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.

We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests and an Annual Statement of Issues for your information.

Governors

Governing Body

Clerk to the Governors - Mrs Rebecca Kevern

Chair of Governors/ - Mrs Angela Clarke

Vice Chair - Miss Bianca Coombes

Community Governor – Ms Bianca Coombes ( September 2019-September2023

Member of local community.

Miss Coombes has 4/5 attendance at meetings.

Parent Governor  - Mrs Karina Burton has been elected as Parent Governor in September 2017 (2017-2021). Karina has attended 5/5 meetings in the past year

Parent Governor - Mrs Sam Morgan

Staff Governor - Mrs Helen Elliff

 Chair of Governors and LA Governor - Mrs Angela Clarke (September 2019-September 2023). Angela is recently retired and volunteers regularly in school. She has attended 2/2 meetings

Staff Governor -Mrs Helen Elliff . Mrs Elliff was elected as staff Governor in April 2020. She has attended 2/2 meetings

Headteacher - Miss S Street

Miss Street has been Headteacher at Mickley Infant School for 14 Years.

Miss Street has 5/5  attendance at meetings

No members of the Governing Body are related to any staff members nor do they have any business or pecuniary interests in the school. All Governing Body members have full voting rights.

Key Issues for the Governing Body of Mickley  Infant and Nursery  School for 2020 - 2021

During the year the governors have supported the school to aim to  become ‘outstanding’ by using the  school budget to fund all the requirements on the School Improvement Plan.  We recognise the difficulties that the additional spend on making the school “Covid secure” may present and  will be monitoring the budget carefully over the coming year.

Covid-19 and the restrictions and re-organisiation that this required changed the way that Governors operated in the last academic year, and this continues to be the case now.  Governor meetings are held remotely, and as a result, our usual “walk rounds” and monitoring are not taking place.  However, we continue to monitor the work of the school towards the School Improvement Plan through discussions at each meeting.  Policy reviews and continuing to monitor the health, safety and well-being of pupils and staff remains a key priority for the Governing Body.

Our Governing Board has undergone many changes recently, with new Governors being appointed and established Governors moving on.  As a result we have identified relevant training for new Governors as a priority are for development.  This will enable all of us to become more effective in holding the school to account, challenging and supporting Miss Street and the staff team on the journey to Outstanding. 

The staff Governor now reports school development from a teacher perspective at each meeting, providing the Governors with an opportunity for questions and answers from the Governing Body. Prior to the Covid restrictions,  Parent Governors and the Chair  have been working in school as volunteers, which has given them an insight into the day to day challenges and an opportunity to see policies in action. 
 

As a Governing Body, we are involved in the consultation with the Local Authority regarding the potential expansion of the school into a Primary School, and this will be a further important aspect of our work as the year progresses. 

Safeguarding has been monitored carefully with the majority of governors attending safeguarding training at the school. All Governors have been provided with the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance and asked to read and sign this.  We are aware that our Safeguarding policies have needed to change to reflect the current situation and  continue to receive reports regularly at our meetings. 

We recognise that the current situation has placed significant stress and increased workload and pressure on staff.  We are committed to ensuring an honest and open discussion with staff to ensure that their well-being is being taken in to account, that they are listened to and that support is in place to ensure that the demands placed on them are workable. 

The Governing Body of Mickley Nursery and Infant School has fulfilled their collective and individual roles to support the school progress over the last year. Although much has been achieved the governors are always looking to improve . Miss Coombes and Mrs Clarke have attended Safer Recruitment training to support the school

Any enquiries should be addressed to Mrs Angela Clarke, c/o Mickley Infant and Nursery School, Milton Avenue, Stretton, Alfreton, Derbyshire DE55 6GG

Telephone number 01773 832707

About our Governors

Angela Clarke

I have been a Governor at various schools for just over 30 years, and a teacher for 27. I taught in Alfreton from 2001 to 2007 and then moved to be Headteacher at an infant and nursery school near Derby. I retired in July 2019. I joined Mickley Governing Body in 2019 as a Local Authority  Governor. I am passionate about children’s learning, especially in the Early Years when so many foundations for later life are established. It’s great to be involved at Mickley where the happy,  family feel is so important. I wanted to be able to carry on making a difference to children’s education in Derbyshire after I retired and I feel really lucky to be able to do that at Mickley.

Helen Elliff

My name is Helen Elliff and I am one of the Sunflower class teacher’s at Mickley Infant School. I currently teach nursery and reception children with ages ranging from 2-5years. I began my teaching career at Warwick University, and then completed my NQT year in a Reception class at a Birmingham school. In 2012 I moved to Derbyshire where I started teaching Year 1 and 2 at Mickley Infant School. Within the last 8 years I have become a parent myself, as well as change my role within school several times. I now look forward to supporting Mickley Infant School as staff Governor..

Sara Street

My name is Sara Street and I have been Headteacher at Mickley Infant and Nursery School for fourteen years. I have been a teacher for 27 years and trained in Lancashire before moving to a very large first school in Kent where I taught Year 4 children. I moved back to Derbyshire 15 years ago to become Deputy Head at Wirksworth Federation of Infant Schools before taking up Headship at Mickley Infant and Nursery School. I enjoy working with children, parents and the wider community, helping children to aspire to being the best that they can be.

Bianca Coombes

My name is Bianca Coombes. I live within the local community and I am currently a stay at home mum to my 2 daughters who attend Mickley infant and nursery school. I have a level 3 childcare qualification and worked in a private nursery for 6 years. I have always enjoyed working with children and helping them achieve their goals by providing an enabling environment. Being a governor means I still get to be part of helping children get the best start in life.

Karina Burton