St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pudsey

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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

Attendance at Governing Body Meetings 

Mr Joe Miller

Chair of the Academy Council
Foundation governor

01.09.2021 - 31.08.2025

Finance, Buildings and Health and Safety

None

None

None

5 meetings attended out of a possible 6 

Mrs Helen Edwards

Foundation Governor 

01.09.2021 - 31.08.2025

Catholic Life, Enrichment and Community Engagement 

Headteacher performance management

None 

None 

None 

5 meetings attended out of a possible 6 

Fr Peter Kravos 

St Joseph's Parish Priest Foundation governor

01.09.2019 - 31.08.2050

 

None

None

None

5 meeting attended out of a possible 6 
Mr Andrew Wastall  Foundation Governor   25.03.2021 - 24.03.2025

 Safeguarding and Child Protection 

 Maths 

None  None  None  5 out of a possible 6 
Mrs Joanna McDonald Foundation Governor  01.09.2021 - 31.08.2025

Sports premium 

None  None  None  1 out of a possible 6 
Mrs Clare Roach   Parent Governor  29.11.2019 - 28.11.2023

 SEND and key pupil groups 

GDPR 

Pupil premium 

None None  None   5 out of a possible 6
Parent governor  Vacancy 

 

Mrs Clare Boswell   Parent governor

 

 Teaching and learning - curriculum  None  None  None   2 out of possible 2 

Mrs Clare Barker

Headteacher

01.09.16 - n/a

N/A

None

None

None

6 attended out of a possible 6 

Miss Gemma Collier  

year 5/6 class teacher 
Staff governor

01.02.2021 - 31.01.2025

N/A

None

None

None

6 attended out of a possible 6 
Mrs Ann Hollingsworth  Extended provision manager Associate governor  12.03.2014 - 06.03.2022 N/A  None  None  None  3 attended out of a possible 5 

Name  Previous position on the academy council  Date of leaving  Lead governor  Business interests  governance interest  Relationship to members of school staff  Attendance at meetings 
Mr Matthew Rudd 

Foundation Governor 

(Chair) 

July 2023  HT PM  None  None  None  5 out of a possible 5 
Mr Ryan Turnbull  Parent governor  February 2023  None  None  None  1 out of a possible 2 

If you wish to get in touch with the Academy Council for any reason - please e-mail Mr J Miller, our Chair of the academy Council on j.miller@stjosephspudsey.org