Our Governors
Governing Body of Hartsfield School - 2025-2026
Instrument of Government: Community schools
With effect from 15th December 2017
The governing body consists of:
- 4 parent governors
- 1 LA governor
- 1 staff governor
- 1 headteacher
- 7 co-opted governors
Total number of governors: 14
Our Governors for 2025-26
|
Name |
Category |
Appointing Body |
Term of Office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mr Bob Hopcraft |
Co-Opted |
Governors |
07/10/2024-6/10/2028 |
|
Ms Laura Gregory |
Staff |
Staff-teaching |
09/10/2020 - 08/10/2028 |
|
Mr Charlie Robinson |
Parent |
Parents |
18/11/2023– 17/11/2027 |
|
Dr Kevin Lock |
Parent Co-opted |
Parents |
18/10/2022 - 17/10/2026 |
|
Mrs Hayley Yates |
Governors |
02/03/2020 - 01/03/2024 02/03/2024 - 01/03/2028 |
|
| Mrs Joanne Dawson | LA | Governors | 07/12/2021 - 06/12/2025 |
| Mr Daniel Matthews | Parent | Parents | 07/12/2021 - 06/12/2025 |
|
Mrs Alana Stewart Mrs Donya Taylor |
Co-opted Parent |
Governors Parents |
31/03/2025-30/03/2029 05/12/2024-4/12/2028 |
| Mr Alex Carter | Co-opted | Governors | 31/03/2025-30/03/2029 |
| Mrs Camilla Arana | Co-opted | Governors | 31/03/2025-30/03/2029 |
| Mrs Philippa Smith | Headteacher | 05/09/2016 | |
|
Kayleigh Kingsland |
Clerk to Gov. |
County/Governors |
04/12/2017- |
| Mrs Lynda Caldwell | Clerk to committees | Governors | 2018- |
|
Mr Roy Darcy |
Co-Opted Associate Member |
Governors Governors |
26/04/2017 - 1/03/2021 1/03/2021 - 28/02/2025 28/02/2025- 27/02/2029 |
| Mrs Clare Nelson | Associate Member | Governors |
13/03/2021 - 12/03/2025 13/03/2025-12/03/2029 |
| Ms Donna Munson | Associate Member | Governors |
13/03/2021 - 12/3/2025 13/03/2025-12/03/2029 |
Governors who have left in last year:
- Sian Chrimes left the Governing Body 31/7/2025
- Allison Gaskell left the Governing Body 31/7/2025
- Paula Holland left the Governing Body on 01/10/2024
- Inderjeet Wilkhu left the Governing body on 24/10/2024
- Kathryn Dearn left the Governing body on 31/12/24
Committee Memberships and Responsibilities - 2025/26
|
Name |
Committees |
Responsibilities |
Relevant business interests |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mr Bob Hopcraft |
Head teacher Appraisal, Pay & Personnel |
Chair of Governors Geography, History, RE |
None |
|
Mrs Hayley Yates |
Pay & Personnel
|
Vice Chair of Governors Safeguarding, safer recruitment, attendance |
|
|
Miss Laura Gregory |
|
Year 6 teacher, Assistant Headteacher, MFL coordinator |
None |
|
Dr Kevin Lock |
Resources |
Maths, Art, MFL |
Parent of children at the school |
|
Mr Charlie Robinson |
Resources |
Design and technology PE |
|
|
Mr Daniel Matthews |
Resources |
Chair of Finance Committee Computing and Cyber security PSHCE, British Values |
Parent of children at the school |
|
Mrs Joanne Dawson |
Resources Pay and Personnel
|
EYFS (Early Years) and Music |
Governor at Shephalbury Park Primary School (Effective from 5.12.24) Employee of Hertfordshire County Council |
| Mrs Donya Taylor | SEND & CLA PPG Mental Health & Wellbeing | ||
| Mr Alex Carter | |||
| Mrs Camilla Arana | |||
| Mrs Alana Stewart | |||
|
Mr Roy Darcy |
Associate Governor-Resources |
Premises |
Personal relationship with another staff member |
|
Mrs Philippa Smith |
All committees |
Headteacher |
Friendship-2 members of staff |
|
Ms Donna Munson |
Associate Governor-Resources |
School Business Manager |
Personal relationship with another staff member |
|
Clare Nelson |
Associate Governor |
Assistant Head/ EYFS/KS1 lead |
Husband is regional director for Urban & Civic |
|
Kayleigh Kingsland |
Full governors |
Clerk to the Governors |
None |
|
Lynda Caldwell |
Resources |
Clerk to the Governing Body Committees |
Employed by Hartsfield School |
Governing Body Committee Attendance Record for 2024/25
|
Committee |
Name of Member |
Attendance 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
|
Full Governing Body |
Mrs Sian Chrimes – Chair of Governors Mr Bob Hopcraft Mrs Donya Taylor Mrs Camilla Arana Miss Laura Gregory Mr Inderjeet Wilku Mrs Allison Gaskell Ms Hayley Yates Mrs Alana Stewart Mr Dan Matthews Mrs Joanna Dawson Dr Kevin Lock Mr Charlie Robinson Mrs Philippa Smith (Head Teacher) Mr Alex Carter Mrs Clare Nelson Ms Donna Munson Mr Roy Darcy |
4/5 3/4 3/3 2/3 4/5 0/1 4/5 5/5 1/3 5/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 3/3 0/0 1/1 0/0 |
|
Finance Committee
|
Mrs Sian Chrimes Mr Alex Carter Mrs Joanna Dawson Mr Charlie Robinson Dr Kevin Lock Mrs Philippa Smith Ms Donna Munson Mr Dan Mathews Mrs Donya Taylor |
2/3 1/1 3/3 2/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 1/1 |
|
Premises Committee
Pay & Personnel Committee |
Mrs Allison Gaskell - Chair Mr Bob Hopcraft Mr Roy Darcy Mrs Philippa Smith
Mrs Sian Chrimes Mrs Joanna Dawson Mrs Philippa Smith |
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2
3/3 3/3 3/3 |