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Governors

The role of the school governor is demanding but very rewarding and is a good way to give back to your local community. School governing bodies are responsible for working with the school to ensure that it delivers a good quality education.

Instrument of Government

Governors Attendance

Role of the Governing Body

The role of the Governing Body is to:

  • set the school’s strategic direction
  • hold the Head teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
  • ensure that the school’s budget is properly managed and money is well spent

School governors usually serve a four year term of office, but can resign at any time.

If you become a school governor, you will be expected to:

  • attend three meetings of the governing body every year, plus meetings for any committees you’re on
  • visit the school once a term
  • commit to complete on-going training to continuously update your knowledge

How to apply

Contact the school to find out if there are any vacancies. You can learn more about the role of a school governor from the Inspiring Governors Alliance and Governors for Schools.

Types of school governor

There are six types of school governor:

  • Parent governors are parents of children attending the school and are elected by other parents.
  • Co-opted governors are appointed by the governing body and usually have specific skills that will help run the school.
  • Staff governors work in the school as teachers or support staff and are elected by staff at the school.
  • Foundation governors are appointed by the Archbishop of the Dioceses of Westminster.
  • Local Authority governors are appointed by the governing body following a nomination from the local council. These are often from local political parties.

Associate members of committees will have specialist knowledge of a committee’s subject area. They are appointed by the governing body.

Who can't be a school governor?

You are not able to be a school governor if, you:

  • are a registered pupil at the school
  • are under 18 at the date of election or appointment
  • have had your estate sequestrated and the sequestration has not been discharged, annulled or reduced
  • are the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order.
  • are subject to a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 or under Part 2 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(c), or a disqualification undertaking accepted under the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002(d); or (d) an order made under section 429(2)(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986(e) (failure to pay under county court administration order).
  • have been removed from the office of trustee for a charity by an order made by the Charity Commissioners or the High Court on the grounds of any misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of the charity for which you were responsible or privy, or to which you contributed or which you facilitated by your conduct; or (b) have been removed, under section 34 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005(a) (Powers of Court of Session), from being concerned in the management or control of any body
  • are disqualified from working with children
  • have been convicted of any offence within the last five years and been passed a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine
  • have been convicted of any offence in the last 20 years and had a sentence of imprisonment for a period of not less than two and a half years
  • have at any time been convicted of any offence and passed on a sentence of imprisonment for a period of not less than five years
  • have been convicted under section 547 of EA 1996(a) (nuisance or disturbance on school premises) in the last five years or under section 85A of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(b) (Nuisance or disturbance on educational premises) of an offence and have been sentenced to a fine
  • refuse a request by the clerk to the governing body to make an application under section 113A of the Police Act 1997 for a criminal records certificate.

List of Governors 

Mr Alexander de Mont 
Governor Type:  Foundation Governor/Chair of Governors 
Term of Office: 1st September 2021 - 31st August 2026
Register of Business Interests: None to declare - 29/9/21
Responsibilities: Chair of Governors
Committees: Curriculum & Resources Committees

Contact Details: admin@blessedsacrament.islington.sch.uk FOA: Chair 

Ms Barbara Smith
Governor Type: Foundation Governor
Term of Office: 1st November 2022 - 31st August 2026
Register of Business Interests: Trustee of Islington United Charities -10/10/22
Responsibilities: Attendance
Committees: Curriculum & Pupil and Admissions Committee

Ms Alexandra Fernandez-Madden
Governor Type: Ex Officio by virtue of office of Headteacher
Term of Office: 1st September 2020
Register of Business Interests: None to declare - 01/09/22
Committees: Curriculum & Resources Committees

Ms Jackie Payne
Governor Type: Staff Governor
Term of Office: 1st October 2022 - 31st August 2026
Register of Business Interests: School Business Manager -07/10/22
Responsibilities: Link Governor Assessment
Committees: Resources

Ms Sara Hyde
Governor Type: Local Authority Governor
Term of Office: 19th February 2022 - 18th February 2026
Register of Business Interests: None Declared -24/11/21

Ms Patricia Meerstadt
Governor Type:
Term of Office: 1st September 2021 - 31st August 2025
Register of Business Interests: None Declared - 25/11/21
Responsibilities: Committees: Curriculum and Pupil Committees

Ms Anna Marie Murphy
Governor Type: Parent Governor
Term of Office: 7th October 2019 - 31st August 2023
Register of Business Interests: None to declare - 10/10/22
Responsibilities: Committees: Curriculum and Pupil Committees

Ms Fabiola Coelho
Governor Type: Foundation Governor
Term of Office: 1st September 2023 - 31st August 2025
Register of Business Interests: None to declare -20/09/21
Responsibilities & Committees: Curriculum and Pupil Committees

Ms Josephine Onwuka
Governor Type: Foundation Governor
Term of Office: 1st September 21 - 31st August 2025
Register of Business Interests: None to declare - 07/10/22
Responsibilities & Committees: Curriculum and Pupil Committees


OTHER COMMITTEES
The membership of the Pupil Discipline Committee, the Pupil Discipline Appeal Committee, the Staff Discipline Committee and the Staff Discipline Appeal Committee will be determined as and when a committee needs to sit.