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.

Data Protection:

The School and Board of Governors are registered with the Data Protection Registrar. 

Governors are like a Board of Directors, they work collaboratively to fulfil the following core functions:
 
Establishing the strategic direction,by:

• Setting the vision, values, and objectives for the school
• Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
• Meeting statutory duties

Ensuring accountability by:

• Appointing the Headteacher
• Monitoring progress towards targets
• Performance managing the Headteacher
• Engaging with stakeholders
• Contributing to school self-evaluation

Ensuring financial probity by:

• Setting the budget
• Monitoring spending against the budget
• Ensuring value for money is obtained
• Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed

School Governors have legal duties, powers and responsibilities- to achieve this they meet monthly.  They can only act together, they can not act individually

Chair of Governors: Paul Dawson

Vice Chair: Vera Boyes

Chair of Resources Committee:  Paul Dawson

Chair of Achievement Committee:  Ian Pollock

Chair of Pay and Performance: Paul Dawson

Sophia Fisher, School Governor, is a Primary School teacher with 18 years experience. She has worked mostly in the independent sector, specialising in Art and Computing and spent time across the majority of year groups. She spends most of her spare time sewing or visiting friends and family around the country. She is currently enjoying a career break to spend time with her two lovely girls, Olive and Ivy (9 and 2). 

Paul Dawson - Chair of Governors and Chair of Finance Committee

Paul was elected to the governing board as a parent governor in 2018.  He then became a co-opted governor from 2022.

Being a member of the Repton Primary School governing board is a role that Paul finds very enjoyable and he is enthusiastic about supporting the school.

Paul is a self-employed Independent Financial Adviser and has over 25 years experience working within the financial services industry.

Paul is married, has 2 children that currently attend RPS and 3 older step-children who also attended RPS all the way back to 2009.

Apart from staying busy with work and running around after the children, Paul also enjoys being involved in Ticknall cricket club during the Summer (often pulling pints behind the bar) and renovating his Mitsubishi FTO.

Phil Brindley, School Governor, is the Manager of an IT & Tech Recruitment company in Derby. I spend most of my spare time either playing tennis or cycling and recently played at Wimbledon representing Repton in the D’Abernon Cup. I have 2 children one currently at the school and one joining next year, Charlie and Evie (5 and 3).  

Vera Boyes - Vera has been a Governor at RPS since 2017 and is currently the Vice Chair and Safeguarding Governor. She is now retired from a career over 30+ years in Child Protection social work, primarily working in the Family Court environment. Spare time is spent keeping busy with voluntary work, family, holidays and social time. I have two amazing grandchildren who attend the school. I really enjoy school visits and note how confident and happy all of the children are as they go about their day. I really feel RPS is a place they take pride in.

Ian Pollock - Chair of Achievements Committee. Ian was appointed to the Governing Body in late 2021, joining the Academic and Resource Committees in 2022. After graduating with a B.Ed degree in Education and Physical Education, Ian now has over 20 years experience as a teacher with in the classroom setting and in a variety of middle management roles, including across all the age ranges from Key Stage 1 to 6th form. After a significant tenure leading Sport and Physical Education, Ian is now a Boarding Housemaster, overseeing all elements of the school life of 50-60 boys, including their academic performance, pastoral care and all aspects of their wellbeing. Ian is married with two teenage sons and was a parent of Repton Primary School between 2016 and 2019. Away from education his passions include cricket and developing Repton Swimming Club, where he acts as the club's Chair.

Phoebe Gargaro - Phoebe has been the LA Governor at the school since January 2023, and is a chartered accountant who works as a Financial Controller for a property development group. In her spare time, Phoebe enjoys hiking in the Peak District, circuit training, cooking, and socialising with friends and family. She has a personal connection to the Repton community as she attended school there, and finds her role as governor to be very rewarding.

Claire Sanders - Claire has been a parent governor since September 2022 and has two boys at the school currently in years 3 and 5.

She enjoys the role and finds it both interesting and rewarding. 

Claire brings with her 20 years' experience as a Human Resources Professional within the NHS, and most recently in the Ministry of Defence, joining the Defence Medical Services at DMS Whittington as Head of Workforce (since September 2023)

Claire has a Masters in Human Resource Management, a Post Graduate Certificate in Strategic Workforce Planning and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).  

She is also the Vice Chair of Governors at John Taylor High School and a Non Executive Director for the John Taylor MAT.

REPTON PRIMARY SCHOOL GOVERNORS MEETING ATTENDANCE 2024-25