Our Governors

Welcome to the Governors section of the School Website.

As of January 2018 St Mary's became a member of our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. The structure and committees of our Governing Body reflect the structure of the Trust Board. The school has two committees of the Trust Board which both meet termly - Resources and Teaching, Learning & Standards.

Contact us via the school by e-mail: admin@st-marys-ipswich.suffolk.sch.uk or in writing in an envelope addressed to a named Governor.

There are different types of Governors. Foundation Governors are appointed by the Bishop and are always in the majority in a Voluntary Aided school. Parent Governors are elected. Staff Governors represent the interests of the people employed by the school.

The Governing Body

Name of Governor

Type

Appointed by

Start of Term of Office

End of Term of Office

Extra Area of responsibility

Angela Bull (Chair)

Foundation

The Diocese

01/11/2022

31/05/2027

Safeguarding & SEND

Statutory Safeguarding

Prevent

Policy oversight

Staff workload & well being

Governance arrangements

Health & Safety

Admissions and Trust engagement

Behaviours & Attitudes

Analysis of and response to pupils behaviour overtime.

Learning behaviours

Paul Phillips (Vice Chair)

Foundation

The Diocese

01/11/2019

31/10/2027

Personal Development

Quality of education

PSHE

RSE
Pupil Premium & Equality of Opportunity

Behaviours & Attitudes

Analysis of and response to pupils behaviour overtime.

Learning behaviours

Fr Jude Belnas

Foundation

The Diocese

01/12/2022

30/11/2026

Quality of education

Catholic Life

Prayer & Learning

Dr Eugene Ogbodo

Foundation

The Diocese

01/03/2022

28/02/2026

Quality of education

Science

Collette Duhamel-Newton

Staff

Staff Nominated

01/09/2019

31/08/2026

Maureen Haaker

Parent

Parent Nominated

01/12/2023

01/12/2026

Quality of education

SEND

Behaviours & Attitudes

Analysis of and response to pupils behaviour overime.

Learning behaviours

Mark Coventry

Parent

Parent Nominated

01/12/2023

01/12/2026

Quality of education

EYFS

Maths

Behaviours & Attitudes

Analysis of and response to pupils behaviour overtime.

Learning behaviours

Josephine Measham

Headteacher

Joanne Berry

Headteacher

Governors who have previously served in the past 12 months:

Name Date end of term of office

Jill Sandvig 31.08.2024

Kevin Reilly 31.12.2023

Elizabeth Buttigieg 06.10.2023

Associate Members:

No voting rights are currently held by the associate members.

Pecuniary Interests

A pecuniary interest is where a Governor or member of staff has a financial interest in a third party business that the school uses or may use it in the future which could conflict with the policies, procedures or ethos of the school.

Pecuniary interests are declared annually in the Autumn Term, and at any point during the year if changes occur.

Pecuniary interests declared for Autumn 2024 - Summer 2025

Paul Phillips has a nephew in Year 3.

AB has a child in Year 2, and is Director of HR at Unity Schools partnership and Trustee of Essex & Suffolk Children’s University.

Patricia Crabb is also St Mary's Preschool Business Manager

Joseph Hurd is also a Sports Teacher at St John's Primary School

Governors Attendance at Meetings

Governors have excellent attendance at all meetings. We have never cancelled a meeting because it was not “quorate” (the number of governors needed to ensure that legal decisions can be made).

Summer 2024

Governor	Teaching, Learning and Standards 6 pm Via Google 3.10.2023	Resources 5.30 pm in School 28.11.2023
Jo Berry	Y	Y
Maureen Haaker	--	Y
Mark Coventry	--	Y
Collette Duhamel-Newton	Y	Y
Jo Measham	Y	Y
Angela Bull (Chair)	Y	Y
Paul Phillips	Y	Y
Father Jude Belnas	- Aps (not sent)	Aps (not sent)
Jill Sandvig	Y	Y
Eugene Ogbodo	Aps (not sent)	Aps (not sent)
Clare Clarke	Y	- -
Patricia Crabb (OM) Clerk	Y	Y