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 2023-2024
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Attendance 2024-2025 to date of last meeting
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Mr Johnathon Walmsley | Headteacher | 01.09.2024- no end date | School Improvement, resource management and accountability | None | n/a | 1/1 |
| Dr Chris Gibbons | Co-opted Governor | 01.01.2023 - 01.01.2027 | Chair Safeguarding | 4/6 | 1/1 | |
vacancy
| Co-opted Governor |
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Mrs Claire Nowell
| Co-opted Governor | 19.07.2023-18.07.2027 | English, DT, Website and Art | None | 6/6 | 1/1 |
| Miss Elia Tuck | Staff Governor | 08.12.2021 - 07.12.2025 | Therapy Dog, Albie | Teacher Y6 | 6/6 | 1/1 |
| Mr Russell Oakley | Parent Governor | 07.12.2022 - 06.12.2026 | Science | 1/6 | 0/1 | |
| Miss Ruth Smith | Parent Governor | 25.10.23 - 24.10.27 | School Council, PE | None | 3/6 | 1/1 |
| Mrs Michelle Reynolds | Parent Governor | 01.12.24 - 30.11.28 | - - - - | |||
| Rev. Elliott George | Co-opted Governor | 19.07.23 - 18.07.27 | RE, Music PSCHE & Anti-bullying | None | 5/6 | 1/1 |
| Mrs Lindsey Martin | Parent Governor | 25.10.23- 24.10.27 | History | None | 6/6 | 1/1 |
| Mr Mark Johnson | Co-opted Governor | 08.05.24-07.05.28 | 2/2 | 0/1 | ||
Mr Mark Bracken
| Co-opted Governor | Oct.2022- Oct 2026 | Computing, Marketing, Assessment | MD of Bracken Media | 0/2 | |
| Mr Daren Craddock | Co-opted Governor | 13.10.21 - 19.07.2023 | Computing, RE | None | ||
Mrs Jane Marshall
| Co-opted Governor | 16.10.19- 19.07.2023 | Vice-chair, Safeguarding, Art, DT and English, PSCHE including Wellbeing and Anti-Bullying | Occasional Supply teacher at NJS | ||
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 | ||
Mrs Rebecca Timperley | Headteacher | 2.2.09- no end | School Improvement, resource management and accountability | None | 4/5 | 4/4 |
Miss Eleanor Bushnell
| Co-opted Governor | 12.10.20 - 11.10.24 | SEND, Geography & French | Employee of Derbyshire County Council | 2/4 | |
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, ECT monitoring and Pupil Premium | Family member works for Discovery Club/ STEAM works Chair of Governor at Dronfield Henry Fanshawe from January 2022. | 6/6 | |
| Mr Frank Stainton | Parent Governor | 10.10.19 - 30.07.24 | Health and Safety, Music | None | 3/6 | |