Highfields School Governing Board 2021-22

Highfields School is fortunate in the kinds of people who have volunteered to become governors, each bringing a variety of skills and experience to support the school.

The composition of the governing board is split as follows. Each governor serves a four year term of office.

Name

Governor Type Link Governor Area

Miss Angeline Ellson Chair of Governors Co-opted Leadership and strategy Mr Paul Steeples Vice Chair of Governors Co-opted Mr Rob Atkinson Co-opted Inclusion (SEND, behaviour, attendance)

Mrs Allison Beesley Co-opted -

Mr Edward Coxhead Co-opted Miss Lizzy Dence Staff Mrs Amanda Goodall Co-opted Safeguarding (H&S, wellbeing) -

Miss Emma Hill Co-opted Mr Dennis Holmes Parent Mr Andrew Marsh Headteacher Finance, resources and personnel -

Ms Deborah O’Donovan Co-opted Mrs Selina Rodgers Parent

Curriculum and standards Dr Ewen Ross Parent Mr Derren Sanders Local Authority -

Highfields governing board has a strong focus on three core strategic functions: • ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction • holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its students, and the performance management of staff, and • overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

All governors are required to: • undertake appropriate induction training • prepare for and attend all meetings regularly • undertake further training to develop their skills

Full details of Highfields Governing Board can be accessed on the school website: http://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/our-school/governors/