Governors
LADY HAWKINS’ SCHOOL
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The Governing Body has three core strategic functions. These are:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
The board of governors operates at a strategic level, leaving the headteacher and senior colleagues responsible and accountable to it for the operational day-to-day running of the school.
Our Governing Body is made up of volunteers from the local community, parents and members of school staff.  Each governor brings their own range of skills and expertise to the governing body.
Kate Dinsdale
Chair of Governors & Parent Governor
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Emma Hancocks
Vice Chair of Governors & Co-opted Governor
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I am a Kingtonian and attended Lady Hawkins’ School from Year 7 right through to Year 13. I studied an Events Management Degree at the University of Gloucestershire then moved back to the area and have worked for NFU Mutual for over 5 years. I am very community minded and am heavily involved with the community organisations as well as being Chairman of Kington Chamber of Trade for over 2 years.
Hannah Farrington
Teaching Staff Governor
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Kelly Gore
Parent Governor
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Pauline Hughes
Co-opted Governor
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Helen James
Parent Governor
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I am a parent governor and my child still attends Lady Hawkins School. My background is in education and I have been a qualified teacher for over 25 years and I currently work as a QTS assessor and pathway tutor supporting trainee teachers. My interest lies within quality of education and the professional development of teachers.
Charlotte Jones
Parent Governor
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Rachel Mountford
Parent Governor
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I live in Kington and my son attended LHS. I have also been on the Kington Festival Committee for a several years.
Charlotte Rogers
Teaching Staff Governor
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Who Are Our Members?
As an academy we have a board of Members to oversee the Lady Hawkins’ School charitable trust.
The board is made up of two independent Members and the LHS Chair of Governors.
Chair of Trustees
Steve Grist
Trustee
Adam Glyn-Jones
Trustee
Rachel Mountford
Finance, Audit and Risk & Staffing Committee
Emma Hancocks (Chair)
Rachel Mountford
Kate Dinsdale
Pauline Hughes
Health & Safety Committee
Emma Hancocks (Chair)
Rachel Mountford
Kate Dinsdale
Behaviour and Attitudes & Personal Development Working Party
Rachel Mountford
Charlotte Jones
Safeguarding Committee
Pauline Hughes (Chair)
Kate Dinsdale
Leadership & Management Working Party
Rachel Mountford
Emma Hancocks
Pauline Hughes
Link Governors
Art – Helen James
BTEC Vocational & Enterprise –Â
Careers – Pauline Hughes
Drama – Helen James
English – Pauline Hughes
Geography – Emma Hancocks & Charlotte Jones
Humanities (with Religious Education) – Emma Hancocks & Charlotte Jones
Mathematics – Rachel Mountford
Modern Foreign Languages –
Music – Physical Education – Pauline Hughes
PSHE –Â
Safeguarding – Pauline Hughes
Science – Rachel Mountford
Special Educational Needs – Pauline Hughes
Teacher Training – Emma Hancocks & Charlotte Jones
Technology & Computer Science – Kate Dinsdale
Quality of Education Working Party
Emma Hancocks
Kate Dinsdale
Pauline Hughes
Helen James
Website Committee
Rachel Mountford
Hannah Farrington
Governors Current Priorities
Contact The Governing Body
If you wish to contact the Governing Body:
Clerk to the Governors – Alison Naylor
Email:Â office@lhs.hereford.sch.uk
Phone: 01544 230 441
Chair of Governors – Kate Dinsdale
c/o Lady Hawkins’ School
Kington
Herefordshire
HR5 3AR
Email: COG@lhs.hereford.sch.uk
Purpose of Governing Body
Terms of Office
Ex-Officio Governor
Mr Allen Brace
Chair of Governors – Mrs K Dinsdale – Parent Governor
Term: 02/12/21 – 01/12/25
Miss R Mountford – Parent Governor
Term: 05/12/19 – 01/12/25
Vice Chair – Ms E Hancocks – Co-opted Governor
Term: 01/09/24 – 31/08/28
Miss H Farrington
Term: 02/12/21 – 01/12/25
Mrs K Gore
Term: 01/03/24 – 28/02/27
Mrs P Hughes – Co-opted Governor
Term: 12/03/20 – 19/11/27
Mrs H James – Parent Governor
Term: 02/12/21 – 01/12/25
Mrs C Jones – Parent Governor
Term: 02/12/21 – 01/12/25
Clerk to the Governors –
01544 230 441 Â Â Â Â Â office@lhs.hereford.sch.uk
Registered Office –
Registered Company Number –
Declarations of Interest
Allen Brace – None
Kate Dinsdale – Husband Nic Dinsdale (Teacher)
Hannah Farrington – None
Kelly Gore – None
Stephen Grist – None
Emma Hancocks – Mother Carol Hancocks (Lunchtime Supervisor)
Pauline Hughes – Daughter Katherine Shaw (Pastoral Lead)
Helen James – None
Charlotte Jones – None
Rachel Mountford – None
Philip Sell – Member of Kington Town Council
Updated September 2024