Governors

Governor Information

Welcome to the Governors' Section

The Governing Body

The Governing Body has a wide ranging remit but its main functions are:

The setting of the strategic direction of the school
Ensuring accountability for the educational performance of the school
Ensuring the best use of financial resources

All our work links to the current OFSTED framework which focuses on four key areas:

Achievement of pupils
Quality of teaching
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Quality of leadership and management

The full governing body meets at least once per term under the chairmanship of Mr Pat Burbidge.

The governing body is supported by the following committees, each of which meets termly.

The governors for St Joseph’s sub-committee;
The resources committee;
The safeguarding committee;
The standards and curriculum committee; and
The steering group.

Members of the public, including parents of children at St Mary’s, SHOULD NOT contact members of the governing body directly. If they wish to raise a matter, they should contact the clerk to the governing body, Brendan Finlow, either by phoning 01432 850416 or by emailing bfinlow@st-maryshigh.hereford.sch.uk

Further information on the governing body is available by the clerk, whose details are above.

St Joseph's Sub Committee

St Joseph's is federated with St Mary's RC High School, which means the Governing Body lead both schools. In addition to the standard Governor meetings St Joseph's have a separate sub committee, who meet once every term to focus on St Joseph's school priorities.

Serving Governors

Governors come from many backgrounds and have a wide range of skills and experiences, which bring an independent view to issues of strategy, performance, the management of resources and setting the standards and expectations of the school. All governors are committed to the success of the school and to ensuring that all pupils are given every opportunity to fulfil their potential.

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

Governor	Role	Date Appointed	Term of Office	Term of Office expires	Appointed By	Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interest	Committees
Fr Andrew Berry	Foundation Governor	1 Sep 20	4 years	31 Aug 24	Archdiocese of Cardiff	Nil	Governing body; Safeguarding committee Standards and curriculum committee
Pat Burbidge	Foundation governor	1 Sep 20	4 years	31 Aug 24	Archdiocese of Cardiff	Retired Lugwardine Education Centre – Director/ Trustee	Governing body (Chair); Governors for St Joseph’s sub-committee; Resources committee; Steering group (Chair)
Pete Fawcett	Foundation governor	1 Sep 20	4 years	31 Aug 24	Archdiocese of Cardiff	Fawcett Solutions Ltd	Governing body; Resources committee; Safeguarding committee (Chair); Steering group
Brendan Finlow bfinlow@st-maryshigh.hereford.sch.uk St Mary’s 01432 850416	Clerk to governing body Associate governor (non-voting)	N/A	N/A	Ex officio	St Mary’s RC High School	Nil	Resources committee
Hayley Francis	Staff governor	1 Sep 16	Ex officio	Ex officio	Archdiocese of Cardiff	Nil	Governing body; Governors for St Joseph’s sub-committee;
Richard Gabb	LA Governor	4 Oct 19	4 years	3 Oct 23	Herefordshire Council	Nil	Governing body; Resources Committee
Adam Hawkesford-Johnson	Associate governor (non-voting)	N/A	N/A	Ex officio	St Mary’s RC High School	Nil	Safeguarding committee
Rob Hunter	Parent governor	1 Dec 20	4 years	30 Nov 24	Parent election		Governing body; Governors for St Joseph’s sub-committee
Lynn Johnson	Foundation governor	1 Sep 20	4 years	31 Aug 24	Archdiocese of Cardiff	Kumon Hereford	Governing body; Resources committee; Standards and curriculum committee (Chair); Steering group
Angela Leslie	Staff governor	1 Nov 20	4 years	31 Oct 24	Staff Election	Nil	Governing body; Safeguarding committee; Standards and curriculum committee;

Chris Marston	Foundation governor	1 Sep 20	4 years	31 Aug 20	Archdiocese of Cardiff		Governing body; Governors for St Joseph’s sub-committee
Alison Murray	Associate governor (non-voting)	N/A	N/A	Ex officio	St Joseph’s RC Primary School	Nil	Governors for St Joseph’s sub-committee
Brenda Poynton	Foundation governor	1 Sep 20	4 years	31 Aug 24	Archdiocese of Cardiff	Brenda Mulligan Interior Design	Governing body; Governors for St Joseph’s sub-committee; Resources committee (Chair); Safeguarding committee; Steering group
Paul Shannon	Associate governor (non voting)	N/A	N/A	Ex officio	St Mary’s RC High School	Nil	Governing body; Standards and curriculum; committee
Marian Smith	Foundation governor	1 Sep 20	4 years	31 Aug 24	Archdiocese of Cardiff		Governing body; Safeguarding committee; Standards and curriculum committee
Peter Wallace	Parent governor	1 Dec 20	4 years	30 Nov 24	Parent election		Governing body; Standards and curriculum committee

Stuart Wetson

Staff governor

1 Apr 18

N/A

Ex Officio

St Mary’s RC High School

Governing body;

Standards and Curriculum committee;

Steering group

Lindsay Wise

Foundation governor

1 Sep 20

4 years

31 Aug 24

Archdiocese of Cardiff

Nil

Governing body (Vice Chair);

Governors for St Joseph’s sub-committee (Chair);

Resources committee;

Steering group

Further information is available by contacting Mr Brendan Finlow, Bursar and Clerk to the Governing Body, either by phoning St Mary’s on 01432 850416 or by email to bfinlow@st-maryshigh.hereford.sch.uk

The following documents are appended below:

The members of the governing body from September 2018 to the present day.

Constitution and committees of the governing body as at 11 October 2019;

St Mary and St Joseph’s RC Federation – Governing Body Committee Meetings – September 2019 – July 2020;

Summary of register of business interests for school governors as at 26 November 2019;

Governors’ attendance record – September 2018 to July 2019.

Link Governor visits

Governing Body

Governors Attendance Record

Governor Committee Meetings

Governance Handbook