Governors
This page gives you information about the Governing Board at Park House Primary School.
The role of the school Governing Board is a strategic one, and its key functions are to:
- Set the vision, ethos and strategic direction for Park House Primary School.
- Hold the school leaders to account for the performance of pupils and the performance of staff.
- Ensure finances are well spent and represent value for money.
The Governing Board is made up of governors from a range of backgrounds who volunteer their time to support the school. Staff governors, including the headteacher and teaching and non-teaching staff, make up the remainder of the governing board. They each bring valuable knowledge and expertise to the role and often take on specific responsibilities within the governing body. Governors attend Full Governing Board meetings at least six times a year.
The Chair of the Full Governing Board is Martin Dore and the Co Vice-Chair's are Ruth Allen and Carolyn Stone.
Governors visit the school regularly on both formal and informal occasions seeing at first hand all aspects of school life. Governors are committed to holding the school to account and maintain a programme of termly monitoring visits and subsequent reports to ensure this. This includes meeting with subject leads, learning walks and class visits.
All governors are very approachable and are happy to speak to parents and members of the local community. If you need to contact a Governor please email the clerk on PHPSgov@parkhouse.derbyshire.sch.uk or pop into the School Office to leave a message and a Governor will respond within two working days.
We have no members of staff who earn over £100,000.
Governor Vacancy Information - we have no current vacancies
| Name | Position on Governing Board | Category | Key responsibility | Term of office | Start date | Term Expiry | FGB Attendance 22/23 | FGB Attendance 22/23 | Appointed by | Declaration of pecuniary, business, personal and educational interests. | Related to staff member |
| Steph Kavanagh | Headteacher | Staff | All | Ongoing | 01/01/2019 | Ongoing | 6/6 | 2/2 | Governing Board | Headteacher of the school | X |
| Martin Dore | Chair of Governors | Co-opted | SEND, Exclusion, HT Performance Management, Computing | 4 years - renewed | 01/09/2019 | 31/08/2023 | 4/6 | 1/2 | Governing Board | X | X |
| Carolyn Stone | Co Vice Chair of Governors | Parent | Geography, History | 4 Years | 18/12/2020 | 18/12/2024 | 6/6 | 2/2 | Parent Election | Child at the school | x |
| Ruth Allen | Co Vice Chair of Governors | Co-opted | Maths, Year 5 | 4 Years | 01/07/2021 | 01/07/2025 renewed | 6/6 | 2/2 | Governing Board | Child at the school | X |
| Liz Key | Deputy Head | Co-opted | Pupil Premium, Year 6 | 4 Years | 01/01/2024 | 01/01/2028 | N/A | N/A | Governing Board | Teacher at the school | X |
| Christine Ellis | Learning Mentor | Staff | TBC | 4 Years | 23/09/2021 | 23/09/2025 | 6/6 | 1/2 | Staff Election | Learning Mentor at Park House | X |
| Owen Robinson | Governor | LA Governor | English and Phonics | 4 Years | 15/09/2022 | 15/09/2026 | 6/6 | 2/2 | Local Authority | Works for DfE | X |
| Zoe Thorpe | Governor | Co-opted | Music, RE, EYFS, Year 2 | 4 Years - renewed | 01/09/2019 | 31/08/2023 | 5/6 | 2/2 | Governing Board | X | X |
| Linzi Smithies | Governor | Co-opted | Art, D&T, | 4 Years | 23/09/2021 | 23/09/2025 | 5/6 | 1/2 | Governing Board | Child at the school | X |
| Terri Faulkner | Governor | Parent | 4 Years | 09/11/2023 | 09/11/2027 | N/A | N/A | Parent Election | Child at the school | X | |
| Dionne Daysh | Governor | Parent | Pupil Premium, PSHE/RSE | 4 Years | 18/12/2020 | 18/12/2024 | 5/6 | 1/2 | Parent Election | Child at the school | X |
| Dan Faulkner | Governor | Parent | Safeguarding, LAC, H&S | 4 Years | 16/01/2020 | 16/01/2024 | 3/6 | 1/2 | Parent Election | Child at the school | X |
| Ruth Coulson | Governor | Parent | 4 Years | 09/11/2023 | 09/11/2027 | N/A | N/A | Parent Election | Child at the school | X | |
| Joanne Hardy | Governor | Co-opted | Science, Wellbeing | 4 Years | 10/11/2022 | 10/11/2026 | 4/6 | 1/2 | Governing Board | Child at the school; works for TTS | X |
Previous Governors:
| Name | Position on Governing Board | Category | Key responsibility | Term of office | Start date | Term Expiry | Elected by | Business interest | Related to staff member |
| Steve Coates | Governor | Co-opted | Geography, History, Year 6 | 4 Years - renewed | 01/09/2015 | 31/08/2019 did not renew term of office | Governing Board | X | X |
| Dr Jessica Carter | Governor | Parent | Science | 4 Years - renewed | 01/09/2015 | 16/6/2019 Stepped down | Parent Election | X | X |
| Ged Philbin | Previous Headteacher | Staff | All | Ongoing | 31/10/2018 stepped down | Governing Board | X | X | |
| Mark Watts | Governor | Co-opted | PE, H&S | 4 Years | 01/10/2018 | 06/02/2020 stepped down | Governing Board | Child at the school | x |
| Rachel Shepherd | Governor | Parent | SEND | 4 Years | 22/03/2018 | 14/09/2020 stepped down | Parent Election | Child at the school | X |
| Fiona Boot | Governor | Parent | PSHE, Child Protection, Exclusion | 4 Years | 01/10/2018 | 16/09/2020 stepped down | Parent Election | Child minder and Wrap around childcare. Child at the school | X |
| Phil Nicholson | Vice Chair of Governors | LA | English, ICT, Pupil Premium, Reception Class | 4 years | 14/01/2021 | 31/07/2021 stepped down | LA appointment and agreed by Governing Board | Child at the school | X |
| HT Performance Management | |||||||||
| Alison Harris | Deputy Head | Staff | SEND, Year 6 | 4 Years - renewed | 16/01/2019 | 31/07/2021 Left the school | Staff Election | Teacher at the school | X |
| Claire Chambers | Governor | Co-opted | English, Year 4 | 4 Years - renewed | 09/10/2017 | 01/08/2021 stepped down | Governing Board | X | X |
| Craig Whelpton | Governor | Co-opted | Art, D&T, Year 3 | 4 Years | 13/07/2017 | 13/07/2021 did not renew term of office | Governing Board | Child at the school | X |
| Ruth Coulson | Governor | Parent | Science, Year 1 | 4 Years | 10/05/2018 | 10/05/2022 did not renew term of office | Parent Election | Child at the school | X |
| Mark Stanhope | Governor | Parent | SEND, PE | 4 Years | 16/01/2020 | 27/4/2023 stepped down | Parent Election | Child at the school | Yes |
| Georgina Smith | Governor | Parent | 4 Years | 27/4/23 did not attend | Parent Election | Child at the school | X |