Meeting Arrangements 2023 - 2024
All meetings take place at 6pm
Autumn Term
19th September Annual General Meeting
28th November LGB Meeting
Pay Committee
Spring Term
20th February LGB Meeting
19th March LGB Meeting
Summer Term
14th May LGB Meeting
25th June LGB Meeting
Current Local Governing Body at Sacred Heart
Chairperson – Bernadette Matterson Chair
Vice-Chair – Michael Maud (Elected Parent)
Head teacher – John Robertshaw
Elected Staff Governor
Lisa Stinchon
Foundation Governors
Father Peter Wilkinson
Bernadette Matterson
Andrew Webb
Brian Coates
Elected Parent Governors
Michael Maud
Ms Susana Tedin-Perez
Associate Governors
Andrew Thomas (No Voting Right)
Philip Matterson (No Voting Right)
Anna Smith (No Voting Right)
Attendance 2022 - 2023
Our Local Governing Body
What is it?
All schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. A key role is to act as a ‘critical friend’: to support, to challenge, to ask questions, ultimately to represent the school community.
The Governing Body works in close partnership with the headteacher, staff, Diocese and the Romero Trust. Whilst the headteacher is, of course, responsible for the day to day running of the school, the governors are involved with such things as staffing, curriculum, school buildings and finance. It ensures the school functions well and maintains the proper range of academic and social objectives.
Who are we?
In September 2022 the governing body re-constituted as a Local Governing Body as Part of the Romero Catholic Academy Trust.
The governing body now consists of:
- The headteacher (Foundation Governor)
- One elected staff governor
- Two elected parent governors
- Four additional Foundation Governors appointed by the Diocese
The standard term of office for a governor is four years. The chair and vice-chair are elected annually at the first meeting of the academic year.
The chair of governors is Mrs Bernadette Matterson, who can be contacted via the school office.
Much of the work of the governing body is done by committees. At Sacred Heart, we have the following committees:
- Resources
- Curriculum
- Data Analysis
Message from Bernadette Matterson the Chair of Governors
On behalf of the Board of Governors, I welcome this opportunity to briefly introduce you to the work the Governing Body undertakes to ensure that your child(ren) will receive an excellent primary school education.
The Governing Body has a range of powers and duties laid down by various Education Acts. In the main, these responsibilities relate to:
- Setting targets and promoting high standards of educational achievement
- Setting the strategic framework within which the school operates
- Management of the school’s delegated budget
- Ensuring that the curriculum for the school is balanced and broadly based
Governors discharge the above responsibilities, together with many others, through a Governing Body meeting each term. These formal meetings are supplemented by a series of informal sub-committee meetings dealing with more specific issues. A number of governors also have responsibilities for specific issues within the school such as literacy, maths and inclusion.
Governors adopt, review and monitor a range of policies that govern the operation of the school including Health and Safety, Behaviour, Curriculum and Performance Management.
Sacred Heart draws a unique strength from its success in fostering a close knit family atmosphere where staff, pupils, parents and governors work together in a community of faith to ensure that all our pupils have the opportunity to develop to their full potential.
The Governing Body is, therefore, rightly proud of the achievements of the school, not only in terms of the improving academic success, but also in the solid foundations it provides in preparing all our pupils for the remainder of their formative education.”