 Governing board vacancies

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 made up of community, parent and staff governors each serving a four year term of office.

Name

Governor Type

Miss Angeline Ellson Chair of Governors Community

Link Governor Area

Leadership and strategy

Mr Paul Steeples

Vice Chair of Governors

Community Mr Rob Atkinson Community Inclusion (SEND, behaviour, attendance) Mrs Allison Beesley Community - Miss Joanne Coe Parent - Mrs Amanda Goodall Community Mrs Jade Hadfield Staff - Miss Emma Hill Community - Mr Dennis Holmes Parent Finance, resources and personnel Eco School committee link Mr Andrew Marsh Headteacher - Ms Deborah O’Donovan Community Safeguarding (H&S, wellbeing) Mrs Selina Rodgers Parent Curriculum and standards Dr Ewen Ross Parent Mr Duncan Whittam Community -

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/

Governing board vacancies

We have two community governor vacancies to sit on the local governing board of Highfields School.

If you are interested or would like to learn more, please contact Angeline Ellson (Chair of Governors) chair@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk or Jacqui Wheatcroft (Clerk to Governors) at jwheatcroft@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk

Key dates

2021-22 academic year INSET days (no students in school)

Term 1: 1 September 2021* to 22 October 2021 Monday 27 September 2021 Term 2: 1 November 2021 to 22 December 2021* Friday 3 December 2021 Term 3: 10 January 2022 to 18 February 2022 Wednesday 22 December 2021 Term 4: 28 February 2022 to 8 April 2022 Monday 4 July 2022 Term 5: 25 April 2022 to 27 May 2022 Friday 22 July 2022 Term 6: 6 June 2022 to 22 July 2022 * dates that differ from DCC’s published term dates. Queen’s Platinum Jubilee additional holiday – Thursday 21 July 2022

Legislation came into force on 1 June 2021 to reduce the number of school days by one day (for this academic year only) to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Thursday 21 July 2022 is in lieu of the additional bank holiday for the Platinum Jubilee falling during the June school holiday week.

2021-22 provisional virtual parent consultation evenings

Y13 parents evening (4-7pm) Tuesday 16 November 2021 – at school (not virtual) Y12 parents evening (4-7pm) Y9 parents evening (4-7pm) Tuesday 30 November 2021 – at school (not virtual) Tuesday 18 January 2022

Y11 parents evening (4-7pm) Y8 parents evening (4-7pm) Tuesday 1 February 2022 Tuesday 18 February 2022

Y10 parents evening (4-7pm) Y7 parents evening (4-7pm)

Tuesday 8 March 2022 Tuesday 22 March 2022 2021-22 provisional school events (tbc - further details will be issued prior to each event) Success in the Sixth Form evening 14 September 2021 7pm (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) Y6 open evening 22 September 2021 (times as per website) 12-15yr old immunisations – COVID-19 19 October 2021 Y7 & 8 Halloween Disco 21 October 2021 (7-9pm, Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) Autumn series GCSE exams opens 1 November 2021 Sixth form open evening 11 November 2021 7pm (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) 12-15yr old Flu vaccinations 17 & 18 November 2021 (both sites) Y11 mock exams (1) 22 November – 2 December 2021 (Sports Hall, Lumsdale) A Level Certificates 21 December 2021 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) postponed Christmas Concert 21 December virtual event – details to follow Y9 virtual options evening 13 January 2022 (6.30pm - virtually) Y9 virtual options evening (repeat event) 17 January 2022 (6.00pm - virtually) Evening of Theatre (7-10pm) 26 & 27 January 2022 (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) Y9 Teenage Booster & Meningitis ACWY Vaccinations 8 February 2022 Y7 Valentine Movie Night 14 February 2022 4-6pm (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) 12-15yr old immunisations – 2nd dose COVID-19 15 February 2022 (both sites) Y10 Health day 3 March 2022 (during school day) Y11 mock exams (2) /Y13 mock exams 7-18 March 2022 (Sports Hall) Y8/Y9 immunisations - HPV 26 April 2022 (Starkholmes/Lumsdale during school day) Y10 internal exams 3-13 May 2022 (Sports Hall) GCSEs / A level exam series From 16 May 2022 (Sports Hall) Music Concert (7-10pm) 25 May 2022 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) Sports Leaders Awards Evening 26 May 2022 6-8pm (Wheeldon Hall) Y8 end of year internal exams 6-10 June 2022 (in lessons) Y12 internal exams 6-17 June 2022 (classrooms) tbc Y7 end of year internal exams 13-17 June 2022 (in lessons) Y9 internal exams 27-28 June 2022 (in lessons) Exam contingency day 29 June 2022 Y10 work experience week 4-8 July 2022 Y6 visit Starkholmes 6 July 2022 Y7 sponsored walk, Y8 visit Lumsdale, Y9 enterprise day 6 July 2022 Y6 parents' evening 6 July 2022 6pm (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) School Musical (7.30-10pm and Saturday matinee) 13 July-16 July 2022 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale)

2022 exam results days:

A Level exam results: Thursday 18 August 2022 GCSE exam results: Thursday 25 August 2022