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. Four 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 2024:

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:

• School improvement link
•  SIAMS link
• Headteacher’s performance committee & pay panel
• all committees

Date Appointed: 22/11/2023

Term of Office End Date: 21/11/2027

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Amanda Cope

Headteacher  

Responsibilities / Committees:

• Headteacher
• all committees

Date Appointed: 26/04/2022

Term of Office End Date: N/A

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None

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

                                                                                                     Secondary School

Sam Guille (Co-opted)

Governor 

Responsibilities / Committees:

• SIAMS link
• Headteacher's performance committee
• All committees

Date Appointed: 26/04/2021

Term of Office End Date: 25/04/2025

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Karen McGrath (Co-opted)

Governor

Responsibilities / Committees: TBC

Date Appointed: 01/09/2024

Term of Office End Date: 31/08/2028

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: Chair of Governors at Wolverley CE  

                                                                                                                                Secondary School

Sian Nolan (Co-opted)

Governor

Responsibilities / Committees:TBC

Date Appointed: 01/09/2024

Term of Office End Date: 31/08/2028

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Pauline Smith (Foundation)

Governor

Responsibilities / Committees:

• SIAMS link
• Headteacher's performance committee
• all committees

Date Appointed: 22/03/2022

Term of Office End Date: 21/03/2026

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Anthony Derrer (Local Authority)

Governor (Vice Chair)

Responsibilities / Committees: TBC

Date Appointed: 10/10/22

Term of Office End Date: 09/10/26

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

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Robyn Highfield (Parent)

Governor

Responsibilities / Committees: TBC

Date Appointed: 23/11/2023

Term of Office End Date: 22/11/2027

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: TBC

Governance roles in other educational institutions: TBC

Kirsty Sugden (Parent)

Governor

Responsibilities / Committees:

• Safeguarding link
• all committees

Date Appointed: 04/10/22

Term of Office End Date: 03/10/26

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None 

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Paul Concannon (Parent)

Governor

Responsibilities / Committees:

• Finance committee 
• all committees

Date Appointed: 15/10/2022

Term of Office End Date: 14/10/2026

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:TBC

Date Appointed: 22/11/2023

Term of Office End Date: 21/11/2027

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Associate Governors (no voting rights)

Hannah Talbot (Associate)

Governor

Date Appointed: 1st September 2024

Term of Office End Date: 1st September 2028

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Deputy Headteacher at RGS Senior School

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Sean Garbutt (Associate)

Governor

Date Appointed: 30th November 2023

Term of Office End Date: 30th November 2027

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: TBC

Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Catherine Brogan (Associate)

Governor

Date Appointed: 1st September 2024

Term of Office End Date: 1st September 2028

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Acting headteacher at Sytchampton Primary School

Governance roles in other educational institutions: Headteacher at Sytchampton Primary School