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 Father Gerald Murphy. Father Gerald Murphy 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:

 

Rev Fr Ged Murphy Chair/ Parish Priest  
Mrs Anne Wrigley   Foundation   
Mr Kevin Speake Foundation  
Mr Sean Hampton Foundation  
Mr Pat Breslin Foundation  
Mrs Serena Reyes Foundation  
Mrs Bernie Furey Foundation  
Mrs Bev Redmond Local Authority  
Mrs Geraldine Leach 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 – 13th March 2024

 

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

Chair

01/09/22

01/09/25

None

St Antony’s

St Ann's

None

6/8

Pupil Discipline

Premises/Personnel

Performance Management

Admissions

Appeals

Patrick Breslin

 

Foundation

 

01/05/21

30/4/25

None

N/A

None

11/12

Finance/Premises

Personnel

Appeals

Pay Review

Serena Reyes

Foundation

08/12/23

7/12/27

None

N/A

None

3/3

Curriculum

Bernie Furey

 

Foundation

 

01/2/24

01/1/28

None

N/A

Family Relation

 

Performance Management

Curriculum

Sean Hampton

Foundation

10/09/21

09/09/25

None

N/A

Family Relation

6/8

Finance

Pay Review

Kevin Speake

Foundation

21/06/21

21/06/25

None

St Wilfrid’s

None

4/7

Curriculum 

Pupil Discipline

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

Appeals

Premises/Personnel

Curriculum

Sean Flynn

Parent Governor 01/05/20 30/04/24 None N/A None 3/3

Finance

Premises

Bev Redmond LA Governor 06/11/19 05/11/27 None N/A None 8/8

Finance

Pay Review

Admissions

Adrian Smith Acting Headteacher 01/09/22   None N/A None

 

11/12

 

Admissions

Pupil Discipline

Premises/Personnel

Curriculum

Anne Wrigley Foundation 02/11/22 24/10/26 None N/A None 3/3

Curriculum   

Geraldine Leach Parent Governor 11/3/24 10/3/28 None N/A None   Finance