At William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School we have a team of governors that work as volunteers to support the school. Their role is to support and challenge the headteacher, to help set the vision and strategic direction of the school and to ensure that our school is the very best it can be.
Local Governing Team (LGT) Organisation
We have 4 meetings each year where all Governors attend. During these meetings we look at a wide range of information to find out how well the school is performing. A detailed Headteachers report and safeguarding report is discussed at these meetings but we also look at data reports so that we can make our own decisions about how well things are going.
Governor Support
To support the work that goes on, Governors also try to visit school as often as possible. We particularly enjoy talking to the children about their school. If you are interested in becoming a governor, please contact the school.
New Governors
If an individual is interested in being a member on our LGT they would meet with the Chair and Headteacher and discuss what they would bring to the team, this would get shared with the team and then invited to attend a meeting where they would be appointed.
Our Local Governing Team
We are proud to have a committed team that is made up of individuals with a range of backgrounds and experience.
Please see the list below of our LGT who are appointed in the LGT meetings and serve 4 years as terms of office.
Governors are asked on an annual basis regarding business interests and they are recorded below.
If any interest a governor has could be seen to cause a conflict of interest they would be asked to withdraw from any decision making concerned. This is to ensure that our governors can always be seen to be putting the interest of the school first. We always check at the beginning of every meeting if anyone's circumstances have changes so the register is always kept up to date.
Currently we have no associate members.
We have 1 governor who is employed at another educational establishment.
| Position / Category of Governor | Governor Name | Date of appointment Appointed by | End of Terms of Office | Business Interests Relationships with other Governors Relationships with staff |
| Chair / Coopted | Georgina Blair | 22 May 2023 LGT | 19 March 2026 | Leeds University No No |
| Coopted | Date Cates | 28 February 2024 LGT | 28 February 2028 | No No No |
| Coopted | Mark Serby | 1 March 2022 LGT | 1 March 2026 | Sheffield Hallam University and Derwent Rural Counselling Service No No |
| Staff (support) | Joanne Mark | 1 March 2022 Staff | 18 October 2025 | No No No |
| Headteacher | Jenny Wilkes | 1 March 2023 | No No No
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| Parent | Sarah Bondzulic | 28 November 2022 Parents | 28 November 2026 | No No No |
| Coopted | Vacancy | |||
| Staff (teaching) | Vacancy | |||
| Parent | Vacancy |
If you'd like to get in touch with a governor, please ring school and ask for James Benn, Clerk to the Governors who will give you contact details. He can be contacted on jbenn@williamrhodes.derbyshire.sch.uk or by phoning the school on 01246 234626
Historic (governors stepped down in the last 12 months)
Hayley Spencer - Parent Governor - Appointed by parents - End of terms of office 28.10.2023