What does a school governor do?
The purpose of School governors is to help provide the best possible education for pupils at our school. The Governing Board is responsible for the strategic management of the school and will make decisions about a wide range of issues.
The core responsibilities involved are:
Our Governing Board is split into small committees, Finance and General Purposes Committee; Curriculum, Standards and Send Committee; Admissions Committee.
These committees will meet separately from the Governing Board to discuss relevant issues in more detail. Discussion is then fed back at a full Governing Board meeting.
The majority of governors in a Catholic school such as Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School are Foundation Governors, appointed in the name of the Archbishop of Westminster.
Foundation Governors have a legal duty to preserve and develop the Catholic character of the school and to ensure that the school is conducted in accordance with its Trust Deed.
Parents of pupils attending the school may elect one or more of their number to serve as a school governor.
Elected parent governors, like elected teacher governors, are full members of the governing body.
More information on becoming a school governor can be found here.
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| PUBLICATION OF GOVERNORS' DETAILS & REGISTER OF INTERESTS | |||||
| Governor's Name | Committee the Governors serve on | Positions of responsibility |
Relevant Business Interests |
Other educational establishments governed |
Relationships with school staff inc. spouses, partners & relatives |
| Foundation (7) | |||||
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Mrs Annette Broderick 01/02/18-30/08/20 |
Standards, Curriculum & SEND Finance& General Purposes Admissions Committee (Chair) |
GB Chair Head Teacher's appraisal Science & RE Link |
None | None | None |
|
Rev. Antonio Ritaccio Ex-Officio |
Standards, Curriculum & SEND Finance& General Purposes |
Head Teacher's appraisal Pastoral Link |
None | None | None |
| VACANT | |||||
|
Ms Delores McClean-Boyd 01/09/18 - 31/08/22 |
Standards, Curriculum & SEND (Chair) |
Literacy Link Safeguarding Link |
None | None | None |
|
Mrs Christine Whiteside 01/09/19 - 31/08/2023 |
Standards, Curriculum & SEND Admissions Committee |
GB Vice-Chair Head Teacher's appraisal Inclusion (SEND) Link |
None | None | None |
| VACANT | |||||
| VACANT | None | None | None | ||
| Local Authority (1) | |||||
|
Mr Naqib Rahmani 13/05/19-12/05/23 |
Finance & General Purposes |
Maths Link | None | None | None |
| PARENT (2) | |||||
| Ms Leona Beckford | Standards, Curriculum & SEND |
Health & Safety Link Parent/Community Link Personal Development Link |
None | None | None |
| Hyaesook Yang |
Standards, Curriculum & SEND Finance& General Purposes |
International Primary Curriculum Link Parent/Community Link |
None | None | None |
| HEADTEACHER | |||||
|
Ms Mary Bickerstaff Ex-officio |
Standards, Curriculum & SEND Finance& General Purposes Admissions |
None | None | None | |
| STAFF (1) | |||||
|
Ms Niki Ellement 05/09/17-04/09/21 |
Standards, Curriculum & SEND Finance& General Purposes |
None | None | None | |
| ASSOCIATE MEMBERS | |||||
| Ms Marion Fogarty |
Finance & General Purposes Admissions |
None | None | None | |
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GOVERNOR RESIGNATIONS DURING THE 2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR Louriel St Louis resigned on 31 March 2019 Arthur Sanchez resigned on 10 June 2019 Hilda Mensah term of office expired on 30 August 2019
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Attendance record 2018-2019 academic year
Governing Board
| Name | Category of Governor |
Present 17/09/18 |
Present 14/01/19 |
Present 13/05/19 |
| Annette Broderick (AB) Chair | Foundation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Christine Whiteside (CW) Vice Chair | Foundation | Apologies | Yes | Yes |
| Naqib Rahmani (NR) | Local Authority | N/A | N/A | Yes |
| Mary Bickerstaff (MB) | Ex-Officio | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Niki Ellement (NE) | Staff | Yes | Yes | Apologies |
| Delores McClean-Boyd (DMB) | Foundation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Antonio Ritaccio (AR) | Foundation | Yes | Apologies | Apologies |
| Arthur Sanchez | Foundation Parent | Yes | Yes | No |
| Turki Aljrees (TA) | Foundation | N/A | N/A | No |
| Hilda Mensah (HM) | Foundation | No | Yes | No |
| Leona Beckford (LB) | Parent | Yes | Apologies | Apologies |
| VACANT | Parent | Yes (LSL) | Apologies (LSL) | N/A |
| ALSO PRESENT | ||||
| Simon Topping (ST) | Clerk | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Marion Fogarty (MF) | Staff (SBM) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Finance & General Purposes Committee
| Name | Category of Governor |
Present 03/12/18 |
Present 04/03/19 |
| Mary Bickerstaff (MB) | Staff Ex-Officio | Yes | Yes |
| Annette Broderick (AB) | Foundation | Yes | Yes |
| Antonio Ritaccio (AR) | Foundation | Apologies | Yes |
| Niki Ellement (NE) | Staff | Apologies | Yes |
| Arthur Sanchez (AS) | Foundation Parent | Apologies | Apologies |
| Leona Beckford (LB) | Parent | Yes | Yes |
| Turki Aljrees (TA) | Foundation | N/A | Yes |
| Naqib Rahmani (NR) | Local Authority | N/A | N/A |
| ALSO PRESENT | |||
| Simon Topping (ST) | Clerk | Yes | Yes |
| Marion Fogarty (MF) | Staff (SBM) | Yes | Yes |
CURRICULUM, STANDARDS AND SEND COMMITTEE
| Name | Category of Governor |
Present 12/11/18 |
Present 01/04/19 |
Present 15/07/19 |
| Mary Bickerstaff (MB) | Staff Ex-Officio | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Niki Ellement (NE) | Staff (Teacher) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Delores McLean-Boyd (DMB) Chair | Foundation | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Annette Broderick (AB) | Foundation | Yes | Yes | Apologies |
| Christine Whiteside (CW) | Foundation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hilda Mensah (HM) | Foundation | Yes | No | No |
| Antonio Ritaccio (AR) | Foundation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Turki Aljrees (TA) | Parent | N/A | N/A | Yes |
| Also Present | ||||
| Simon Topping (ST) | Clerk | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Anna Cislo (AC) | Staff | N/A | Yes | Yes |