---
title: "Governors"
url: "https://uppershirleyhigh.org/governors"
school: "Upper Shirley High School"
---

# Governors

## Our Local Governing Committee

The local governing committee at Upper Shirley High school is a committee of the Hamwic Education Trust Board and has three key functions:

![](https://uppershirleyhigh.org/images/images/Governor_Page.png)

Details of the constitution of the board and its role are documented in the [Hamwic Terms of Reference for Local Governing Committees](https://www.hamwic.org/governance/), and the [Scheme of Delegation](https://www.hamwic.org/governance/).

#### Contact Details

To contact the governing board please email:

- <chair@ushschool.org> or
- <clerk@ushschool.org>

If you wish to raise a complaint, please refer to the school[ Complaints Policy](https://uppershirleyhigh.org/policies) which sets out the process to follow.

### Our Governors

| Current Governors | Role | Appointment | Appointment &amp; Term of Office | Register of Interests (see following table) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Michael Roe | Chair of Governors  Link Role: Safeguarding | Co-opted | 18/01/23 - 17/01/27 | None |
| Chris Sykes | Headteacher USH | Ex-officio |  | None |
| Rachele Newman | Link Role: Curriculum | Co-opted | 17/07/24 - 16/07/28 | In my role as Director of Initial Teacher Education I work with Upper Shirley High as a partnership school for the Secondary PGCE programme. |
| Peter Holloway | Link Role: Pastoral | Co-opted | 25/09/24 - 24/09/28 |  |
| Bruno Duckworth-Russell | Link Role: Data | Staff | 19/11/24 - 18/11/28 | District/Branch Secretary for the National Education Union. |
| Malky Chaloner | Link Role: Careers Education | Parent | 19/11/24 - 18/11/28 |  |
| Simon Crispin | Link Role: TBC | Co-opted | 04/12/24 - 03/24/28 | Family member employed by HET school. |
| Julie Staunton | Link Role: TBC | Co-opted | 26/02/25 - 25/02/29 |  |
| Dr Rosie Cecil | SEND link governor | Co-opted | 21/10/26 - 20/10/30 |  |
| Neil Glasspool | SEND link governor | Parent Governor | 15/12/25 - 14/12/29 |  |
| **Past Governors** |
| Aimee Hall |  | Co-opted | 26/02/25 - 22/07/26 |  |

 Register of Interest  20 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/upper-shirley-high-school-2/files/documents/Register-of-interests-Upper_Shirley_High_School_(2).docx)

 Meeting Attendance 2025-2026  96 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/upper-shirley-high-school-2/files/documents/Meeting_attendance_2025-26(1).pdf)

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### About USH

- [Headteacher's Welcome](https://uppershirleyhigh.org/welcome)
- [Vision &amp; Values](https://uppershirleyhigh.org/our-vision-values)
- [Hamwic Trust](https://uppershirleyhigh.org/hamwic-education-trust)
- [Governors](https://uppershirleyhigh.org/governors)
- [USH Alumni](https://uppershirleyhigh.org/upper-shirley-high-school-alumni)
- [SSAT](https://uppershirleyhigh.org/ssat)
- [Exam Results](https://uppershirleyhigh.org/exam-results)
- [Ofsted Report](https://uppershirleyhigh.org/ofsted-reports)
- [For Ofsted](https://uppershirleyhigh.org/for-ofsted)

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