St Wulstan's - St Wulstan's Local Governing Body

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St Ambrose and St Wulstan's Local Governing Body

The aim of the Local Governing Body of St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School (which is part of the Emmaus MAC) is to work together with the Executive Principal, the Head of School and all the staff on operational matters in the school in order to support the children to achieve their full potential in a happy, caring, Christ-centred environment, maintaining at all times the Catholic ethos. The governing body also provides strategic oversight of health, safety, wellbeing and safeguarding of children, thereby embedding a strong culture of safeguarding and ensuring the visibility and accountability of governance responsibilities.

The key elements in achieving this aim are to:

Preserve and develop the ethos and character of a Catholic School and the academy through high expectations of everyone in the school community including fundamental British values of democracy (rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs).
Ensure strong links within the Parish are maintained to ensure children and their families are given the opportunity to deepen their faith building on the knowledge and values taught at the school.
Monitor the performance and progress of all the children at the school.
Work with all the staff to help them to teach and care for all our children in the most effective manner.
Ensure that the resources of the school are best utilised, in consultation with the Executive Principal.
Plan with the Executive Principal to guarantee that the overall performance of staff, children, and hence the school, continues to improve in all aspects.

To enable the Local Governing Representatives to achieve these objectives, the Local Governing Body is made up of key groups within the school- parents, staff, the Church and the community. The Foundation Local Governing Body Representatives are appointed by the Diocese, whilst the parent and staff representatives are elected. All representatives serve for a term of four years.

The Local Governing Body meets each half term; at which time they focus on specific activities such as: finance and budgeting implications, curriculum, staffing, admissions, premises and health and safety. Individual members of the Local Governing Body bring valuable experience and skills which are utilised to ensure the community of St Wulstan's continues to be happy, caring and successful whilst benefiting from the wider community of the Emmaus Academy and the Church.

The Local Governing Body, whilst responsible for operational matters takes overall direction from the Emmaus Academy Company Board of Directors and as such, communication and links are put into place to ensure that there is cohesion and clarity among and between all of the schools within the Catholic Academy.

Local Governing Body Membership

Name	Type of Governor
Helen Black (Chair)	FDN Governor
Nicola Chapman	Clerk to the Governing Body
Emma Brocklesby	Ex-officio

Michael Jones (VC)	FDN Governor

Natasha Poynter	FDN Governor
Peter Hunter	FDN Governor
Damon Garriff	FDN Governor
Bob Horton	FDN Governor
Stella Painter	FDN Governor
Edward Dutton	Parent Governor
Katherine Webster	Parent Governor (Safeguarding Link Governor)
Sarah McGowan	Staff Governor