Governors Information
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:
- Ensuring accountability
- Acting as a ‘critical friend’ to the Head Teacher
- Monitoring and evaluating the school’s progress
- Budgetary allocation and control
- Planning for the long term future of the school
- Setting the school’s aims and values
- Appointing senior members of staff including the Head Teacher
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.
Becoming a School Governor
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.
Becoming a Parent Governor
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) | |||||
Mrs Annette Broderick 01/09/20-31/08/24 | Standards, Curriculum & SEND Finance& General Purposes Admissions Committee (Chair) | GB Chair Head Teacher's appraisal Safeguarding Link | None | None | None |
Fr Tony Thomas Ex-Officio | Standards, Curriculum & SEND Finance& General Purposes | Vice Chair Head Teacher's appraisal RE/Pastoral/Parents & Community Link | None | None | None |
Miss Myranda Devonish
| Standards, Curriculum & SEND Committee | None | None | None | |
VACANT | |||||
| VACANT | |||||
| VACANT | |||||
| VACANT | |||||
| Local Authority (1)/ | |||||
Mr Naqib Rahmani 13/05/19-12/05/23 | Finance & General Purposes (Chair) | Head Teacher's appraisal Inclusion / SEND / Maths Link | None | None | None |
| PARENT (2) | |||||
Mrs Janelle Clarke | Standards, Curriculum & SEND Finance& General Purposes | Health & Safety Link Parent/Community Link | None | None | None |
VACANT | Standards, Curriculum & SEND Finance& General Purposes | Art Link Parent/Community Link | None | None | None |
| HEADTEACHER | |||||
Ms Marie Halpin (Interim) Ex-officio | Standards, Curriculum & SEND Finance& General Purposes Admissions | None | None | None | |
| STAFF (1) | |||||
Mr Tristan McCarthy | Standards, Curriculum & SEND Finance& General Purposes | None | None | None | |
| ASSOCIATE | MEMBERS | ||||
| Ms Marion Fogarty | Finance & General Purposes Admissions | None | None | None | |
GOVERNOR RESIGNATIONS DURING THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR Turki Aljrees resigned on 30/09/2019 Ms Delores McClean-Boy resigned on 11/12/2020 Ms Christine Whiteside resigned on 11/12/2020 | |||||
Attendance record 2019-2020 academic year
Governing Board
| Name | Category of Governor |
Present 16/09/19 |
Present 27/01/20 |
Present 06/07/20 |
| Annette Broderick (AB) Chair | Foundation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Christine Whiteside (CW) Vice Chair | Foundation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Naqib Rahmani (NR) | Local Authority | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mary Bickerstaff (MB) | Ex-Officio | Yes | Yes | Yes |
|
Niki Ellement (NE) Vikki Kent (VK) representing NE during her maternity leave |
Staff | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Delores McClean-Boyd (DMB) | Foundation | Apologies | Yes | Yes |
| Antonio Ritaccio (AR) | Foundation | Yes | Apologies | Apologies |
| Vacant | Foundation Parent | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Vacant | Foundation Parent | Apologies/TA | N/A | N/A |
| Vacant | Foundation | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Leona Beckford (LB) | Parent | Yes | No | Apologies |
| Hyawsook Yang (HY) | Parent | Yes | Apologies | Apologies |
| ALSO PRESENT | ||||
| Simon Topping (ST) | Clerk | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Marion Fogarty (MF) | Associate Member (SBM) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Finance & General Purposes Committee
| Name | Category of Governor |
Present 11/11/19 |
Present 27/04/20 |
Present Summer |
| Mary Bickerstaff (MB) | Staff Ex-Officio | Yes | Yes | N/A Covid |
| Annette Broderick (AB) | Foundation | Yes | Yes | N/A Covid |
| Antonio Ritaccio (AR) | Foundation | NO | Yes | N/A Covid |
| Naqib Rahmani (NR) | Local Authority | Apologies | Yes | N/A Covid |
| Hyaesook Yang (HY) | Parent | Yes | Yes | N/A Covid |
| Christine Whiteside (CW) | Foundation | Yes | Apologies | N/A Covid |
| ALSO PRESENT | ||||
| Simon Topping (ST) | Clerk | Yes | Yes | N/A Covid |
| Marion Fogarty (MF) | Staff (SBM) | Yes | Yes | N/A Covid |
CURRICULUM, STANDARDS AND SEND COMMITTEE
| Name | Category of Governor |
Present 04/12/19 |
Present 02/03/20 |
Present 13/07/20 |
| Mary Bickerstaff (MB) | Staff Ex-Officio | Yes | N/A Covid | N/A Covid |
| Niki Ellement (NE) | Staff (Teacher) | Yes | N/A Covid | N/A Covid |
| Delores McLean-Boyd (DMB) Chair | Foundation | Apologies | N/A Covid | N/A Covid |
| Annette Broderick (AB) | Foundation | Yes | N/A Covid | N/A Covid |
| Christine Whiteside (CW) | Foundation | Yes | N/A Covid | N/A Covid |
| Antonio Ritaccio (AR) | Foundation | Apologies | N/A Covid | N/A Covid |
| Hyaesook Yang (HY) | Parent | Yes | N/A Covid | N/A Covid |
| Also Present | ||||
| Simon Topping (ST) | Clerk | Yes | N/A Covid | N/A Covid |
| Richard Jarman (RJ) | Observer | N/A | N/A Covid | N/A Covid |
