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 Interest
| /PUBLICATION OF GOVERNORS' DETAILS & REGISTER OF INTERESTS | |||||
| Governors Name Category of Governor Term of Office | -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 Veronica Officer 31/08/2024 - 31/08/2028 | Standards, Curriculum & SEND Committee (Chair) | - GB Co - Chair - Key Stage2 link | None | None | None |
Rev Tony Thomas Ex-Officio | Curriculum, Standards & SEND Committee
| - Vice Chair - Head Teacher's appraisal RE/Pastoral/Parents & Community Link | None | None | None |
Ms Myranda Devonish 01/09/2021 to 31/08/2025
| Curriculum, Standards & SEND Committee, Admissions Committee (Chair) | - GB Co-Chair -Headteachers appraisal Inclusion - SEND link Key - Key Stage1 link | None | None | None |
Mrs Pauline Cahillane 01/10/2021 to 31/08/2025 | Curriculum, Standards & SEND Committee | - Safeguarding link - EYFS link | |||
Mr Mauricio Caetano 01/03/2023 to 31/08/2026 | Finance & General Purpose Committee Admissions Committee | None | None | None | |
| Ms Patricia Isidoro 01/11/2022 to 31/08/2026 | Finance & General Purposes Committee | - Health and Safety link | None | None | None |
VACANT
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| Local Authority (1)/ | |||||
Mr Ryan Clement 03/02/2022 to 02/03/2026 | Finance & General Purpose Committee (Chair) | - Maths link | None | None | None |
| PARENT (2) | |||||
Ms Iris Abbas 31/10/2022 to 30/10/2026 | Finance & General Purpose Committee | - Parent/ Community link | None | None | None |
Charlene Hibbert (CH) 16/09/2024 to 15/09/2028 | Finance & General Purpose Committee |
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| HEADTEACHER | |||||
Ms Marie Halpin Ex-officio | Standards, Curriculum & SEND Finance& General Purposes Committee Admissions Committee | None | None | None | |
| STAFF (1) | |||||
Sean Murphy 09/09/2024 to 08/09/2028 | Finance & Ge | ||||
| ASSOCIATE | MEMBERS | ||||
| Ms Shahla Sharyf | Finance & General Purposes Admissions | None | None | None | |
| Mrs Vikki Kent | Assistant Headteacher | None | None | None | |
GOVERNOR RESIGNATIONS DURING THE 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR Mr McCarthy resigned 24.07.24 Mrs Alexander resigned 24.07.24 Alexis Rubio resigned 29/07/2022 Janelle Clarke resigned 18/05/2022 Jayani Senevirante resigned end of Autumn Term 2023 Annette Broderick term of office expired and of Summer Term 2023
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Attendance record 2022-2023 academic year
Governing Board
| Name | Category of Governor | Present 07/11/22 | Present 27/03/23 | Present 26/06/23 |
| Annette Broderick(AB) Chair | Foundation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Myranda Devonish (MD) | Foundation | Yes | Apologies | Yes |
| Ryan Clement (RC) | Local Authority | No | Yes | Yes |
| Marie Halpin(MH) | Head Teacher | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tristan McCarthy (TM) | Staff | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mauricio Caetano(MC) | Foundation | Yes(JS) | N/A | Apologies |
| Tony Thomas (TT) V Chair | Foundation | Yes | Apologies | Apologies |
| Patricia Isidoro (PI) | Found. Parent | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Veronica Officer (VO) | Found. Parent | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pauline Cahillane (PC) | Foundation | Apologies | Yes | Apologies |
| Iris Abbas (IA) | Parent | Apologies | Yes | Apologies |
| Annette Alexander(AA) | Parent | N/A | Yes | Apologies |
| ALSO PRESENT | ||||
| Simon Topping (ST) | Clark | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shahla Sharyf | SBM | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vikki Kent (VK) | Assistant Head | Yes(NE) | Yes | Yes |
Finance & General Purposes Committee
| Name | Category of Governor | Present 22/09/22 | Present 16/01/23 | Present 22/05/23 |
| Marie Halpin | Staff Ex-Officio | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| T McCarthy | Staff (Teacher) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Veronica Officer | Foundation (Parent) | Yes | Yes | Apologies |
| Annette Broderick | Foundation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tony Thomas | Foundation | Apologies | Yes | Yes |
| Myranda Devonish | Foundation | Apologies | Yes | Apologies |
| Patricia Isidoro | Foundation (Parent) | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Pauline Cahillane | Foundation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ryan Clement | Local Authority | Apologies | No | Yes |
| Mauricio Caetano | Foundation | N/A | N/A | Yes |
| Iris Abbas | Parent | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Annette Alexander | Parents | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| ALSO PRESENT | ||||
| Simon Topping | Clark | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CURRICULUM, STANDARDS AND SEND COMMITTEE
| Name | Category of Governor | Present 22/09/22 | Present 16/01/23 | Present 22/05/23 |
| Marie Halpin(MH) | Staff Ex-Officio | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tristan McCarthy (TM) | Staff (Teacher) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Veronica Officer (VO) COM CHAIR | Foundation (Parent) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Annette Broderick (AB) | Foundation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tony Tomas (TT) | Foundation | Apologies | Yes | Yes |
| Pauline Cahillane (PC) | Foundation | Res | Yes | Yes |
| Myranda Devonish (MD) | Foundation | Apologies | Yes | Yes |
| Patricia Isidoro (PI) | Foundation (Parent) | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Iris Abbas (IA) | Parent | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Annette Alexander (AA) | Parent | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Also Present | ||||
| Simon Topping (ST) | Clark | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shahla Sharyf (SS) | Staff member | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vikki Kent (VK) | Assistant Head | N/A | Yes | Yes |
PUBLICATION OF GOVERNORS DETAILS & REGISTER OF INTRESTS
| Heather Fokered (HF) | School Bursar | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shahla Sharyf (SS) | Staff | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vikki Kent (VK) | Assistant Head | N/A | Yes | Yes |