Meet the Governors
Meet our School Governors.
All maintained schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. A key role is to act as a ‘critical friend’: to support, to challenge, and to ask questions.
As a Federation of Schools Marlpool Infant and Marlpool Junior School share one Governing Body.
The Governing Body works in close partnership with the Head teacher, staff and the Local Authority. Whilst the Headteacher is, of course, responsible for the day to day running of the school, the governors are involved with such things as staffing, curriculum, school buildings and finance. It ensures the school functions well and maintains the proper range of academic and social objectives.
Membership of the Governing Body includes parents, school staff, representatives from the local community and the Local Authority.
The Governing Body has a range of powers and duties laid down by various Education Acts. In the main, these responsibilities relate to:
- Setting targets and promoting high standards of educational achievement
- Setting the strategic framework within which the school operates
- Management of the school’s budget
- Ensuring that the curriculum for the school is broad and balanced
Governors adopt, review and monitor a range of policies that govern the operation of the school including Health and Safety, Behaviour, Curriculum and Performance Management.
Governors discharge the above responsibilities, together with many others, through a Governing Body meeting each term. These formal meetings are supplemented by a series of committee-meetings dealing with more specific issues.
We have two sub-committees of Governors:
- Teaching and Learning Committee (focusing on Curriculum, Assessment and Data)
- Resource Management Committee (focusing on Staffing, Premises and Budgets)
The Governing Body also operates a Pupil Premium Working Group and a Policy Committee.
Our Chair of Governors is Mrs Deborah Wright.
Our Vice Chair of Governors is Mrs Anne Hooley.
The Governors can be contacted via the school address or through the school office.
Governor Name |
Governor Type |
Date of appointment |
Term of office |
Date stepped down |
Appointed by |
Business interest |
Committees Served |
Mrs Louise Thorpe |
Headteacher |
01/09/12 |
23/09/25 |
|
Local Authority |
None |
All |
Mrs Deborah Wright |
Co-opted |
01/09/15 |
23/09/25 |
|
Governing Body |
None |
Chair All |
Mrs Anne Hooley |
Co-opted |
19/03/19 |
19/03/23 |
|
Governing Body |
None |
Vice-Chair All |
Mrs Helen Bishop |
Staff |
09/03/17 |
13/07/25 |
|
Staff |
None |
All |
Mrs Katriona Bailey |
Parent |
13/12/18 |
13/12/22 |
|
Parents |
None |
All |
Mrs Evanne Wigmore |
Parent |
13/12/18 |
13/12/22 |
|
Parents |
None |
All |
Alison Sullivan |
Staff (Non-teaching) |
13/07/22 |
13/07/23 |
|
Staff |
None |
All |
Previous members of the governing body:
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Ms Sarah Searle |
Co-opted |
01/09/15 |
31/08/19 |
01/08/19 |
Governing Body |
None |
Vice Chair TLC |
Mrs Amanda Dexter |
Co-opted |
01/09/15 |
31/08/20 |
18/10/18 |
Governing Body |
None |
TLC |
Mrs Heather Banks |
Parent |
01/09/15 |
31/08/19 |
20/07/18 |
Parents |
GPMS Ltd |
RM |
Mr Mark George |
Co-opted |
01/09/15 |
31/08/19 |
01/08/19 |
Governing Body |
Cullum Detuners Ltd |
RM |
Ms Wendy Mould |
Co-opted |
01/09/15 |
31/08/19 |
16/10/17 |
Governing Body |
|
TLC |
Ms Julie Stocks |
Co-opted |
01/09/15 |
31/08/19 |
15/01/18 |
Governing Body |
|
TLC |
Mrs Louise Bignall |
Staff |
20/03/14 |
19/03/19 |
19/04/20 |
Staff |
Maddison Bignall Trust |
RM |
Mrs Beryl Murdy |
Local Auhority |
10/07/16 |
10/07/20 |
18/10/18 |
Derbyshire Education Authority |
|
All |
Mrs Alisha Hart |
Staff (non-teaching) |
04/05/17 |
04/05/21 |
16/10/18 |
Staff |
|
RM |
Attendance at Governing Board Meetings for 2021/22 including Full Governors and committee meetings.
|
Number of Meetings |
Number attended |
Number of apologies |
Number of absences |
Attendance % |
Mrs Louise Thorpe |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Mrs Deborah Wright |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Mrs Anne Hooley |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Mrs Helen Bishop |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
83 |
Mrs Katriona Bailey |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
17 |
Mrs Evanne Wigmore |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
33 |
Mrs Alison Sullivan |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |