Governance and Policy
Our Governors represent a cross-section of the creative, educational, media, business and financial sectors. The skills and experience our Governors bring is invaluable to the College.
In this section you can explore the college’s information regarding our governance and policy. Please use the left-hand links to find out more about being a Governor, our key policies and our most recent Board and sub-committee meetings.
Board and Committee dates 2021-2022
The Board also includes Governors who represent staff and students.
Our Board of Governors:
- Mervyn Jones (Chair of Governors)
- Tim Newsholme (Vice Chair)
- Professor Robin Baker OBE (Independent Governor)
- Jennette Arnold OBE (Independent Governor and Designated Safeguarding and SEND Governor)
- Kay Sandford-Beal (Co-opted member of Audit Committee)
- Katie Seekings (Independent Governor)
- Joe Hedges (Independent Governor)
- Kate Murrie (Independent Governor)
- Abigail Appleton (Principal and Chief Executive)
- Dr Mia Gordon (Staff Governor nominated by HE staff)
- Caroline Sedilek (Staff Governor nominated by Professional Services staff)
- Oliver Cameron-Swan (Staff Governor nominated by FE/HE staff)
- Charlotte Semus (Student Governor HE)
- Clive Hodgeman (Independent Governor and Health and Safety Designated Governor)
- Peta Darnley (Independent Governor)
- Zara Woodhouse (Independent Governor)
- Sophie Curtis (Student Governor FE)
- Emily Kirkwood (Student Governor FE)
Members of Committees:
Audit Committee
Jennette Arnold (Chair)
Judy Balderson (Co-opted Member)
Joe Hedges
Kay Sandford-Beal (Co-opted Member)
Search and Governance Committee
Tim Newsholme (Chair)
Abigail Appleton
Peta Darnley
Mervyn Jones
Katie Seekings
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Abigail Appleton
Professor Robin Baker
Mervyn Jones
Peta Darnley
Clive Hodgeman
Zara Woodhouse
Academic Quality and Standards (FE) Committee
Kate Murrie (Chair)
Abigail Appleton
Katie Seekings
Jennette Arnold
Sophie Curtis (Student Governor FE)
Emily Kirkwood (Student Governor FE)
Academic Quality and Standards (HE) Committee
Katie Seekings
Abigail Appleton
Mervyn Jones
Tim Newsholme (Chair)
Hannah Jones
Dr Joanne Horton (Co-opted Member)
Charlotte Semus (Student Governor HE)
Remuneration Committee
Peta Darnley
Clive Hodgeman
Mervyn Jones
Tim Newsholme (Chair)
The Board of Governors has adopted the AoC Code of Good Governance.
The Corporation is responsible for oversight of the College. In general terms, it is responsible for the quality of service that the College offers to learners and the local community, as well as the College’s strategic direction, financial health and ensuring it complies to general law relating to employment, equality and diversity, health and safety, safeguarding and Prevent and GDPR.
These pages provide information and details about the Corporation’s role, including minutes of meetings, and a range of other information about the Corporation, its Committees and Governors. Further details, such as, the Governors’ register of interests, are available on request.
The Corporation is the College’s governing body and it meets regularly during the year to consider strategic developments and monitor the College’s performance.
If you would like any specific information relating to governance arrangements at Hereford College of Arts please contact Linda Watkins, Clerk to the Governors, by telephone on 01432 379351, or by emailing lwatkins@hca.ac.uk