Governors

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.

Chair of Governors - Ann Naylor

Vice Chair - Andrea Ormsby

Committees and Chairs:

Full Governors – Ann Naylor

Resources -  Ann Naylor

Admissions – Andrea Ormsby

Curriculum – Jennifer Jackson

Pupil Discipline/Welfare – Ann Naylor 

Staff attendance/ discipline and dismissal –Ann Naylor 

Pay Committee - Sheila Horridge

Headteacher Appraisal - Ann Naylor

Governor Constitution

Our foundation governors are appointed by the Archdiocese, parent governors are elected, LA governors are appointed LA and staff governor is voted in.

Governors who resigned previously:

Andrew Smith stepped down September 2023 appointed as Parent Governor Sept 2017 (appointed via parent election)

Mr Bernard Sweeney first appointed 01 Sep 1996 stepped down Spring term 2023 (appointed as Foundation Governor by Archdiocese

Emma Caunce first appointed 20th Jan 2020 as LEA by LA and stepped down 31st January 2023

Governor roles:

• Child Protection / English – Ann Naylor
• History / RE – Andrea Ormsby
• Website / Maths/PSHE – Gemma Price
• Art/DT – Jane Steadman
• PSHE / Maths – Gemma Price
• Pupil Premium/Music / Geography – Sheila Horridge
• SEN /PE– Trish Dobson
• Computing – Maria Lee
• Early Years – Linda Preston
• MFL/Science - Anne-Marie Warrington

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Governor Interests

Attendance of Meetings 2023-2024

Autumn 2023

Resources Committee - Tuesday 10th October 4pm

Present - Jennifer Jackson, Ann Naylor, Amy Sumner, Andrea Ormsby and Linda Preston

Pay Committee - Monday 16th October 4pm

Present: Jennifer Jackson, Sheila Horridge, Jane Steadman and Maria Lee

Curriculum Committee - Tuesday 7th November 8am 

Present: Jennifer Jackson, Gemma Price, Linda Preston, Andrea Ormsby and Sheila Horridge

Full Governors - Tuesday 15th November 2023 4pm

Present: Jennifer Jackson, Ann Naylor, Andrea Ormsby, Jane Steadman, Trish Dobson, Amy Sumner, Gemma Price, Linda Preston, Sheila Horridge and Maria Lee (and Deb Wenham -Clerk)

Attendance of Meetings 2022-23

Autumn Term 2022

Full Governors  - Thursday 24^th November 2022 at 4pm

Present: A Naylor, E Caunce, A Ormsby, S Horridge, L Preston, A-M Warrington, G Price, A Sumner, J Jackson

Apologies: B Sweeney

Finance and Staffing  - Tuesday 4th October 4pm

Present: J Jackson, A Naylor, A Ormsby and A Sumner (observer)

Apologies: A Smith and B Sweeney

Full Governors (with Curriculum committee) - Tuesday 11th October 4pm

Present:  J Jackson, A Naylor, S Horridge, A Ormsby, J  Steadman, G Price, L Preston and A Sumner (observer)

Apologies:  A Smith, AM Warrington and B Sweeney

Premises (Sites) and Buildings - Tuesday 11th October 5pm

Present: J Jackson, A Naylor and L Preston

Apologies:  A Smith and B Sweeney

Spring Term 2023

Finance and Staffing  Tuesday 28th February 4pm

Present: Ann Naylor, Andrew Smith, Andrea Ormsby, Jennifer Jackson and Amy Sumner (Observer)

Apologies:  all attended

Admissions  - Tuesday 28th February 5pm 

Present: Andrea Ormsby, Ann Naylor, Sheila Horridge, Gemma Price, Jennifer Jackson and Amy Sumner (observer)

Apologies: all attended

Full Governors - Tuesday 7th March  4pm

Present: Deborah Wenham (Clerk), Jennifer Jackson, Sheila Horridge, Gemma Price, Jane Steadman, Maria Lee, Andrea Ormsby and Linda Preston

Apologies: Ann Naylor, Bernard Sweeney, Andrew Smith and Anne-Marie Warrington

Premises (Sites) and Buildings - Tuesday 7th March 5pm

Present: J Jackson, A Naylor. and L Preston

Apologies:  A Smith

Summer Term 2023

Full Governors - Tuesday 13^th June 2023 4pm

Present: Deborah Wenham (Clerk), Ann Naylor, Jennifer Jackson, Sheila Horridge, Gemma Price, Maria Lee , Andrea Ormsby and Linda Preston

Apologies: Andrew Smith and Anne-Marie Warrington

Finance and Staffing  Tuesday 13th June 2023 17:00 - 18:00

Present: Ann Naylor, Andrea Ormsby, Jennifer Jackson and Amy Sumner 

Apologies:  Andrew Smith