THE FEDERATION OF ST SEBASTIAN'S & ST CUTHBERT'S GOVERNORS

including the Field of Dreams Nursery & Extended Schools

School governors are the largest volunteer workforce nationally with over 300,000 school  governors in England.

The governing body carries out its functions with the aim of taking a largely strategic role in the running of the school. This includes:

• setting up a strategic framework for the school
• setting aims and objectives for the school
• agreeing policies and targets for achieving the objectives
• reviewing progress and reviewing the strategic framework in the light of progress
• ensuring accountability to stakeholders

The governing body acts as a “critical friend” to the Head Teacher by providing support and challenge. The Head Teacher is responsible for the day-to-day management and control of the school and the implementation of the strategic framework established by the governing body. The governors and Head Teacher work together in partnership to raise standards in the school.

GOVERNOR TYPES

PARENT GOVERNORS

Parents and carers of pupils at the school are eligible to stand for governorship at the school. Parent governors are elected by other parents at the school. If insufficient parents stand for election, the governing body can appoint parent governors.

STAFF GOVERNORS

Both teaching and non-teaching staff are eligible for staff governorship. Staff governors are elected by the school staff and must be paid to work at the school – volunteers are not eligible. The Head Teacher is a member of the governing body by virtue of his/her office and counts as a member of the staff category.

AUTHORITY GOVERNORS

LA governors are appointed by the Local Authority. In Liverpool, the City Council is the appointing body.

COMMUNITY GOVERNORS

Community governors are appointed by the governing body to represent community interests, including the business community.

FOUNDATION GOVERNORS

Foundation governors are appointed by the school’s founding body, usually diocese or trust. If the school has a religious character, the foundation governors must preserve and develop this.

SPONSOR GOVERNORS

Persons who give substantial assistance to the school, financially or in kind, or who provide services to the school can be appointed by the governing body as sponsor governors.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

The governing body can appoint associate members to attend full governing body meetings in a non-voting capacity. Associate members may serve on one or more governing body committees with limited voting rights.

GOVERNING BODY STRUCTURE

Please find below details of how our Governing Body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each governor.

Mr P Moloney – Chair | Foundation
Mrs D Hegarty – Vice Chair | Foundation

Ms R Denson – Foundation
Mrs M Haney – Foundation
Mr S Holleron – Foundation
Mrs C Murphy – Foundation
Ms F Murphy – Foundation

Vacancy - Foundation

Ms J Powell - Authority

Mr J Calvert – Parent of St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Ms A Jones – Parent of St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School & Nursery

Mrs M Rabbette – Staff Governor | Assistant Head Teacher at St Sebastian's

Mrs C Bells-Knox – Head Teacher at St Cuthbert’s 

Mrs J McCormick – Head Teacher at St Sebastian’s | Field of Dreams Nursery

Ms D Garvey – Assistant Head Teacher at St Cuthbert’s – Observer
Mrs K Lunt –  Assistant Head Teacher at St Cuthbert’s – Observer

Mrs L McCormick - Assistant Head Teacher at St Sebastian's - Observer
Ms P Scrimshaw – Manager of the Field of Dreams Nursery – Observer

Mr G Allen – Clerk to the Governors

If you would like to contact any of the governors please send in a sealed envelope for their attention and our administration staff will pass this onto them.