Meet the Governors

Chair of Governors, Miss Nicola Hornby

My name is Nicola Hornby, I am the Chair of Governors for the school. I am a partner in a firm of solicitors, The Johnson Partnership, based in Nottingham City centre.  I do not have any children at Hillside, but I have always been interested in education and recently took part in a voluntary project in India based around children's literacy. I wanted to put something back into the community and decided that being a school governor was a positive way of using my skills to do this. I can be contacted by email nhornby@hillsideprimary.com

Mrs Rhian Richardson, Head Teacher

Hi, I am the Head Teacher at Hillside and have been a school governor since the school opened. I find it to be a very rewarding opportunity. I believe governors can offer tremendous support to a school and help drive it forward to further improvement. Hillside is a wonderful school to be part of and it is a real privilege to work alongside a dedicated team. The children are a credit to our school and I am committed to ensuring each and every pupil has a wonderful learning experience during their time at Hillside.

Linsey Beck Deputy Head Teacher (Advisor) 

My name is Linsey Beck and I have been the Deputy Head at Hillside since September 2016, during this time I have also supported the Governing body in an advisory role. I am very proud of Hillside and our commitment to giving children every possible opportunity to learn more and become the very best version of themselves.

Christina Mountney (Staff Governor) 

Emma Foottit Community Governor (Vice-Chair)

Louise Adcock (Parent Governor) 

Shrey Jhalani (Community Governor) 

Daniel Maloney (Parent Governor) 

Governors Attendance at Meetings 2025-2026

There were no declarations of interest either direct or indirect, for any of the governors