Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor. If you wish to contact a Governor please use the email address governors@northfield.derbyshire.sch.uk or contact us in writing, stating which Governor you would like to contact.
We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests for your information.
| Name | Category | Office | Responsibilities | Register of Business and Financial Interests including Governance at other schools | Attendance 2022 - 2023 oct / dec |
Mrs Rebecca Timperley | Headteacher | 2.2.09- no end | School Improvement, resource management and accountability | None | 2/2 |
Dr Alan Thomas Contact address: Northfield Junior School, Falcon Road, Dronfield, S18 2ED | LA Governor | 27.02.21- 26.02.25 | Chair of Governors, Finance, Maths, NQT monitoring and Pupil Premium | Family member works for Discovery Club/ STEAM works Chair of Governor at Dronfield Henry Fanshawe from January 2022. | 2/2 |
Mr Mark Bracken
| Co-opted Governor | Oct.2022- Oct 2026 | Computing, Marketing, Assessment | MD of Bracken Media | 1/2 |
Mrs Jane Marshall
| Co-opted Governor | 16.10.19- 16.10.23 | Vice-chair, Safeguarding, Art, DT and English, PSCHE including Wellbeing and Anti-Bullying | Occasional Supply teacher at NJS | 1/2 |
Miss Eleanor Bushnell
| Co-opted Governor | 12.10.20 - 11.10.24 | SEND,History and Geography, French | Employee of Derbyshire County Council | 1/2 |
Mrs Claire Nowell
| Parent Governor | 10.4.19-10.4.2023 | English, Science and Music | None | 2/2 |
| Mr Frank Stainton | Parent Governor | 10.10.19- 10.10.23 | Health and Safety, Music | None | 2/2 |
| Miss Ruth Smith | Parent Governor | 10.10.19- 10.10.23 | School Council, PE | None | 1/1 |
| Miss Elia Tuck | Staff Governor | 08.12.2021 - 07.12.2025 | Therapy Dog, Albie | Teacher Y5 | 2/2 |
| Mr Daren Craddock | Co-opted Governor | 13.10.21 | Computing, RE | None | 2/2 |
Mr Mark Johnson
| Co-opted Governor | 07.02.18- 5.2.20 | SEND, School Council | None | - |
Mrs Sara- Lea Goodwin
| Co-opted Governor | 7.2.18-9.12.20 | Health and Safety | None | - |
Miss Victoria Jones
| Staff Governor | 31.12.2020- 30.12.2022 | Health and Safety, Assessment | None | |
Mrs Clare Freeland | Co-opted Governor | 16.10.19-08..02.2022 | British Values and International Schools, Online Safety, Website, RE | None | |