Governors
OUR BLESSED SAINTS
Our Blessed Saints is the Federated Governing Board for both St. Luke’s Catholic Primary School and SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School.
What is the role of the Governing Body?
The Governing Board provides strategic leadership and accountability in schools. It has three key functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent
- Holding the leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff
The governing board must also ensure that decisions take into account the views and experiences of stakeholders (pupils, parents, staff and the community).
The Governing Body
The Federated Governing Body constitution consists of:
- 9 Foundation governors
- 1 Locally appointed
- 2 Staff governor
- 1 Head Teacher
- 1 Co-opted Governor
- 2 parent Governors
If you are interested in becoming a Foundation Governor please click on the link for further details: Foundation Governor information
Our Governors
Robyn Burns: Chair of Governors
Category: Foundation Governor
Diocesan Appointed
Term of office: 28th June 2024 to 31st August 2027
Helen Bennett: Vice Chair of Governors
Category: Foundation Governor
Diocesan Appointed
Term of office: 10th September 2025 to 31st August 2029
Louise Russell – Staff Governor St Luke’s
Special Interest: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Term of office: 18th March 2024 – 31st August 2028
Louise Evans – Head Teacher ST Luke’s Catholic Primary
Sarah Staniforth – Head Teacher SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary
Gill Livesey - Foundation Governor
Diocesan Appointed
Term of office: February 2002 to 31st August 2029
Special interest: Curriculum
Mike Jenkins – Locally Appointed Governor
Special Interest: Safeguarding and Health & Safety
Emma Williams – Parent Governor
Term of office: October 2019 - 22 October 2027
Special interest: Finance & Personnel, Curriculum
Carol Kavanagh – Foundation Governor
Diocesan Appointed
Term of office: 31st August 2023 to 31st August 2026
Special interest: Curriculum
Vanessa Roberts - Foundation Governor
Diocesan Appointed
Term of Office: 5th December 2025 - 31st August 2029
Special interest: SEND
Catherine Keeble - Foundation Governor
Diocesan Appointed
Term of Office: 1st September 2025 - 31st August 2029
Special interest: Curriculum
Governors who have stood down in the past 12 months:
Pauline Heffernan (Foundation Governor and Chair) 31st August 2025
Graeme Smith (Foundation Governor and Vice Chair) 31st August 2025
Louisa Craig (Foundation Governor) 31st August 2025
Fr Lee Bennett (Foundation Governor)
Dianne Kidd (Foundation Governor) 1st October 2024
Jacquelyn Oakes (Co-opted Staff Governor) 14th December 2025
Important Information
Our Blessed Saints Governor Meeting Attendance 2024 - 2025.pdf
OBS Governor Register of Business Interests and Attendance - AY 2023-2024
CES Governor Code of Conduct - AY2023-2024
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OBS Governor Register of Business Interests and Attendance - AY 2022-2023
Our Blessed Saints Governors Annual statement 2021
