Tom Avery - Co-Chair of Governors

Category of Governor:  Foundation DBE or PCC Appointed

Additional Information:  Co-Chair, Headteacher Review,

Link Governor for SEND and Inclusion

Committee membership:   Admissions (Chair), Communications, Curriculum, Pupils and Community, Ofsted, RE & Worship, Recruitment (Chair), Strategic Working Party

Declared Business Interests:  9th November 2022

Term of Office to:  16th January 2026

Attendance at FGB meetings 2021-2022:  3/3

I joined the governing body in autumn 2017 as a foundation governor with responsibility for overseeing the school's SEN and diversity programme, and am also a member of the RE and Worship Committee. I have two children in Holy Trinity, and as a former pupil, have a particular interest in helping to uphold the excellent standards of the school. I work in publishing, and volunteer for a number of literacy charities. 

David Powell - Co-Chair of Governors

Category of Governor:  LA Governor

Additional Information:  Co-Chair, Governor Account, Headteacher Review, Link Governor for Child Protection, GDPR and the Local Authority

Committee membership:   Curriculum, Pupils and Community, Finance, Staff and Buildings, Recruitment, Strategic Working Party

Declared Business Interests:  9th November 2022

Term of Office to:  15th July 2023

Attendance at FGB meetings 2021-2022:  3/3

I am honoured to have been appointed by the Local Authority as your LA Governor. I have ten years previous experience as a Governor. I currently provide training in Safeguarding and GDPR with different Local Authorities. I have a previous background  which included, educating, advising and  dealing with safeguarding issues within primary and secondary schools. I am looking forward to working with the Governing Body to provide best opportunities, outcomes and safety for the school community

Revd Marius Mirt - Foundation Ex-Officio 

Category of Governor:  Foundation, Ex-Officio, 

Additional Information:  Vicar of Holy Trinity Church N2

Committee membership:   Admissions,  RE & Worship, Recruitment, Strategic Working Party

Declared Business Interests:  9th November 2022

Term of Office to:  N/A Ex-Officio

Attendance at FGB meetings 2021-2022:  3/3

I am a Foundation Governor and I joined the Governing body following my appointment as Priest-In-Charge of Holy Trinity Church, East Finchley, in October 2016. I sit in the RE & Worship Committee. The relationship between our school and our church goes back to 1847 and it is important for me and for our church community to keep nourishing it. One of my priorities as the priest of Holy Trinity church is to oversee the spiritual wellbeing of our pupils, their parents, and that of our school staff. I am in school regularly on Wednesday mornings, when I lead the Assembly and I am also available for spiritual assistance.

Stefan Roos - Executive Headteacher

Category of Governor:  Staff, Ex-Officio, Executive Headteacher 

Additional Information  

Committee membership:  Curriculum, Pupil and Community, Finance, Staff and Buildings,  Strategic Working Party

Declared Business Interests:  9th November 2022

Term of Office to:  N/A Ex-Officio

Attendance at FGB meetings 2021-2022:  3/3

Liam Styles - Head of School

Category of Governor:  Observer, Ex-Officio, 

Additional Information  

Committee membership:  Curriculum, Pupil and Community

Term of Office to:  N/A Ex-Officio

Attendance at FGB meetings 

Kirsty West - Assistant Headteacher

Category of Governor:  Observer, Ex-Officio, 

Additional Information  

Committee membership:  RE & Worship

Declared Business Interests:  9th November 2022

Term of Office to:  N/A Ex-Officio

Tamarin Arden

Category of Governor:  Associate 

Additional Information:  Target Setting

Committee membership:  Admissions, Curriculum, Pupils and Community (Chair) Ofsted, Strategic Working Party

Declared Business Interests:  9th November 2022

Term of Office to:  31st August 2023

Attendance at FGB meetings 2021-2022:  3/3

I joined the governing body in the Summer Term of 2017 as a parent governor on the Finance, Staffing and Buildings Committee. I have a legal and accounting background and currently work in finance. I have two daughters at the school. I am honoured to help this wonderful school continue thriving, ultimately with the reward of delivering a good start in life for every child.  since then I have moved over to chair the Curriculum, Pupils and Community committee. 

Mary Beer

Category of Governor:  Parent 

Additional Information

Committee membership:  Communications, Curriculum, Pupils and Community, Ofsted,

Declared Business Interests:  9th November 2022

Term of Office to:  9th February 2026

Attendance at FGB meetings 2021-2022:  2/2

Mary Beer is a board-level marketing expert and commercial strategist who, over the last 20 years, has served on global senior leadership teams for major international organisations including BBC Worldwide, FremantleMedia, Flextech Television (Virgin Media) and Phonographic Performance Ltd. 

A single mother of Year 5 twins and a committed feminist, Mary moved from media into girls’ education in 2017. She is currently Director of Marketing & Communications at Streatham & Clapham High School GDST, an independent school for girls from aged 3 (Nursery) to 18 (Sixth Form), ranked in the top 20% of public examinations results nationally. As well as serving on the school’s SLT, she is a senior strategic advisor to the Head Master, Dr Millan Sachania.  She is active in pastoral, curricular and co-curricular matters and is currently on the panel recruiting the school’s new head of PHSCE. 

She continues to campaign for pro-literacy and inclusion causes, including Save Barnet Libraries, and is a member of Holy Trinity Church, where her children were baptised.

Marsha Bull

Category of Governor:  Foundation DBE or PCC

Additional Information

Committee membership:  Admissions, Finance, Staff and Buildings,  RE & Worship, Recruitment

Declared Business Interests:  9th November 2022

Term of Office to:  21st January 2025 

Attendance at FGB meetings 2021-2022:  3/3

I joined the Governing Body in January 2021 as a Foundation Governor and both of my sons are at the school. I am an experienced lawyer, having worked both in-house and in private practice in the City. I’m looking forward to using my skills and experience to support the school in providing the best possible education, environment and opportunities for all of the children.

Matt Collis

Category of Governor:  Parent

Additional Information:  Wellbeing and Mental Health link Governor

Committee membership:  Curriculum, Pupils and Community,  Finance, Staff and Buildings, Ofsted

Declared Business Interests:  9h November 2022

Term of Office to:  9th November 2024

Attendance at FGB meetings 2021-2022:  3/3

I joined the governing body in November 2020 and my daughter attends the school. I am a Director of an education charity and have been involved in the non-profit sector for more than 8 years. Prior to this I had a lengthy career in the finance sector. I will call upon my career and life experiences to support across the governing body where possible, but in particular with both the Wellbeing Committee and Finance, Staff and Buildings Committee.

Alice Eady Ketchell

Category of Governor:  Foundation DBE or PCC

Additional Information

Committee membership:  Admissions, Finance, Staff and Buildings (Chair),  Ofsted, RE & Worship, Recruitment, Strategic Working Party

Declared Business Interests:  9th November 2022

Term of Office to:  11th October 2024 

Attendance at FGB meetings 2021-2022:  3/3

I became a Foundation Governor in October 2020, appointed by the Holy Trinity Church PCC. I am a lawyer with nearly 20 years’ experience working in the City, initially in private practice before moving on to work in-house for a global financial institution. I have two daughters at the school. I hope to continue the work of my predecessor in strengthening the connection between our school and our church, in what I believe to be a symbiotic relationship. I am also passionate about encouraging, ensuring and maintaining Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace, and believe that the key to that is in educating our children to be open-minded, empathetic and inclusive in their lives

Paul Grey

Category of Governor:  Co-opted Governor 

Additional Information:  Target Setting

Committee membership:   Curriculum, Pupils and Community, Ofsted, Strategic Working Party

Declared Business Interests:  9th November 2022

Term of Office to:   9th February 2026

Attendance at FGB meetings 2021-2022:  1/2

Paul Grey has lived in East Finchley for 36 years. He has two daughters, now in their twenties, and they both attended HTS. He has been a secondary history teacher, a primary school governor, an Ofsted inspector and a local authority adviser. He was a HTS governor until 2004. Now retired, he wants to gift his time and expertise to help move the school forward in the next stage of its development.

Hannah Forster

Category of Governor:  Parent

Additional Information:  Associate Member

Committee membership:  

Declared Business Interests:  

Term of Office to:  

Attendance at FGB meetings 2021-2022:  

Dillon Lyons

Category of Governor:  Staff

Additional Information:  

Committee membership:  Admissions, Curriculum, Pupils and Community

Declared Business Interests:  9th November 2022

Term of Office to:  8th November 2026

Attendance at FGB meetings 2021-2022:  n/a