Our Governors

Hello, my name is Elisabeth Cooper and I am the Chair of Governors at Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy.

Firstly, on behalf of the Governing Body, staff and parents we would like to pass on our sincere thanks to Mrs Ann Jackson (previous chair of governors) who has offered her skills, knowledge and commitment voluntarily and Ann’s support has helped our school achieve further success and will continue to do so as a Foundation Governor.

I am delighted to welcome you to our website which I hope provides the necessary information to parents and visitors about how our school is run and the aims and expectations we set ourselves.

As a Catholic school the Governing Body is made up of Foundation Governors, Staff Governors and Parent Governors. We are entrusted with ensuring the school is well run and promotes the highest pupil achievement. The Governing Body’s key duties include: setting the strategic direction, policies and objectives; approving the school budget and reviewing progress against it. The Governors also act as a critical friend to the school by supporting and challenging Mrs Taylor and her staff to ensure that the teaching and learning standards are high and that all pupils make good progress in a safe, engaging and rich learning environment.

In addition the Foundation Governors on the Governing Body have a legal duty to preserve and develop the Catholic character of the school and to ensure that the school is conducted in accordance with its trust deed.

I hope our website answers many if not all of your questions, but the school is always happy and willing to answer any concerns or queries you may have.

Miss Elisabeth Cooper

Chair of Governors

Governors	Term Start Date	Term End Date	Status	Responsibilities
Mrs Karen Taylor	01/09/2015	N/A	Head Teacher	Whole School
Miss Elisabeth Cooper	07/11/2016	31/08/2020	Chair	Head Teacher Performance Management, Religious Education & Health Safety
Mr Reg Carter	01/04/2015	31/03/2023	Vice-Chair	SEN/Pupil Premium
Mrs Ann Jackson	01/08/2015	31/07/2023	Foundation	English Link Governor
Mrs Trudy Clayson	01/09/2015	31/08/2023	Parent	Maths Link Governor
Father Joe Wheat	01/12/2018	30/11/2022	Priest	R.E, DCI, Safeguarding
Mr Nicholas Waldram	12/11/2018	11/11/2022	Parent Governor	Safeguarding, ICT & Science Link Governor

Resigned Due to End of Office

Peter Moran	01/04/2013	31/03/2017	Foundation	Finance & Personnel / Achievement & Curriculum
Richard Pearson	01/11/2013	31/10/2017	Foundation	Finance & Personnel / Achievement & Curriculum
Mrs Helen James	01/09/2015	31/08/2019	Foundation	Safeguarding, R.E, DCI
Mrs Toni Gardner	01/09/2015	31/08/2019	Parent	Health & Safety, Finance & Personnel
Mrs Maria Molloy	08/11/2016	31/08/2019	Staff	Pupil & Ethos

The full governing body meets once a term and there are various sub committees that also meet regularly to focus on all aspects of the school’s plans for improvement. There are also numerous more informal ways in which we work with the Head Teacher, staff and children.

Governing Body Attendance data from start of academic year 2018/2019
Governor	Period of office	meeting invitations	meetings attended	apologies	absent – no response
Reginald Carter	01/04/15 – 31/03/23	5	7	2	-4
Trudy Clayson	01/06/17 – 31/05/21	4	5	1	-2
Elisabeth Cooper	01/09/15 – 31/08/23	3	6	0	-3
Antonietta Gardner	01/09/15 – 31/08/19	3	5	1	-3
Ann Jackson	01/09/15 – 31/08/23	3	7	0	-4
Margaret James	01/09/15 – 31/08/19	1	2	3	-4
Nicholas Waldram	12/11/18 – 11/11/22	4	4	0	0
Joe Wheat	01/12/18 – 30/11/22	3	6	0	-3