Governors Information

Highfields College has a Governing Board (sometimes referred to as ‘Governing Body’) which has the same authority and runs along the same lines as other state-maintained schools / educational provisions – more about their responsibilities and powers can be found here.  All members of the Governing Board are unpaid volunteers. Appointments to the Governing Board take place as follows:

• LA governor – nominated by LA panel / appointment approved by GB
• Parents – voluntarily offer to serve / elected by parent body (where one exists) / appointment approved by GB
• Staff – elected by staff body / appointment approved by GB
• Co- opted governors – appointed by approval of the GB

The Governing Board for Highfields is currently organised as detailed below – the first point of contact is Mrs A. McBride (Chair) and the second point of contact is Mr M. Rodgers (Vice Chair):

Governor Roles and Terms of Office – 25/26

Governing Board Attendance 2024 – 2026

Register of interests

• Mr Rodgers owns the company Big Leap CV which provides careers support to schools, colleges, business and individual clients.
• Mrs Roban, Mrs Dee and Mrs McBride have employment in Stockport Secondary Schools.
• Mrs Naeem and Mrs Aylward are employed by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.
• Mrs Lewis, Mr Howard, Mr Carter, Ms Ryan and Mr Grant are employees of the school.

Calendar

The Governing Board Calendar can be accessed here: Governor Calendar.