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School Governing Body
We have a friendly and professional Governing Body that compliments the friendliness and expertise of St. Mary's staff. Our ethos, as guardians of the school, is to give positive support and assistance to ensure that the very high standards already achieved by the school are maintained and improved upon. Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor. Governors may be contacted through the school.
Membership of Governing Body 2021/2022
 | Mr Owen Finnegan Head Teacher
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 8 |
 | Mrs Sarah Coyne Chair of Governors - LA Governor Date Appointed: 1/09/2008 Term of Office: 29/09/2020 - 28/09/2024 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 6 of 8 |
Mrs Victoria Dawes Parent Governor Date Appointed: 21/06/2021 Term of Office: 21/06/2021 - 20/06/2025 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interest: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: Chair of Governors at St. Benedict's FBM Meetings attended in previous academic year: 2 of 8 (new) | |
 | Mrs Jenny Lightfoot Elected Vice Chair - Foundation Governor* Date Appointed: 22/03/2017 Term of Office: 22/03/2021 - 21/01/2025 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 8 of 8 |
Mrs Tracy Volante Foundation Governor* Date Appointed: 06/01/2017 Term of Office: 09/06/2021 - 08/06/2025 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 5 of 6 | |
 | Mrs Debbie Ellis Foundation Governor* Date Appointed: 24/03/2014 Term of Office: 23/03/2018 - 22/03/2022 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 6 of 8 |
Mrs Lisa Mullings Foundation Governor* Date Appointed: 07/05/2014 Term of Office: 07/05/2018 - 06/05/2022 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 3 of 8 | |
 | Mrs Maria Gomez Foundation Governor* Date Appointed: 01/03/2015 Term of Office: 07/06/2019 - 06/06/2023 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 7 of 8
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 | Mr Sean O'Shaughnessy Foundation Governor* Date Appointed: 11/03/2020 Term of Office: 11/03/2020 - 10/03/2024 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Essay Photography & School Photographer Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 7 of 8 |
Vacancy Foundation Governor* Date Appointed: Term of Office: Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Governance roles in other educational institutions: FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: | |
Mrs Adriana Ebanks Dutkova Foundation Governor* Date Appointed: 24/05/2021 Term of Office: 24/05/2021 - 23/05/2025 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: Foundation Governor at St. Benedict's RC High School FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: New 2021 | |
 | Mrs Victoria Rouse Elected Parent Governor Date Appointed: 07/10/2019 Term of Office: 07/10/2019 - 06/10/2023 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: Foundation Governor at St Benedict's RC High School FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 7 of 8 |
 | Miss Joanne Kelly Staff Governor Date Appointed: 06/12/2019 Term of Office: 06/12/2019 - 05/12/2023 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 8 of 8 |
 | Mrs Denise McDonnell Co-Opted Governor (Staff) Date Appointed: 01/09/2008 Term of Office: 01/09/2008 - 31/08/2023 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 8 of 8 |
 | Mrs Helen Woodhouse Associate Governor - Safeguarding & Child Protection Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 8 of 8 |
 | Mrs Kirsty Smith Associate Governor - Finance, Health & Safety & GDPR Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 8 of 8 |
Ms Sam Moran Clerk to Governors Date Appointed: March 2019 Term of Office: Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared Governance roles in other educational institutions: None FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year: 8 of 8 |
* Foundation Governors are appointed by the Archbishop of Birmingham (or any other person exercising Ordinary Jurisdiction on his behalf) through the Director of Schools of the Diocesan Schools Commission (as noted in the school's Instrument of Government).
Governing Board Information
Annual Parental Questionnaires
Towards the end of the Summer Term parents are asked to complete and return a Parental Questionnaire. Feedback from the answers given are recorded and analysed, with the aim of improving our school environment, our teaching and our pupil's learning at St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Studley.
Fund Raising Committee
Our Governors formed a Committee to review fundraising iniatives in order to raise the 10% funding required for the new building in Key Stage 2. This continued for Key Stage 1 and in 2012 for the new school Kitchen.
How you can help us!
The Committee also compiles a 'List of Contacts' that could help us:
- Do you know anyone famous?
- Could you offer a raffle prize?
- Do you have a skill/profession/talent that you could offer? eg. teaching music, dancing, driving lessons, hairdressing, car mechanics, cooking, babysitting, gardening, ironing, baking a cake, literally anything!
- Do you have any access to funding through charitable groups, employers, personal contacts, that might help our school?
We may be able to utilise this information for additional fundraising at a later date.
If you think you can help in any way, please contact the school office. There is a form available to fill in and return "for the attention of the Governors' Fundraising Committee".