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The Academy Council

We have a single Academy Council which works for the three Keighley Catholic Primary Schools. This was established in November 2020. 

Chair of Governors

Mr Nick Watson

 

Vice Chair

Mrs Sharon DeMatteis

 

Foundation Governors

Mr Andy Los

Mr Wesley McGlinchey

Cannon Michael McCreadie,

Mrs Lucia Simpkin,

Mrs Sharron Jowett

Fr Tony Rosso

Mrs Sarah Wood-Ripley

 

Staff Governors

Mrs Anita Sampson

 

Executive Headteacher

Mr John Devlin

 

Heads of School

Mrs Catherine Mitchell (Our Lady of Victories)

Mr Andrew Arnold (St Joseph's)

Mr Paul Booth (St Anne's)

 

Parent Governors

 

Mrs Naveeda Malik

Mrs Carmel O'Neill-Linyard

Mrs Jennifer Taylor

 

Clerk to the Governors

Ms Hannah Hay

 

 

GOVERNOR ROLES.

Each of our governors has a special role in school. We try to get into school to visit as often as we can.

 

Attendance and Behaviour

Mrs Jowett, Mrs Malik

Leadership and Management (incl appraisal)

 Mr Watson and Mr McGlinchey

Health and Safety

Mrs Wood-Ripley, Mrs O'Neill-Linyard

Standards and Achievement

Mrs DeMatteis, Mrs Sampson

Teaching, Learning and Staffing

Mr Los, Fr Michael McCreadie, Mrs O’Neill-Linyard

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Mrs Wood-Ripley and Fr Tony Rosso

Safeguarding / SEND/ Health and Safety

Mrs DeMatteis, Mr McGlinchey

Key Pupils Groups (LAC, Pupil Premium)

Mr Nick Watson and Mrs L Simpkin

 

 

Admissions Committee - Mr Watson, Mrs DeMatteis, Mr Devlin.

Finance Working Party members - Mr Watson, Mrs Wood-Ripley, Mr McGlinchey

 

Mr Devlin is also a director of the Blessed Christopher Wharton Trust.

Mrs Wood-Ripley and Mrs Taylor are also  governors at Holy Family School

None of our governors have a financial interest in our school.

 

Click here to see the statutory information about our academy council.