Management Committee
The Management Committee is the governing body of Rivers ESC. The Committee consists of local Secondary and Primary Headteachers and a Local Authority representative. The Management Committee supports Rivers ESC to meet the needs of stakeholder schools and oversees its fiscal responsibility.
There is currently a vacancy for a Parent Governor on our Management Committee. Please contact Judith Aggett (Clerk) at Judith.Aggett@clerks.hfleducation.org or Ian Hawkins (Chair) on chair@riversesc.herts.sch.uk if you are interested.
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Name |
Role |
Member Type |
Declaration |
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Ian Hawkins |
Chair of Full Committee Chair of Resources Committee Safeguarding / Child Protection Governor Term of office from 11 Mar 2024 to 10 Mar 2028 |
Co-Opted |
Headteacher of Richard Hale School Chair of The Hertfordshire Association Secondary School Headteachers |
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Dan Nearney |
Executive Headteacher Full & Resources Committee First appointed on 1 Sep 2025 by the Governing Board |
Executive Headteacher of NEXUS Federation (Stevenage and North Herts ESC) Governor at The Highfield School |
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Shelley Hughes |
Headteacher Full & Resources Committee First appointed on 1 Sep 2025 by the Governing Board |
Ex-Offico |
Headteacher of Rivers ESC |
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Debbie Miller |
Vice - Chair of Full Committee Primary Link Governor Term of office from 30 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2029 |
Co-Opted |
Headteacher of Wheatcroft School Parent Governor at Robert Barclay Acadmey |
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Charlie Crowe |
SEN & Local Authority Governor Term of office from 7 Nov 2024 to 11 Dec 2026 |
Co-Opted |
Lead Teacher - EHBWH, SLCN and Autism, ISL SENDSAS, HCC |
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Richard Vaughan |
Full Committee Vice - Chair of Resources Committee Health & Safety Governor Term of office from 5 Nov 2024 to 4 Nov 2028 |
Co-Opted |
Headteacher of St Mary's CofE High School |
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Emma Murray |
Full & Resources Committee Careers Link Governor Term of office from 6 Nov 2025 to 5 Nov 2029 |
Co-Opted |
Headteacher of Campshill Primary School Co-CEO of the Claxton Multi Academy Trust Chair of NEXUS Federation (Stevenage and North Herts ESC) Chair of Stevenage Primary Heads Consortium Member of Inclusive Multi Academy Trust Trustee of Claxton Trust |
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Sara Miller |
Full & Resources Committee Term of office from 06 July 2026 to 5 July 2030 |
Co-Opted | Deputy Headteacher at Presdales School |
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Peter Luck |
Full & Resources Committee Term of office from 9 Mar 2026 to 8 Mar 2030 |
Co-Opted |
Headteacher at Thorn Grove Primary School Aspects – Trustee |
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Heather Dunne |
Full Committee Staff Governor Term of office from 6 Nov 2025 to 5 Nov 2029 |
Staff |
HR Manager and PA to Headteacher at Rivers ESC |
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Vacant |
Parent Governor |
Parent |
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Michael McDermott |
Rivers ESC - KS3 Deputy Headteacher Term of office from 29 Nov 2023 to 28 Nov 2027 |
Associate Member |
Deputy Headteacher of Rivers KS3 Centre |
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Linda Hayden |
Resources Committee Rivers ESC - School Business Manager Associate MemberTerm of office from 11 Mar 2024 to 10 Mar 2028 |
Associate Member |
School Business Manager of Rivers ESC |
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Nicky Traynor |
Rivers ESC - KS4 Deputy Headteacher Term of office from 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Aug 2028 |
Associate Member |
Deputy Headteacher of Rivers KS4 Centre |
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Judiith Aggett
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Clerk to the Management Committee |
HfL |
HfL Clerk |
To contact the Management Committee, please email our Clerk or Chair:
Judith.Aggett@clerks.hfleducation.org or Chair@riversesc.herts.sch.uk