Meet the Governors | St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School

Welcome to the Governors' Section!

Here you will find brief information on the Governors, details of upcoming meetings and events and minutes from the meeting

The role of the Governors

The governing body meets regularly and works with the head teacher and the staff to decide the school's aim and policies and to oversee the efficient running of the school.

The governors work in partnership with the school and the Local Authority and have particular responsibility for:

Setting aims and planning for the future of the school
Agreeing targets to raise standards of achievements
Ensuring the curriculum for the school promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of the pupils
Managing the school budget by providing the head teacher with guidance, setting prioirities and budget montoring
Staffing issues including appointing the head teacher and other staff and determining salaries
Deciding the school's policies on issues including admission and the length of the school day
Making sure all pupils have equal opportunities within the school and providing for pupils with special educational needs
Ensuring there is a high standard of maintenance of the the school's premises
Dealing with complaints about the school

Meet the Governors ...

All the Governors

The members of the Governing Body are:

Christine Henshall - Foundation Governor -appointed by the Archdiocese. Chairperson, member of the finance committee and curriculum committee, governor for the Arts and history and geography.

Paul Hodge - Foundation Governor -appointed by the Archdiocese, Vice Chairperson of the FGB, member of the curriculum and finance committee, governor with responsibility for the website.

Father Gordon - Foundation Governor - appointed by the Archdiocese, member of the Finance Committee

Deacon Derek Morris - Foundation Governor - appointed by the Archdiocese, member of both Curriculum and Finance Committee, governor of maths and RE in school.

Phil Harte - Foundation Governor - appointed by the Archdiocese, chair of the curriculum committee, member of the Finance committee, science governor.

Linda Morris - Foundation governor - appointed by the Archdiocese, member of the curriculum committee, governor for SEND and English in school.

Glyn Donohue - Local Authority governor - appointed by the LA Chair of the finance committee and governor for health and safety in school.

John Clegg - teacher governor and member of the curriculum committee, appointed through a vote by all school staff

Emma Fox - Parent Governor - appointed through nomination and vote by parents

Rebecca Seddon - Parent Governor - appointed through nomination and vote by parents - member of the Curriculum Committee and Safeguarding governor

Governors' Meetings

The governors meet as a full governing body 3 times a year. The governors also meet as committees each term.

The curriculum committee meet each term to discuss the subjects and the curriculum and monitor the progress of pupils.

The finance committee meet termly to monitor and approve the school budget and maintenance of the school building and contents.

Minutes of these meetings are available in the school office.

Governing Body Composition:

Type of Governor	No.
Foundation	7
Headteacher	1
Local Authority	1
Parent	2
Staff	1
Associate Members	0

Names of Governors	Type of Governor	Term of Office	Date of appoint-ment	Date of resignation (if resigned in the last 12 months)	Appointing Body
Mr Derek Morris	Foundation	1-9-16 to 31-8-20			Archdiocese
Mr Phil Harte	Foundation	21-11-16 to 21-11-20	14-11-12		Archdiocese
Mrs Christine Henshall (Chair)	Foundation	23-11-15 to 22-11-19	23-11-15		Archdiocese
Mr Paul Hodge Vice chair	Foundation	14-11-16 to 13-11-20	14-11-12		Archdiocese
Miss Diane Gaskell	Foundation	1-9-19 to 31-8-23	1-9-19		Archdiocese
Mrs Linda Morris	Foundation	1-2-16 to 31-1-19	01-02-12		Archdiocese
Mrs Rebecca Seddon	Parent	12-10-15 to 11-10-19	12-10-15		Parental Ballot
Mrs Lucy Unsworth	Parent	12-10-15 to 11-10-19	12-10-15	1-6-18	Parental Ballot
Susan Leck	Headteacher	01-03-14 to 29-02-64	01-03-14		Appointed by Governing Body
John Clegg	Teacher	1-2-15 to 31-1-19	01-02-11		Staff Ballot
Glyn Donohue	Local Authority	8-1-17 to 7-1-21			Local Authority

Mr Anthony Kilgannon	Foundation	14-11-12 to 13-11-16	14-11-12	13-11-16	Archdiocese
Mrs Emma Fox	Parent	16-10-18 to 15-10-22	16-10-18		Parental Ballot

Responsibility	Name
Safeguarding Governor	Rebecca Seddon
SEND governor	Linda Morris
Health and Safety governor	Glyn Donohue
Pupil Premium	Linda Morris
RE Governor	Derek Morris
Link Governor	Christine Henshall
Literacy Governor	Emma Fox
Maths Governor Arts Governor	Derek Morris Christine Henshall

Governor	Details of Pecuniary Interest	Details of personal Interest
Derek Morris	Nil	Governor at All Saints RC Primary
Paul Hodge	Nil	Nil
Phil Harte	Nil	Nil
Linda Morris	Nil	Nil
Glyn Donohue	Nil	Nil
Lucy Unsworth	Nil	Nil
Rebecca Seddon	Nil	Nil
Christine Henshall	Nil	Nil
John Clegg	Nil	Nil
Susan Leck	Nil	Nil

Attendance at Meetings
Name	FGB November 2017	FGB March 2018	FGB June 2018	FGB Nov 2018
Derek Morris			attended	attended
Paul Hodge	attended		attended	apologies
Phil Harte	did not attend			attended
Linda Morris	did not attend			attended
Glyn Donohue	attended			attended

Rebecca Seddon	attended			attended
Christine Henshall	attended		attended	attended
John Clegg	attended	attended	attended	attended
Susan Leck	attended	attended	attended	attended

Name of Governor	Finance December 17	March 18	May 18	Oct 18
Glyn Donohue Chair	Did not attend		apologies	attended
Derek Morris	Attended		apologies	apologies
Paul Hodge	Attended		apologies	apologies
Phil Harte	Did not attend		apologies	apologies
Christine Henshall	Attended		attended	apologies

Susan Leck	Attended		attended	attended

Name of Governor	Curriculum Dec 17	Curric March 18	Curric July 18	Curric Oct 18
Phil Harte Chair				Apologies
Derek Morris				Attended
Paul Hodge				Attended
Linda Morris				Apologies
Rebecca Seddon				Apologies
John Clegg				Attended
Susan Leck				Attended
Christine Henshall				Apologies