Governing Body
According to our Instrument of Government, the Governing Body of St Catherine Catholic Primary School should consist of:
8 x Foundation Governors
2 x Parent Governors
1 x Local Authority Governor
1 x Headteacher Governor
1 x Staff Governor
1 x Co-opted Governor
The total number of governors should be 14. The term of office for all governors is 4 years (with the exception of the Headteacher who is a governor by virtue of office – ex-officio).
The governing body meet 4 times a year as a whole committee. Members of the governing body are also members of the three sub-committees who each meet 3 or 4 times a year. These committees are Teaching and Learning, Pupils/Parents/Parish and Resources Committee. The following document outlines what each of these committees is responsible for.
8 x Foundation Governors
2 x Parent Governors
1 x Local Authority Governor
1 x Headteacher Governor
1 x Staff Governor
1 x Co-opted Governor
The total number of governors should be 14. The term of office for all governors is 4 years (with the exception of the Headteacher who is a governor by virtue of office – ex-officio).
The governing body meet 4 times a year as a whole committee. Members of the governing body are also members of the three sub-committees who each meet 3 or 4 times a year. These committees are Teaching and Learning, Pupils/Parents/Parish and Resources Committee. The following document outlines what each of these committees is responsible for.
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Simon Sergides, Parent Governor - Temporary Chair of Governors 2018/19
Roles:
Link Governor – D&T, ICT, the School Website, Art and Music
Term of Office:
01/04/2014 – 31/03/2018
Bio:
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declaredGina Gallen, LA Governor
Roles:
Link Governor – Science
Term of Office:
08/12/2015 – 07/12/2019
Bio:
I have been a governor at St Catherine School for many years, my three grown up children attended the school and I also worked here for 16 years as an SMSA and Learning support assistant. I currently work at a school in Uxbridge as a SEN learning support assistant. As governors we are responsible for making sure the school provides a good quality education for all.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Father Brian Smith, Foundation Governor
Roles:
Link Governor – RE & Catholic Life of School
Term of Office:
01/09/2014 – 31/08/2018
Bio:
I have been a Foundation Governors since 1997, when I was appointed as Parish Priest by Cardinal Hume, and at the same time appointed
by the Diocese onto the Governing Body of St Catherine’s. I have always been impressed by the commitment and hard work of all the governors on the board, who give their time and talents completely voluntarily. I am now Link Governors for RE and the Catholic Life of the School.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Cathy Copland, Foundation Governor
Roles:
Link Governor - Maths
Term of Office:
30/04/2016 – 29/04/2020
Bio:
I grew up in the St Catherine’s Parish, attended St Catherine’s school myself as a child and have been a parent at St Catherine’s for twenty years. I have also worked at the school for many years as a lunchtime supervisor and also have served on the Governing Body for over 10 years. I also work at a private boys school as the manager of their after school club. As a governor, I fully support the ambition and drive of the school.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Liz Doonan, Headteacher Governor
Roles:
Headteacher
Term of Office:
Ex-officio
Bio:
I joined St Catherines in 2006 as Deputy Head and class teacher. I spent the next 6 years teaching in Years 3, 5 and 6. In 2012 I came out of class to be full time Deputy Head and SENCO. Prior to working at St Catherines I worked in Slough for seven years taking on many areas of responsibility including ICT, SEN, publicity and Year group leader.
In 2014 I was appointed as Headteacher at St Catherines. In 2014 I also qualified as an Associate Inspector for the Diocese of Westminster. In this role I assist in inspecting the quality of Religious Education and Catholic Life in schools around the Diocese. This gives me a real insight into how to improve RE at St Catherines in my other role as RE subject leader.
Outside of work I love to travel to far-flung and unusual destinations and have been to most corners of the globe. Currently I am also improving my DIY skills doing up the house I bought in early 2015.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Simon Sergides, Parent Governor
Roles:
Link Governor – D&T, ICT, the School Website, Art and Music
Term of Office:
01/04/2014 – 31/03/2018
Bio:
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Anthony Okumah, Parent Governor
Roles:
Term of Office:
08/12/2015 – 07/12/2019
Bio:
I have recently been elected as a governor at St Catherine School and my son is in Year 1. As governors we are responsible for making sure the school provides a good quality education for all.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Martin St John, Foundation Governor
Roles:
Link Governor - Safeguarding & SEN
Term of Office:
20/09/2016 - 19/09/2020
Bio:
My son Francis was a pupil at St Catherine’s from 1998-2004. I was always impressed by the warm atmosphere of the school; it struck me as a place that practiced Catholic values very well and I wanted to support that in any way I could. I therefore applied to be a foundation governor at the school in 2005, was accepted and served until 2013. I retired from the Metropolitan Police in February 2016, which has given me the opportunity to re-join the Governing Body. I am very much looking forward to once again contributing to the life of the school.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Cindy Head, Co-opted Governor
Roles:
Link Governor - RE & Catholic Life of the School
Term of Office:
02/02/2016 - 01/02/2020
Bio: My interest with St Catherine's School began when both my children attended Nursery and School many years ago. I became an SMSA when my son started nursery 21 years ago and worked on and off along the way, while been a member of the PTA too. For the last 10 years I have been a permanent employee of this school, as an LSA and I'm now pleased to have become a Co-opted Governor. As Governors of St Catherine's, we are responsible for making sure the school provides good quality education and Christian beliefs.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
John McCosker, Foundation Governor
Roles:
Link Governor - History & Geography
Term of Office:
03/05/2016 - 02/05/2020
Bio: I am 52 years old and have been a member of St Catherine’s parish for all of those years and my parents were married in the church and I studied at St Catherine’s school as a child. My secondary education was at Douay Martyrs and then Brunel University. During my lifetime in the parish I have sang in the choir from the age of 7 till present day - I was also an altar server and have arranged the flowers in church since the age of 16. I was also a catechist preparing teenagers in the parish for confirmation and a youth leader running the youth club in the old parish centre. I also had previous links with the school helping with school Drama productions painting of the scenery and in making costumes. My work life I started as a paint chemist developing paint for the automotive industry, and printing inks for the newspaper industry. My career then took a change of direction I started working for the NHS in older adult Psychiatry specialising in dementia care, but due to ill health I was medically retired in 2014.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Roles:
Link Governor – D&T, ICT, the School Website, Art and Music
Term of Office:
01/04/2014 – 31/03/2018
Bio:
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declaredGina Gallen, LA Governor
Roles:
Link Governor – Science
Term of Office:
08/12/2015 – 07/12/2019
Bio:
I have been a governor at St Catherine School for many years, my three grown up children attended the school and I also worked here for 16 years as an SMSA and Learning support assistant. I currently work at a school in Uxbridge as a SEN learning support assistant. As governors we are responsible for making sure the school provides a good quality education for all.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Father Brian Smith, Foundation Governor
Roles:
Link Governor – RE & Catholic Life of School
Term of Office:
01/09/2014 – 31/08/2018
Bio:
I have been a Foundation Governors since 1997, when I was appointed as Parish Priest by Cardinal Hume, and at the same time appointed
by the Diocese onto the Governing Body of St Catherine’s. I have always been impressed by the commitment and hard work of all the governors on the board, who give their time and talents completely voluntarily. I am now Link Governors for RE and the Catholic Life of the School.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Cathy Copland, Foundation Governor
Roles:
Link Governor - Maths
Term of Office:
30/04/2016 – 29/04/2020
Bio:
I grew up in the St Catherine’s Parish, attended St Catherine’s school myself as a child and have been a parent at St Catherine’s for twenty years. I have also worked at the school for many years as a lunchtime supervisor and also have served on the Governing Body for over 10 years. I also work at a private boys school as the manager of their after school club. As a governor, I fully support the ambition and drive of the school.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Liz Doonan, Headteacher Governor
Roles:
Headteacher
Term of Office:
Ex-officio
Bio:
I joined St Catherines in 2006 as Deputy Head and class teacher. I spent the next 6 years teaching in Years 3, 5 and 6. In 2012 I came out of class to be full time Deputy Head and SENCO. Prior to working at St Catherines I worked in Slough for seven years taking on many areas of responsibility including ICT, SEN, publicity and Year group leader.
In 2014 I was appointed as Headteacher at St Catherines. In 2014 I also qualified as an Associate Inspector for the Diocese of Westminster. In this role I assist in inspecting the quality of Religious Education and Catholic Life in schools around the Diocese. This gives me a real insight into how to improve RE at St Catherines in my other role as RE subject leader.
Outside of work I love to travel to far-flung and unusual destinations and have been to most corners of the globe. Currently I am also improving my DIY skills doing up the house I bought in early 2015.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Simon Sergides, Parent Governor
Roles:
Link Governor – D&T, ICT, the School Website, Art and Music
Term of Office:
01/04/2014 – 31/03/2018
Bio:
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Anthony Okumah, Parent Governor
Roles:
Term of Office:
08/12/2015 – 07/12/2019
Bio:
I have recently been elected as a governor at St Catherine School and my son is in Year 1. As governors we are responsible for making sure the school provides a good quality education for all.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Martin St John, Foundation Governor
Roles:
Link Governor - Safeguarding & SEN
Term of Office:
20/09/2016 - 19/09/2020
Bio:
My son Francis was a pupil at St Catherine’s from 1998-2004. I was always impressed by the warm atmosphere of the school; it struck me as a place that practiced Catholic values very well and I wanted to support that in any way I could. I therefore applied to be a foundation governor at the school in 2005, was accepted and served until 2013. I retired from the Metropolitan Police in February 2016, which has given me the opportunity to re-join the Governing Body. I am very much looking forward to once again contributing to the life of the school.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
Cindy Head, Co-opted Governor
Roles:
Link Governor - RE & Catholic Life of the School
Term of Office:
02/02/2016 - 01/02/2020
Bio: My interest with St Catherine's School began when both my children attended Nursery and School many years ago. I became an SMSA when my son started nursery 21 years ago and worked on and off along the way, while been a member of the PTA too. For the last 10 years I have been a permanent employee of this school, as an LSA and I'm now pleased to have become a Co-opted Governor. As Governors of St Catherine's, we are responsible for making sure the school provides good quality education and Christian beliefs.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
John McCosker, Foundation Governor
Roles:
Link Governor - History & Geography
Term of Office:
03/05/2016 - 02/05/2020
Bio: I am 52 years old and have been a member of St Catherine’s parish for all of those years and my parents were married in the church and I studied at St Catherine’s school as a child. My secondary education was at Douay Martyrs and then Brunel University. During my lifetime in the parish I have sang in the choir from the age of 7 till present day - I was also an altar server and have arranged the flowers in church since the age of 16. I was also a catechist preparing teenagers in the parish for confirmation and a youth leader running the youth club in the old parish centre. I also had previous links with the school helping with school Drama productions painting of the scenery and in making costumes. My work life I started as a paint chemist developing paint for the automotive industry, and printing inks for the newspaper industry. My career then took a change of direction I started working for the NHS in older adult Psychiatry specialising in dementia care, but due to ill health I was medically retired in 2014.
Relevant Business/
Pecuniary Interests:
None declared
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