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 three core functions of governance:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction for the school
• Holding the Executive Headteacher, Headteacher and other Senior Leaders to account for the educational performance of the academy, the performance of key groups and the performance of staff
• Overseeing the financial performance of the Trust, agreeing the 3-year budget and ensuring its money is spent well.

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 & Audit
• Admissions
• Pay and Staffing

Current Trustees/Directors/Governors

Full Name	Appointed by	Committee Membership	Named Responsibilities
Mrs Patricia Barber Chair of Governors	Members	Finance & audit Admissions	Safeguarding & Looked After Children
Mr Anthony Francis Moffatt	Members	Finance & audit Admissions Pay & staffing	Pupil Premium
Mrs Janet Nelms	Members	Finance & audit Pay & staffing	SEN
All governors were appointed in March 2020 and their term of office ends in August 2021

Members ensure that Trustees are exercising effective governance by utilising a range of powers including:

• Appointing and removing Trustees/Directors/Governors
• Appointing and removing Members
• Directing Academy Trustees, by special resolution, to take specific action where Academy Trustees are unable or unwilling to act in the best interests of the academy
• Amending the Academy trust’s Articles of Association
• Appointing and removing Auditors.

Full Name	Appointed by	Appointment date
Sr Michele Totman	Members	01/12/2011
Sr Julie Wheatley	Members	01/09/2018
Maureen Agnes Christine Williams	Members	19/09/2019
Lyn Margaret Bourne	Members	22/06/2019
Congregation of La Sainte Union as a Corporate Member	Original (signatory) members	01/12/2011

Governors and/or Members who have resigned within the past 12 months:

S Brame (March 2020)

S Fox (March 2020)

T Kennedy (March 2020)

E Cato Sergeant (March 2020)

The Clerk to Governors can be contacted via clerk@stccg.co.uk and the Chair of Governors can be contacted via COG@stccg.co.uk. Alternatively, you can write to them at the school. All communications will be treated with the strictest of confidence.

Please see attachments below for details of attendance at Governors’ meetings, up to date Business & Pecuniary interests and our Articles of Association.