A FORMER deputy headteacher of a Penarth school has been honoured for her work around women's rights.

Audrey Jones, who was a founding member of the Wales Assembly of Women, and worked at St Cyres school from 1960 until 1990, has had an award named after her.

Ms Jones died in 2014, aged 84-years-old

The first Audrey Jones Memorial Awards for Feminist Scholarship will be launched at the Wales Assembly of Women conference later this month.

The Wales Assembly of Women chair, Dr Jackie Jones, said: “It was always the wish of Audrey to involve more young women in the Wales Assembly of Women.

"To this end we launched the award scheme to provide a platform for new female researchers to disseminate their research and to contribute to shaping ideas around equality and inclusion.

"We are delighted with the quality of entries we had. Audrey was an inspiring woman with boundless energy – we are hoping our conference will prove inspiring and lead to women asking questions about issues that are important and may eventually inform and underpin future policy in Wales."

The Wales Assembly of Women conference is being held on Saturday April 30, at Cardiff University, School of Social Sciences, Glamorgan Building. It will take place from 10am to 3pm.

The theme for the annual Wales Assembly of Women conference is Women of Wales care about Wales’ future in Europe.

The morning session will hear from Labour MEP Derek Vaughan, and Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans, among others.

The 2016 Audrey Jones Memorial Awards will be presented in the afternoon.

The conference organiser, Dr Jane Salisbury, said: “Audrey was aware that far too many research findings remain in dissertations and theses where only a privileged few had access to them.

"We are delighted to provide a new platform for female scholars to share their work and ideas.”

To attend the conference, or for further information, email info@walesassemblyofwomen.co.uk or SalisburyJ@cardiff.ac.uk