The Governors are responsible for the management of all aspects of the school.
The Role of a School Governor - November 2015Chair of Governors
Mr P Atherton
Note all Lead Governors will link with lead member of school staff in the relevant area
St Teresa's Governors – from September 2018
| Name | Governor Type | Lead Role(s) | Term of Office | Appointed by |
| Peter Atherton |
Foundation |
Chair of Governors Maths, Child protection and Safeguarding, EYFS, Children in Public care. Year 3 Class Governor. |
31.08.17 | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
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Cllr.
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Local Authority | Art/Design Curriculum Governor. | 31.08.18 | St Helens MBC |
| Lynsey Burgess | Staff | Staff (elected) | ||
| Phil Doyle | Foundation | Literacy and Humanities Curriculum Governor. Year 4 Class Governor. | 31.12.18 | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Clare Orrell | Head Teacher | Head | Whilst Head | Not applicable |
| Karen Harrison | Foundation | Science Curriculum Governor and Year 2 Class Governor. | 31.11.17 | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Paul Jobe | Foundation | Computing Curriculum Governor, Link Governor and Year 1 Class Governor. | 31.08.20 | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Laura Lathom | Parent | Equalities Governor and Year 6 Class Governor. | 31.08.17 | Parents (elected) |
| Canon Tom Neylon | Foundation |
VICE CHAIR OF GOVERNORS Religious Education Governor and Year 5 Class Governor. |
31.08.20 | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Louise Duckworth | Parent | SEND governor and Reception Class Governor. | 31.08.20 | Parents (elected) |
| Tracy McNeill | Foundation | Physical Education and PSHE Curriculum Governor. | 31.08.20 | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Patricia Peers | Foundation | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
REGISTER OF BUSINESS INTERESTS
St Teresa's School – from September 2016
| Name | Interest(s) | Reviewed |
| Peter Atherton | Nil | November 2016 |
| Cllr. Martin Bond |
St Helens MBC, Councillor for Haydock; Unite the Union, St Helens Central Branch |
November 2016 |
| Lynsey Burgess | St Teresa's Employee | November 2016 |
| Phil Doyle | Chair of Governors, St Edwards College, Edmund Rice Academy, Liverpool
|
November 2016 |
| Rebecca Flynn | Headteacher, St Teresa's Employee | November 2016 |
| Karen Harrison | Parent of a child in school | November 2016 |
| Paul Jobe | Grandparent of a child in school | November 2016 |
| Laura Lathom | Parent of a child in school | November 2016 |
| Canon Tom Neylon |
Foundation Governor, St Julie's Catholic Primary School, St Helens
|
November 2016 |
| Louise Duckworth | Parent of a child in school | November 2016 |
| Tracy McNeill | Parent of a child in school | November 2016 |
| Patricia Peers | Nil |
The appointment of the right Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher for our school. This has lead to:
Focussing on improving teaching and learning.
This has led to:
Focussing on pupil progress.
This has led to:
Focus on the function of Governors.
This has involved:
reconstitution of Governing Body leading to additional governors appointed to further strengthen the governance of the school;
regular reviews of progress with staff to support and challenge;
shared staff and governors INSET;
review of policies, leading to an even safer environment for the school community;
targeted governor review day.