Mrs Maria Williams
Foundation, Chair
Mrs Maria Williams
Foundation, Chair
Mr Albert Wilson
Foundation, Vice Chair
Mr Ben Wright
Foundation
Mrs Rachael Mason
Parent
Fr Richard Hardstaff
Parish Priest
At Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy, our governors are volunteers from our parish, school and local community. They are each responsible for providing strategic leadership and accountability in our school. We currently have 5 governors comprised of; Three foundation governors, appointed by the Diocese of Nottingham, One parent governor, elected by parents of the school and the Parish Priest.
School governors are volunteers with varied skills who have an interest in our children’s education and the smooth running of the school. Governors meet regularly to monitor strategic development, religious education, health & safety and progress within the school. We also spend time in school working with the children and the staff to support our high standards. We ensure that the school maintains our distinctive Catholic ethos and the link between the Parish and the school. If you have any questions or would like to meet with me, then please email (mwilliams@holycross.notts.sch.uk) or contact me via school office.
Mrs Maria Williams (Chair of Governors)
Governing bodies help schools and academies to fulfil their mission. All schools have governing bodies made up of different categories of governors. All Catholic school governing bodies are made up of foundation governors, and parent governors, along with the Headteacher.
The main role of the governing body is to operate at a strategic level, leaving the Headteacher and senior leaders responsible and accountable to the governing body for the operational day-to-day running of the school. As such, the three core functions of the governing body are:
Foundation governors are specifically appointed by the Bishop or Religious Order to ensure the preservation and development of the school’s Catholic character, to ensure that the school is being conducted as a Catholic School, and to represent the Bishop’s (and the Religious Order’s) education policy to the governing body. However, all categories of governor in a Catholic School are required to preserve and develop the Catholic character of the school in addition to their other legal duties. Foundation governors always outnumber all other governors by at least two so as to ensure a majority vote where matters of particular Catholic importance arise.
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Trust Governor Information can be found on our Trust website. See links below:
Attendance at Meetings/Business Interests – Directors
Current Memorandum of Association
Annual Report & Financial Statement
Register of Interests for the Accounting Officer
Register of business and pecuniary interests (including governance roles in other educational institutions)
Structure and Lines of Accountability
Key: X=Present, A=Absent, -=Not on Governing Body
Date | 22/09/2021 | 15/11/2021 | 17/01/2022 | 07/03/2022 |
Mrs Tammie McNamara | X | X | X | X |
Mrs Rebecca Whitehead | A | X | - | - |
Mrs Claire Pyle | X | X | X | - |
Mrs Maria Williams | X | X | X | X |
Mr Albert Wilson | X | X | X | X |
Mrs Rachael Mason | X | X | X | X |
Mr Ben Wright | X | X | X | X |
Mr Daniel Pearson | A | A | A | - |
Fr John Martin | A | A | A | - |
Key: X=Present, A=Absent, -=Not on Governing Body
Date | 22/09/2020 | 16/11/2020 | 18/01/2021 | 08/03/2021 | 13/05/2021 | 14/06/2021 |
Mrs Tammie McNamara | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Mrs Rebecca Whitehead | A | X | A | X | X | X |
Mrs Claire Pyle | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Mrs Maria Williams | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Mr Albert Wilson | X | X | A | X | X | X |
Mrs Rachael Mason | - | - | - | X | X | X |
Mr Ben Wright | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Mr Daniel Pearson | - | - | - | X | X | X |
Fr John Martin | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Governor attendance information can now be found on our Trust website here
Governor Declaration of Business Interests 2021 – 2022
Governor Declaration of Business Interests 2020 – 2021
Governor Declaration of Business Interests 2019 – 2020
Governor Declaration of Business Interests 2018 – 2019
Governor Declaration of Business Interests 2018 – 2019
All our policies have been ratified by our school governors and signed hard copies are located in our school office. Our Trust Governance Information can be found here.
Governing Body Induction Policy
Training Date | Course Title | Governor Name |
16/11/2021 | Fire Safety & Equipment | Claire Pyle |
23/09/2021 | Fire Safety & Equipment | Ben Wright |
23/09/2021 | Equality & Diversity | Ben Wright |
22/09/2021 | GDPR for Whole Staff Awareness (Schools) | Ben Wright |
22/09/2021 | Governor Safeguarding & Child Protection | Ben Wright |
14/09/2021 | Fire Safety & Equipment | Maria Williams |
14/09/2021 | KCSIE Part 1 | Maria Williams |
14/09/2021 | Equality & Diversity | Maria Williams |
09/09/2021 | KCSIE Part 1 | Ben Wright |
06/09/2021 | Governor Safeguarding & Child Protection | Maria Williams |
05/09/2021 | Governor Safeguarding & Child Protection | Rachael Mason |
05/09/2021 | Equality & Diversity | Rachael Mason |
05/09/2021 | KCSIE Part 1 | Rachael Mason |
03/09/2021 | Governor Safeguarding & Child Protection | Claire Pyle |
03/09/2021 | GDPR for Whole Staff Awareness (Schools) | Claire Pyle |
02/09/2021 | Equality & Diversity | Claire Pyle |
25/05/2021 | Diocesan Conference for Local Governors | Claire Pyle |
18/05/2021 | Local Governing Body Self Review | Claire Pyle |
12/05/2021 | Local Governing Body Self Review | Maria Williams |
13/01/2021 | Data Standard and Outcomes | Maria Williams |
12/01/2021 | Governor Being an Effective Governor | Maria Williams |
11/11/2020 | Preparations for Ofsted/Role of Governors | Maria Williams |
04/11/2020 | Preparations for Canonical Inspection | Maria Williams |
13/10/2020 | Governor Taking The Chair | Maria Williams |
25/02/2020 | Governor Catholic Life | Maria Williams |
25/11/2019 | DSL Governor Support Session | Maria Williams |
25/11/2019 | DSL Governor Support Session | Rebecca Whitehouse |
14/10/2019 | OLoL Exclusion & IRP Training | Claire Pyle |