The Governing Body works with the school’s Headteacher and her Leadership Team to make sure that Hilltop lives up to its mission
…to create and maintain a school that gives its children the best possible outcomes.
The Governing Body carries out three roles at Hilltop:
Hilltop governors come from right across the school and wider community. We have three governors currently elected by the parents, one governor elected by the staff of Hilltop, one elected by the Local Authority and four Co-Opted governors elected by the Governing Board itself and the Headteacher. Individually they have wide-ranging skills which the Governing Board uses to carry out its work effectively, as outlined below. Collectively, what they all share is a strong commitment to the school and the children of Hilltop.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES - reviewed and updated Autumn 2023
2023/2024
Meet the team...
Darren James
Chair of Governors
Appointed by GB
Date Appointed: March 2018
Term of Office: March 2022 - March 2026
(PPG Governor; SEND Governor; HT Performance Management)
Other Governance Roles: None
Tom Korff
Vice Chair of Governors
Appointed by GB
Date Appointed: March 2021
Term of Office: March 2021 - March 2025
(KS1 & KS2 Link Governor; Sports Premium Link Governor)
Other Governance Roles: None
Jagdip Flora
Parent Governor
Elected by parents
Date Appointed: November 2020
Term of Office: November 2020 - November 2024
(Early Years Link Governor)
Other Governance Roles: None
Karandeep Gill
Parent Governor
Elected by parents
Date Appointed: March 2023
Term of Office: March 2023 - March 2027
Other Governance Roles: None
Felicity Screen
Governor
Appointed by GB
Date Appointed: January 2022
Term of Office: January 2022 - January 2026
(Safeguarding Link Governor; Looked After Children Governor; Health and Safety Link Governor)
Other Governance Roles: None
Juliet Wright
Staff Governor
Appointed by GB
Date Appointed: November 2023
Term of Office: November 2023 - November 2027
Other Governance Roles: None
Lynn Bima
Headteacher
Date Appointed: September 2017
FGB meeting attendance 2022-3:
04/10/2022 | 08/12/2022 | 31/01/2023 | 21/03/2023 | 23/05/2023 | 11/07/2023 | |
Darren James | P | P | P | TBC | TBC | NA |
Lynn Bima | P | P | P | TBC | TBC | NA |
Derek Moss | P | P | P | TBC | TBC | NA |
Kiran Birk | P | P | A | TBC | TBC | NA |
Jagdip Flora | P | P | P | TBC | TBC | NA |
Karandeep Gill | N | N | N | TBC | TBC | NA |
Tom Korff | P | P | P | TBC | TBC | NA |
Felicity Screen | A | A | A | TBC | TBC | NA |
Ghislin Walker | P | P | A | TBC | TBC | NA |
Key: | ||||||
A | Absent | |||||
E | Governor's term ended before meeting date | |||||
NA | Meeting did not take place | |||||
N | New governor, not yet in post | |||||
P | Present |
Local Authority Governor TBC
Parent Governor TBC
If you are interested in finding out more about being a governor at Hilltop, please contact the Clerk to Governors (Tamsin Denholm) on tdenholm@hilltopfirst.co.uk.
Governors whose terms ended in the previous 12 months:
Derek Moss - Associate Governor (Term of Office: September 2023 to January 2024, Associate Governor at Furze Platt Primary Federation, Associate Governor at Riverside Primary School)
Kiran Birk - Parent Governor (Term of Office: November 2019 to October 2023, no other governance roles held)
Ghislin Walker - Staff Governor (Term of Office: October 2021 to October 2023, no other governance roles held)