Governors Details

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

Governors of St Catherine’s CE Primary School

Instrument of government:

a. Two parent governors
b. One local authority governor
c. One staff governor
d. One Headteacher
e. Two foundation governors
f. Two co-opted governors

The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are to:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff
• Overseeing financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent

St Catherine’s governor team as of September 2025:

Clerk to governors: Katie Griffiths. Correspondence for governors can be sent to the clerk via email: katie.griffiths@sips.co.uk

Margret Tindall (Foundation)

Chair of governors

Responsibilities / Committees:

• SEND Governor
• Church Schools Governor
• Attendance Governor
• Headteacher’s performance committee
• Curriculum and Standards committee
• Pastoral committee
• Staffing committee
• Pupil Discipline committee
• Complaints committee
• Appeals committee
• Pay committee

Appointed By: Diocese of Worcester

Date Appointed: 22/11/2023

Term of Office End Date: 21/11/2027

Voting Rights: Full Voting Rights

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Amanda Cope

Headteacher

Responsibilities / Committees:

• Headteacher
• Management committee
• Curriculum and Standards committee
• Pastoral committee
• Staffing committee
• Pupil Discipline committee
• Complaints committee
• Appeals committee

Appointed By: Governing Board

Date Appointed: 26/04/2022

Term of Office End Date: N/A

Voting Rights: Full Voting Rights

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: Local Authority Governor at Wolverley CE

Secondary School

Pauline Smith (Foundation)

Governor

Responsibilities / Committees:

• Church Schools Governor
• Headteacher's performance committee
• Curriculum and Standards committee
• Pastoral committee
• Staffing committee
• Pupil Discipline committee
• Complaints committee
• Appeals committee
• Pay committee

Appointed By: Diocese of Worcester

Date Appointed: 22/03/2022

Term of Office End Date: 21/03/2026

Voting Rights: Full Voting Rights

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Anthony Derrer (Local Authority)

Governor (Vice Chair)

Responsibilities / Committees:

• Health & Safety Governor
• Sustainability Governor
• Headteacher's performance committee
• Management committee
• Staffing committee
• Pupil Discipline committee
• Complaints committee
• Appeals committee
• Pay committee

Appointed By: Governing Board and Local Councillor

Date Appointed: 10/10/22

Term of Office End Date: 09/10/26

Voting Rights: Full Voting Rights

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Wolverley CE Secondary School

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Kirsty Sugden (Parent)

Governor

Responsibilities / Committees:

• Safeguarding/Child Protection Governor
• Pastoral committee
• Staffing committee
• Pupil Discipline committee
• Complaints committee
• Appeals committee
• Pay committee

Appointed By: Parental Vote

Date Appointed: 04/10/22

Term of Office End Date: 03/10/26

Voting Rights: Full Voting Rights

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Paul Concannon (Parent)

Governor

Responsibilities / Committees:

• Finance committee
• Management committee
• Staffing committee
• Pupil Discipline committee
• Complaints committee
• Appeals committee
• Pay committee

Appointed By: Parental Vote

Date Appointed: 14/10/2022

Term of Office End Date: 13/10/2026

Voting Rights: Full Voting Rights

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Company Director - KS Accountancy Solutions Ltd & Company director - Melwood Property Management Ltd

Non-pecuniary link: Treasurer of Diabetes UK, Kidderminster group

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Thom Medcalf (Staff)

Governor

Responsibilities / Committees:

• Management committee
• Staffing committee
• Pupil Discipline committee
• Complaints committee
• Appeals committee

Appointed By: School Staff Vote

Date Appointed: 22/11/2023

Term of Office End Date: 21/11/2027

Voting Rights: Full Voting Rights

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Sean Garbutt (Co-opted)

Governor

Responsibilities / Committees:

• Digital & Technology Standards Governor
• Management committee
• Staffing committee
• Pupil Discipline committee
• Complaints committee
• Appeals committee
• Pay committee

Appointed By: Governing Board

Date Appointed: 22/09/2025

Term of Office End Date: 21/09/2029

Voting Rights: Full Voting Rights

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: TBC

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Gareth Webb (Co-opted)

Governor

Responsibilities / Committees:

• Safer Recruitment Governor
• Curriculum and Standards committee
• Staffing committee
• Pupil Discipline committee
• Complaints committee
• Appeals committee
• Pay committee

Appointed By: Governing Board

Date Appointed: 22/09/2025

Term of Office End Date: 21/09/2029

Voting Rights: Full Voting Rights

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: TBC

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None