Governing Body

Loreto Grammar School Governors - As at December 2021.

If you would like to contact a Governor, please address your correspondence care of Loreto Grammar School.

Foundation Governors:
Sister Bernadette Turtle IBVM
Sister Kathleen Hewitt IBVM
Mr Jim Lister – Chair
Mr Martin Bourke
Mrs Pat Brown
Dr Kate Grady
Dr Justin McCarthy
Mr Vincent Sweeney
Professor Martin Ashley – Vice Chair

Headteacher Governor:
Mrs Jane Beever

Parent Governors:
Mrs Ruth Davies
Dr Tom Earnshaw

The governance of the trust is defined in the Memorandum and Articles of Association together with the Funding Agreement with the Department for Education. All trustees are members of the full board of trustees. In addition, trustees are members of committees which report to the full board of trustees. The board of trustees meets once each term to receive reports form its sub-committees and manage its strategic objectives.

The Board has six sub-committees:
1. Chairs and Audit Committee:  Chair - Jim Lister / Chair - Mr Vincent Sweeney (Audit/Risk) which meets at least termly to consider the strategic direction of the school, the internal controls, data protection and risk management;
2. Finance and Premises: Chair - Mr Jim Lister incorporating the Health and Safety subcommittee, which meets half termly to consider the academy’s budgets and financial performance, building and maintenance programme and other premises requirements;
3. Admissions and Pupil Welfare: Chair - Mrs Pat Brown which meets 4 times a year to consider the school’s admissions policy, to oversee the entrance examination for entry to Year 7, entry to other year groups including the Sixth Form. Any related admissions matters are considered by this committee. This committee also has responsibility to overview all matters of pupil welfare safeguarding and behaviour;
4. Curriculum: Chair - Mr Martin Bourke: which considers all matters relating to the curriculum offer in school considering national initiatives and challenging the school in terms of academic performance;
5. Staffing: Chair - Mr Vincent Sweeney: which considers all appointments, performance management and all staff associated policies; and
6. Ethos and Values: Chair - Dr Tom Earnshaw:  which ensures the day to day Catholic life of the school is celebrated and upheld.

Clerk to the Governors:
Trust GS Governor Services

Academy Members:
The members have a similar role to shareholders of a company and are the subscribers to the Memorandum of Association. The members are kept informed about Trust business so that they can be assured that the Governing Body is exercising effective governance. At Loreto Grammar School, our members are representatives of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Loreto Education Trust and Board of Governors:-

The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (member since 2012) – represented by Sister Bernadette Boland IBVM, Provincial Leader in England.
Loreto Education Trust (member since 2012) – represented by Sister Patricia Goodstadt IBVM, as Chair. The Loreto Education Trust is responsible for the appointment of Foundation Governors.
Board of Governors (member since 2012) – represented by Mr J Lister, Chair of Governors (appointed as a named member on 3 July 2017). 

 

Register of Interests	Other Directorships	Other Governorships	Relationships to Staff	Date Signed
Members
Sister Bernadette Boland IBVM	Teresa Ball International Solidarity Fund Province Leader and Trustee of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (English Province)	None	None	22/01/2021
Sister Patricia Goodstadt IBVM	Loreto Education Trust	Loreto Sixth Form College	None	January 2021
		Foundation Governors
Sister Kathleen Hewitt IBVM	Loreto Education Trust	Trustee	None	06/12/2021
Sister Bernadette Turtle IBVM	Loreto Developments Limited Loreto Education Trust	Loreto College (St Albans)  Loreto Preparatory School Loreto High School Chorlton	None	18/03/2021
Mrs Jane Beever	None	Vice Chair - University Council Liverpool Hope University  Director - St Joseph's MAT, Liverpool Loreto English Education Network (LEEN)	None	30/11/2021
Mr Martin Bourke	None	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Stockport	None	25/03/2021
Mrs Pat Brown	None	St Antony's Catholic College, Urmston	None	06/12/2021
Dr Kathryn Grady	None	none	None	19/12/2021
Mr Jim Lister (Governor and Member)	Tutor Trust Limited	Park Road Academy Primary School	None	17/03/2021
Dr Justin McCarthy	Loreto Education Trust Stockton Heath Medical Servicecs Limited Stockton Health Medical LLP Kerasia Medical Limited Trustee of St Joseph's Family Centre, Warrington	None     None	None     None	January 2021
Professor Martin Ashley	Your Healthy Mouth Limited	None	None	01/02/2021
Mr Vincent Sweeney	None	None	None	07/12/2021
Parent Governors
Mrs Ruth Davies	St Joseph's Primary School Loreto Parents' Association	Governor Trustee, Joint Chairperson	None	13/05/2022
Dr Tom Earnshaw	None	St John's Medical Centre	None	09/05/2021