Welcome to the section of the website where you can find out more about the school’s governors, and the work that we do.
The Governing Body has an extremely important part to play in life of any school. Our Voluntary Governing body includes representatives from the Parish of St John's, Deepcar, in the Diocese of Sheffield, the Local Authority, parents of pupils and teaching staff at the school.
Governors are appointed to help:-
- Decide and monitor what is taught
Set standards of behaviour - Interview and select staff
- Decide and monitor how the school budget is set and spent
- Be involved in and monitor other areas such as Health and Safety, Premises, School Inspection and Planning, Child Protection, Special Needs and reporting to parents.
- Oversee the performance management of all staff.
Meetings of the Full Governing Body take place at least once every term but can be called as and when necessary. We attend training sessions to help us keep up to date with changes in schools and education and to help us do our job effectively. We also go into school to meet with the Headteacher, other members of staff and pupils to help us find out how the school is progressing towards its targets.
Governors also attend committee meetings across the year which consider aspects of Finance, Personnel and Premises, Teaching and Learning, well-being and safeguarding. There are also named governors with responsibility for Safeguarding, Headteacher Appraisal and Health and Safety.
All of our governors sign and adhere to the Code of Conduct.
Copies of our minutes of meetings can be obtained via our school office. If you feel that you need to contact one of our Governors, please do so via our school office.
Chair and Vice Chair of Governors:
Dr Cheryl Shaw (Chair of Governors and Foundation Governor)
Email address - chair@deepcar-st-johns.sheffield.sch.uk. 
Mrs Tricia Bullock (Vice Chair and Foundation Governor)
Mrs Tricia Bullock (Vice Chair and Foundation Governor)
Staff and LA Governors:
Louise Jones (Head Teacher)
Nicola Pearce (Staff)
Jane Lees (LA governor)
Associate and Foundation Governors:
Dr Cheryl Shaw (Foundation)
Tricia Bullock (Foundation)
Rev Hilda Isaacson (Foundation)
Trevor Bird (Foundation)
Tina Winterburn (Foundation)
Lisa Crossland (Co-opted)
Parent Governors:
Stephanie Ballantyne
Katie Bullock
John Whittaker
| Name | Responsibility | Date Appointed. | Term of Office | Business & Financial Interests | Any Peculinary Interests | Governance roles in other educational Institutions |
| Dr Cheryl Shaw | Chair of Governors Chair of Standards, Teaching & Learning Chair of Finance, Personal and Premises | 20.03.2013 | 11.04.2021 | None | None | None |
| Tricia Bullock | Vice Chair of Governors Standards, Teaching and Learning Finance, Personal and Premises Link Governor - English | 13.06.2012 | 07.02.2020 | None | None | None |
| Louise Jones | Headteacher | 04.09.2018 | Ex-officio by virtue of office as Headteacher | None | None | None |
| Trevor Bird | Foundation Governor | 13.06.2012 | 12.06.2020 | None | None | None |
| Reverend Hilda Isaacson | Foundation Governor Link Governor - RE & Safeguarding Finance, Personal and Finance | 25.06.2013 | Ex-officio by virtue of office as Reverand | None | None | None |
| Tina Winterburn | Foundation Governor Finance, Personal and Premises | 17.06.2015 | 18.06.2019 | None | None | None |
| Nicola Pearce | Staff Governor Link Governor - SEND | 05.03.2015 | 13.10.2020 | None | None | None |
| Lisa Crossland | Co-opt Premises Link Governor - Maths | 08.11.2013 | 07.02.2022 | None | None | None |
| Jane Lees | Local Authority Link Governor - PE | 14.07.2015 | 13.07.2019 | None | None | None |
| Stephanie Ballantyne | Parent Link Governor - Science | 08.06.2016 | 07.06.2020 | None | None | None |
| Katie Bullock | Parent | 02.2019 | ||||
| John Whittaker | Parent | 02.2019 |
Foundation Governors are appointed by the Diocesan Board of Education, Local Authority Governors are appointed by the Local Authority, Parent Governors are elected by parents of children currently at our school. Staff Governors are voted for by members of staff. The clerk to the Governing Body is appointed by the Governor Support Team.
Meeting Attendance Figures 2017/2018
| Name | Full Governor meetings | Standards, Teaching and Learning | Finance, Personal and Premises | Date of retirement |
| Cheryl Shaw | 100% | 100% | 85% | |
| Tricia Bullock | 75% | 100% | 100% | |
| Trevor Bird | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Hilda Isaacson | 25% | 75% | N/A | |
| Tina Winterburn | 75% | N/A | 100% | |
| Nicola Pearce | 100% | N/A | N/A | |
| Lisa Crossland | 75% | N/A | N/A | |
| Jane Lees | 75% | N/A | N/A | |
| Stephanie Ballentyne | 100% | 100% | N/A | |
| Pamela Helliwell | 75% | N/A | 100% | July 2018 |
| Beverley Cordle | 75% | 100% | 100% | July 2018 |