Governance

St Catherine’s Catholic School is a standalone academy trust, a company limited by guarantee and a charitable trust.

Responsibility for the Academy and for the funds granted by Parliament for providing education in it, is entrusted to the Board of Trustees.

Trustees are also the Directors of the company and Governors.

The Trust/Governing Board focuses on the four core functions of governance:

Ensuring there is clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils and the performance management of staff
Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
Ensuring the voices of stakeholders are heard

As the composition of the governing body at St Catherine’s is currently small, the majority of academy business is carried out by the full governing body. However, the following committees are in place and hold key responsibilities:

Finance and Resources with Audit, Risk and Compliance
Curriculum and Standards
Pay and Staffing
Admissions
Head Teachers Performance Review

Current Trustees/Directors/Governors

Members

Name	Appointed by	Appointment Date
Lyn Bourne	Members	22 Jun 2019
Rosemary Gould	Members	01 Jan 2022
Congregation of La Sainte Union as a Corporate Member	Original (signatory) members	01 Dec 2011
Anthony Moffatt	Members	01 Sept 2023

Governor Details

Name	Type of Governor	Roles	Committee	Term Starts	Term Ends
Anthony Moffatt	Foundation Governor	Chair of Governors	Curriculum and Standards Finance and Resources HT Performance Review Pay and Staffing	01 Sept 2023	31 Aug 2024
David Hackett	Foundation Governor	Vice Chair of Governors	HT Performance Review Pay and Staffing	01 May 2021	30 Apr 2025
Nigel Mascarenhas	Foundation Governor	Chair of Curriculum and Standards Health and Safety Diversity/ Race Charter Wellbeing (Staff and Pupils) PSHE	Curriculum and Standards Admissions	01 Oct 2020	30 Sep 2024
Kim Nguyen-Quan	Foundation Governor	Chair of Finance and Resources	Finance and Resources Curriclum and Standards	02 Mar 2021	01 Mar 2025
Nicola Thompson	Head Teacher		Finance and Resouces Curriclum and Standards Admissons Pay and Staffing	01 Sep 2021
Charley Davis	Staff Governor		Finance and Resources Committee	01 Nov 2022	31 Oct 2024
Carmel Britto	Parent Governor	Chair of Admissions, Curriculum and Assessment	Admissions Committee Curriculum and Standards Committee	16 Jan 2023	15 Jan 2027
Leah Myles Watson	Foundation Governor	RE/ Catholic Life of the School	Finance and Resouces Committee	25 June 2023	24 June 2027
Mark O'Shaughnessy	Foundation Governor	Safeguarding, Looked After Children and Pupil Premium	Curriculum and Standards Committe	01 Sept 2023	31 Aug 2027
Paula Andrea Sanchez	Parent Governor			02 Nov 2023	01 Nov 2027

Resignations in the Last 12 Months

Name	Type of Governor	Date
Maureen Williams	Member	06 Dec 2022
Robert Clarke	Foundation Governor	31 Aug 2023
Tracey Aromolaran	Parent Governor	25 Sept 2023
James Rouse	Member	01 Sept 2023
Sr Michele Totman	Member	05 Oct 2023

The Clerk to Governors, Catriona Tuplin can be contacted via clerk@stccg.co.uk. Any communications for the Chair of Governors should be sent to her via the Clerk. Alternatively, you can write to her at the school. All communications will be treated with the strictest of confidence.

Please see attachments below for details of attendance at Governors’ meetings, Business & Pecuniary interests, Scheme of Delegation and Articles of Association.