Governors | The Annunciation Catholic Junior School

Our Governors

The Annunciation Catholic Junior School

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire”

St. Catherine of Siena

Governing Body of The Annunciation Junior School

2018-2019

Name	Category	Appointing Body	Term of Office	Committees	Responsibilities	Declaration of Interest	Governor role in other institutions	Attendance at FGB meeting 2017/2018
Ms Mavis Amoah	Parent	Parents	May 2017 – April 2021	Member C F & C		None Declared		2/5
Mr Celestine Buluma	Parent	Parents	Sept 2018 – Aug 2022	Member T & L		None Declared		N/A
Canon Colin Davies	Foundation	Archbishop of Westminster	Sept 2015 – August 2019	Chair Staffing Member C F & C	Religious Education Lead	None Declared	The Annunciation Infant School	5/5
Mr Aaron Doherty	Staff	Staff	Nov 2017 – Oct 2021	Member T & L	Deputy Head	None Declared		3/4
Mrs Deirdre Hackett	Foundation	Archbishop of Westminster	Sept 2018 – August 2022	Chair of Finance & Resources Member of Staffing Admissions	Headteacher’s Performance Management	None Declared		5/5
Miss Doreen Kelly	Foundation	Archbishop of Westminster	Sept 2018 – Aug 2022	Chair of T & L Member of Staffing Admissions	Vice Chair of Governors SEN Lead Safeguarding Lead Headteacher’s Performance Management	None Declared		3/5
Ms Lorraine Lally	Foundation	Archbishop of Westminster	Pending	Member C F & C		None Declared		N/A
Mrs Carol Minihan	Headteacher	Ex Officio	N/A	Member of C F & C T & L Resources Staffing Admissions	Headteacher	None Declared		5/5
Mr Tim O’Keeffe	Foundation	Archbishop of Westminster	Pending	Member Finance & Resources		None Declared	St John Fisher	N/A
Mrs Anne O’Shea	Foundation	Archbishop of Westminster	Nov 2015 – Aug 2019	Chair of Admissions Member of T & L Finance & Resources Staffing	Chair of Governors	None Declared	Bishop Douglass School St. Dominic’s Sixth Form College	5/5
Mr Hugh Rayner	Barnet Local Authority	L.A	Feb 2019 –Jan 2023	Member of Finance & Resources	Health & Safety Lead	None Declared	Deansbrook Infants School	4/5
Mrs Vivian Sproule	Foundation	Archbishop of Westminster	Sept 2018 – Aug 2022	Chair of C F & C	Pupil Voice Lead	None Declared		5/5
Ms Tara Oliver	Foundation	Archbishop of Westminster	Retired August 2018
Mrs Joan O’Sullivan	Foundation	Archbishop of Westminster	Retired Feb 2018
Mrs Rowena Pearce	Staff	Staff	Retired Feb 2018

The Governing Body

The Governing Body, which was reconstituted on 26 February 2015, is made up of 12 members, the majority of whom are foundation governors, appointed by the Archbishop of Westminster. In addition to 7 foundation governors, there are 2 parent governors, elected by the parent body, a staff governor elected by the staff at the school, a governor appointed by the local authority and Mrs Minihan, Headteacher ex officio. Foundation governors have a specific duty to preserve and develop the Catholic character of the school and ensure the school is conducted as a Catholic School in accordance with Canon Law, the teachings of the Catholic Church and the Trust Deed of The Diocese of Westminster. All governors have voting rights.

The Governing Body is a corporate body, made up of volunteers who serve for a period of 4 years. To enable governors to fulfil their responsibilities, they receive regular training relating to the various aspects of their work. In addition to safeguarding the Catholic ethos and promoting British values, the role of the Governing Body is to:

Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school, its pupils and the performance management of staff.
Oversee the financial performance of the school and ensure its money is well spent.

Therefore, the role of the Governing Body is strategic rather than operational. It is the Headteacher who has responsibility for the day to day organisation and management of the school.

All governors are members of at least one committee:

Teaching and Learning
Resources
Children , Families and the Community
Staffing
Admissions

The Headteacher attends all committee meetings. Each term after the committee meetings have taken place, all governors attend the Full Governing Body meeting. Mr. Stephen Frayne is Clerk to the Governing Body and can be contacted via the school address.