Governors
School governors are one of the country's largest voluntary groups
with around 345,000 at over 30,000 schools.
Categories of Governors
School governors are drawn from different parts of the community. This helps to ensure that the governing body has sufficient diversity of views and experience but does not mean that governors of a particular category "represent" that group on the governing body.
We are made up of different numbers and categories of governors.
- Parent governors - selected by election (or appointment if insufficient people stand for election) and drawn from parents and carers of children at the school.
- Staff governors - selected by election from teaching and support staff paid to work at the school
- Community governors - appointed by the governing body to represent community interests
- LEA governors - appointed by the Local Education Authority
Responsibilities
The governing body has a range of duties and powers and a general responsibility for the conduct of the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement including setting targets for pupil achievement, managing the school's finances, making sure the curriculum is balanced and broadly based, appointing staff and reviewing staff performance and pay and many more.
Greenhill School Governors
Chair of Governors
Karen Dewsall
Vice Chair of Governors
Steven Maxted
Parent Governors
Tracey Corker
Sharon Lilley
Paul Middleton
Nicola Oldham
Rachel Blackshaw
Community Governors
Richard Coghill
David Duffin
Athony Kirkham
Louise Taylor
LA Governors
Simon Clement-Jones
Neil Cleavley
Sandra Freeman
Staff Representatives
Julia Brown - Headteacher
Alexa Broomhead
Elaine Parker
Vacancy
Associate Governors
Ian Battersby
Emma Crabtree
Lyn Burton
New Organisation
During last term we re-evaluated our roles and the various committees and have restructured the way we work to endeavour to make the best use of our time and efforts. We now have a strategic committee which consists of the chairs of the sub-committees, Lyn Burton, Julia Brown, the chair and vice chair of governors. We have also merged the old committees and now have 4 committees which are:
- Resources
- Parent and Community
- Environment for Learning
- Children.
Coffee Mornings
These operate on an informal ‘drop in’ principle and are hosted in the Parents Room in school. The room is accessed through the doors adjacent to the caretakers house on the driveway.
The coffee morning run by Alexa Broomhead and has been very successful so far. This commences again on 16th September and are run every tuesday at 9.00am. There is usually a member of the management team and a governor present on most days. It is very relaxed and informal, so if you want to ask questions or just have a chat, please come along. Everyone is welcome and will be offered drinks and biscuits.
Contacting Governors
Governors can be contacted via school in a letter addressed to 'Chair of Governors'. This will be passed, unopened, to the chair.
If you wish contact a governor directly via email Simon Clement-Jones, chair of the parent & community sub-committee, can be contacted on simon.clement-jones@sheffield.gov.uk
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