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Governance
THPT Governance
Our model of governance is designed to ensure that all THPT schools are truly bringing out the best of all our children and young people and remain rooted in their local communities. Strong governance is essential in ensuring high educational standards and excellent provision. In line with the statutory responsibilities for multi academy trusts, statutory governance responsibilities are held by the Trust Board, who ultimately govern each of our schools. These responsibilities are delegated to the CEO and in turn executive leaders within the Trust, then to our Principals. These leaders hold responsibility for overall performance, financial viability, legal compliance and statutory duties.
More information about our Board of Trustees & wider governance can be found below.
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Our Local Board
Helping us to remain strongly connected to delivering for our communities, our Local Boards (LBs) have an important advisory role. They receive regular updates on school life and engage closely with stakeholders, particularly our children and young people, parents and our staff. LBs do not however represent statutory governance and have no statutory responsibilities.
More information about this school’s LB can be found below.
In order to remain at the forefront of professional practice, our Heads of Phase, on behalf of the CEO, line manage our school Principals and have responsibility for academy target setting and monitoring progress towards addressing improvement priorities as well as ensuring an effective culture of safeguarding.
More information about THPT’s executive leaders can be found here.
The following table shows the members of our 2025-2026 Local Board and their roles and responsibilities.
Local Board members and 2025-2026 attendance
| Local Board Member | Term of Office – Start | Term of Office – End | Appointing Body | Additional role / responsibility | Attendance*
AY 2025-26 |
| Katy Huang | 03/02/26 | 02/02/30 | THPT | Chair | 3/3 |
| Fiza Rasool | 05/06/26 | 04/06/30 | THPT | Vice Chair | 3/3 |
| Andrew Bustin | 09/12/25 | 08/12/29 | Local Board | 2/2 | |
| Kim Tagliarini | 27/01/26 | 26/01/30 | Local Board | 1/2 | |
| Hazel Freeman | 19/02/26 | 18/02/30 | Local Board | 1/2 | |
| Claire Lawrence | 20/02/26 | 19/02/30 | Local Board | 2/2 | |
| David Brewis | 02/07/26 | 01/07/30 | Local Board | 1/1 |
* Attendance is expressed as attended over expected
Local Board Members who have stepped down in the last 12 months
| Local Board Member | Term of Office – Start | Term of Office – End | Appointing Body | Additional role/ responsibility | Attendance*
AY 2025-26 |
| Jonathan Nicholls | 11/03/26 | 24/03/2026
|
THPT | 1/1 |
Register of interests for 2026/27
| Local Board Member | Name of Organisation | Nature of Business
|
Nature of Interest
|
Date declared |
| Katy Huang | 1.HAW Consulting Limited
2.Three Rivers Academy
3. Harvard University
|
1.Management Consultancy
2.Education Provider
3. Education Provider
|
1.Owner/Director & employee, July 2013
2.Parent of Students
3. Outreach & interviewing
|
September 2026 |
| Fiza Rasool | 1.Department of Works and Pensions
|
1.UK Government Office
|
1.Employee
|
September 2025 |
| Andrew Bustin | 1. Three Rivers Academy
2. Institute of Trading Standards Administration
3. Self employed as Santa |
1. Education provider
2. Consumer protection organisation
3. Leisure/ entertainment |
1. Employee (Exam invigilator)
2. Member
3. Employee |
September 2026 |
| Kim Tagliarini | 1. Elmbridge Borough Council
2. Elmbridge Building Control Mutual 3. Three Rivers Academy |
1. Local Government
2. Building control
3. Education provider |
1. Employee (Strategic Director for Place & Community)
2. Director
3. Parent of pupil |
February 2026 |
| Hazel Freeman | 1. PMYB Consulting Ltd
2. CareerTap Ltd
3. Everest Group
4. ISACA
5. Three Rivers Academy |
1. Consultancy
2. HR/Careers
3. Research
4. IT Governance
5. Education provider |
1. Director
2. Director
3. Employee
4. Member
5. Parent of pupils |
March 2026 |
| Claire Lawrence | 1. Claire Lawrence
2. Three Rivers Academy |
1. Legal education
2. Education provider |
1. Owner
2. Parent of pupils |
March 2026 |
| David Brewis | 1. Focusrite plc
2. Hurst Park Primary School |
1. Music Technology
2. Education provider |
1. Employee, Head of Business Development, April 2015
2. Spouse is Maths & KS2 lead and Deputy Safeguarding Officer |
September 2026 |
Local Board Members who stood down in the last 12 months (register of interests)
| Local Board Member | Name of Organisation | Nature of Business
|
Nature of Interest
|
Date declared |
| Jonathan Nicholls
|
1.Hampton High School – Bourne Education Trust
2.ASCL
3. Three Rivers Academy
|
1.Education Provider
2.Membership Body 3. Education Provider |
1.Employee
2.Member
3. Parent of student |
February 2026 |
Local Board Member Recruitment
The Three Rivers Academy Local Board currently has a full complement of parent Local Board Members but is keen to recruit an additional LBM from the local community. If you are interested in becoming a TRA Local Board Member, the following links provide further information regarding the role, together with an application form.
If you are a TRA parent and interested in supporting the Trust, we have Local Board Member vacancies at many of the other schools in the Trust which you may wish to consider. Further information can be found on the governance page of the relevant school.
Please email contact@thpt.org.uk for more information.