Meet the Team

Hebden Green School is part of Cheshire Academies Trust (CAT). Governance of the academy is split between those matters decided at Trust Board Level, and those matters delegated to the local governing body.

The Local Governing Body is made up of community representatives, parents and school staff. 

Further information regarding governance across Cheshire Academies Trust schools, including the Scheme of Delegation, can be found at https://www.cheshireacademiestrust.co.uk/

Local governors have an important role to play in both challenging and supporting the leadership team on key aspects of the school’s strategy, always with a strategic lens on governance and the safe but dynamic leadership of the school.

Once a vacancy arises, governors are elected or appointed onto the local committee and perform their role on a voluntary basis.

The focus of the local committee is ensure the clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school. 

We do this by knowing and understanding the school and the wider educational context, reading meeting paperwork and attending meetings where we ask questions to ensure that the best possible decisions are made for the benefit of the children in the school, attending training and development events to improve our skills and knowledge and adhering to the trust’s code of conduct. 

Please see information regarding members of our Local Governing Body below. Declarations of interest are checked at every Local Governing Body meeting, this page being updated with any changes which may arise.

Helen Ashley (Headteacher)

No declared interests

Ashley Roberts (Chair of Governors) Email: aroberts@hebdengreen.cheshire.sch.uk 

Term of Office: 19.10.21 - 18.10.25

Declarations of Interest: Director of Greenwood Roberts Change Management Consultants

Laurence Cooper (Staff Governor)

Term of Office:  08.03.2023 - 07.03.2027

Declarations of Interest: No declared interests

Simon Roberts (Co-opted Governor)

Term of Office:  08.10.21 - 07.10.25

Declarations of Interest: Director of Greenwood Roberts Change Management Consultants

Laura Lovell (Co-opted Governor)

Term of Office 17.11.23 - 16.11.27

Declarations of Interest: No declared interests

Fiona Taylor (Co-opted Governor)

Term of Office - 17.11.23 - 16.11.27

Declarations of Interest: No declared interests

Gary Cooper (Co-opted Governor)

Term of Office: 10.5.24 Term Ends 9.5.28

Declarations of Interest: Keppel Gate Holdings (Director, June 2020). Stanrose Properties (Director, March 2018), Remote Games Holdings (Director, October 2021), Xinion Holdings (Director, October 2021), Eyegames Holdings (Director, October 2021)

Faye Turner (Parent Governor)

Term of Office: 09.05.2025 - 08.09.2029

Declarations of Interest: No declared interests

Emma Shaw (Co-opted Governor)

Term of Office: 09.05.2025 - 08.09.2029

Declarations of Interest: Headteacher, Park Lane School

Sarah Martin (Co-opted Governor)

Term of Office: 09.05.2025 - 08.09.2029

Declarations of Interest: Executive head Manor Hall Trust September 2003 Trustee Consilium Trust Spring 2024

Chris Twomey (Co-opted Governor)

Term of Office: 07.07.2025 - 06.07.2029

Declarations of Interest: TBC

Governors Who Have Left in the Previous 12 Months

Maxine Shaw (Co-opted Governor)Term of Office: 17.11.2023 - 04.02.2025

No declared interests

Sam Palmer (Parent Governor)

Term of Office: 08.10.2021 - 06.01.2025

Declaration of Interests: Employed as Head of Finance with Royal London Insurance wef April 2016, Treasurer for Team Hebden