Annual Governance Statement
St. Vincent’s Catholic Primary School
Annual Governance Statement
Autumn 2022 for Academic Year 2022/23
The Board of Governors
Current Governors |
Type of Governor |
First Appointed |
Current term of office expires |
Mrs Anita Harrop |
Headteacher |
01/09/2015 |
Statutory |
Mrs Deborah Mc Duff |
Staff Governor |
25/04/2022 |
25/04/2026 |
Mrs Alice Kilburn |
Parent Governor |
18/11/2019 |
08/11/2024 |
Mr Carl Thorgaard |
Foundation Governor |
05/09/2018 (as Parent Governor) |
01/01/2025 |
Canon Jonathan Brandon |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2019 |
31/08/2023 |
Mr Raymond Machell KC |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2010 |
31/08/2024 |
Mrs Sarah Butler |
Foundation Governor (Vice Chair) |
10/2015 (as Parent Governor) |
31/08/2026 |
Mr Adrian Godding |
Foundation Governor |
11/2016 (as Associate Member) |
31/08/2026 |
Mrs Joanne Donnachie |
Foundation Governor (Chair) |
01/09/2010 |
31/08/2026 |
Ms Louise Dickinson
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Foundation Governor |
01/09/2010 |
31/08/2026
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Mrs Sinead Donnelly |
Parent Governor |
11/02/2021 |
11/02/2025 |
Mr Matthew Lee |
LA Governor |
28/02/2023 |
28/02/2027 |
Previous Governors
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Type of Governor |
First Appointed |
Term of Office finished |
Mrs Patricia Young |
LA Governor |
01/09/2010 |
Resigned 21/06/2022 |
Mr Stuart Nichols |
Staff Governor |
06/10/2016 |
Resigned 01/04/2022 |
Mrs Cathy Belford |
Associate Member |
11/2016 |
Resigned 10/11/2020 |
Mr George Tsiantar |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2010 |
Deceased 07/2020 |
Canon John Rafferty |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2010 |
Resigned 01/09/2019 |
Mrs Sorcha McNamara |
Parent Governor |
05/09/2018 |
Resigned 01/09/2019 |
Mrs Dinah Davis |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2010 |
Resigned 31/08/2018 |
Mrs Christina Burns |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2010 |
Resigned 31/08/2018 |
Mr Oliver Gilmartin |
Parent Governor |
01/10/2011 |
Resigned 31/08/2018 |
1 CLERK TO GOVERNORS
Julie Lawson, Trust GS, Green wood Street, Altrincham, Cheshire 0161 3487188 or contact Carla Castro, School Business Manager at the School.
2 COMMITTEES
Remits for the Committees are available on request from the School or on Governor Hub
Finance Committee |
Curriculum Committee |
Pay review Committee |
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Louise Dickinson (Chair/Clerk) |
Sarah Butler (Chair/clerk) |
Jo Donnachie (Chair/Clerk) |
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Jo Donnachie (Vice Chair) |
Alice Kilburn (Vice Chair) |
Anita Harrop (in attendance) |
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Anita Harrop |
Anita Harrop |
Louise Dickinson |
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Sarah Butler |
Debbie McDuff |
Adrian Godding (school only) |
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Carla Castro (in attendance) |
Ivana Beckett (in attendance) |
Sinead Donnelly (Nursery & TSC) |
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Ivana Beckett (in attendance) |
Naomi Farrell (in attendance) |
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Ciara Sutton (in attendance) |
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Buildings and Health & Safety Committee |
Admissions Committee |
Human Resources Committee |
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Carl Thorgaard (Chair/Clerk) |
Raymond Machell (Chair/Clerk) |
Adrian Godding (Chair /Clerk) |
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Anita Harrop |
Sarah Butler |
Anita Harrop |
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Jo Donnachie |
Anita Harrop |
Canon Jonathan Brandon |
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Matthew Lee |
Jo Donnachie |
Jo Donnachie |
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Lawrence Brindley (in attendance) |
Carla Castro (in attendance) |
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Carla Castro (in attendance) |
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Nursery/SSC Human Resources Committee |
Headteacher’s Performance Review |
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Sinead Donnelly (Chair/Clerk) |
Jo Donnachie (Chair) |
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Jo Donnachie |
Adrian Godding |
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Anita Harrop |
Adviser-Craig Richardson |
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Ivana Beckett (in attendance) |
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3 LINKED GOVERNORS
Remits for Linked Governors are available on request from the School or on Governor Hub
Governor |
Area of Responsibility |
School Link |
Visit Frequency |
Reporting Committee |
Canon Jonathan Brandon |
Religious Education Developments for new inspection framework compliance |
A McCann/ D Mc Duff |
Once/term |
Curriculum |
Adrian Godding |
Speech and Language |
M Lawrence/ E Leather |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
Sarah Butler Debbie McDuff |
3Is for the National Curriculum, Combined ARE across all years, Statutory Assessment Points |
C Sutton/ N Farrell |
Once/ term |
Curriculum |
Anita Harrop |
Nursery/ Sunshine After School and Holiday Club |
Ivana Beckett |
N/A |
Board |
Ray Machell KC |
Contracts |
Carla Castro |
N/A |
Board |
Jo Donnachie |
Child Protection & Safeguarding (including focus on child on child and domestic abuse) |
Anita Harrop |
Once /term |
HR & Board |
Alice Kilburn |
Exceptional Offer and achievement of Pupil Premium/ SEND/ Looked After Children/ Inclusion |
C Sutton/ N Farrell |
Once/ term |
Curriculum & Board |
Alice Kilburn |
Reading scheme, needs of target 20% throughout the school spelling and e-library |
A Burke/ N Sheldon |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
Alice Kilburn |
Enrichments and Pupil Groups |
C O’Keefe/N Farrell |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
Carl Thorgaard |
Health & Safety |
Carla Castro |
Once/ year |
H&S / Board |
Carl Thorgaard |
Security & Parking |
Carla Castro |
Once/ year |
Buildings/ H&S |
Raymond Machell KC |
Humanities (Geography, History) |
H Bullock, L Campbell |
Once/ year |
Curriculum |
Sarah Butler |
Computing Curriculum and Online Safety |
Online Safety Team |
Once/year |
Curriculum/Board |
Sinead Donnelly |
Diversity and Equality INA NASSEA |
C Luckham,E Leather |
Once/year |
Board |
Carl Thorgaard |
Maths/ Science |
D Hobday/J Kerigan |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
Sarah Butler |
Music & Art |
H Carr/ C Robinson/F Jamieson |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
Jo Donnachie |
EYFS curriculum indoor and outdoor |
N Farrell |
Once/year |
Board |
Jo Donnachie |
British Values |
C Gerrard |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
Jo Donnachie |
SMSC |
LDreniw/ELeather |
Once/Year |
Curriculum |
Louise Dickinson |
Digital Plan |
A Harrop/ C Castro |
Once/year |
Finance/Board |
Adrian Godding |
Sports Premium |
C Sutton |
Once/year |
Board |
Adrian Godding |
Physical and Mental Health Workload |
N Sheldon |
Once/year
Termly |
Board/ HR |
Louise Dickinson |
GDPR & Cyber Security |
Carla Castro |
Once/year |
Finance |
Sarah Butler |
RSE & PHSE |
E Slater |
Once/ year |
Curriculum |
4 ATTENDANCE
Academic Year 2018/2019
87% attendance at Board of Governors’ meetings
93% attendance at committee meetings
Academic Year 2019/2020
96% attendance at Board of Governors’ meetings
98% attendance at committee meetings
Academic Year 2020/2021
92% attendance at Board of Governors’ meetings
97% attendance at committee meetings
Academic Year 2021/2022
Governor |
Attendance at Committee Meetings |
Attendance at Board Meetings (including Community Facilities’ AGM) |
Anita Harrop |
100% (40/40) |
5/5 |
Jo Donnachie |
100% (38/38) |
5/5 |
Alice Kilburn |
100% (5/5) |
3/5 |
Canon Jonathan Brandon |
80% (4/5) |
1/5 |
Carl Thorgaard |
100% (6/6) |
4/5 |
Stuart Nicholls |
100% (3/3) |
3/3 |
Sarah Butler |
100% (21/21) |
4/5 |
Raymond Machell |
N/A |
5/5 |
Louise Dickinson |
90% (19/21) |
4/5 |
Patricia Young |
100% (6/6) |
4/5 |
Sinead Donnelly |
71% (5/7) |
5/5 |
Adrian Godding |
100% (6/6) |
2/5 |
Debbie McDuff |
100% (2/2) |
2/2 |
5 CHAIR’S STATEMENT / STATEMENT FROM THE BOARD
Please see annual letter from the Chair of Governors on the school website. Governors Letter 2022
6 CALENDAR OF TRAINING 2020/21 and 2021/22
Board of Governors’ Training and Workshops 2020/21 |
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Safeguarding and Child Protection training |
Online training on the Key all governors |
Prevent Training |
Online training on the Key all governors |
PASS survey |
10th November 2020 all governors |
Recovery from Covid |
2nd March 2021 all governors |
Covid recovery, Impact of actions |
15th June 2021 all governors |
Annual update for Nursery and Sunshine Club |
18th May 2021 all governors |
Diocesan Briefings |
Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2021(JD) |
Diocesan Admissions Training |
Summer 2021(RM) |
Recovery, school development plan and wellbeing training on staff inset day |
2nd September 2020 (AK, JD, SB) |
Trust GS Chairs’ networking meetings |
15th October 2020, 14th July 2021 (JD) |
Governors’ role on appeal panel |
5th February 2021 (JD) |
Diocesan New Governor Induction Training |
27th November 2019 (AK) |
Holding School Leaders to Account |
29th June 2021(AK), 17th June 2021 (AH) |
Safer Recruitment and Safeguarding Training |
10th November 2020 (JD,AK), 25th June 2021(AG) |
Blended Governance |
18th September 2020 (AH) |
Taking the Chair |
10th February 2021 (SB), 11th December 2020 (AG) |
Roles and Responsibilities (Governor Induction) |
10th May 2021 (SD) |
Safer Recruitment in Education |
28th February 2021(SD) |
OFSTED HMI-EIF and expectations of governors |
2nd March 2021 (AG) |
Admissions Training by Browne Jacobson |
July 2021 (RM) |
Board of Governors’ Training and Workshops 2021/22 |
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Safeguarding and Child Protection Training |
Online training on The Key for all governors |
Prevent Duty Training |
Online training on The Key for all governors |
Child on Child abuse training |
Online training on The Key for all governors |
Phonics and Language Development |
9th November 2021 for all governors |
Early Years |
1st March 2022 for all governors |
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion |
21st June 2022 for all governors |
Vision and Strategy Day |
5th July 2022 for all governors and SLT |
Curriculum Deep Dive in Maths |
14th December 2021 (JD, AHH, AK, SB, SN) |
Diocesan Annual Governors’ Conference |
6th November 2021 (JD, SB and AG) |
Understanding Academies and Academy Governance |
17th May 2022 (AH) |
Ofsted HMI- EIF training |
3rd November 2021 (AK, JD) |
Diocese of Shrewsbury Induction for new governors |
20th September 2022 (DM) |
Roles and Responsibilities (Governor Induction) |
5th May 2022 (DM) |
Chairs Networking Meeting |
24th February 2022 (JD) |
Safeguarding for Governors Ofsted report on Review of Sexual Abuse in Schools |
10th March 2022 (JD) |
Diocesan Briefing |
Autumn, Spring and Summer (JD) |
Advanced Safeguarding for Safeguarding Leads |
28th January 2022 (JD) |
Governors’ role on appeal panels |
2nd February 2022 (AG) |
Safer Recruitment for Educational Settings 2022/23 |
2nd October 2022 (JD) |
7 CALENDAR OF TRAINING 2022/23
Safeguarding and Child Protection Training for Governors |
Online on National College |
Prevent Duty Training for Governors |
Online on National College |
Understanding Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence for School Governors |
Online on National College |
Vision and Strategy from July event Preparing for Ofsted |
8th November 2022 |
Speech and Language Development |
28th February 2023 |
Religious Education New Inspection Framework, School RE developments |
20th June 2023 |
Diocesan Briefings |
October 2022, February 2023, May 2023 |
Diocesan Annual Governors’ Conference |
12th November 2022 |
CES Governor Training |
Online |
Trust GS training |
See Governor Hub |
National College Training |
Online |
8 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS
Term |
Board Meeting |
Link Governor Report |
Autumn |
8th November 2022 |
Exceptional Offer for SEND, LAC & PP Physical & Mental Health and Workload |
Spring |
28th February 2023 |
Safeguarding, Reading scheme, target 20% & library |
Summer |
20st June 2023 |
Supporting International New Arrivals (INA) Sports Premium, Pupil Premium Contracts |
Community Facilities’ AGM |
16th May 2023 |
Nursery &Sunshine Club |
9 CODE OF CONDUCT
Please click here for the Code of Conduct
10 GOVERNING BOARD EVALUATION
Governor Hub Governing Board Health Check completed Autumn 2021
Internal Review of Governance carried out by the Board in June 2022.
Governor Skills Audit completed in June 2022.
360-degree feedback of the Chair is scheduled for Autumn 2022.
External Review of Governance is scheduled for Spring 2023.
11 Declaration of Business Interests
Governor Name |
Responsibility |
Business Interest |
Other establishment governed |
Relationships with Staff/Governors |
Date |
Mrs Jo Donnachie |
Chairperson |
None |
None |
None |
11/2022 |
Mrs Sarah Butler |
Vice-Chairperson, Foundation Governor |
None |
None |
None |
11/2022 |
Ms Louise Dickinson |
Foundation Governor |
None |
None |
None |
11/2022 |
Mr Adrian Godding |
Foundation Governor |
None |
None |
None |
11/2022 |
Mrs Anita Harrop |
Headteacher (Statutory Right) |
None |
None |
None |
11/2022 |
Mr Raymond Machell K.C. |
Foundation Governor |
None |
None |
None |
11/2022 |
Mrs Alice Kilburn |
Parent Representative |
St Vincent's Church - Parish Secretary |
None |
None |
11/2022 |
Mrs Deborah McDuff |
Staff Representative |
None |
None |
None |
11/2022 |
Canon Jonathan Brandon |
Foundation Governor |
St Vincent's Church - Parish Priest Governor at St Ambrose |
None |
None |
11/2022 |
Mr Carl Thorgaard |
Parent Representative |
Graham, Holland Associates (Architecture) |
None |
None |
11/2022 |
Mrs Sinead Donnelly |
Parent Representative |
None |
None |
None |
11/2022 |