Governors 

Dawn Ferdinand Chair of Governors 

Ms Ferdinand joined the GB as Chair in Oct 2024, and became Co-Chair in Dec 2025  

Ms Ferdinand has been a critical part of the Haringey education landscape for many years as the Headteacher of The Willow Primary School and Broadwaters Children’s Centre in Broadwater Farm, Tottenham. As Headteacher at these institutions, she has transformed both organisations, taking them to successive ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted gradings. Beyond her school roles, Dawn serves as a school improvement partner, supporting headteachers in enhancing their schools, and has mentored many teachers to headship. Her tireless commitment extends to supporting vulnerable and socially disadvantaged groups, evident in her co-founding of numerous organisations dedicated to their advancement.

Dawn’s legacy resonates in her relentless pursuit of educational equity and empowerment, impacting not only her immediate community, but education at local and national levels. Ms Ferdinand joins the school at an exciting and challenging time with new plans in place to continue to refine its excellent offer to students, significant engagement with the DFE at a strategic level and a rebuilding of key partnerships within the school
 

Jo Davey  Co-Chair of Governors voted in on Dec 2025 

Jo Davey has worked in education since the late 1980s, including working for Camden Local Authority School Improvement and as an Ofsted inspector. She also taught for 17 years at Parliament Hill Girls’ School. She has a Masters in Inclusive Education which reflects her passion for working with vulnerable learners. Jo was the Co-Headteacher of Fortimsere school and has led Blanche Nevile, a special school for Deaf learners.

Jo is Haringey born and bred and still lives in the borough and is delighted to have the opportunity to support Hornsey School for Girls, a vital and highly respected part of the Haringey family of schools.

James Randerson - Co-opted Governor, Vice-Chair, voted in Dec 2025   

James is a strategic communications consultant and former senior journalist with more than two decades experience in digital media, magazines and newspapers. He advises senior executives at multinational companies and NGOs on stakeholder engagement, with a focus on issues and crisis management, sustainability and executive communications. As a journalist, he spent 11 years at the Guardian and 6 years at POLITICO in Brussels, including as managing editor. He recently returned to the UK and lives in Crouch End with his wife and two daughters. He is passionate about the work of Hornsey School for Girls to help its students to achieve their full potential as learners and active citizens

 

Rebecca Cervi

Parent Governor elected April 2024 

 

Jane Garrard - Co-opted Governor

Length of service as Governor or involvement with Hornsey School for Girls: Since Dec 2023

Jane is a Chartered Accountant with 10 years’ experience as a Governor of a Haringey primary school, responsible for Finance and Sport . She has coached various sports in local  primary schools and is passionate about education and opportunity for girls in particular, and in an effort to engage more girls in sport is now running a large netball club in North London. 

Sophie Graff  Co-opted Governor 

Sophie has 14 years of experience working in the technology industry. She is currently a member of the leadership team at Kraken Technologies, where she is responsible for setting the strategy for reliably scaling the underlying, foundational technology that supports millions of customer energy accounts globally. She is passionate about encouraging people from diverse backgrounds to consider careers in STEM and for the last 8 years she has been going into schools to talk about her experience of being a woman in a majority male working environment. As the influence of technology on society grows, she believes it's important to have a diverse group of people involved in designing and building it, especially as there is evidence to show that this generally leads to better outcomes for society.

Amanda Hosking  - Co-opted Governor

Amanda has 10 years’ experience working in a secondary school with SEND pupils. Her areas of expertise are speech, language and communication, and she managed a specialist resource provision for pupils with Developmental Language Disorder. She is committed to encouraging oracy opportunities for all pupils to become effective and confident communicators. Amanda has worked with the most vulnerable pupils, including those with trauma and is passionate about supporting them through the school's offer to develop and achieve their full potential. She is also actively working with a reading charity which supports weaker readers in primary schools in North London. Amanda has lived in Haringey for 30 years and lives locally.  

Regina Kertapati - Co-Opted Governor 

Regina is an ARB-registered Architect and certified Passivhaus Designer with over 17 years of professional experience delivering education and housing-led regeneration projects across the UK and Australia. She is committed to creating outcomes that positively impact communities, with a particular focus on advancing equity, inclusion, and sustainable design for a healthier planet. Regina believes that well-designed, comfortable learning environments can inspire and empower pupils, nurturing a deeper passion for their education.

Anna  Roshkosha - Co-Opted Governor 

Anna joins us with a finance background as well as a very firm commitment to the education of young people 

Camilla West - Co-opted Governor 

Camilla is a committed volunteer and community champion. Her background in IT and contracts has taken her expertise in a number of areas, including application of AI into the workplace.