A new parent Governor is to be appointed at our first meeting on 10 October 2023. Any expressions of interest in becoming a governor, please get in touch with Ms Woodward, Deputy Headteacher.
Mrs Lesley Dolben - Chair of Governors
Mr A Ali - Vice-chair of Governors
Mr John Halshaw - The Clerk to the Governors
Parents wishing to contact the Clerk to the Governors should write to:
Governor Support Ltd PO Box 1065 Nelson BB9 4DA
Mrs Lesley Dolben - Safeguarding, SEND and Disadvantaged Pupils
Mr A Ali - Finance
Mrs P Whittaker - Health and Safety
Mr Riaz - Parent Governor
Marsden Heights Community College is a part of United Learning whose Trustees hold the ultimate responsibility for the governance of each United Learning school.
The Department for Education’s governance handbook 2020 identifies the essentials of effective governance as follows:
United Learning’s Trustees delegate certain key roles and responsibilities to the school’s Local Governing Body (LGB) and these are set out clearly in our Scheme of Delegation which can be seen on the United Learning website.
Click here to view the Scheme of Delegation