THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY
As the Governing Body of a Catholic school our overreaching responsibility lies in ensuring the promoting of a Catholic ethos at all times. In accordance with the Government’s requirement for all governing bodies, however, the 3 core strategic functions of the All Souls Governing Board are:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils;
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
It is very important that governors actively support and strongly challenge the headteacher and have a thorough understanding of the vision and strategic development of the school.
The governors work very closely with the headteacher, who is also a member of the Governing Body, and have a termly monitoring schedule which involves visits to the school and scrutiny of the self-evaluation carried out by senior leaders. Governors are assigned to individual responsibilities, areas of the school curriculum and individual members of staff so that they can both support and challenge the school as well as ensuring the well-being of staff.
Current School Governors:
Mrs Shirley Langford – Foundation Governor (Chair of Governors)
Mr Richard Groves – Foundation Governor (Vice Chair of Governors)
Fr Paul Burch – Foundation Governor
Mrs Lenka Tams – Foundation Governor
Mrs Imelda Gaffney – Foundation Governor
Mrs Claire Tennant – Foundation Governor
Mrs Mary Lucas – Foundation Governor
Mrs Paula Towey – Parent Governor
Mr Tim Smith – Parent Governor
Mrs Roisin McGrath – Staff Governor
Mr Andrew Cooke – Headteacher
Documents
Governor Code of Conduct 2025-26
Constitution of Governance 2025-26
Governor Committees 2025-26
Governor Meetings Attendance Register 2024-25
Governor Declaration of Interests 2025-26
