Our Governing Body - Please note this page is currently being updated
At St Joseph’s, the Governing Body is made up of Foundation Governors (who are appointed by the Diocese), Staff Governors, Parent Governors and Local Authority Governors.
Governors are entrusted with ensuring the school is well run and promotes 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; acting as critical friend (by supporting and challenging the headteacher). 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. An important aspect of this is supporting and upholding the Catholic ethos of the school.
As well as sitting on the main governing body, Governors also form sub-committees and working groups that meet once or twice a term and have responsibility for the following specific areas of school management:
We also have a Complaints and Grievance Committee which forms as and when required and this is made up of a selection of Governors which can include John Appicella, Toby Tyler, Stephen Wasko, Paul Dykes and Elizabeth O'Keeffe.
Committees are bound by the rules and objectives set out their Standing Orders which are approved by the full governing body each year.
Members of our Governing Body 2019-20
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Foundation Governors |
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Term of Office: 4 Years 01.09.17 – 31.08.21 Business/Pecuniary Interests: None (Sept 2019).
Meeting Attendance 2018 – 19: 57% (13 out of 23 meetings).
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Sinead Hall, Chair of Governors Foundation Governor (Appointed by Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth) Member of Finance & Premises Committee; Staffing, Performance Management & Safeguarding Committee; Standards & Curriculum Committee. Lead Governor for Inclusion & Equality.
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Term of Office: 4 Years 23.06.19 – 22.06.22 Business/Pecuniary Interests: None (Sept 2019).
Meeting Attendance 2018 – 19: 100% (19 out of 19 meetings).
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John Apicella Foundation Governor (Appointed by Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth) Chair of Catholic Ethos & Admissions Committee, Member of Finance & Premises Committee. Lead Governor for Health & Safety.
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Term of Office: 4 Years 01.05.19 – 30.04.12 Business/Pecuniary Interests: None (Sept 2019).
Meeting Attendance 2018 – 19: 100% (15 out of 15 meetings).
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Anthony Battrum Foundation Governor (Appointed by Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth) Chair of Finance & Premises Committee. Lead Governor for Development.
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Term of Office: 4 Years 16.09.19 – 15.09.23 Business/Pecuniary Interests: None (Sept 2019).
Meeting Attendance 2018 – 19: N/A.
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Catherine Jones Foundation Governor (Appointed by Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth) Member of Catholic Ethos & Admissions Committee.
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Term of Office: 4 Years 16.02.16 – 15.09.23 Business/Pecuniary Interests:
Meeting Attendance 2018 – 19: 42% (5 out of 12 meeetings).
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Elizabeth O’Keeffe Foundation Governor (Appointed by Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth) Chair of Staffing, Performance Management and Safeguarding Committee. Lead Governor for Safeguarding.
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Term of Office: 4 Years
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Meeting Attendance 2018 – 19: N/A |
VACANCY Foundation Governor (Appointed by Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth) |
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Term of Office: 4 Years
Business/Pecuniary Interests:
Meeting Attendance 2018 – 19: N/A |
VACANCY Foundation Governor (Appointed by Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth) |
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Staff Governors |
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Term of Office: Ex-Officio Business/Pecuniary Interests: None (Sept 2019).
Meeting Attendance 2018 – 19: 96% (22 out of 23 meetings).
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Kelly Bosher Acting Head Teacher Member of All Committees.
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Term of Office: 4 Years 05.04.19 – 04.04.23 Business/Pecuniary Interests: None (Sept 2019).
Meeting Attendance 2018 – 19: 73% (8 out of 11 meetings).
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Michael Robinson Staff Governor (Elected by Staff) Member of Catholic Ethos & Admissions Committee; Staffing, Performance Management & Safeguarding Committee; Standards & Curriculum Committee.
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Local Authority Governor |
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Term of Office: 4 Years 15.12.15 – 14.12.19 Business/Pecuniary Interests: None (Sept 2019). Meeting Attendance 2018 – 19: 94% (15 out of 16 meetings).
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Stephen Wasko, Vice Chair of Governors Local Authority Governor (Nominated by Local Authority, Appointed by Governing Body) Chair of Standards & Curriculum Committee; Member of Staffing, Performance Management & Safeguarding Committee. Deputy Lead Governor for Safeguarding.
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Parent Governors |
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Term of Office: 4 Years 24.05.19 – 23.05.19 Business/Pecuniary Interests: None (July 2019).
Meeting Attendance 2018 – 19: 100% (1 out of 1 meetings).
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Aaron Dsouza Parent Governor (Elected by Parents) Member of Finance & Premises Committee.
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Associate Members |
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Term of Office: 1 Year 02.04.19 – 01.04.20 Business/Pecuniary Interests: None (Sept 2019).
Meeting Attendance 2018 – 19: 92% (11 out of 12 meetings).
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Jenny Hill Associate Member (Appointed by Governing Body) Member of Standards & Curriculum Committee.
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Clerk to Governors |
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Business/Pecuniary Interests: None (Sept 2019).
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Rachael House Gemmell
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Meeting Dates
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Full Governing Body |
Catholic Ethos & Admissions |
Finance & Premises |
Staffing, Performance Management & Safeguarding |
Standards & Curriculum |
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17th September 2019
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12th November 2019 |
15th October 2019 |
9th October 2019 |
3rd December 2019 |
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5th November 2019
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14th January 2020 |
10th December 2019 |
20th November 2019 |
31st March 2019 |
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10th December 2019
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25th February 2020 |
11th February 2020 |
5th February 2019 |
7th July 2019 |
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25th February 2020
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19th May 2020 |
17th March 2020 |
10th June 2019 |
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31st March 2020
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21st April 2020 |
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28th April 2020
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23rd June 2020 |
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14th July 2020
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Targets
Governor targets are a critical element within the School Development Plan and enable Governors to focus on the priorities for the coming year. Below are the key governor priorities for the current academic year:
- Recruit a permanent Head Teacher from September 2020
- Support the interim school leaders and new staff
- Manage the school’s finances and avoid setting a deficit budget
- Fill all remaining governor vacancies
- Conduct a Governing Body review
- Continue governor development
- Build links with the new parish priest at St Francis’.
The School Development Plan also contains outcomes/success criteria to enable measurement of success at the end of the current school year.
Summary of Register of Business Interests 2019-20
Previous Governors
Previous Governors 2018 – 19
Jolanta Paszko-Bertek (Foundation Governor) 15.03.17 – 10.09.18 (resigned).
Paul Dykes (Foundation Governor) 17.03.15 – 16.03.19 (end of term).
John Byrne (Associate Member) 18.07.18 – 17.03.19 (resigned).
Jenny Hill (Staff Governor) 19.01.18 – 03.04.19 (resigned as teacher).
Michael Robinson (Associate Member) 06.11.18 – 05.04.19 (when elected as Staff Governor).
Anthony Battrum (Parent Governor) 20.05.15 – 09.05.19 (resigned once appointed Foundation Governor).
Toby Tyler (Foundation Governor) 23.06.15 – 22.06.19 (end of term).
Lucy Shannon (Parent Governor) 03.11.16 – 30.06.19 (resigned).
Lucy Hobbs (Associate Member) 18.07.18 – 17.07.19 (term not renewed).
Ellen Clinch (Associate Member) 18.07.18 – 17.07.19) (term not renewed).
Our Clerk to Governors
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Rachael House Gemmell |
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Our Committees
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Catholic Ethos & Admissions Committee |
Finance & Premises Committee |
Staffing, Performance Management & Safeguarding Committee |
Standards & Curriculum Committee |
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John Apicella (Chair)
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Anthony Battrum (Chair) |
Elizabeth O’Keeffe (Chair) |
Stephen Wasko (Chair) |
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Kelly Bosher
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Kelly Bosher |
Kelly Bosher |
Kelly Bosher |
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Michael Robinson
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Sinead Hall |
Sinead Hall |
Sinead Hall |
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Catherine Jones
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John Apicella |
Stephen Wasko |
Michael Robinson |
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Aaroun Dsouza
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Faye Glover (School Business Manager) |
Michael Robinson |
Jenny Hill |