HWS Local Governing Body
The Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership Trust Board has established a Local Governing Body for Hinchley Wood School fulfilling an advisory function regarding student learning and welfare. Under the Local Governing Body, an Admissions Sub-Committee has also been established covering both schools. For further details, please refer to the Local Governing Body: Constitution and Terms of Reference which can be accessed via the left hand column of this page.
The Local Governing Body (LGB) comprises a maximum of ten Local Governors. Local Governors are either elected or appointed: Up to five are appointed by Trustees; two Parent Local Governors are elected from the parent body; two Staff Local Governors are nominated and elected by school staff; the Executive Headteacher is an Ex-Officio Local Governor.
The members of the Local Governing Body are as follows:
Trustee Appointed Local Governors |
Parent Local Governors |
Mr Jonathan Ross - Chair of LGB Ms Karen Walker |
Ms Lucy Richardson Mr Nick Weston-Jones |
Staff Local Governors |
Ex-Officio Local Governors |
Mr Tim Smytheman Dr Caroline Whitehouse |
Mr Ben Bartlett - Headteacher |
To meet ESFA Academies Financial Handbook requirements, the following information is also provided for each of the Local Governors who have been involved in governance during the previous academic year:
- Date of Appointment
- Date of termination (if applicable)
- Term of Office
- Who appointed them
- Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests
- Attendance records for meetings
The relevant documents can be accessed via the left hand column of this page.
The Chair and/or Local Governors can be contacted via:
Mrs Sherry Secker, Clerk to Local Governors: Tel: 020 8398 7161 ext 109
Email: ssecker@hinchleywoodschool.co.uk