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 - Bernard Sweeney

Committees and Chairs:

Full Governors – Ann Naylor

Finance and staffing – Ann Naylor

Premises and Buildings – Jennifer Jackson

Admissions – Bernard Sweeney

Curriculum – Jennifer Jackson

Pupil Discipline/Welfare – Ann Naylor (Appeals -Andrew Smith)

Staff attendance/ discipline and dismissal –Ann Naylor (appeals –Andrew Smith)

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:

Emma Caunce first appointed 20th Jan 2020 and stepped down 31st January 2023

Marie Lewis First appointed 2 Apr 2016 and stepped down 1st July 2022

Michael Holden stepped down 31st August 2022 due to retirement 

Governor roles:

Andrea Ormsby – RE and SEN

Gemma Price – Website, Maths, PHSE (inc. Eco and FairTrade) and Training Link Governor

Ann Naylor – Chair, Child protection, LASGB Governor, MFL

Bernard Sweeney – Vice Chair 

Dr Andrew Smith – Computing and PE

Jane Steadman –Art, DT and History

Jennifer Jackson - Head

Linda Preston – Associated member and Early Years

Anne-Marie Warrington - English and Science

Sheila Horridge - Geography, Music, Pupil Premium

Governor Interests

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 Lewis, Andrea Ormsby and Linda Preston

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

Attendance of Meetings 2021-22

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Full Governors

Tuesday 8^th March                    2022 at 5 pm.

Summer Term

Attendance:

M Holden

J Jackson

L Preston

G Price

A Naylor

B Sweeney

S Horridge

E Caunce

Ann Marie Warrington

Sites & Buildings Meeting

Tuesday 7^th June 2022 – 5pm

Committee members Present Mike Holden, Ann Naylor, Linda Preston, Jen Jackson Bernard Sweeney