Governors

The Role of the Governing Board

The St Saviours Roman Catholic Primary School Governing Board provides strategic leadership and accountability for the school. It is a team of dedicated and hard-working volunteers and staff members who help with the strategic vision of the school.

Its main functions are to;

• To provide a strategic overview that ensures the pupils learn most effectively and achieve the highest standards
• Act as a “critical friend” of the school by providing the Headteacher and staff with support, advice and information and monitor and evaluate to school’s effectiveness and promote the interests of the school and pupils.
• To ensure accountability. We are accountable to parents, pupils, the community, Archbishop, the Local Authority and Ofsted

It is also responsible for many important decisions in the running of the school. These include:

• Appointing the Headteacher and Deputy Headteachers. Governors are also involved in the appointment of teaching staff as appropriate.
• Agreeing the aims of the school curriculum and ensuring the national curriculum is implemented
• Determining how the school’s budget is to be used each year
• Dealing with official complaints and exclusions

Our Governors

Our governing body includes:

• Headteacher;
• 1 Elected staff Governor;
• 8 Foundation;
• 1 Governor nominated by the local authority;
• 2 Elected parent Governors; and
• 1 Co-opted Governor

The staff governor is elected by the staff and normally serves for 4 years.

The parent governors are elected to serve the Governing Board by parents of the school and normally serve for 4 years.

Parent governors are pleased to hear about views and ideas and can be contacted in writing via the school office.

The Foundation governors are appointed by the Diocese to serve the Governing Board of the school and normally serve for 4 years.

The co-opted governors are invited onto the Governing Board, by the Governing Board, to add areas of expertise and to represent the local community. We use a robust set of skills audits to ascertain the requirements and expertise required by the governing board.

The full list governors of St Saviours Roman Catholic Primary School are:

Foundation Governors

Mrs V Simpson (Chair)

Mrs J Forrest (Joint Vice-Chair)

Mrs L de Marquet (Pending reappointment)

Father Krzysztof (Pending formal appointment)

Mr U Unamka (Pending formal appointment)

Mr J Omigie (Pending formal appointment)

Mr I Green (Pending formal appointment)

Staff Governors

Ms S Tavernier

Co-opted Governor

Parent Governors

Mrs E Omagbemi

One position VACANT

LA Governor - Mrs P Peters (Joint Vice-Chair)

A full list of the governors as well as information about their appointment, committee membership, attendance, and the Register of Business interests is available on the school website.

The governors are kept well informed about our School through a wide variety of information systems from the Schools’ own reporting to published data from the Department for Education (DfE) and other external bodies.

Regular meetings enable governors to both support and challenge the leadership of the school. Governors keep in regular contact with the leadership of our School and regularly visit the School and also attend a range of School functions and events.

You can contact the governing body by writing to the Chair of Governors via the School Office.

Full governing body meetings are held each half term. The agenda for the meetings includes items from the Local Authority, the Diocese, directives and initiatives from the Government and school-based concerns.

Parents and carers are welcome to attend our Governing Body meetings as observers. Please let us know if you wish to attend so that we know to expect you and can arrange seating.

The governing body has a Resources sub-committee, which meets three times a year. The Pay and Admissions committees meet annually, a Disciplinary Panel will be formed and meet when required.

The dates of governing body meetings (including committee) for the year ahead are:

GOVERNING BOARD

Wednesday 25th September 2024 at 6.30p.m.

Thursday 12th December 2024 at 6.30p.m.

Wednesday 2nd April 2025 at 6.30p.m.

Wednesday 9th July 2025 at 6.30p.m. – 6.00p.m. meeting with School Council

GOVERNING BOARD – FOCUSED MEETINGS

Wednesday 9th October 2024 at 8.00a.m. – 1hr virtually

Wednesday 13th November 2024 at 8.00a.m. – 1hr virtually

Wednesday 11th December 2024 at 8.00a.m. – 1hr virtually

Wednesday 22nd January 2025 at 8.00a.m. – 1hr virtually

Wednesday 26th February 2025 at 8.00a.m. – 1hr virtually

Wednesday 26th March 2025 at 8.00a.m. – 1hr virtually

Wednesday 7th May 2025 at 8.00a.m. – 1hr virtually

Wednesday 11th June 2025 at 8.00a.m. – 1hr virtually

RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Committee Members: Mrs J Forrest (Chair), Mrs V Simpson and Mrs P Peters

Wednesday 20th November 2024 at 8.30a.m. (virtually)

Wednesday 12th March 2025 at 8.30a.m. (virtually)

Wednesday 18th June 2025 at 8.30a.m. (virtually)

PAY COMMITTEE

Date and Committee Members TBC

ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE

Date and Committee Members TBC

Minutes of the meetings can be made available for public inspection.

All Governors annually complete a Register of Interest Form.

All correspondence to the Governors should be addressed to:

Chair of Governors - St Saviour's RC Primary School, at 10 Bonfield Road, Lewisham SE13 6AL

Or

Mr Daniel Hudson Clerk to Governors - C/0 St Saviour's RC Primary School, at 10 Bonfield Road, Lewisham SE13 6AL