Welcome to our Morley Governors page.
Morley School's Governing Board is made up of 7 people. You can contact our Chair of Governors, Samantha Jackson, on email address chairofgovernors@morley.derbyshire.sch.uk.
The Governing Board meets each half term to plan and promote the strategic development of our school. Governors actively seek their own CPD in order to keep themselves up to date with guidance and developments so that they can ensure the best support and challenge for our school.
The Governing Board reviews policies and documentation; ensures the financial compliance and security of the school; holds the Headmaster and staff to account; supports and challenges the strategic management of the school; ensures compliance with government legislation.
Our school motto:
'The Morley Feeling, where anything can be achieved'
Our School Vision:
Morley pupils want their school to be the best school ever. With adults and children working together, caring for each other, having fun and taking pride in all we do, we aim to bring out everyone’s skills and be the best that we can be.
Our School Aims:
To have the highest standards of good manners, honesty and achievement
To set a good example by behaving well all the time and working hard
To think about others and appreciate everyone as an individual
To be responsible for ourselves, our work, our school and each other
To be good team players and show sportsmanship
To be an individual: to be creative, imaginative, enquiring and to think
To share ideas and have confidence in ourselves
To have a sense of humour, to be adventurous and to have fun!
To be outstanding – to stand out from the crowd!
To be proud of our work: to believe and achieve
Governors are linked to our key school improvement areas:
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
| Governor name and Position | Category | Appointed | End of term of office | Experience for role | Resignations In Past 12 Months | Appointed By | Attendance | Declaration of Interests Business & Pecuniary) |
| Mrs Samantha Jackson (Chair) | Parent | 04.10.21 | 03.10.25 | Business Leadership & Management | None | Full Governing Body | 100% | Mrs F Pynegar (Mother) - School Business Office/Midday Supervisor |
Mrs Rosie Key | Local | 08.09.22 | 07.09.27 | Local Authority, Safeguarding | None | Local Authority | 100% | Mrs H Rhodes - Forest School Lead |
Mr Tony Taylor (Headmaster) | Headmaster | 20.01.20 | 19.01.24 | Deputy Head & Teacher | None | N/A | 100% | None |
Mrs Heather Richards | Staff | 08.09.22 | 07.09.27 | Senior Teacher | None | Full Governing Body | 100% | None |
Mr Jim Campbell (Vice Chair)
| Co-opted | 04.10.21 | 03.10.25 | Forensic scientist. Director of The Morley Retreat. | None | Full Governing Body | 100% | School works closely with The Retreat as a venue for school events |
Mr Stuart McIntyre
| Parent | 20.01.20 | 19.01.24 | Photographer, own business | None | Parents | 83% | None |
| Mrs Christine Doyle | Co-opted | 21.06.21 | 20.06.25 | Ex teacher, church member | None | Full Governing Body | 100% | School works closely with the church and uses the grounds for school events |
All governors can be contacted through the school office. All governors (except the Headmaster) serve for a period of 4 years. The Headmaster role can only be undertaken by the serving Headmaster, and therefore the term of office is for as long as the post holder remains in post. All governors positions are ratified by the whole governing body.
Governing Board Meetings:
| Teaching and Learning focus | Resource Management focus |
Pupils Curriculum Equal Opportunities | Finance GDPR |
| Performance Management | Responsibilities |
Mrs Samantha Jackson (Chair) | Headteacher Performance Management Performance Management monitoring of other staff |
Governor links to the School Improvement Plan Key Issues:
SIP key issues | Link governors | Linked member of staff | |
Introduce the new progressive reading scheme throughout the school to further support attainment. Implement the new phonics scheme in EYFS/KS1. Monitor and assess reading and phonics to further support both enjoyment of reading and reading for information | C Doyle | All Teachers | |
| Review and develop progression documents to ensure all pupils build on their learning. Ensure all pupils are focussed in learning and making accelerated progress through the curriculum so they are back on track for Summer 2022 assessment cycle | S Jackson | T Taylor | |
Ensure staff and pupils’ wellbeing is assured through the school year. | S Jackson | T Taylor | |
| Monitor the RSE/PSHCE curriculum and ensure it is interweaved through class themes | S McIntyre | All Teachers | |
| Ensure Governors are more informed on school improvement matters by developing their monitoring/link roles | S Jackson | All Teachers | |
| Finance and Budgeting | S Jackson | T Taylor | |
Attendance | S Jackson | T Taylor | |
| Ensure all pupils have access to the best of the wider curriculum | S Jackson | T Taylor | |
| Health & Safety and Buildings | J Campbell | T Taylor | |
| Pupil Premium | R Key | T Taylor | |
| SEN | C Doyle | C Johnson | |
| EYFS | S Jackson | B Saunders | |
| RSE | S McIntyre | R Neumann | |
| Safeguarding (including Anti-bullying and Looked After Children) | R Key | T Taylor | |
| Staff CPD | S Jackson | T Taylor | |