Governors
The Governance Statement
In accordance with the Government's requirements for all governing bodies, the three core strategic functions of the Our Lady & St. Gerard's Primary School Governing Body are:
1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction and ensure all statutory duties are met;
2. Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff;
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and ensuring its money is well spent.
The Governing Body have two working committees:
- Resources Committee
- Standards and Effectiveness Committee
The terms of reference for each committee can be obtained by clicking the documents below.
Terms of Reference
Governing Board Membership
Governing Board Attendance
Chair of Committees:
The Chair for each committee is as follows:
Mr J Kingswood - Chair of Governors
Mrs K Walton - Chair of Resources
Mr E Taylor - Chair of Standards and Effectiveness
Link Governors
Each governor at Our Lady & St. Gerard's is linked to a curriculum area. They meet regularly with the Subject Leader(s) of their curriculum area(s) to discuss policy, standards, aims and vision.
Art: Eddie Taylor
Child Protection: John Kingswood
Computing: John Kingswood
DT: Eddie Taylor
English: Lyndsey Frew and Steve Saul
History/Geography: Karen Walton
Maths: Angela Bowman
Modern Foreign Languages: Karen Walton
Music: Angela Bowman
PE: Mark Rushe
PSHE and RE: Isabel Lucas and Karen Walton
SEND: Lyndsey Frew