Governors

St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School
Governing Body

St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School has a fully committed team of Governors who both lead and support the school in an exceptionally positive and constructive way and have done so for many years. Governance has always placed the children above politics and personal persuasion and supported the school above all else.
The chair of the Governing Body is Mrs Pauline Sheldon. Mrs Sheldon can be contacted through the school office on 0161 912 2906, via email on chairofgovernors@st-hughlincoln.trafford.sch.uk or in writing to the school. 

The full list of Governor’s from September 2023 is as follows:

 

Mrs Pauline Sheldon	Chair/Foundation
Rev Fr Ged Murphy	Parish Priest/Foundation
Mrs Anne Wrigley	Foundation
Mr Kevin Speake	Foundation
Mr Sean Hampton	Foundation
Mrs Helen Kirwan	Foundation
Mr Pat Breslin	Foundation
Mrs Bev Redmond	Local Authority
Mrs Serena Reyes	Parent
Mr Sean Flynn	Parent
Mr Adrian Smith/Mrs Maureen Atherton	Acting Headteachers
Mrs Roisin Doherty	Staff

 

 

The Role of the Governing Body:

·         To support the school in meeting the statutory responsibility to provide the best possible education for each individual pupil.
·         To be fully accountable to those who establish and fund the school and also to parents and the wider community for the way in which it carries out its functions as a governing body.
·         To act at all times in accordance with the requirements laid down in Acts of Parliament and statutory regulations.
·         To maintain and develop the ethos and reputation of the school.
·         To act with due regard for the well-being of children in supporting the activities of the school.
·         To ensure the school’s interests are properly represented at a local and national level wherever and whenever appropriate. 

Types of Governor:

Foundation;  Appointed by and representative of the Bishop of Salford
Parent;  Elected by and representative of parents at the school.
Local Authority;  Appointed by and representing the wider perspective of Trafford Borough Council
Staff;  Elected by and representative of staff at the school

There are no associate members on the Governing Body. 
 
Date of Next Full Governors Meeting – Wednesday 8th November 2023

 

Register of Business Interests for School Governors

 

From 1 September 2015, governing bodies are under a duty to publish on their website their register of interest. The register should set out the relevant business interests of governors and details of any other educational establishments they govern. The register should also set out any relationships between governors and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives.

 

Name	Governor Type	Start Date	End Date	Business Interests	Other Establishments Governed	Relationship with staff/ members of the Governing Body	Attendance at Meetings 22/23	Committee Membership
Rev Fr G Murphy	Foundation	01/09/22	01/09/25	None	St Antony’s St Ann's	None	6/8	Pay Review Finance/Premises/Personnel Admissions
Patrick Breslin	Foundation	01/05/21	30/4/25	None	N/A	None	11/12	Finance/Premises/Personnel Curriculum
Serena Reyes	Parent	29/10/21	28/10/25	None	N/A	None	3/3	Curriculum
Pauline Sheldon	Foundation  Chair	07/12/21	06/12/25	None	N/A	None	4/7	Pay Review Curriculum Finance
Sean Hampton	Foundation	10/09/21	09/09/25	None	N/A	None	6/8	Finance/Premises/Personnel
Helen Kirwan	Foundation Vice Chair	01/05/21	30/04/25	None	N/A	None	3/3	Pay Review Admissions
Kevin Speake	Foundation	21/06/21	21/06/25	None	St Wilfrid’s	None	4/7	Curriculum
Roisin Doherty	Staff Governor	01/09/23	1/9/27	None	N/A	None		Curriculum
Maureen Atherton	Acting Headteacher	01/09/22		None	N/A	None	12/12	Admissions Finance/Premises/Personnel Curriculum
Sean Flynn	Parent Governor	01/05/20	30/04/24	None	N/A	None	3/3	Finance/Premises/Personnel
Bev Redmond	LA Governor	06/11/19	05/11/27	None	N/A	None	8/8	Finance/Premises/Personnel Admissions
Adrian Smith	Acting Headteacher	01/09/22		None	N/A	None	11/12	Admissions Finance/Premises/Personnel Curriculum
Anne Wrigley	Foundation	02/11/22	24/10/26	None	N/A	None	3/3	Curriculum