Our Governing Board is made up of twelve members across five types of governor: Co-Opted (7), Parent (2), Local Authority (1), Headteacher (1), Staff (1). Each of these types have specific rules around their appointment which are summarised below.
At Silverhill we don’t tend to use Committees, instead opting to meet and make decisions more frequently as a Full Board. There are two exceptions to this, which are the Headteacher’s Performance Management Committee, made up of the Chair, and two other governor and the Pay Committee, made up of three governors.
If you are interested in joining our governing body, or believe you can support them, please take a look at the job advert at the bottom of this page.
You can contact the governing board either directly through the chair by emailing chairofgovernors@silverhill.derby.sch.uk, or by emailing the Clerk at admin@silverhill.derby.sch.uk
Meet the Team

Mark Gilleard
Co-opted Governor
Co-Chair of Governors (appointed 1st May 2019), Safeguarding Link Governor

Luise Garner
Co-opted Governor
Co-Chair of Governors (appointed 10th March 2021, Parent Governor 6th February 2017 – 5th February 2021), Link for Governor Training

Kiran Savage
Headteacher
Appointed September 2025

Kim Mitchell
Staff Governor
Appointed 18th February 2022

Rosie Heaps
Co-opted Governor
Vice Chair of Governors (appointed 30th March 2021), Link Governor for PE and School Sport, Link Governor for Looked after Children, Pay Committee

James Hayward
Local Authority Governor
(re-appointed 8th March 2018, original 8th March 2010), Link Governor For Emotional, Health and Wellbeing, Link Governor for ICT, Headteacher Performance Management

Rev Peter Walley
Co-opted Governor
(appointed 30th June 2021), Link Governor for Pupil Premium, Headteacher Performance Management

Samantha Palmer
Co-Opted Governor
(appointed 9th May 2022), Link Governor for Humanities and Arts, Pay Committee

Alex Brierley
Parent Governor
(appointed 10th February 2024), Link Governor for Health and Safety, Link Governor for Whistleblowing, Link Governor for Maths, Pay Committee

Jasmine Brown
Parent Governor
(appointed 17th July 2024), Link Governor for SMSC, Link Governor for English