St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Governors
St Joseph’s Governing body oversees the school’s management and aims to ensure that all children at the school get the best possible education and are able to make the most of all the opportunities that come their way. It is made up of staff from the school, parents of children at the school, foundation governors appointed by the Diocese, and representatives of the local council.
The Governing Body works hard to support the Headteacher, teaching staff and pupils with the aim of ensuring that St Joseph's is the best that it can be.
As well as sharing a common desire to be involved in supporting the school, the Governing Body has statutory duties by which they are legally bound. The Governing Body is ultimately responsible for all matters relating to the school including teaching and learning, safeguarding, health and safety, staffing, premises and ensuring financial accountability and sustainability.
We meet twice during each term. The first termly meeting focuses on Standards and Safeguarding, the second on Strategic Planning, Finance and Resources. In addition, we have committees set up to meet as required to deal with Headteacher's Performance Management, Pay, Admissions, Hearings, Appeals, Complaints and Pupil Discipline. Governors also have additional responsibilities as Link Governors for at least one aspect of the curriculum or other areas of governance. The membership of each committee, and the Link Governor roles, are set out in the table below.
The Chair of Governors is Stefan Brochwicz-Lewinski.
Governing Body Structure & Pecuniary Interests
| Name of Governor | Category | Appointed By | Date of Appointment (or reappointment) | Term of Office Ends | Governance | Business | Family | Gifts | Safeguarding |
| Mr Stefan Brochwicz-Lewinski |
Chair of Governors and Foundation Governor |
Bishop Mark | 1st September 2021 | August 2025 | None | None | Parent of Child at School | None | Advanced |
| Mrs Ruth Davies | Vice Chair of Governors and Foundation Governor | Bishop Mark | 27th April 2021 | August 2028 | Loreto Grammar School, Altrincham | None | None | None | Advanced |
| Professor Tim Ritchings | Vice Chair of Governors and Foundation Governor | Bishop Mark | 1st September 2020 | August 2028 | None | None | None | None | Advanced |
| Mr Damian Arthur | Headteacher | N/A | 17th April 2023 | Headteacher | None | None | None | None | Advanced - DSL |
| Mr Dominic Cassidy | LA Representative | Local Authority | 30th October 2018 | October 2026 | None | None | Parent of Child at School | None | Level 1 |
| Dr Irene Barinaga-Rementeria Ramirez | Parent Governor | Parents | 12th May 2021 | May 2025 | None | None | Parent of Child at School | None | Governor Safeguarding |
| Miss Gemma Price | Parent Governor | Parents | 12th May 2021 | May 2025 | None | None | Parent of Child at School | None | Governor Safeguarding |
| Father Stephen Woolley | Parish Priest and Foundation Governor | Bishop Mark | 1st September 2018 | Parish Priest | Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Sale | None | None | None | Level 1 |
| Mrs Anne Chinoy | Foundation Governor | Bishop Mark | 1st March 2022 | August 2025 | None | None | None | None | Safeguarding for Governors/Trustees with Trafford LADO (Autumn 2022) |
| Mr Nicholas Hopkins | Staff Governor | Staff | 3rd October 2017 | August 2025 | None | Staff | None | None | Advanced |
Governing Body Committees 2022-23
| Name of Governor | Headteachers Performance Management | Pay | Admissions | Hearing | Appeal | Complaints | Pupil Discipline | Link Governors |
| Mr Stefan Brochwicz-Lewinski | X | Chair | Any Governor can be a member of these committees. Governors will be selected to form a hearing committee, appeal committee or complaints committee as the need arises based on availability and impartiality and on any requirements of applicable policies and procedures. | Any Governor can be a member of these committees. Governors will be selected to form a hearing committee, appeal committee or complaints committee as the need arises based on availability and impartiality and on any requirements of applicable policies and procedures. | Any Governor can be a member of these committees. Governors will be selected to form a hearing committee, appeal committee or complaints committee as the need arises based on availability and impartiality and on any requirements of applicable policies and procedures. | X | SAFEGUARDING & WHISTLEBLOWING, SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, FINANCE, MFL, MUSIC | |
| Mrs Ruth Davies | X | X | X | EYFS & ENGLISH, SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, FINANCE | ||||
| Professor Tim Ritchings | X | Chair | RESOURCES - SPORTS, PUPIL AND COVID PREMIUM, COMPUTING | |||||
| Mr Damian Arthur | X | |||||||
| Mr Dominic Cassidy | X | X | EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS, HUMANITITES - GEOGRAPHY / HISTORY | |||||
| Dr Irene Barinaga-Rementeria Ramirez | SCHOOL WEBSITE AND STATUTORY POLICIES, MATHS, SCIENCE | |||||||
| Miss Gemma Price | X | SAFEGUARDING, SEND, RSE & PHSE | ||||||
| Father Stephen Woolley | X | X | X | RE & CATHOLIC LIFE | ||||
| Mrs Anne Chinoy | X | PE | ||||||
| Mr Nicholas Hopkins | ART / DT | |||||||
| Mrs Kathryn Senior | HEALTH & SAFETY |
| Governing Body Meeting Attendance 2023-2024 | |
| Name and date of meeting | Attendees |
| Governing Body Meeting Attendance 2022-23 | |
| Name and Date of Meeting | Attendees |
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11th Octotber 2022 - FGB Standards and Curriculum Meeting |
Mr Peter Johnson, Stefan Brochwicz-Lewinski, Mrs Ruth Davies, Fthr Stephen Woolley, Tim Ritchings, Mrs Anne Chinoy, Kathryn Senior, Nick Hopkins, Dominic Cassidy, Gemma Price, Dr Irene Barinaga-Rementeria Ramirez, Miss Murray, Mrs McCaughey |
| 29th November 2022 - FGB Finance, Resources & Safeguarding
meeting
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Mr S Brochwicz-Lewinski (Chair), Mr D Cassidy, Mrs A Chinoy, Mrs R Davies, Mr P Johnson, (Headteacher), Miss G Price, Prof T Ritchings, Ms K Senior, Fr S Woolley, Mr M Fowler, Mrs K McCaughey, Miss R Murray
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| 31st January 2023 - FGB Standards & Curriculum meeting |
Dr I Barinaga-Rementeria Ramirez, Mr S Brochwicz-Lewinski (Chair), Mr D Cassidy, Mrs A Chinoy, Mrs R Davies, Mr N Hopkins, Mr P Johnson (Head), Prof T Ritchings, Ms K Senior,
Mrs K McCaughey, Miss R Murray
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| 21st March 2023 - FGB
Finance and Resources &
Safeguarding, Behaviour, Risk and Audit
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Dr I Barinaga- Rementeria Ramirez, Mr S Brochwicz-Lewinski(Chair), Mrs A Chinoy, Mrs R Davies, Mr N Hopkins, Mr P Johnson, (Head), Mrs G Price, Prof T Ritchings, Father S Woolley,
Mrs K McCaughey, Miss R Murray, Mr D Arthur (New Head)
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| 16th May 2023 - FGB Standards & Curriculum meeting | Mr D Arthur (Head), Dr I Barinaga- Rementeria Ramirez, Mr D Cassidy, Mrs A Chinoy, Mrs R Davies, Mr N Hopkins, Mrs G Price, Prof T Ritchings, Father S Woolley,
Miss R Murray
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| 4th July 2023 - FGB
Finance and Resources &
Safeguarding, Behaviour, Risk and Audit
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Mr D Arthur (Head), Mr S Brochwicz-Lewinski(Chair), Dr I Barinaga- Rementeria Ramirez, Mr D Cassidy, Mrs A Chinoy, Mrs R Davies, Mr N Hopkins, Mrs G Price, Prof T Ritchings, Ms K Senior, Father S Woolley, Miss R Murray |