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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

Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Board of St Richard’s Catholic Primary School School

Governor Constitution

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

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:

Anne Marie Warrington stepped down 31st August 2024

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- A Sumner
  • Science - Adam Hankinson

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Governor Interests

Member

Confirmed

Entity

Nature

Notes

From

To

Trish Dobson

authority

 

 

Confirmed: 16/10/2023

Kingsbury Special Primary School

Other governance role

Co-opted governor at Kingsbury

13/10/2022

12/10/2026

Sheila Horridge

foundation

 

 

Confirmed: 14/11/2023

-

-

-

-

-

Jennifer Jackson

headteacher

 

 

Confirmed: 13/11/2023

-

none

-

-

-

Maria Lee

foundation

 

 

Confirmed: 13/11/2023

-

non

-

-

-

Ann Naylor

foundation

 

 

Confirmed: 01/09/2023

St Francis of Assisi Catholic School

Headteacher

-

01/10/2020

-

Andrea Ormsby

foundation

 

 

Confirmed: 13/10/2022

-

-

-

-

-

Linda Preston

member

 

 

Confirmed: 10/11/2023

-

Mark Preston (Husband)  sit supervisor within St Richards school and also maintenance man

-

-

-

Gemma Price

foundation

 

 

Confirmed: 21/06/2023

-

-

-

-

-

Jane Steadman

foundation

 

 

Confirmed: 31/10/2021

-

-

-

-

-

Amy Sumner

staff

 

 

Confirmed: 10/11/2023

Impact Security Systems

Business or finance interests

Husband's company provides Alarm Maintenance for school

01/04/2022

-

Anne-Marie WARRINGTON

foundation

 

 

Confirmed: 30/11/2022

Bishop Martin C Of E School Sklemersdale

Employee

Deputy Headteacher

-

-

Confirmed: 30/11/2022

St Nicholas RC Primary School

Foundation Governor

-

01/01/2016

31/08/2024

Confirmed: 30/11/2022

St Richard's RC Primary School

Foundation Governor

-

01/09/2020

01/09/2024

 

 

 

Other members

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member

Confirmed

Entity

Nature

Notes

From

To

Debbie Wenham

clerk

 

Confirmed: 10/11/2023

-

None

-

19/10/2020

-

 

 

 

 

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)

Spring 2024

 

Resource Committee -Tuesday 27th February 4pm

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

 

Curriculum Committee - Tuesday 6th February 8am

Present  - Jennifer Jackson, Andrea Ormsby, Linda Preston, Gemma Price, Sheila Horridge, Amy Sumner, Maria Lee

 

Full Governors - Tuesday 5th March 4pm

Present - 

Ann Naylor    (Chair)

Trish Dobson

Andrea Ormsby

Sheila Horridge

Gemma Price

Jane Steadman

Maria Lee

Linda Preston

Jennifer Jackson   (Headteacher)

Debbie Wenham - Clerk

Admissions Committee - Wednesday 28th February 9am

Present - Jen Jackson, Ann Naylor, Sheila Horridge, Andrea Ormsby & Gemma Price

 

Extra Full Governor Meeting - Archdiocese (CMAT) - 22nd February 4pm

Present - Ann Naylor, Trish Dobson, Andrea Ormsby, Jane Steadman, Sheila Horridge, Amy Sumner, Jennifer Jackson, Debbie Wenham, Linda Preston and Gemma Price.  Ben McMullen  - Deputy Director of Education

 

Summer 2024

 

Resource Committee - Tuesday 11th June 5:30pm

Present - Ann Naylor, Jennifer Jackson, Andrea Ormsby, Linda Preston, Gemma Price

 

Curriculum Committee - Tuesday 21st May 8am

Present -Andrea Ormsby, Linda Preston, Gemma Price, Sheila Horridge, , Maria Lee

 

Full Governors - Tuesday 11th June 4pm

Present -

Anne Naylor (Chair)

Gemma Price

Linda Preston

Sheila Horridge

Andrea Ormsby

Maria Lee

Jane Steadmam

Trish Dobson

Jennifer Jackson (Headteacher)

Debbie Wenham  - Clerk

Attendance of Meetings 2022-23

 

Autumn Term 2022

Full Governors  - Thursday 24th 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 13th 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

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