The Governing Body of Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Atherton

The role of the Governing Body is to:

  • establish an ethos, one that reflects the distinct Catholic nature of the school
  • provide vision and strategic leadership
  • hold leaders to account with regards to performance and outcomes for pupils and the performance management of staff
  • to ensure that public money is well spent

Structure of the Governing Body 

Foundation Governors:  7

Sharon Travers  [Chair of governors]   email: ses_skip@yahoo.co.uk

Anna Herko  [Vice-chair of governors]

Father Carl Mugan

Lorraine Taylor

Barbara Howell

Marie Gungor

Claire Dawson

Headteacher:  1

Ian McDermott

Local Authority:  1

Vacancy

Parent:  2

Zoe Horden-Ashton

Agnieszka Kucharzak

Staff:  1

Eleanor Wilde

Total:  12 

Clerk:  Wigan Governor Services

2024 – 202 Documents: Documents to be uploaded soon, once new appointees have had time to complete Induction, Compliance etc…

In 2024 – 2025, Governors have adopted the 6 Full Governor Meeting model to fulfil their responsibilities rather than delegating to small committees. This is a change in practice from previous years.

The Governors of Sacred Heart RC School believe it is important that the Governing Board reflects the diversity of our school community. Diverse Boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for our children and young people.

Data is currently collected on the diversity of the Board, which is used to inform our recruitment and training needs to ensure that there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making. However, due to our relatively small Board we do not publish this data online as individual Governors could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.

The Governors of Sacred Heart RC School believe it is important that the Governing Board reflects the diversity of our school community. Diverse Boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for our children and young people.

Data is currently collected on the diversity of the Board, which is used to inform our recruitment and training needs to ensure that there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making. However, due to our relatively small Board we do not publish this data online as individual Governors could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.