Governors

Lady Hawkins’ School

LADY HAWKINS’ SCHOOL

Find out more about our Governors

 

The Governing Body has three core strategic functions. These are:

  1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
  2. Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
  3. 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.

Rachel Mountford
Chair of Governors & 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.

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.

Kate Dinsdale
Parent Governor

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Jennie Edwards
Parent Governor

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I was brought up on a fruit and sheep farm in Staunton-on-Arrow and attended Lady Hawkins’ School a few years ago! After completing a medical degree in Newcastle Upon Tyne I have worked in various jobs in England, Guyana, New Zealand and Guatemala. Since 1998 I have worked as a GP in the Welsh Borders. My three children currently attend LHS and are the fifth generation in our family to do so. I believe in good communication and teamwork. I want to support the school in providing a broad and good quality education for all its pupils and for it to give them the confidence to achieve their aspirations.

Rebecca Ellsmore
Parent Governor

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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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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

Rebecca Ellsmore

Pauline Hughes

Health & Safety Committee

Emma Hancocks (Chair)

Rachel Mountford

Kate Dinsdale

Rebecca Ellsmore

Behaviour and Attitudes & Personal Development Working Party

Rachel Mountford

Jennie Edwards

Rebecca Ellsmore

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 – 

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 – Jennie Edwards

Music – Rebecca Ellsmore

Physical Education – Pauline Hughes

PSHE – Rebecca Ellsmore

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
Current priorities as detailed in the School Improvement Plan
Contact The Governing Body

If you wish to contact the Governing Body:

Clerk to the Governors – Hazel Crane

Email: office@lhs.hereford.sch.uk

Phone: 01544 230 441

Chair of Governors – Rachel Mountford

c/o Lady Hawkins’ School

Kington

Herefordshire

HR5 3AR

Email: COG@lhs.hereford.sch.uk

Terms of Office

Ex-Officio Governor

Mr Allen Brace

Chair of Governors – Miss R Mountford – Parent Governor

Term: 05/12/19 – 31/12/23

Vice Chair – Ms E Hancocks – Co-opted Governor

Term: 01/09/20 –31/8/24

Mrs K Dinsdale – Parent Governor

Term: 02/12/21 – 01/12/25

Dr J Edwards – Parent Governor

Term: 02/12/21 – 01/12/25

Mrs R Ellsmore – Parent Governor

Term: 02/12/21 – 01/12/25

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 – 11/03/24

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 – Hazel Crane

01544 230 441         office@lhs.hereford.sch.uk

 

Registered Office – Park View, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3AR

Registered Company Number – 07722445 (England & Wales)

Declarations of Interest

Allen Brace – None

Kate Dinsdale – Husband Nic Dinsdale (Teacher)

Jennie Edwards – Brother-in-law Kevin Smith (Teacher)

Rebecca Ellsmore – None

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 October 2023

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