The Governing Body

Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School has a governing body of 20 people, representing parents, the Foundation Governors, the Local Education Authority (LEA), staff, and the local community. The governing body plays a largely strategic role in the running of the school, and is keen to see education standards raised even higher in Dronfield. The governors have set up a number of committees to perform detailed work on finance, curriculum, premises management, health & safety, personnel issues and discipline. The full governing body meets around six times a year, with committees meeting more frequently, so the task of a school governor is demanding yet very rewarding when we see the school doing well.

To contact the Governors, please email: chairofgovernors@dhfs.uk or you can write to us at the school address.

Governor Name	Elected By	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Comittees	Responsibility	Business and Pecuniary Interests	Governance Roles in Other Educational Institutions	Relationships Between Governors and / or School Staff
Dr Alan Thomas	Co-opted	04/04/2019	03/04/2023	Quality of Education / Pay Committee / Strategy Group / Resources / Premises / Attendance Panels / Disciplinary	Chair of Governors / Chair of Strategy Group / Headteacher PM / PSHE Wider Curriculum	None	Chair of Governors at Northfield Junior School	None
Mr Frank Stainton	Parent	17/10/2022	16/10/2026	Quality of Education		None	None	None
Mr Matthew Lilleyman	Co-opted	12/05/2019	11/05/2023	Premises / Resources / Quality of Education / Strategy / Pay	Chair of Premises	Unstone Parish Council	None	None
Mrs Sue O’Donnell	Co-opted	12/05/2019	11/05/2023	Quality of Education / Strategy / Disciplinary	SEND / Pupil Premium	None	None	None
Mr David Owens	Co-opted	17/09/2019	16/09/2023	Premises / Resources / Quality of Education / Attendance Panels / Disciplinary	Mathematics	None	None	None
Mr John Yates	Co-opted	14/07/2020	13/07/2024	Quality of Education / Premises / Strategy	Technology	None	None	None
Mrs Christine Smith	Co-opted	15/01/2020	14/01/2024	Quality of Education / Premises / Resources / Pay Committee		None	None	None
Mrs Suzanne Clark	Co-opted	10/11/2021	09/11/2025	Quality of Education		None	None	None
Mrs Tina Bennett	Parent	04/12/2020	03/12/2024	Resources / Strategy / Quality of Education / Pay	Student Council Liaison / Science / Safeguarding / Mental Health and Wellbeing / Buddy for new Govs	None	None	None
Mrs Amanda Downs	Parent	04/12/2020	03/12/2024	Quality of Education	Safeguarding / PSHE Wider Curriculum	None	None	None
Dr Ben Crunkhorn	Parent	04/12/2020	03/12/2024	Quality of Education / Premises	Health and Safety	None	None	None
Mr Richard Gilson	LA	11/10/2022	10/10/2026	Resources / Premises/ Quality of Education / Strategy	Chair of Resources / CEA / GDPR / Antibullying, eSafety / buddy for new Govs	None	Governor / Vice Chair Dronfield Junior School	None
Mrs Jenna Glossop	Parent	17/10/2022	16/10/2026	Quality of Education		None	None	None
Mrs Luci Windle	Parent	17/10/2022	16/10/2026	Quality of Education / Strategy / Headteacher PM	English / Governor Training / IAG Careers / Pupil Premium	Nexus Academy Trust	Abbey School / Discovery Academy / Fountaindale School	None
Mrs Arlene McLeish	Staff	06/05/2021	05/05/2025	Quality of Education		None	None	None
Cllr Alex Dale	Foundation	20/12/2019	19/12/2023	Quality of Education	Humanities / LAC, Post Adoption	Derbyshire County Council/ North East Derbyshire District Council/ East Midlands Regional Migration Board	DHFS Education Trust	None
Mrs Beverley Kenyon	Foundation	20/12/2019	19/12/2023	Quality of Education / Pay committee / Attendance Panels / Disciplinary	MFL / Safeguarding	None	DHFS Education Trust	None
Mr Paul Parkin	Foundation	20/12/2019	19/12/2023	Quality of Education		NE Derbyshire District Council	DHFS Education Trust / Governor Lenthall Infants School	None
Mr Richard Spooner	Foundation	13/09/2022	12/09/2026	Quality of Education		Thomas Taylor / Dronfield Relief in Need / Dronfield Town Council	DHFS Education Trust	None

Governor’s Meetings 2022/2023

Governors Meeting Attendance

Governors meet during the course of the year for full governors’ meetings, Curriculum, Resources, Premises and Strategy committee meetings.

Governor attendance has, as always, been of a very good level, with absences explained, accepted and approved by the governing body.

There are no causes for concern at the level of commitment shown by the governing body.

This excellent attendance has allowed dialogue to take place with school leaders and governors to be up to date with school, local and national developments.

More About The Foundation Governors

The Foundation Governors are the trustees of the fund, which was endowed by Henry Fanshawe in the sixteenth century, to provide education for the children of Dronfield. The investment income is administered by the Foundation Governors.
From 1579, when the fund was used initially for the education of the children in Dronfield, until 1990, the income from the Henry Fanshawe Foundation was used exclusively to support the education of the pupils at Henry Fanshawe School. From 1990, when secondary education was reorganised in Dronfield, the income from the Foundation has been used to fund projects on the Gosforth and the Henry Fanshawe sites of the Dronfield School.
Three main types of project are supported by the Foundation Governors. These are small grants to individual pupils or groups of pupils to support specific projects, grants to individual faculties in the school and grants that benefit all the students in the school as a whole.

Members of staff at the school submit bids for projects that benefit provision and experiences for students. A sub-committee reviews bids and awards grants. Previous successful projects include a greenhouse for the allotment, kitchen resources for the independent living space, materials for outdoor learning and a blast freezer for technology.