Governors St Columba's Rc Primary School

Governors

Our Governors are unpaid volunteers. They work hard and always have the best interests of the children at heart

Meet our Governors

Type of Governor	Governor Name	Start Date	End Date	Register of Interest
Headteacher	Mrs Kath Baker	01.09.16	31.08.20	None
Foundation Governors	Mrs Helen Reddy Fr Alf Rebello Ex Oficio Mrs Carol Yates Chair Mrs Anne Gracie Mrs Caroline Smith Vice Chair Mr J Carroll	18.05.18 31.1.20 10.07.17 12.7.18 12.3.21 19.11.20	19.05.22 10.07.21 12.7.22 11.3.24 18.11.24	None Governor at Parish schools None None None None
LEA Governor	Councillor Nick Peel	14.3.18	15.3.22	Governor at Castle Hill
Parent Governors	Mr D Ashworth Mrs Viviene Bates	28.2.21 05.11.20	27.2.24 06.11.24	None None
Staff Governor	Mrs Anna Hewson	29.9.21	28.9.24	None
Clerk to Committees	Mrs Tricia Lees

Committees

Staffing & Finance Committee

Curriculum & Premises Committee

Mrs Baker

Mrs Reddy

Mrs Lees

Mr Carroll

Mrs Yates

Mrs Kennair

Mrs Baker

Mrs Bates

Mrs Gracie

Mr Ashworth

Mrs Smith

Miss Syddall (Observer)

Mrs Hewson

Cllr Nic Peel

Retired Governors as at August 2021
Type of Governor Staff Governor Staff Governor Ex Officio Foundation Governor Foundation Governor Foundation Governor LA Governor	Governor Name Mrs Stanton Mr Boardman Father Francis Parkinson Mrs Houghton Mrs R Berry Mrs Donna Owens Mrs Susan Whittle	End Date August 2021 February 2020 October 2018 August 2018 May 2018 July 2017 March 2017

Notes for the above

Non Register of interest includes Relevant business/percuniary intersts, Other Educational Establishments Governed, Material relationships.

Foundation Governors are appointed by the Bishop

LA Governor is appointed by the Local Authority

Parent Governor is voted on and appointed by the parents

Staff Governor is voted on and appointed by the staff

Governance Structures

Governors are on a variety of committees.

They are given nominated roles eg subject governors and classes to be attached to.

They are also on certain committees such as

HT appraisal

Admissions

Appeals

Grievance

Safeguarding and Child Protection

Complaints from parents

Governors skills/interests are taken into consideration when committees / roles are formed.

Involvement in school life

Governors are invited into school. They take part in activities which monitor the performance of school and are a critical friend to the school senior leadership team.

They are responsible for;

Recruitment of school staff.

Admissions into school .

Monitoring the finance of the school.

The school curriculum.

We are very grateful for the amount of time our governors spend on school and help work with the leadership team for the benefit of our children.

St Columba's RC Primary School

Governors