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Welcome to the Academy Council

“Governors are jointly responsible for the conduct of the school, ensuring that the best possible Catholic education is provided for the pupils attending the school. This means ensuring the school is run according to its Articles of Association and the Diocesan Trust Deed, that its religious character is preserved and developed, and that pupils obtain high standards of academic achievement.”

— Diocese of Leeds Office for Education and Schools

Name	Position on the Academy Council	Term of Office	Lead Governor	Business Interests	Governance Interests	Relationships to members of the school staff
Mr Matthew Rudd	Chair of the Academy Council Foundation governor	23.5.15 - 24.5.20	Teaching, Learning and Pastoral Care	None	None	None
Mrs Helen Edwards	Vice chair of the Academy Council Foundation governor	Sept 2017 - Sept - 2022	Catholic Life, Enrichment and Community Engagement	None	None	None
Fr Richard Carter	St Joseph's Parish Priest Foundation governor			None	None	None
Mr Joe Millar	Foundation governor	November 2017 - November 2022	Finance, Buildings and Health & Safety	None	None	None
Mr Ryan Horsman	Parent governor	November 2015 - November 2019	Key Pupil Progress groups Training and Performance Management	None	None	None
Miss Clare Gardner	Headteacher	01.09.16 - n/a	N/A	None	None	None
Miss Caroline Doherty	Head of school Staff governor		N/A	None	None	None

Governance statement 2017/2018

governance statement.docx

Attendance at governing body meetings

Name	Attendance at FGB meetings	Attendance at T & L sub-committee	Attendance at resources sub- committee	Attendance at Admissions sub-committee
Mr Matthew Rudd
Mrs Helen Edwards
Fr Richard Carter
Mr Joseph Millar
Mr Ryan Horsman
Miss Clare Gardner
Miss Caroline Doherty
Mrs Ann Hollingsworth