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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 on 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
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).
MRS HELEN FIELD – (RESIGNED)
DATE APPOINTED: 18.06.15 – Resigned 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: 28.06.11
APPOINTED BY: Member
TERM OF OFFICE: N/A
PECUNIARY INTERESTS: None
MR ADRIAN HARVEY, MEMBER, VICE CHAIR (RESIGNED)
DATE APPOINTED: 18.06.15 – Resigned 06.12.18
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 – Resigned 20.03.18
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee of HMFA – Finance Director
MR ERIC KLEIN – MEMBER
DATE APPOINTED: 28.06.11
APPOINTED BY: Member
TERM OF OFFICE: N/A
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 – Resigned 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 LUKE CONOD- MEMBER
DATE APPOINTED: 18.06.15
APPOINTED BY: Member
TERM OF OFFICE: N/A
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 - MEMBER
DATE APPOINTED: 01.09.15
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: N/A
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 – Ceases 31.10.19
HMFA Finance Committee
HMFA Pay Review Committee
MRS SADIE READE (RESIGNED)
DATE APPOINTED: 01.09.17 – Resigned 06.12.18
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 - TRUSTEE
DATE APPOINTED: 06.12.17
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 - TRUSTEE
DATE APPOINTED: 06.12.17
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 STEVE PUGH – TRUSTEE (RESIGNED)
DATE APPOINTED: 10.10.18 – Resigned 03.04.19
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
None
MR MATT ASHCROFT – TRUSTEE
DATE APPOINTED: 11.07.19
APPOINTED BY: Member Director
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Chair of Sutton LAB
Director of All Star Activities
MR MIKE WILLIAMS - TRUSTEE
DATE APPOINTED: 06.12.17
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 Meeting Attendance
| HMFA Board of Directors Attendance Academic Year 2018-2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Board | Board | Total attended Sep 18 - Aug 19 | |
| 06/12/2018 | 02/04/2019 | 11/07/2019 | ||
| Peter Box | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Luke Conod | Apologies | Yes | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Sarah Elwine | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| David Greenough | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Adrian Harvey | Yes | Resigned | N/A | 1 of 1 |
| Eric Klein | Yes | Apologies | Apologies | 1 of 3 |
| Rob North | Yes | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 |
| Sadie Reade | Yes | Resigned | N/A | 1 of 1 |
| Hugh Patterson | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Matt Ashcroft | N/A | Yes | Yes | 2 of 2 |
| Mike Williams | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Chris Watkins | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Bobby Woodcock | Apologies | Yes | Apologies | 1 of 3 |
| Steve Pugh | Apologies | Resigned | N/A | 0 of1 |
| 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 | 2 of 3 |
| Helen | Field | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| David | Greenough | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| John | Griffiths | Resigned | N/A | N/A | 0 of 0 |
| 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 | 1 of 3 |
| Paul | Whitcombe | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
Finance Committee Attendance
| HMFA Finance Committe Attendance Academic Year 2018-2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Board | Board | Total attended Sep 18 - Aug 19 | ||
| 23/11/2008 | 06/03/2018 | 04/07/2018 | |||
| Peter Box | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 | |
| Sarah Elwine | Yes | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 | |
| David Greenough | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 | |
| Adrian Harvey | Yes | Resigned | Resigned | 1 of 1 | |
| Nicky Jones | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 | |
| Rob North | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 | |
| Sadie Reade | Yes | Resigned | N/A | 1 of 1 | |
| Chris Watkins | No | No | Yes | 1 of 1 | Company Secretary |
| Lisa Weaver | Yes | No | No | 1 of 1 | HMFA Accountants |
| Roberta Woodcock | Yes | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 | |
| 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 of 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 15-Aug 16 | ||
| 15/11/2017 | 20/03/2017 | 28/06/2017 | |||
| Rob | North | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Peter | Box | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Paul | Whitcombe | Yes | Yes | apologies | 2 of 3 |
| Nicky | Jones | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Adrian | Harvey | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| David | Greenough | - | - | apologies | 0 of 1 |
| Paul | Smith | - | Yes | apologies | 1 of 2 |
| John | Griffiths | Resigned | 0 of 0 | ||
Local Advisory Body
PREB. ROBERT NORTH, MEMBER DIRECTOR, CHAIR of LOCAL ADVISORY BODY
DATE APPOINTED: 7.12.2017
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: As Chair 1 Year from 6.12.18
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Member Director HMFA
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
Member Director of HMFA (Chair of BOD)
MRS JANET MCCOLL
DATE APPOINTED: 14.03.2016
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee of HMFA – Director of Safeguarding, Lord Scudamore Academy
HMFA Representative at Marden Primary Academy
Lord Scudamore Academy LAB
MRS KATHRYN HIGGINS
DATE APPOINTED: 14.03.2016
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee of HMFA – Teacher at Lord Scudamore Academy
MR LUKE CONOD
DATE APPOINTED: 14.03.2016
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Member Director HMFA BOD
Owner of The School Uniform Shop/Denim Nation which supplies school uniform to pupils/parents at Lord Scudamore Academy
MS ALISON BLACKBURNE
DATE APPOINTED: 14.03.2016
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee of HMFA – Teaching Assistant at Lord Scudamore Academy
Employee of HMFA Enterprises Ltd – Executive Manager
Director HMFA Enterprises
MRS SHERRY MORRIS-DAVIES
DATE APPOINTED: 14.03.2016
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee of HMFA – Teacher, Lord Scudamore Academy
MRS ZAYLA BEECHAM
DATE APPOINTED: 14.03.2016
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Employee at HMFA – Director of SEND, Lord Scudamore Academy
Staff Governor, Sutton Primary Academy
MR DUNCAN MILNE, Resigned
DATE APPOINTED: 14.03.2016 – 19.04.18 resigned
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Director of D&D Network Services Ltd supplies IT support to HMFA
MRS PATRICIA RUSHER, VICE-CHAIR
DATE APPOINTED: 14.03.2016
APPOINTED BY: Local Advisory Body
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
None
MISS REBEKAH RIDER, PARENT GOVERNOR
DATE APPOINTED: 22.06.16
APPOINTED BY: Parent/Carer Nominations and Voting Ballot
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
None
MRS SADIE READE, PARENT GOVERNOR
DATE APPOINTED: 22.06.16
APPOINTED BY: Parent/Carer Nominations and Voting Ballot
TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years
PECUNIARY INTERESTS:
Director, HMFA
Director, HMFA Enterprises Ltd
Parent of Child at Lord Scudamore Academy
HMFA Finance Committee
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
Charity Trusteeships – HMFA TRUST & HMFA CofE TRUST
Executive Head – Llangrove Academy
Executive Head – Canon Pyon Academy
Executive Head – Clehonger
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
Clerk to the Local Advisory Body – Mrs Amie Jones.
01432 273951
Email the Clerk to the Local Advisory Body – Mrs Amie Jones
Local Advisory Body Meeting Attendance
| Local Advisory Body Register of Attendance - Lord Scudamore Academy - 2019-2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total attended Sep 19-Aug 20 | |||||
| Robert | North | 0 of 3 | |||
| Zayla | Beecham | 0 of 3 | |||
| Alison | Blackburne | 0 of 3 | |||
| Luke | Conod | 0 of 3 | |||
| Kate | Higgins | 0 of 3 | |||
| Janet | McColl | 0 of 3 | |||
| Sherry | Morris-Davies | 0 of 3 | |||
| Rebekah | Rider | 0 of 3 | |||
| Patricia | Rusher | 0 of 3 | |||
| Peter | Box | 0 of 3 | |||
| Local Advisory Body Register of Attendance - Lord Scudamore Academy - 2018-2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total attended Sep 18-Aug 19 | |||||
| 07.11.18 | 26.03.19 | 25.06.19 | |||
| Robert | North | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Duncan | Milne | Apologies | Apologies | Resigned | 0 of 2 |
| Zayla | Beecham | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Alison | Blackburne | Yes | Apologies | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Luke | Conod | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Kate | Higgins | Apologies | Yes | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Janet | McColl | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Sherry | Morris-Davies | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Sadie | Reade | Yes | Apologies | Apologies | 1 of 3 |
| Rebekah | Rider | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Patricia | Rusher | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Peter | Box | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Local Advisory Body Register of Attendance - Lord Scudamore Academy - 2017-2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total attended Sep 17-Aug 18 | |||||
| 20.11.17 | 06.03.18 | 26.06.18 | |||
| Robert | North | Yes | Yes | Apologies | 2 of 3 |
| Duncan | Milne | Apologies | Yes | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Zayla | Beecham | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Alison | Blackburne | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Luke | Conod | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Kate | Higgins | Apologies | Yes | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Janet | McColl | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Sherry | Morris-Davies | Apologies | Apologies | Yes | 1 of 3 |
| Sadie | Reade | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Rebekah | Rider | Apologies | Yes | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Patricia | Rusher | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Paul | Whitcombe | Yes | Resigned | Resigned | |
| Peter | Box | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Local Advisory Body Register of Attendance - Lord Scudamore Academy - 2016-2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total attended Sep 16-Aug 17 | |||||
| 24.11.16 | 08.03.17 | 20.06.17 | |||
| Robert | North | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Duncan | Milne | No | No | Yes | 1 of 3 |
| Zayla | Beecham | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Alison | Blackburne | Apologies | Yes | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Luke | Conod | Yes | Apologies | Apologies | 1 of 3 |
| Kate | Higgins | Apologies | Yes | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Janet | McColl | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Sherry | Morris-Davies | Yes | Apologies | Yes | 2 of 3 |
| Sadie | Reade | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Rebekah | Rider | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
| Patricia | Rusher | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 of 3 |
NB. C = Cancelled
Documents
- MAT Scheme of Delegation March 2019
- LAB Terms of Reference March 2019
- Pay Review Committee Terms of Reference March 2019
- HMFA GOVERNORS ALLOWANCES POLICY 2018-2019 (review July 2020)
- Finance Committee – Terms of Reference July 2019
- Declaration of Interests Summary Register BOD Snr Staff LAB 2018 2019