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 2020-2021 |
Mrs Rebecca Timperley | Headteacher | 2.2.09- no end | School Improvement, resource management and accountability | None | 6/6 |
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 Family member works for Consortium (Education Suppliers) Governor at Dronfield Henry Fanshawe from May 2019. | 6/6 |
Miss Victoria Jones
| Staff Governor | 31.12.2020- 30.12.2024 | Health and Safety, Assessment | None | 6/6 |
Mr Mark Bracken
| Co-opted Governor | 3.10.18- 3.10.2022 | Computing, Marketing, Assessment | MD of Bracken Media | 6/6 |
Mrs Jane Marshall
| Co-opted Governor | 16.10.19- 16.10.23 | Safeguarding, Art, DT and English, PSCHE including Wellbeing and Anti-Bullying | Occasional Supply teacher at NJS | 5/6 |
Mrs Clare Freeland | Co-opted Governor | 16.10.19-16.10.23 | British Values and International Schools, Online Safety, Website, RE | None | 6/6 |
Miss Eleanor Bushnell
| Co-opted Governor | 12.10.20 - 11.10.24 | SEND,History and Geography, French | Employee of Derbyshire County Council | 5/6 |
Mrs Claire Nowell
| Parent Governor | 10.4.19-10.4.2023 | English, Science and Music | None | 6/6 |
| Mr Frank Stainton | Parent Governor | 10.10.19- 10.10.23 | Health and Safety, Music | None | 5/6 |
| Miss Ruth Smith | Parent Governor | 10.10.19- 10.10.23 | School Council, PE | None | 5/6 |
| Mr Daren Craddock | Co-opted Governor | 13.10.21 | - | ||
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 |