Governor Info
Mrs I Gilhooley (Chair)
I have been a governor at Peters Hill for approximately 30 years and Chair of Governors for approximately 12 years. I began as a parent governor but as my youngest child is now 27 I am now a Co-opted governor.
I am a retired secondary school Assistant Headteacher, originally PE trained, then working with children with additional needs. My interests lie with PE/sports and children who face barriers to their learning.
My hobbies are golf, badminton, all types of crafts but particularly sewing and DIY. I am also a member of the U3A doing conversational French.
I believe Peters Hill is a great school, with great children and families. I loved it when my children were there and I still love it now. I believe I am lucky to be part of a great team of governors and staff and hope to continue serving as a governor for some time yet
Mrs J Belcher
I have had the pleasure of being a governor at Peters Hill for over 30 years. Originally appointed as a Local Authority Governor, I am now a Co-opted Governor. As a long serving governor I have seen many changes and developments none so much as there have been over the last few years which have brought about many challenges for staff, children, and parents. It is very rewarding to work with Mr Duncan and his dedicated staff to support them in delivering the quality of education and support for families.
Following my retirement in 2019, from working within the education section in Dudley, it has meant I have been able to give more time to visit school to experience the many opportunities that are on offer at Peters Hill and to support a variety of aspects of school life.
I am in my second term of office as Vice Chair of Governors as well as chairing the People and Finance committee. Peters Hill is lucky, in my view, to have a strong governing body led by our chair, Mrs Gilhooley and I feel very privileged to be part of that team who work hard to put children at the forefront of the sometimes complex decisions which have to be made. Through being a governor at Peters Hill, I was elected to Schools Forum and have held the post of Chair for just over two years.
Whilst I am officially retired, I try and keep involved the national educational issues through being a member of the Association of School and College Leaders. I support them in a number of ways including their consultancy service for appointments and supporting new members of staff when they accept an appointment, being an elected member of the Associates committee and sitting on working parties when required. I see these links as an important way of keeping myself abreast with national educational issues which I believe supports my role as a governor.
Continuing my passion for Business leadership in schools, I also chair the Dudley Business Managers group which provides me with an excellent insight to the various challenges facing Dudley Schools and the influence that the Local Authority and National issues have on our schools.
My other passion in life is swimming, and I am a National Tutor for Swim England and UK Coaching delivering a range of training courses, including school swimming, and safeguarding within sport.
Peters Hill is a wonderful school and I feel very privileged to be a part of its community.
I look forward to being able to support the pupils, parents, staff, and all stakeholders as the school continues to develop and prosper and contribute to an environment and culture that enables everyone to be safe, happy and secure.
Miss L Baker
My name is Louise Baker and I’m the Staff Governor at Peters Hill Primary School. I’ve worked at the school for the past fourteen years and during that time I’ve held both teaching and non-teaching positions. Currently, I’m the school’s Speech and Language Teaching Assistant, a member of the Pastoral Team and the Site Team, so I’m lucky enough to be able to work with children, staff and parents across every year group in the school.
Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my family as well as exercising, reading and gardening.
I hope that my experience and insight into the school will help support the Governing Body in continuing the school’s progress and development.
Mr M Broughton
Upon seeing my daughter thrive within the Peters Hill setting I am delighted to have the opportunity to support the school environment in a new capacity.
I want to see our children achieve their very best but also enjoy doing so. I want to bring skills I have developed within my working career as a building services design engineer, being analytical, a great attention to detail and my problem-solving skills to ensure that our children continue to have an environment that allows them to flourish.
My personal life revolves around my family and my children, making as many memories as we can while they are still young! I have a wide range of interests from gardening, reading and anything related to technology.
My opinions and experiences of Peters Hill so far echo that of my daughter’s experiences, a happy school with some brilliant people involved at all levels and it will be my pleasure to support the school going forwards.
Mrs L Derbyshire
I am a year four class teacher and year group leader here at Peters Hill. I was the staff governor for four years and was delighted to be elected as a co-opted governor. I really enjoy my job and love being involved in every aspect of school life. I am passionate about teaching and enjoy making a difference, however big or small, to the wonderful young people I meet every day.
I am proud to be a member of the Premises and Curriculum committees. My specialist subject is English, and I am proud to be part of the reading team in school.
Outside of school, I enjoy long walks, discovering new places and reading a good book. I am very close to my family and enjoy spending time with them whenever I can.
Peters Hill is a great school, and I am incredibly proud to work with such lovely pupils and their families, and a fantastic team of staff.
Miss H Johnson
I joined Peters Hill Primary as an Associate Governor in Autumn 2024. Although new to post here, I have many years of experience as a Governor. I have held various governor roles in four Dudley Primary schools and am also currently a Co-opted Governor at a school in a different local authority.
My entire career has been within the education sector. I worked in Dudley Primary schools for thirty three years, the last thirteen of these as Headteacher of a school that embraced integrated two year old and nursery provision, on-site Children and Family Centre services and specialist speech and language provision.
For a short while, post Headship, I worked as an Associate Lecturer at the University of Worcester supporting both undergraduate and postgraduate trainee teachers during their school placements.
On a personal level, having more time of late, I am beginning to discover my creative side. I enjoy water colour painting and have recently begun to test my skills with fused glass.
Although now retired, having spent my career working with children and families, I still have the desire to make a positive contribution and to make a difference. It is a privilege to have both the time and the opportunity to join Peters Hill as it embarks on its journey of collaboration with other local schools, shaping futures, ‘forging ahead together’.
Mrs P Roe
I joined this Governing Body in December 2022 as a local authority Governor. Prior to this, I was a Teacher Governor at a local secondary school for 25 years.
I was a teacher of English and a Head of Year 10 with a further responsibility for gifted and talented pupils. I recently worked as a National Negotiating Official for a teachers’ organisation liaising with the DfE and national academy groups which kept me informed of national government education policies.
Now retired, I am looking forward to having the time and opportunity to visit the school, supporting staff, pupils and parents at Peters Hill and to being part of this community as it continues to develop and progress. I enjoy walking Netball, swimming, reading and travelling. I look forward to working as part of the Governing Body and with all the staff at Peters Hill.
Mrs R Steedman
I am Rose Steedman and was co-opted in December 2018 and have responsibilities for Inclusion and the Early Years Foundation Stage.
My decision to become a Governor has been inspired by my passion to be aspirational for all children. Having spent 32 years working in the public sector in a diverse and challenging environment I learned to manage a wide variety of situations and engaged with people on all levels and obtained an understanding of the challenges faced by our children, their families and the wider community.
Through my contact with disability groups I have an understanding of the issues faced by children with special needs and am qualified to level 3 in British sign language.
As an energetic and enthusiastic individual I thrive on new challenges and welcome the opportunity to work with the staff, parents, carers, partners and stakeholders at Peters Hill to enable our children to learn, thrive and be nurtured in a safe and secure environment, to ensure they are happy individuals that reach their full potential in life.