The governing bodies of Voluntary Aided schools are a combination of appointed and elected members. The foundation governors are appointed by the school's Trustees, the Sisters of Mercy to preserve and develop the religious character of the school and to secure advancement of the Catholic religion and the advancement of education.

Role of the governing body

The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are in:

• developing the strategic plan for the school;
• determining aims, policies and priorities of the school;
• setting statutory and non statutory targets;
• monitoring and evaluating the work of the school;
• the appointment of staff and ensuring the implementation of a range of personnel procedures;
• the strategic management of the budget;
• securing high levels of attendance and good standards of pupil behaviour;
• ensuring that all children in the schools have access to a broad and balanced curriculum which is suitable to age, aptitude and ability, which prepares them for adult life;
• ensuring the health and safety of pupils and staff.

Role of the headteacher

The headteacher is responsible for the internal organisation and day to day management and control of the school and the implementation of the strategic framework established by the governing body.

Governing Board 2019/20

Headteacher: Mr J Mangan
Chair: Mr C Manning
Vice Chair: Mrs N Smith
Clerk to Governors: Mrs M Pritchard

Name	Category	Date appt'd/ re-appt'd	Appointed by	Term of office
Mr Christopher Manning	Foundation Governor	1 Sept 2016	Trustees	4 years
Roles: Chair of Governors & Chair of Curriculum Committees
Mrs Johanne Brown	Parent Governor	17 Jun 2019	Parent election	4 years
Mr Anthony Devine	Local Auth. Governor	4 Jun 2019	Governing Body	4 years
Mrs Ann Marie Dimeck	Foundation Governor	1 Sept 2018	Trustees	4 years
Mrs Caroline Grieco	Staff Governor	1 Sept 2017	Staff election	4 years
Mr Mark Guyers	Co-opted Governor	1 Oct 2017	Governing Body	4 years
Mr Barry Judge	Parent Governor	1 Sept 2017	Parent election	4 years
Ms Suzanne Mainwaring	Foundation Governor	1 Dec 2019	Trustees	4 years
Mr Joseph Mangan	Headteacher Governor
Miss Noreen McGinnity	Foundation Governor	1 Sept 2017	Trustees	4 years
Mrs Jo Pearson	Foundation Governor	1 Sept 2017	Trustees	4 years
Role: Chair of Admissions Committee
Mr Edward Ratcliffe	Co-opted Governor	1 Sept 2019	Governing Body	4 years
Mrs Judith Reese	Foundation Governor	1 Sept 2016	Trustees	4 years
Mr James Richardson	Foundation Governor	1 Sept 2017	Trustees	4 years
Mrs Noreen Smith	Foundation Governor	1 Sept 2017	Trustees	4 years
Role: Chair of Finance & H&S Committee
Mr Paul Symes	Foundation Governor	1 Oct 2017	Trustees	4 years
Mr Peter Williams	Foundation Governor	1 Sept 2018	Trustees	4 years
Vacancy	Foundation Governor		Trustees	4 years

Governors who have recently left the Governing Board

Name	Category	Date appt'd/ re-appt'd	Appointed by	Date Left	Term of office
Fr J Kelly	Foundation Governor	1 Sept 2017	Trustees	28 Jan 2020	4 years
Mr Andrew O'Neill	Parent Governor	1 Sept 2017	Parent Election	1 Sept 2018	4 years
Mrs Jennifer Pugh	Foundation Governor	1 Sept 2017	Trustees	31 August 2019	4 years

Committees

Curriculum	Finance & H&S	Admissions	Staffing
Mr C Manning	Mrs N Smith	Mrs J Pearson	Mrs J Pearson
Mrs A Devine	Mr J Richardson	Mrs J Brown	Mrs N Smith
Mrs C Grieco	Mr P Williams	Mr P Symes	Mr J Richardson
Mr P Symes	Mr E Ratcliffe	Mrs J Reese	Mr C Manning
Mrs A M Dimeck	Mr P Symes	Mr M Guyers	Miss N McGinnity (sub-group)
Mr P Williams	Mr A Devine	Miss N McGinnity	Mrs A M Dimeck (sub-group)
Mr B Judge			Mr A Devine (sub-group)
Miss N McGinnity
Mrs J Reese
Mrs J Brown

Structure and Responsibilities of the Governing Board and Committees

Register of business interests/school connections/other Governing roles

Name	Declared Details
Mrs A M Dimeck	Governor at Holy Rosary Primary
Mrs J Brown	Governor at Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Ms S Mainwaring	Community/Business Governor Litherland High School

Record of Attendance 2019/20

Name	Scheduled Meetings	Meetings Attended	Apologies Accepted	Absent
Mr C Manning	9	9
Mrs J Brown	7	5	2
Mr A Devine	9	9
Mrs A M Dimeck	6	5	1
Mr C Grieco	6	6
Mr M Guyers	4		1	3
Mr B Judge	7	7
Fr J Kelly	2	1	1
Ms S Mainwaring	3	3
Mr J Mangan	13	13
Miss N McGinnity	7	7
Mrs J Pearson	6	5	1
Mr E Ratcliffe	6	2	4
Mrs J Reese	8	8
Mr J Richardson	8	6	2
Mrs N Smith	8	8
Mr P Symes	10	5	5
Mr P Williams	10	10

Record of Attendance 2018/19

Name	Scheduled Meetings	Meetings Attended	Apologies Accepted	Absent
Mr C Manning	10	10
Fr J Kelly	3	3
Mrs J Pearson	6	5	1
Mrs N Smith	8	7	1
Mr J Richardson	8	5	3
Mr P Williams	11	10	1
Mrs J Pugh	4	3	1
Miss N McGinnity	6	6
Mr P Symes	9	5	4
Mrs A M Dimeck	6	4	2
Mrs J Reese	9	8	1
Mr A Devine	8	6	2
Mrs B Judge	8	6	2
Mr C Grieco	6	6
Mr B McLoughlin	14	14
Mrs M Guyers	4	1	3
Mr E Ratcliffe	4	3	1
Mrs J Brown	2	2