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 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 2024 is as follows:

 

Rev Fr Ged Murphy	Chair/ Parish Priest
Mrs Anne Wrigley	Foundation
Mr Kevin Speake	Foundation
Mr Sean Hampton	Foundation
Mr Lijo John	Foundation
Mrs Serena Reyes	Foundation
Mrs Bernie Furey	Foundation
Mrs Bev Redmond	Local Authority
Mrs Geraldine Leach	Parent
Mr Sean Flynn	Parent
Mrs Maureen Atherton	Headteacher
Mrs Roisin Doherty	Staff
Mr Adrian Smith

 

 

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 – 7th November 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	9/9	Pupil Discipline Premises/Personnel Performance Management Admissions Appeals
Patrick Breslin	Foundation	01/05/21	30/4/25	None	N/A	None	5/9	Finance/Premises Personnel Appeals Pay Review
Serena Reyes	Foundation	08/12/23	7/12/27	None	N/A	None	8/9	Curriculum
Bernie Furey	Foundation	01/2/24	01/1/28	None	N/A	Family Relation	3/5	Performance Management Curriculum
Sean Hampton	Foundation	10/09/21	09/09/25	None	N/A	Family Relation	7/9	Finance Pay Review
Kevin Speake	Foundation	21/06/21	21/06/25	None	St Wilfrid’s	None	7/9	Curriculum  Pupil Discipline
Roisin Doherty	Staff Governor	01/09/23	1/9/27	None	N/A	None	2/3	Curriculum
Maureen Atherton	Acting Headteacher	01/09/22		None	N/A	None	13/13	Admissions Appeals Premises/Personnel Curriculum
Sean Flynn	Parent Governor	01/05/20	30/04/24	None	N/A	None	8/9	Finance Premises
Bev Redmond	LA Governor	06/11/19	05/11/27	None	N/A	None	8/9	Finance Pay Review Admissions
Adrian Smith	Acting Headteacher	01/09/22		None	N/A	None	13/13	Admissions Pupil Discipline Premises/Personnel Curriculum
Anne Wrigley	Foundation	02/11/22	24/10/26	None	N/A	None	8/9	Curriculum
Geraldine Leach	Parent Governor	11/3/24	10/3/28	None	N/A	None	2/2	Finance