Highfields School
Issue 12: 4 December 2020
Newsletter Highfields School Governing Board 2020-21 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 for 2020-21 is split as follows. Each governor serves a four year term of office. Name Miss Angeline Ellson Mr Paul Steeples Mr Rob Atkinson Mrs Allison Beesley Mr Edward Coxhead Miss Lizzy Dence Mrs Amanda Goodall Miss Emma Hill Mr Dennis Holmes Mr Andrew Marsh Mr David Matthews Deborah O’Donovan Mrs Selina Rodgers Dr Ewen Ross
Governor Type Chair of Governors Co-opted Vice Chair of Governors Co-opted Co-opted Co-opted Co-opted Staff Co-opted Co-opted Parent Headteacher Parent Co-opted Parent Parent
Link Governor Area Leadership and strategy Inclusion (SEND, behaviour, attendance) Safeguarding (H&S, wellbeing) Finance, resources and personnel Curriculum and standards
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/
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