Below is some information to give you an idea of what the school’s governors do and how we operate.
Meet The Governors
| Governor Name | Type of Governor | In case of 'co-opted Governors', group or skillset represented. | Role | Term of Office Ends | Pecuniary Business Interest in the School |
'Other' Vested Interest in the School - eg 'hidden' employment, family links.
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| Mr Dennis Jones | Local Authority |
Chair of Governors Finance, Personnel & General Purpose Committee (Chair) |
05/10/2019 | None | None | |
| Mr Masud Ahmad | Co-opted | Finance & Senior member of the Muslim community | Finance, Personnel & General Purpose Committee | 31/03/2019 | None | None |
| Mrs Susan Edwards | Co-opted | Educational Welfare & Social Caret - knowledge of inclusion and Special Needs | Pupils & Strategic Development Committee | 31/03/2019 | None | None |
| Mrs Amanda Burrows | Co-opted | Knowledge & experience of inclusion & Special Needs | Finance, Personnel & General Purpose Committee | 31/03/2019 | None | Parent |
| Mr Lee Noble | Co-opted | Serving Headteacher | Pupils & Strategic Development Committee (Chair) | 31/03/2019 | None | Parent |
| Mrs Hayley RIppon | Co-opted | Finance & Business | Pupils & Strategic Development Committee | 31/03/2019 | None |
Parent Undertaking initial teacher training 2016-17. Appointed to staff 2017-18. |
| Miss Louise Thompson | Co-opted | Staff other than Senior Leadership - grassroots representation | Pupils & Strategic Development Committee | 31/03/2019 | None | Member of Teaching Staff |
| Mrs Dawn Peckover | Parent | Pupils & Strategic Development Committee | 14/04/2019 | None | None | |
| Mr Joseph Duckhouse | Parent | Finance, Personnel & General Purpose Committee | 02/02/2020 | None | None | |
| Ms Claire Godfrey | Staff |
Pupils & Strategic Development Committee Finance, Personnel & General Purpose Committee |
16/05/2017 | None | None | |
| Rev'd Amanda Digman | Co-opted | Church and Community | Pupils & Strategic Development Committee | 18/05/2020 | None | None |
| Mr Peter Hillier | Headteacher |
Headteacher Pupils & Strategic Development Committee Finance, Personnel & General Purpose Committee
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N/A | None | None | |
| Vacancy | ||||||
| Vacancy |
Our re-constituted Governing Body comprises 15 Governors, whose terms of office are 4 years. We met termly as a Full Governing Body. We are organised into two committees, which meet twice a term.
If you might be interested in becoming a governor at Parkdale, or even just want to know a bit more about us, please have a look at the articles below and feel free to ask an existing governor or at the Office.
What Do Governors Do?
OfSTED classes the governing body within the leadership and management of the school. However, it is important to remember that governors do not manage the school. That is the job of the headteacher and management team. We’re fortunate at Parkdale in having a strong and capable management team who manage the activities and day-to-day running of the school with great success: have a look at our latest Ofsted report to see how well they perform in this role. Governors are there to be “a critical friend” to the headteacher and the school; we are there to support the headteacher and staff but we are also there in a monitoring capacity, asking relevant questions such as ‘Is it working?’ ‘How do we know it is working?’ ‘If it isn’t working, what can we do?’ ‘How can we get better?’
Who Can Become a Governor?
There are no formal educational qualifications required to become a governor. The only qualities needed are: