St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School

Growing Together in Faith, Love and Learning

Governing Board Membership

 

 

Name of Governing Board: St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School

The remit for the Governing Board is to:

  • Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
  • Hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
  • Oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure it’s money is well spent.

SCHOOL GOVERNORS

Click on the link to visit the Wigan Council website to view information re School Governors, including how to become a Local Authority governor: Wigan Council Link

See details to view information re Foundation Governor, including how to become a Foundation Governor: Foundation Governor Booklet 

Gill Donohoe

g.donohoe@rcaol.org.uk

0151 522 1059

GOVERNORS ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Each governor has a role to play within the full governing body and is assigned a specific area of school life to monitor and evaluate its effectiveness within the school.

 

Specific Responsibilities

Responsibility Name
Vulnerable Children Governor (including Safeguarding/Child Protection/Pupil Premium/Looked After Children & Attendance) Mrs Amy Pennington
SEND Governor Mrs Rebecca Whitaker
Financial Liaison Mrs Marianne Halliwell
GDPR & Governors for Conflict Resolution  Mrs Chris Mason
Governor for Spiritual Life & Ethos Mrs Liz Garner
Headteacher’s Appraisal Panel Mrs Chris Mason and Mrs Kathy Hall

Clerk to the Governing Board

Mrs Sophie Gardiner

Finance & General Purposes Committee
Mrs Marianne Halliwell (Chair) Mrs Clare Canavan
Mrs Helen Crowder Mrs Chris Mason
Mrs Amy Pennington Mrs Rebecca Whittaker

       

Pay Committee
Mrs Marianne Halliwell (Chair) Mrs Helen Crowder

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Curriculum & Standards Committee
Mrs Rebecca Whittaker (Chair) Mrs Chris Mason
Mrs Helen Crowder Mrs Isla Li
Mrs Clare Canavan Mrs Liz Garner
Mrs Amy Pennington

                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Ad-hoc Committees:
  • Pupil Discipline
  • Staff Appointments
  • Complaints
  • Appeals

Three governors with no prior knowledge will be called alphabetically to form the committee.

Drawn up (in alphabetical order) when required as outlined in the Scheme of Delegation for Staffing Matters.

Governor Engagement

To ensure that governors are fully versed in the effective delivery of the school curriculum they are assigned to curriculum areas to enable them to get to know the staff and children and monitor progress over a school year. Governors are also invited to share in school life.  This could be by way of working with groups of children on a particular topic, accompanying them on school trips, joining them in class/school celebrations etc.

St Bernadette’s Relic Visit with Governors featured in The Catholic Pic October 2022

Link Governor Roles 2022-2023

 

Terms of Office

Names of Governors
Type of Governor
Term of Office
Date of appointment
Date of resignation (if resigned in the last 12 months)
Appointing Body
Mr Peter Rushton
Foundation
01.09.20 – 31.08.24
01.09.12
31.08.23
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Mrs Marianne Halliwell (Vice Chair)
Foundation
16.03.22 – 15.03.26
01.09.14
N/A
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Mr Rory Orlandi
Foundation
21.07.20 - 20.07.24
21.07.20
31.08.22
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Mrs Margaret Quinn
Foundation
01.09.18 – 31.08.22
01.09.14
31.08.22
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Mrs Jane Corner
Foundation
22.07.21 – 21.07.25
22.07.13
04.01.24
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Mrs Elizabeth Prior
Foundation
16.07.20 - 15.07.24
16.07.20
15.07.24
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Mrs Elizabeth Garner
Foundation
28.06.21 - 25.06.25
28.06.21
N/A
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Dr James Dewey
Local Authority
29.05.20 – 28.05.24
Pre-2000
04.07.23
Appointed by Wigan MBC
Mrs Helen Crowder
Headteacher
01.09.21 - indefinite
01.09.21
N/A
Ex Officio
Mrs Isla Li
Staff
01.03.18 - 28.02.22
01.03.18
N/A
Elected by staff
Mr Ben Spence
Parent
05.12.19 - 04.12.23
05.12.19
04.12.23
Appointed by St. Bernadette's Governing Board
Mrs Danielle Trickett
Parent
16.09.21 - 15.09.25
16.09.21
08.03.24
Appointed by St. Bernadette's Governing Board
Mrs Rebecca Whittaker
Local Authority
27.09.23 - 26.09.27
27.09.23
N/A
Appointed by Wigan MBC
Mrs Amy Pennington
Parent
11.12.23 - 10.12.27
11.12.23
N/A
Appointed by St Bernadette's
Mrs Chris Mason (Chair)
Foundation
01.09.22 - 31.08.26
01.09.22
N/A
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Vacancy
Foundation

 REGISTER OF INTERESTS 

2023-2024
Details of Pecuniary Interest
Details of personal interest
Mrs Marianne Halliwell (Vice Chair)
I.T. Project Manager (Agilisys) Director of John Halliwell Ltd (property business)
Nil
Mrs Isla Li
Teacher ~ St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Nil
Mrs Helen Crowder
Headteacher ~ St. Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School
Nil
Mrs Elizabeth Garner
Teacher ~ St. Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School
Nil
Mrs Chris Mason (Chair)
Retired
Nil
Mrs Rebecca Whittaker
Teacher ~ Oakfield High School and College
Nil
Mrs Amy Pennington
Nil
Nil

The Governors of St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School believe it is important that the Governing Board reflects the diversity of our school community. Diverse Boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for our children and young people.

Data is currently collected on the diversity of the Board, which is used to inform our recruitment and training needs to ensure that there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making. However, due to our relatively small Board we do not publish this data online as individual Governors could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.