The Governing Body works with the school’s Headteacher and her Leadership Team to make sure that Hilltop lives up to its vision  

…to create and maintain a school that gives its children the best possible outcomes they can have.

The Governing Body carries out three roles at Hilltop:

• Set the strategic direction of the school, ensuring that this is in line with the school’s vision, its ethos and the STRETCH values.
• Holds the Headteacher and her Leadership Team to account for the quality of provision at Hilltop; to make sure that every child receives the best possible teaching, learns in a nurturing and exciting environment and is making excellent progress in their education as a result.
• Monitor the school’s academic and financial performance, to ensure that the provision offered by Hilltop results in the children attaining well, compared to their peers across the country, and that the school is making the best use of the money in its budget.
   

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

2021/2022

Meet the team...

Darren James

Chair of Governors

Appointed by GB

Date Appointed: March 2018

Term of Office: March 2018 - March 2022

(Sports Premium Link Governor; HT Performance Management)

Other Governance Roles - None

Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and committee) 100%

Derek Moss 

Vice Chair of Governors

Local Authority Governor

Date Appointed: April 2018

Term of Office: April 2018 - April 2022

(Health & Safety; SEND; Safeguarding/Looked After Children Link Governor; HT Performance Management)

Other Governance Roles -

Tim Cook

Governor

Appointed by GB

Date Appointed: March 2018

Term of Office: March 2018 - March 2022

(Teaching & Learning and Team Enchantment - KS1 Link Governor; Pay Committee)

Other Governance Roles - None

Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and committee) 67%

Kiran Birk

Parent Governor

Appointed by GB

Date Appointed: November 2019

Term of Office: November 2019 - November 2023

(Team Woodland - Early Years Foundation Stage Link Governor; Pay Committee)

Other Governance Roles - None

Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and committee) 67%

Jas Sahota

Parent Governor

Appointed by GB

Date Appointed: March 2018

Term of Office: March 2018 - March 2022

(Team Adventure - KS2 Link Governor; HT Performance Management)

Other Governance Roles - None

Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and committee) 100%

Carolyn Tunnah

Governor

Appointed by GB

Date Appointed: October 2019

Term of Office: October 2019 - October 2023

Other Governance Roles - None

Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and committee) 83%

Jagdip Flora

Parent Governor

Appointed by GB

Date Appointed: November 2020

Term of Office: November 2020 - November 2024

Other Governance Roles - None

Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and committee) 80%

Tom Korff

Governor

Appointed by GB

Date Appointed: March 2021

Term of Office: March 2021 - March 2025

Other Governance Roles - None

Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and committee) 67%

Felicity Screen

Governor

Appointed by GB

Date Appointed: January 2022

Term of Office: January 2022 - January 2026

Other Governance Roles - None

Lynn Bima

Headteacher

Date Appointed: September 2017

Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and committee) 100%

Ghislin Walker

Staff Governor

Appointed by staff

Date Appointed: October 2021

Term of Office: October 2021 - October 2025