Governance

Member of Curriculum and Finance & General Purpose Committees

Member of Staffing & Curriculum Committees

I joined Hendon School as a co-opted governor in September 2024 due to my passion and interest in education and young people. 

My background: In my professional life, I am a Management Consultant, specialising in change management, people, and culture. I also have professional experience in Public Relations and Communications, prior to Consulting. I attended secondary school in Brent, before reading Human Social and Political Sciences at Cambridge University. Outside of work, I am a committed member in my church community. 

Member of Finance & General Purpose and Staffing Committees

Chair of Staffing Committee

Member of Audit, Chairs’, Headteacher Performance Management and Staffing Committees

Joint Link Governor Safeguarding and Child Protection

I have been on the Hendon School Governing Body since 2016 and I am currently chair of the Staffing Committee. I joined the Governing Body having lived and attended schools within the London Borough of Barnet. 

My background: My professional career is in Human Resources, currently working for an airline as a consultant. I have held various roles across multiple sectors including the Civil Service, retail, hospitality and travel.

Member of Admissions and Staffing Committees

Link Governor for Creative Arts

I joined the Hendon School Governing Body in 2010 as a parent governor and have been a member of the Staffing and Finance Committees since then, more recently as a community governor. I am the link governor for the Creative Arts.

My background: My professional background is in the Creative Arts; I am an illustrator and graphic recorder and work with a wide range of national and international clients. 

My academic background is in Design (BA) and Applied Linguistics (MA). I am currently enrolled on a Masters degree in Illustration.

Member of Curriculum and F&GP Committees

I joined the Governing Body in September 2023 after leaving Hendon School as a member of teaching staff.  I am a member of the Finance & General Purposes committee and the Curriculum committee.

My background: I have a background in Science and have been a teachers since 2017.  At Hendon School I began my teaching career and gained valuable insight into what high quality education looks like for all students.  Currently I work in a secondary school as an Associate Assistant Headteacher.

Member of Admissions and Student Welfare Committees

Member of Finance & General Purpose & Student Welfare Committees

I joined the Governing Board in early 2023 as a Co-Opted Governor. Having always lived in Hendon, I know the school as central to the fabric of the local community. 

My background: I am a programme manager in the charity sector, and I have worked at organisations including the NSPCC, focusing on education programmes, safeguarding training and online safety. 

My academic background includes an MBA in business management, covering CSR, corporate finance and governance. Having also trained at drama school, I have an MA in Musical Theatre, and I occasionally moonlight as an actor performing in musicals and panto. I am also an operational first aid volunteer with St John Ambulance.

Member of Chairs’, Curriculum, Finance & General Purposes, Headteacher Performance Management, Staffing and Student Welfare Committees, Ex Officio Member of all Committees

Link Governor for PE

I joined the Governing Body in 2016 as a Community Governor and became the Chair four years ago.

My Background: I attended Woodhouse Grammar School in Finchley having been born and brought up in North London. My business career was spent in retailing and international brand management in sports and fashion. I have also lived in Nashville USA and Hong Kong and now reside in Radlett.

Chair of Audit Committee

Member of Audit, Chairs', Finance and General Purposes and Student Welfare Committees

Link Governor for Years 9 and 10

I joined the Hendon Governing body in 2021, and currently serve as the Chair of the Audit committee. I also sit on the Welfare committee.

My background: In my professional life, I am a lawyer specialising in advising technology companies, with a particular focus on the privacy of electronic communications, data protection (including children’s privacy online) and digital safety. I have a Masters in Early Modern History from the University of Cambridge.

Mr Craig McGuire - Headteacher

Member of Finance & General Purposes Committees

I joined Hendon school as a co-opted governor in October 2024 given my passion for education. 

My background: I am a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of work experience in global finance and corporate tax consultancy. In the recent years, I have pivoted towards a more strategy & management role with growing focus on sustainable business practices.  

Chair of Finance & General Purposes Committee

Member of Audit and Chairs' and Finance & General Purposes Committees

Link Governor for careers and Governor training and development

I joined Hendon school as a co-opted governor in August 2020 and have since served as Chair for both the Audit Committee (now vice chair) and Finance & General-Purpose Committee (current chair). 

My background: My working background is in predominantly in Finance, as a qualified accountant specialising in Financial Planning and Strategy. I currently work at a Sports and Leisure company, based in Finchley, local to Hendon.  I attended school in Colchester Essex, before reading Geography at Nottingham University.

Member of Curriculum & Student Welfare Committees

Ex Officio Member of Admissions, Chairs’, Curriculum,Finance & General Purposes, Staffing and Student Welfare Committees

In Attendance at Audit Committee

Member of Finance & General Purposes and Student Welfare Committees

Link Governor for Maths & Joint Link Governor for Humanities

I attended Hendon School from 2014-2021. I studied both my GCSE and A-level qualifications at Hendon and have contributed to various projects around the school helping bolster its academic reputation and links with the wider community.

My background: Currently, I read Politics at King’s College London. I am well known for my work with the Afghan Student Union and have been given awards for my contributions to the diaspora community.”

Member of Chairs' and Student Welfare Committees

Link Governor for SEND (Special Education Needs and Disability)

Link Governor for EAL (English as an Additional Language)

Link Governor for Science

I have been a Governor at Hendon School since 2016, serving on the Curriculum, Admissions, and as Vice Chair of the Student Welfare Committee. I attended this school from years 7 to 13 and was Head Boy, so the Hendon School community, ethos and culture is ingrained in my upbringing.

My background: I have graduated with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from UCL and currently work as a team leader in the steam industry; consulting clients on improving their energy efficiency as well as being responsible for the companies quality and environmental management systems.

Chair of Curriculum Committee

Member of Admissions, Chairs’, Curriculum and Finance & General Purposes Committees

Link Governor for Health & Safety

Link Governor for Modern Foreign Languages

I joined the Hendon Governing Body in 2004, and am Chair of the Curriculum Committee and Link Governor for Modern Foreign Languages. I started as a Parent Governor, when my younger daughter attended the school. l am now a Community Governor. My daughter went on to study Japanese at Oxford, and lived for a while in Japan.

My background: I am now retired, but I started my career as an archaeologist, and then went on to work for the Department for Transport, the Health and Safety Executive, the Association of British Insurers, before finally operating my own consultancy company. I am now a busy grandparent.

Member of Staffing & Welfare Committees

Chair of Admissions. 

Member of Admissions, Audit, Chairs’, Curriculum, Headteacher Performance Management and Staffing Committees

Joint Link Governor for 6th Form

I joined the Hendon Governing Body as a Parent Governor in 2010. Both my children were at Hendon from year 7 to Year 13. My son is now a Medical Physicist with the NHS and my daughter is at Manchester University studying Japanese and Chinese. I am currently a community Governor.

I have served as Chair of Audit, and am currently Vice-Chair and Chair of Admissions and a member of Curriculum and staffing.

My Background: My professional background is as a Project Manager for a large software company, where I had responsibility for the implementation and installation of telecoms and industry projects in the UK and abroad. I have a degree in Computer Science.

Trust Member

I became a Member of the School under the Articles of Association in February 2023.

My Background: I am a former pupil of the school, then known as Hendon County School and I left in 1963 to become a solicitor. I was a partner in a firm of solicitors in the City of London until my retirement. I was a non executive director of the Metropolitan Police Friendly Society. After my retirement from the law, I finally found a use for my love of history, which was instilled in to me at the school and I became a London private tour guide.

Trust Chair