Meet Our Governors
The Federation of St Anne's and St Martin's Catholic Primary Schools
On 1st January 2017 St Anne's Catholic Primary School and St Martin's Catholic Primary became federated as The Federation of St Anne's and St Martin's with one Governing body.
The Governors are responsible for fulfilling the three core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the schools and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;
- Overseeing the financial performance of the schools and making sure its money is well spent.
As a Federation of Catholic Schools, we have Foundation Governors on the Board. Foundation Governors are personally appointed by the Bishop to represent his interests and those of the Catholic community as a whole. As well as sharing the responsibility of the three core functions, Foundation Governors are appointed specifically to ensure:
- that the religious character of the school is preserved
- that the school is conducted in accordance with its trust deed
- that the religious education curriculum is in accordance with the Bishop’s policy for the Diocese.
Types of Governors:
Staff Governors – Both teaching and support staff paid to work at the school are eligible to stand for election as a staff governor. The Head Teacher is a staff governor by virtue of this / her office; they may choose not to be a governor but will retain the right to attend all governor meetings.
Co-Opted Governors - A Co-Opted governor is a person appointed by the governing body and who, in the opinion of the governing body, has the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the Federation.
Parent Governors – Parents, including carers, of pupils at the school are eligible to stand for election as parent governors. They are elected by other parents at the school. They don’t have to stand down if their child leaves the school before the end of their term of office, though they may do so.
Foundation – foundation governors play a crucial role in preserving the Catholic ethos and character of the school. To be considered as a foundation governor you must be a practising Catholic over the age of 18.
Local Authority Governors – Nominated by the local authority and confirmed by the governing body.
Associate Governors – Associate members, with a particular area of experience or expertise, can be appointed by the governing body to attend committee meetings and are entitled to attend full governing body meetings.
