Welcome to our Governors’ section
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured including the names, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
The Governing Body has three main roles:
- To set the strategic direction of the school
- To act as a critical friend to the school
- To hold the school to account
We do this by meeting twice a term as a full governing body; during the first meeting each of our committees reports on how they have held the school to account. At the second meeting we receive and examine a detailed report from the Headteacher.
In addition to these meetings, governors visit the school to see it in action and offer their own professional or personal experience for the greater good of the school.
The day to day management of the school is delegated to the Headteacher and his or her staff.
Governors are unable to intervene in any individual school matter unless the Headteacher has been unable to satisfactorily resolve the matter of concern. Individual governors have no special authority; it is the governing body as a group which exercises its responsibilities.
At the September 2021 Governing Body meeting, Anita Marshall was elected Chair of Governors.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Governing Body Membership September 2023
Name |
Term of Office Ends |
Governor Subject Area Responsibility |
Anita Marshall |
31/08/2024 |
Co-Chair of Governors – RSE, Data Protection |
Hilary Turner |
31/08/2023 |
Co-Chair of Governors – SEND, Mental Health and Wellbeing |
Fr Cristiano Braz |
31/08/2025 |
Catholic Life |
Philip Stark |
31/08/2025 |
Vice Chair of Governors, Chair of Resources and Compliance Committee – English, Safeguarding |
Jemimah Jamiru |
03/09/2027 |
Chair of Standards and Outcomes Committee - Music |
Sharon McHugh |
31/08/2025 |
PSHE |
Edyta Marciniuk |
15/07/2025 |
History, Geography, PE |
Bittoy George |
16/10/2026 |
Computing |
Sandra Stokes |
03/09/2027 |
MFL, Racial Equality |
Danita Rowlands |
19/07/2023 |
Maths |
Claire O’Neill |
31/08/2025 |
Religious Education |
Gerard McMahon |
22/03/2024 |
Health & Safety |
Julian Rakowski |
Headteacher |
Science, Design & Technology, Art |
Governing Body Meetings:
Tuesday 26th September 2023 7.10pm, Tuesday 12th December 2023 7.10pm, Tuesday 23rd January 2024 7.10pm, Tuesday 19th March 2024 7.10pm, Tuesday 14th May 2024 7.10pm, Tuesday 9th July 2024 7.40pm
Resources and Compliance Committee Meeting dates: Thursday 12th October 2023 7.10pm Thursday 1st February 2024 7.10pm Thursday 20th June 2024 7.10pm Members: Philip Stark – Chair Anita Marshall Hilary Turner Gerard McMahon Sharon McHugh Sandra Stokes Julian Rakowski |
Standards and Outcomes Committee Meeting dates: Tuesday 17th October 2023 7.10pm Tuesday 12th March 2024 Tuesday 9th July 2014 7.10pm Members: Jemimah Jamiru - Chair Anita Marshall Hilary Turner Father Cristiano Braz Danita Rowlands Edyta Marciniuk Claire O'Neill Bittoy George Julian Rakowski |
Governor meeting attendance table 2023-2024:
Name |
Full GB 26.9.2023 |
R&C 12.10.2023 |
S&O 17.10.2023 |
Full GB 12.12.2023 |
Full GB 23.1.2024 |
R&C 1.02.2024 |
Admissions TBA |
S&O 12.3.2024 |
Full GB 19.3.2024 |
Full GB 14.5.2024 |
R&C 20.6.2024 |
S&O 9.7.2024 |
Full GB 9.7.2024 |
Anita Marshall (R&C/ S&O) |
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Governing Body: Minutes of Meetings
Standards and Outcomes Committee
This committee monitors children's academic, social and spiritual development and sets the strategic direction of the curriculum of the school.
Members:
Jemimah Jamiru - Chair
Julian Rakowski
Father Cristiano Braz
Danita Rowlands
Anita Marshall
Hilary Turner
Edyta Marciniuk
Claire O'Neill
Bittoy George
Resources and Compliance Committee
This committee monitors the staffing, finance and premises of the school with a view to maximising the use of these resources for the benefit of education of the children.
Membership:
Philip Stark - Chair
Julian Rakowski
Anita Marshall
Hilary Turner
Gerard McMahon
Sharon McHugh
Sandra Stokes