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.

Latest Governor Information Available  here

Governor Diversity

As a school we recognise that a diversity of thought, voices and perspectives is essential to good governance and the effective running of any organisation. We regularly collect diversity information from our governors and, depending on current data, can use this to:

– target recruitment to address gaps in experience and diversity
– develop and adapt board practices to ensure full participation
– prioritise training and awareness-raising in identified areas
– address potential ‘blind spots’ through seeking wider advice and perspectives on current and upcoming opportunities, challenges and risks

However, we are unable to publish this information as it would mean that individual members of our governing body are identifiable.

To discuss current Governor vacancies, please contact the school.