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Governance Structure
The Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies (HMFA) is a charitable company and is accountable for the strategic direction of each of the Academies within the Multi Academy Trust (MAT). The Trust has 2 layers of governance as laid out in the Articles of Association – the Members of the Trust and the Board of Directors.
Each of the 3 Academies (Lord Scudamore, Sutton and Kings Caple) within the Trust has a Local Advisory Body (formerly Local Governing Body) which is a Committee of the Board of Directors, with delegated key function. They perform a crucial role in providing the Trust with the necessary tools to ensure that it can maintain the individual character of each of the Academies.
The HMFA MAT Scheme of Delegation (see pdf right) defines the lines of responsibility and accountability within our Multi-Academy Trust. It is a systematic way of ensuring that Members, Directors and Local Advisory Boards are clear about their roles and responsibilities.
The governance structure is shown in the chart above.
The Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies
A company limited by guarantee
Registered in England and Wales
Company Reg. No. 7578861
Subscribers – Prebendary Robert North and Mr Peter Box
Directors
PREB. ROBERT NORTH, MEMBER DIRECTOR, CHAIR of DIRECTORS
DATE APPOINTED: 25.03.11
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: N/A
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Chair Lord Scudamore Local Advisory Body
HMFA Pay Review Committee
HMFA Finance Committee
Employee Church Commissioners
Director of Spire Trading, Hereford Ltd
Parochial Church Councils of St Nicholas, Holy Trinity, All Saints Hereford, St Michael’s Breinton
PETER BOX, DIRECTOR, HEADTEACHER, CEO & ACCOUNTING OFFICER
DATE APPOINTED: 25.03.11
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: N/A
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee of HMFA – CEO / Executive Headteacher
Director of Activate Central Ltd
Charity Trusteeships – HMFA TRUST & HMFA CofE TRUST
Executive Head – Llangrove Academy
Executive Head – Canon Pyon Academy
Executive Head – Clehonger
Ofsted Inspector
Partner, Maggie Newton, is the Executive Head/ Head/ Trustee of 3 Schools/Academies within the HMFA wider federation of schools (Marden, Pencombe and St Weonards).
PAUL WHITCOMBE, MEMBER DIRECTOR, HEADTEACHER & CEO - Resigned
DATE APPOINTED: 25.03.11 – 21.03.18 (Resigned)
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: N/A
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee of HMFA – Headteacher of Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies
Director of Calon Solutions & Activate Education Ltd
Charity Trusteeships – HMFA TRUST & HMFA CofE TRUST
Executive Head – Llangrove Academy
Executive Head – Canon Pyon Academy
Ofsted Inspector
MRS HELEN FIELD - Resigned
DATE APPOINTED: 18.06.15 – 20.03.18
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee at HMFA – Teacher at Lord Scudamore Academy
MR DAVID GREENOUGH, MEMBER
DATE APPOINTED: 18.06.15
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS: None
MR ADRIAN HARVEY, MEMBER, VICE CHAIR
DATE APPOINTED: 18.06.15
APPOINTED BY: Members
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Vice Chair, Kings Caple Academy, LAB
Mr Harvey’s wife serves as an occasional voluntary panel member (and sometimes chairs) on panels convened by Herefordshire Council to consider appeals on schools admissions. She has indicated to the Authority she will not sit on panel where any school in HMFA or HMFA CofE Academies is involved.
MS NICOLA JONES - Resigned
DATE APPOINTED: 18.06.15 – 20.03.17
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee of HMFA – Finance Director
MR ERIC KLEIN
DATE APPOINTED: 18.06.15
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Leadon Vale Choral Society (Music Director)
Monarch Education (Supply Teaching)
Director of The Academy of Gospel Music, Birmingham
HMFA Pay Review Committee
MRS JANET MCCOLL - Resigned
DATE APPOINTED: 18.06.15 – 20.3.18
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee of HMFA – Director of School, Lord Scudamore Academy
Director of Pippins Pre-School
Governor at Marden Primary Academy
Director HMFA Enterprises
Lord Scudamore Academy LAB
MR PAUL SMITH - Resigned
DATE APPOINTED: 01.06.15 – 19.03.18 (Resigned)
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Chair of Sutton Primary Academy LAB
Supply Teacher to HMFA Schools
MR LUKE CONOD
DATE APPOINTED: 18.06.15
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Lord Scudamore Academy, LAB
Owner of The School Uniform Shop/Denim Nation which supplies school uniform to pupils/parents at Lord Scudamore Academy.
MRS SARAH ELWINE
DATE APPOINTED: 01.09.15
APPOINTED BY: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Co-Opted Governor, Kings Caple Academy.
Actuary and employee of Mercer, who act as scheme actuary to the Worcestershire County Council Pension Fund
HMFA Finance Committee
HMFA Pay Review Committee
MRS SADIE READE
DATE APPOINTED:
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Director of HMFA Enterprises
Parent Governor Lord Scudamore Academy
HMFA Finance Committee
MRS ROBERTA WOODCOCK
DATE APPOINTED:
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Chair of Governors, Llangrove CE Academy
Trustee fulfilling Internal Audit for HMFA
HMFA Finance Committee
MR HUGH PATTERSON
DATE APPOINTED:
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Chair of Governors, Canon Pyon Academy
Landowner, Canon Pyon
HMFA Pay Review Committee
MR MIKE WILLIAMS
DATE APPOINTED:
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Parent Governor, Marden Primary
HMFA Company Secretary – Mrs Chris Watkins
01432 880336
Email the Clerk to the HMFA Directors – Mrs Suzanne McGowan
01432 273951
Directors Meetings Attendance
| HMFA Board of Directors Attendance Academic Year 2017-2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Board | Board | Total attended Sep 17 - Aug 18 | ||
| 06/12/17 | 20/03/18 | 10/07/18 | |||
| Peter | Box | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Luke | Conod | Yes | Apologies | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Sarah | Elwine | Yes | Apologies | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Helen | Field | Yes | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 |
| David | Greenough | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Adrian | Harvey | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Nicky | Jones | Yes | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 |
| Eric | Klein | Yes | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 |
| Jan | McColl | Yes | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 |
| Rob | North | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Paul | Smith | Apologies | Resigned | Resigned | 0 of 3 |
| Paul | Whitcombe | Yes | Resigned | Resigned | 1 of 3 |
| HMFA Board of Directors Attendance Academic Year 2016-2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Board | Board | Total attended Sep 16 - Aug 17 | ||
| 07/12/2016 | 22/03/2017 | 06/07/2017 | |||
| Peter | Box | Apologies | Yes | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Luke | Conod | Yes | Apologies | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Sarah | Elwine | Apologies | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Helen | Field | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| David | Greenough | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| John | Griffiths | Apologies | Resigned | N/A | 0 of 3 |
| Adrian | Harvey | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Nicky | Jones | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Eric | Klein | Apologies | Yes | Apologies | 1 of 3 |
| Jan | McColl | Apologies | Yes | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Rob | North | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Paul | Smith | Apologies | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 |
| Paul | Whitcombe | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
Finance Committee Attendance
| HMFA Finance Committe Attendance Academic Year 2017-2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Board | Board | Total attended Sep 17 - Aug 18 | ||
| 15/11/2017 | 06/03/2018 | 04/07/2018 | |||
| Peter Box | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 | |
| Sarah Elwine | Yes | Apologies | Yes | 2 of 3 | |
| David Greenough | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 | |
| Adrian Harvey | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 | |
| Nicky Jones | Yes | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 | |
| Rob North | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 | |
| Sadie Reade | N/A | N/A | Yes | 1 of 1 | |
| Paul Smith | Yes | Apologies | Resigned | 1 fo 2 | |
| Paul Whitcombe | Yes | Resigned | Resigned | 1 of 1 | |
| Chris Watkins | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 | Company Secretary |
| Kevin Tong | Yes | N/A | N/A | 1 of 3 | HMFA Accountants |
| HMFA Finance Committee Attendance Academic Year 2016-2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | Finance | Finance | Total attended Sep 16-Aug 17 | ||
| 15/11/2017 | 20/03/2017 | 28/06/2017 | |||
| Rob | North | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Peter | Box | Yes | Yes | apologies | 2 of 3 |
| Paul | Whitcombe | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Nicky | Jones | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Adrian | Harvey | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Chris | Watkins | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 | |
| David | Greenough | - | - | apologies | 0 of 1 |
| Paul | Smith | - | - | apologies | 0 of 1 |
Local Advisory Body
SARAH ELWINE, CHAIR OF GOVERNORS
DATE APPOINTED: 14.03.2016; Re-elected 16.11.16 as Chair
APPOINTED BY: Parent Vote/Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: As Chair 1 Year; LAB member 4 years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Member Director HMFA Board
HMFA Finance Committee
HMFA Pay Review Commitee
Actuary and employee of Mercer, who act as scheme actuary to the Worcestershire County Council Pension Fund
MRS SARAH WATKINS, TEACHER GOVERNOR
DATE APPOINTED: 08/03/18
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Year
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
None (Employee of HMFA – Head of School, Kings Caple Academy)
MISS CHARLOTTE MORRIS, STAFF GOVERNOR
DATE APPOINTED:
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Year
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee of HMFA – Teacher at Kings Caple Academy
MRS ALISON STATHER-HOOPER, PARENT GOVERNOR
DATE APPOINTED: 14.03.16
APPOINTED BY: Parent Vote/Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Parent of child attending Kings Caple Academy
DAVID HARDING, PARENT GOVERNOR
DATE APPOINTED: 16.11.16
APPOINTED BY: Parents/LAB
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Parent of child attending Kings Caple Academy
CURRENT VACANCY, CO-OPTED GOVERNOR
DATE APPOINTED:
APPOINTED BY:
TERM OF OFFICE:
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
MR ADRIAN HARVEY, COMMUNITY GOVERNOR AND VICE CHAIR
DATE APPOINTED: 14.03.16; Re-elected as Vice Chair 16.11.16
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 1 Year as Vice Chair; 4 years as LAB member
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Member Director HMFA Board. Mr Harvey’s wife, serves as an occasional voluntary panel member (and sometimes chairs) on panels convened by Herefordshire Council to consider appeals on schools admissions. She has indicated to the Authority she will not sit on panel where any school in HMFA or HMFA CofE Academies is involved.
MRS SHEILA HOOK, COMMUNITY GOVERNOR
DATE APPOINTED: 14.03.2016
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Great Grandchildren attend Kinds Caple Academy
MR PETER BOX, HEADTEACHER
DATE APPOINTED:
APPOINTED BY:
TERM OF OFFICE:
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Director HMFA
Employee of HMFA – CEO / Executive Headteacher of Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies
Director of Activate Central Ltd
Charity Trusteeships – HMFA TRUST & HMFA CofE TRUST
Executive Head – Llangrove Academy
Executive Head – Canon Pyon Academy
Executive Head – Clehonger
Ofsted Inspector
Partner, Maggie Newton, is the Executive Head/ Head/ Trustee of 3 Schools/Academies within the HMFA wider federation of schools (Marden, Pencombe and St Weonards).
MR PAUL WHITCOMBE, HEADTEACHER, Resigned
DATE APPOINTED:
APPOINTED BY:
TERM OF OFFICE:
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee of HMFA – Headteacher of Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies
Director of Activate Education Ltd
Charity Trusteeships – HMFA TRUST & HMFA CofE TRUST
Executive Head – Llangrove Academy
Executive Head – Canon Pyon Academy
Ofsted Inspector
Email the Clerk to the Local Advisory Body – Mrs Suzanne McGowan
01432 273951
Local Advisory Body Meeting Attendance
| Local Advisory Body Register of Attendance - Kings Caple | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Surname | 16/11/2017 | 08/03/2018 | 14/06/2018 | Total attended Sep 17-Aug 18 |
| Peter | Box | N/A | N/A | Yes | 1 of 3 |
| Paul | Whitcombe | Yes | Apologies | Resigned | 1 of 3 |
| Sarah | Elwine | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Sheila | Hook | Yes | Apologies | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Adrian | Harvey | Yes | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 |
| Alison | Stather-Hooper | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| David | Harvey | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Anna | Cadien | Yes | N/A | N/A | 1 of 1 |
| Sarah | Watkins | N/A | Yes | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Charlotte | Morris | N/A | N/A | Yes | 1 of 3 |
| Local Advisory Body Register of Attendance - Kings Caple 2016-2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Surname | 16.11.16 | 28.02.17 | 13.06.17 | Total attended Sep 16-Aug 17 |
| Peter | Box | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies | 0 of 3 |
| Paul | Whitcombe | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Sarah | Elwine | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Helen | Card | Apologies | Yes | Maternity | 1 of 3 |
| Sheila | Hook | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Adrian | Harvey | Yes | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 |
| Alison | Stather-Hooper | Yes | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 |
| David | Harding | Yes | Apologies | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Anna | Cadien | n/a | n/a | Yes | 1 of 1 |
Documents
- HMFA Scheme of Delegation March 2018
- HMFA Local Advisory Body Terms of Reference 2018
- Finance Committee – Terms of Reference July 2018
- HMFA Pay Review Committee Terms of Reference March 2018
- HMFA GOVERNORS ALLOWANCES POLICY 2017-2018 (review July 2019)
- Declaration of Interests Summary Register BOD Snr Staff LAB 2017 2018 (3)