Peak Tor Federation Additional Governor Information 

Staff & Governor Responsibilities 

 

Please see below for an up-to-date list of current staff and governor responsibilities

 

Area	Named Staff	Named Governor
Safeguarding	DSL: Alexia Wyer	Rachel Allen-Ashcroft
	Deputy DSLs: Claire Hewitt & Sophie Hodgson
SEND	Alexia Wyer & Sophie Hodgson
Pupil Premium	Alexia Wyer	Claire Hewitt
Health & Safety	Alexia Wyer	Lee Webb
Anti-bullying & Behaviour	Alexia Wyer	Amanda Ibrahim
Website	Alexia Wyer & Shelley Middlebrook	Matthew Isherwood
Attendance	Alexia Wyer
Assessment	Alexia Wyer	Amanda Ibrahim
E-safety	Alexia Wyer	Rachel Allen-Ashcroft
Wellbeing	Alexia Wyer
Subject-Specific Responsibilities
English	Claire Hewitt	Adrian Thornhill
Reading	Claire Hewitt	Adrian Thornhill
Maths	Claire Hewitt
The Arts (Art/DT/Music)	Sophie Hodgson
Knowledge & Understanding of the World (Geography/History)	Alexia Wyer	Lee Webb
RE	Chloe Lindley	Mike Lilley
Computing	Sophie Hodgson	Thomas Hurford
Science	Alexia Wyer	Claire Hewitt
Outdoor Learning	Tara Booker	Johnathan Figg
School Parliament	Alexia Wyer	Johnathan Figg
EYFS	Chloe Lindley

PSHE/RSE                               Alexia Wyer                   Claire Hewitt

Peak Tor Federation Governor Attendance 

Governor Attendance 2022-23

Name	Position	28.09.22	07.12.22	29.03.23	05.07.23	%
A Wyer	Exec Head	Y	Y	Y	Y	100
M Quick	Parent	Y	Y	N	Y	75
S Pawley	Parent	Y	Y	Y	Y	100
M Lilley	Foundation	Y	Y	Y	Y	100
A Thornhill	Co-opted	Y	Y	Y	Y	100
R Allen-Ashcroft	Co-opted	Y	Y	N	Y	75
T Hurford	Co-opted	Y	Y	Y	N	75
C Hewitt	Co-opted	Y	Y	Y	Y	100
L Webb	Parent	Y	Y	Y	Y	100
J Figg	Co-opted	Y	Y	Y	N	75
M Isherwood	Parent	Y	Y	Y	Y	100
M Lightowler-Cook	Local Authority	N/A	N/A	Y	N	50
A Ibrahim	Co-opted	Y	Y	N	N	50

Register of Business & Personal Interests

2022 – 2023

Adrian Thornhill (Chair)

Thornhill Settlement leases land to Stanton in Peak Primary School

Samantha Pawley

Employed as Manager to Peak Tor Federation After School Club

Employed as Higher Level Teaching Assistant at Rowsley Primary School

Claire Hewitt

Employed as Deputy Headteacher at Rowsley Primary School

Johnathan Figg

Employed as Deputy Headteacher at Stanton in Peak Primary School

Governor at Flagg Nursery School

Marianne Quick

Rowsley Village Hall Management Committee member

Matthew Isherwood

Wife is employed as a TA at Rowsley Primary School

 

2021 – 2022 

Adrian Thornhill (Chair)

Thornhill Settlement leases land to Stanton in Peak Primary School

Samantha Pawley

Employed as Manager to Peak Tor Federation After School Club

Employed as Higher Level Teaching Assistant at Rowsley Primary School

Claire Hewitt

Employed as Lead Teacher at Rowsley Primary School

Johnathan Figg

Employed as Lead Teacher at Stanton in Peak Primary School

Governor at Flagg Nursery School

Marianne Quick

Rowsley Village Hall Management Committee member

What do governors do?

School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education.

Governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards. The role of the governing board is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school. Time and time again Ofsted (the national inspection body for schools) has noted that the most effective schools demonstrate effective leadership and management - including by the governing board.

School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. Governors appoint the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the Headteacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources.

Each individual governor is a member of a governing board, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing board; decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing board.

The role of each governor is to contribute to the governing body to ensure high standards of achievement for all children and young people in the school by:

• Setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction
• Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

How do I become a governor?

There are different categories of governors and they are appointed or selected in different ways.

The Peak Tor Federation currently has 14 governors. The term of office for all governors is 4 years. The governing body is made up of:

• 2 Parent governors     
• 1 Local Authority governor   
• 1 Staff governor
• 1 Headteacher
• 3 Foundation governors
• 6 co-opted governors

Parent governors believe parents should have a say in matters affecting their children’s education. Parent governors represent and are elected by other parents. Staff governors represent and are elected by the staff at the school. Staff governors have an interest in all the children’s future. The Headteacher is also part of the governing body and is there to contribute to all the strategic decisions that the school’s governing team must make. Local Authority governors are appointed by the Local Authority and are there because they have a desire to make a difference. The Foundation governors are appointed by the Derby Diocesan Board of Education following nominations received from Rowsley St. Katherine Parochial Church Council. Foundation governors support and promote the Christian ethos of the school. Co-opted governors are recruited and appointed by the Governing Body to contribute skills and experience to the governing team.

If you are interested in become a governor, the first step is to talk to Mrs Wyer, or you can contact by email at

a.wyer@peaktorfederation.co.uk