Governors
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. Three parent governors
b. One local authority governor
c. One staff governor
d. One Headteacher
e. Two foundation governors
f. Three co-opted governors
The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are to:
- Set the aims and objectives for the school
- Set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
- Set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives
- Monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
- Be a source of challenge and support to the headteacher and the leadership team (a critical friend)
St Catherine’s governor team as of September 2020:
Margaret Tindall (Foundation)
Chair of governors
Responsibilities / Committees:
- Maths link
- Early years link
- Headteacher’s performance committee
- all committees
Date Appointed: 22/11/2019
Term of Office End Date: 21/11/2023
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and Committee): 5 of 9
Sarah Power
Headteacher
Responsibilities / Committees:
- Headteacher
- all committees
Date Appointed: 22/11/2007
Term of Office End Date: ongoing
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and Committee): 8 of 9
Amanda Cope (Co-opted)
Deputy Headteacher
Responsibilities / Committees:
- Deputy Headteacher
- all committees
Date Appointed: 17/09/2018
Term of Office End Date: 16/09/2022
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and Committee): 9 of 9
Richard Best (Parent)
Deputy Chair of Governors
Responsibilities / Committees:
- E-learning link
- Discipline committee
- Parent complaints committee
- all committees
Date Appointed: 11/11/2019
Term of Office End Date: 10/11/2023
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and Committee): 7 of 9
Tracy Law (Staff)
Governor
Responsibilities / Committees:
- Health and safety link
- all committees
Date Appointed: 22/11/2019
Term of Office End Date: 21/11/2023
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and Committee): 9 of 9
Pauline Smith (Foundation)
Governor
Responsibilities / Committees:
- English link
- Parent complaints committee
- Headteacher's performance committee
- all committees
Date Appointed: 22/03/2018
Term of Office End Date: 21/03/2022
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and Committee): 7 of 9
Hannah Talbot (Co-opted)
Governor
Responsibilities / Committees:
- SEN/PP link
- Discipline committee
- Parents complaints committee
- all committees
Date Appointed: 22/03/2018
Term of Office End Date: 21/03/2022
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and Committee): 7 of 9
Catherine Morris (Parent)
Governor
Responsibilities / Committees:
- Safeguarding link
- Discipline committee
- all committees
Date Appointed: 11/11/2019
Term of Office End Date: 10/11/2023
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and Committee): 6 of 9
Jon McCabe (Local Authority)
Governor
Responsibilities / Committees:
- Attendance
- all committees
Date Appointed: 15/10/2018
Term of Office End Date: 14/10/2022
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and Committee): 8 of 9
Paul Concannon (Parent)
Governor
Responsibilities / Committees:
- Finance
- all committees
Date Appointed: 15/10/2018
Term of Office End Date: 14/10/2022
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
Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and Committee): 8 of 9
Sam Guille (Associate governor)
Responsibilities / Committees:
- no voting rights
Date Appointed: 20/05/2019
Term of Office End Date: 19/05/2023
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Meetings attended in previous academic year (FGB and Committee): 0
Vacancy - x1 Co-opted governor