Governors

Governors’ Vision and Aims

Our vision is to provide outstanding Catholic primary education to all children that we are blessed to have in our care. We believe that positive values instilled during our children's formative years will guide them through the rest of their lives, providing them with a firm foundation for success in whichever path is right for them.

Our aim as governors is to provide support, understanding, skills and knowledge to enable the effective running of our school to enable it to achieve its vision.

We can achieve this by:

 

  • Actively and proactively supporting engagement within OLSJ
  • Maintaining and growing our knowledge
  • Challenging to raise and improve standards
  • Celebrating and recognising all whilst acknowledging diversity through equal opportunities

The above is underpinned by the teachings of the Catholic faith.

Governing Body

Joanne Faulkner

Chair of Governors / Foundation Governor

I’m originally from the North West and despite 30 years of living in London, I can still admit to supporting Lancashire County Cricket and Manchester Utd!! My work as a Change Management Consultant has enabled me to travel around the world but my heart has always been firmly in the East End...

Lorraine Adams

Foundation Governor

I was born in Poplar and have lived here all my life. I attended Holy Child Primary School (now Bygrove School) before it amalgamated to became Holy Family on the current OLSJ site. I taught at OLSJ for 22 years until I retired in July 2020. During my time there I became Assistant Head and...

Terri Rowe

Staff Governor

I’ve lived in Tower Hamlets from birth and attended both primary and secondary school in the borough. I am married with 3 young children. We enjoy going on family fishing trips and days out with family and friends. I’ve worked at OLSJ for five years. I started in the role of HLTA...

Sophie Collier

Parent Governor

I was born and have lived in Poplar my whole life. I have three young children who all attend OLSJ. I strongly believe in schools being the heart of a community, as a local resident and parent, it is a privilege to be given the opportunity to support the schools governance and play a part in the...

Patrick Devereux

Headteacher

I am originally from Waterford, the oldest and probably the most beautiful city in Ireland. I moved to London in 2005 to pursue my dream of becoming a teacher. I started my teaching career in a secondary school in Dagenham, before moving to a primary school in Redbridge and then to Tower Hamlets,...

Sheila McCabe

Associate Member / School Business Manager

I'm originally from Acton in West London but I'm really enjoying working in the East End. In my spare time I love going to the theatre, walking and exploring parks and museums in London with my family. I have worked as a School Business Manager since 2012 and I love the rich variety of the...

Louise Vernon

Co-opt Governor

I was born in West London where I grew up, moving East to graduate and begin a rewarding career of over 20 years in primary education. In 2016 I left teaching for a new challenge in my current role as an Adult and Child Safeguarding Advisor and trainer. Now I have a bit more time to spend with...

Matthew Collyer

I am from Cheltenham and moved to London after university. I qualified as a Chartered Accountant and work in the renewable energy sector, primarily supporting public sector pension schemes. I live locally in Tower Hamlets and love the diversity and energy of the borough. It is a great privilege to...

Declarations of Interest

Declarations of Interest 2021 - 2022

Governance Structure

The Governing Body of Our Lady & St Joseph agreed Model 14b comprising of the following types of governors for their Instrument of Government.

Committee Terms Of Reference - November 2021

Meeting Attendance 2020-2021

Meeting Attendance 2019-2020

Meeting Attendance 2017-2018

Name Governor Type End of Term

Jo Faulkner (Chair)

Foundation Governor

31st August 2023

Sr. Christine Frost

LA Governor

13th October 2026

Fr. Andrew Bowden

Foundation Observer

31st August 2022

Patrick Devereux

Headteacher

N/A

Caroline Modest (Vice Chair)

Foundation Governor

31st August 2025

Lorraine Adams

Foundation Governor

31st August 2025

Terri Rowe

Staff Governor

2nd January 2026

Sheila McCabe

School Business Manager

Associate Member

18th September 2024

Cynthia Lynch

Acting Deputy

Associate Member

18th September 2024

Sophie Collier Parent governor 6th June 2026
Julia Scott Parent governor 6th June 2026
Louise Vernon Co-opt governor 18th April 2027

Committee Membership

Resources Committee

Fr Andrew Bowden



Matthew Collyer Mr Patrick Devereux Miss Joanne Faulkner Sister Christine Frost
Cynthia Lynch
Sheila McCabe
Caroline Modest

Pay Committee

Fr Andrew Bowden
Matthew Collyer
Mr Patrick Devereux
Ms Caroline Modest

HT Appraisal Panel

Jo Faulkner
 

Teaching, Learning & Standards Committee

Lorraine Adams
Sophie Collier
Mr Patrick Devereux
Miss Joanne Faulkner
Sister Christine Frost
Mrs Terri Rowe
Julia Scott
Louise Vernon

Strategy and Resources
Committee

Jo Faulkner
Caroline Modest
Headteacher

RE Sub-committee

Fr Andrew Bowden

Christine Frost

Cynthia Lynch

Matthew Collyer

Lorraine Adams

Joanne Faulkner

Admissions Panel

Lorraine Adams
Mr Patrick Devereux
Ms Caroline Modest
Sr. Christine Frost

Link Governors

A link governor is a member of the governing body appointed to oversee a specific aspect of the work of the school.

In general a link governor role involves the following tasks:

  • Keeping up to date with the area of interest, and attending relevant training
  • Making focused visits to the school
  • Acting as a link between a relevant staff member and the governing body, by meeting regularly to discuss the area of interest
  • Monitoring and discussing the impact of relevant policies with the staff member
  • Regularly reporting to the governing body, and making recommendations where appropriate

Link Area 

Link Governor 

Finance Matthew Collyer

Special Education Needs / P4C & RSE 

Sr Christine Frost,

Lorraine Adams 

Drugs & Alcohol

Lorraine Adams

Health and Safety 

Fr. Andrew Bowden

E-Safety 

Caroline Modest 

Mental Health and Wellbeing / Child Protection / LAC

Joanne Faulkner

Community / Outreach 

Sr Christine Frost 

Early Years / Reading KS1

Joanne Faulkner,

Caroline Modest,

Sophie Collier

RE

Fr. Andrew Bowden, Sr Christine Frost, Lorraine Adams, Matthew Collyer, Joanne Faulkner

Reading KS2 / Writing

Caroline Modest,

Julian Scott

Child Protection / LAC Joanne Faulkner, Louise Vernon, Sr Christine Frost

STEM - Science / Computing / Design and Technology

Caroline Modest

STEM - Maths Matthew Collyer
Music

 

Joane Faulkner

PC4 & RSE

Sr Christine Frost,

Lorraine Adams

Types of Governor

Foundation Governors

Foundation governors are volunteers who serve as the Bishop’s representative to assist in managing our Catholic schools. They work alongside other governors including parent governors to form a governing body or board of directors.  They are involved in decisions about all aspects of managing the school – such as running buildings and budgets, supporting staff, monitoring standards and the Catholic ethos and help make big decisions about the school’s long-term goals.  Foundation Governors have specific responsibility for admissions to the school, the employment of staff, Religious Education and collective worship.  The governors help determine the future for pupils attending our schools.

The work of the Governing Body is facilitated by a Clerk and training and support for governors is provided by the Diocesan Department for Schools and Colleges and the Local Authority.

Parent Governors

These are parents of children who attend Our Lady & St Joseph Catholic Primary School. They are elected on to the Governing Body by the votes of other parents, and they represent the voice of the "users" of the school. Their term of office runs for four years.

Local Authority Governor

The Local Authority (LB Tower Hamlets) appoints a representative to the school’s governing body.

Meeting Minutes

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Policies and Documents

Financial Procedures Manual for Schools

Governor Code of Conduct

Governor Visits Policy

Governors Allowance Policy

Scheme Of Delegation

Statement Of Internal Control

Reports

SEND Report for Governors - Autumn 2021

SEND Report for Governors - January 2021

SEND Report for Governors - October 2019

Former Governors

Ashley Hill - Parent Governor - Resigned 24th February 2022

Mark Hale - Staff Governor - 28th April 2021 to 3rd November 2021

Shanine Blom - Associate Governor - Resigned 7th July 2021

Teresa Parker - Appointed by foundation/Trust - 5 October 2017 to 3rd November 2021

Laurell Hector - Appointed by foundation/Trust - 1 March 2018 to 30 August 2021