Governance
KCSP Governance Model
KCSP understands the importance of the role of governance committees and the Trust has set out guidance and support in its Governance Handbook and Scheme of Delegation.
The Trust Board of Directors ('Trustees') are responsible for overseeing the management and administration of the Trust and they fulfil this role by delegating functions to committees.
Governance at St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School
The Governance Committee is a ‘critical friend’ of the school. It provides Strategic Leadership in school improvement. It does this by being appropriately involved in the school improvement cycle as follows:
- Developing and sharing the values and vision
- Setting out the aims and objectives of the school
- Setting out the policies and procedures by which the aims and objectives will be achieved
- Establishing the criteria by which the aims and achievements will be seen to be achieved
- Taking the views of stakeholders into account
- Evaluating evidence on how well the school is doing
- Finding out how well the school is doing in comparison with similar schools
- Agreeing targets for improvement
- Planning to achieve improvement
- Ensuring that deployment of staffing and resources match the school’s priorities.
Key Issues
The governance committee will consider and keep under review: the progress and attainment of all groups of pupils, evidence of narrowing gaps between under achieving groups and other pupils, improvements in the quality of teaching, the school’s improvement since the last inspection, and the school’s self-evaluation of how well it is doing currently. Governance committee members are not expected to be involved in the day to day running of the school.
Who can be a governance committee member?
- Almost everyone over 18 can become a member. Governance committee members are volunteers from all walks of life – everyone has experience and skills to offer
- An effective governance committee has people from different backgrounds and with a mix of skills. No formal qualifications are needed to be a member
- Governance committee members are not education experts – they are there to offer a fresh perspective
What makes a good governance committee member?
- The ability to work in a team
- An interest in education and a commitment to the school
- Patience, energy and enthusiasm
- A willingness to listen, learn and to spend time in school
- A willingness to undertake training
St Teresa's Local Governance Committee
Governor Name | Category | Date of Appointment | Appointing Body and Term of Office | Details of Responsibility | Register of Business Interests |
| Mark Walsh | Foundation member | 19/03/20 | Archdiocese of Southwark - 19/03/2020 - 18/03/2024
| Chair | Nothing to declare confirmed 05.10.23 |
Gareth Scott | Co-Opted Member | 30/09/2021 | KCSP 30/09/2021 – 29/09/2025 | Vice Chair Safeguarding Lead | Daughter in year 4 confirmed 05.10.2023 |
Caroline Archer | Foundation Member | 15/03/2022 | Archdiocese of Southwark 15/03/2022 – 14/03/2026 | Pupil Premium/SEND Lead | Nothing to declare confirmed 05.10.23 |
Tricia Enefer | Foundation Member | 11/01/2023 | Archdiocese of Southwark 11/01/2023 – 10/01/2027 | Catholic Character and Ethos Lead | Son in year 1 & Daughter in year 3. Confirmed 05.10.23 |
| Kieran Geary | Foundation Member | 26/05/2023 | Archdiocese of Southwark 26/05/2023 - 25/05.2027 | Catholic Character and Ethos Lead | Daughter in year 4. Confirmed 05.10.23 |
Gemma Jones | Parent Member | 07/03/2022 | KCSP 07/03/2022 – 06/03/2026 | Curriculum Lead | Two sons in year 6 & 1 confirmed 05.10.23 |
Thomas Jury | Parent Member | 15/07/2019 | KCSP 15/07/2019 – 14/07/2023 | Finance Lead
| Nothing to declare confirmed 05.10.23 |
Jeffrey Khalil | Foundation Member | 04/04/2022 | Archdiocese of Southwark 04/04/2022 – 03/04/2026 | Pupil Premium/SEND Lead | Daughter in year 3 & a son in year R. Confirmed 05.10.23 |
| Rory McShane | Foundation Member | 01/02/2024 | Archdiocese of Southwark 01/02/2024 - 31/01/2028
| Health & Safety Lead | Nothing to declare confirmed 09.02.24 |
| Holly Kleinman | Staff member | 27/04/2023 | elected by staff 27/04/2023 - 26/04/2027
| CPD lead | Nothing to declare confirmed 05.10.23 |
| Fr Alfred Osamor | Foundation member | 12/12/2023 | Archdiocese of Southwark 12/12/2023 - 11/12/2027 | ||
| Hayley Bennett | Head Teacher |
Governance Committee Meeting Attendance
Governance Handbook
Scheme of Delegation
Contact Chair of Governors
Name: Mark Walsh
Email: mark.walsh@st-teresas-ashford.kcsp.org.uk
Clerk to the committee
Name: Samantha Paterson
Email:spaterson@kcsp.org.uk