La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School

Governing Board

Governing Board

The three core functions of the Governing Board are:

  • to ensure clarity of vision, ethos, and strategic direction
  • to hold leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its students, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff
  • to oversee financial performance of the school and ensure money is well spent

The Chair of Governors is Ms Melisa Clottey

The Vice Chair of Governors is Mrs Bronwen Gray

Instrument of Government

Governor Code of Conduct 

Governor Standing Orders and Committees Terms of Reference   

Governor Expenses Policy 

 

Minutes of Full Governing Board Meetings 

Committees for the academic year 2024-25 are:

  • Financial Monitoring (Chair of Committee - Mrs Bronwen Gray) - responsible for overseeing the financial performance of the school, including staffing structures & costs, policies, premises-related issues and health & safety;
  • Curriculum Monitoring (Chair of Committee - Ms Camilla Aspinall) - responsible for monitoring the educational performance of the school and its students;
  • Pay - (Chair of Committee - Mrs Bronwen Gray) will deal with issues relating to the pay of individual staff;
  • Headteacher's Performance - will carry out the Headteacher's performance review.

Meeting Frequency:

  • The Full Governing Board will meet five times this year (including one Governors' Away Day);
  • The Curriculum Monitoring and Financial Monitoring Committees will meet three times (once every term);
  • The Pay and Headteacher's Appraisal Committees will meet once (late in the Autumn term).

Committee Membership

Curriculum Monitoring Committee

  • Camilla Aspinall (Chair)
  • Dominic Malins 
  • Deborah Hogan 
  • Cllr Nanda Manley-Browne 
  • Ciara Sowrey
  • Sasha McBean 
  • Melisa Clottey
  • Francisco Orjales-Mourente
  • In attendance: Michele Donolato (SLT)

Financial Monitoring Committee

  • Bronwen Gray (Chair)
  • Dominic Malins 
  • Tony Dabor
  • Paul Waite
  • Melisa Clottey 
  • In attendance:   Paul Steward (SLT)

Headteacher's Performance Review  

  • Melisa Clottey 
  • Cllr Nanda Manley-Browne 
  • Bronwen Gray

Pay Committee

  • Bronwen Gray (Chair)
  • Melisa Clottey
  • Tony Dabor
  • Paul Waite 
  • In attendance:   Dominic Malins and Paul Steward (SLT)

DATES OF MEETINGS 2024-25

Full Governing Board will meet on:

  • Monday, 16 September 2024 at 5pm
  • Monday, 18 November 2024 at 5pm
  • Monday, 31 March 2025 at 5pm
  • Monday, 16 June 2025 at 5pm

Financial Monitoring Committee will meet on:

  • Monday, 11 November 2024 at 5pm
  • Monday, 17 March 2025 at 5pm
  • Monday 19 May 2025 at 5pm

Curriculum Monitoring Committee will meet on:

  • Monday, 14 October 2024 at 5pm
  • Monday, 10 February 2025 at 5pm
  • Monday, 12 May 2025 at 5pm

Pay Committee will meet on 11 November 2024 at 4pm

REGISTER OF GOVERNORS 2024-25

 

Name & Term of Office Category of Governor Attendance level at meetings in 2023/24 Any relevant Business or Pecuniary Interests declared Other Governing Board membership

Camilla ASPINALL

First appointed: 25.9.20 

Term of office ends: 24.9.24

 

Foundation

Appointed by Archdiocese of Southwark

 6 out of 7 None N/A

Melisa CLOTTEY

First appointed: 19.12.22

Term of office ends: 18.12.26

 Foundation Governor   6 out of 7 None N/A

Tony DABOR

First appointed: 27.3.23

Term of office ends: 26.3.27

 Parent 5 out of 7 None N/A

Bronwen GRAY

First appointed: 29.1.20

Term of office ends: 28.1.28

Foundation

Appointed by Archdiocese of Southwark

 6 out of 7 None N/A

Deborah HOGAN

First appointed: 16.7.16

Term of office ends: 15.9.28

Co-opted 

 

 6 out of 7 None N/A

Dominic MALINS

Ex-officio

First appointed: 1.9.15

 

 Ex officio Headteacher 10 out of 10 Headteacher at La Retraite RC Girls' School 
Member of ASCL (School Leaders Union)		 N/A

Cllr Nanda MANLEY-BROWNE

First appointed: 20.4.24

Term of office ends: 28.4.28

 

Local Authority

Appointed by LB Lambeth

 5 out of 7

Company Director: Universal Hotpoint 
Employee: Lambeth Council and NWL CCGS (NHS)

 N/A

Sasha McBEAN

First appointed: 27.3.23

Term of office ends: 26.3.27

 Parent 

 

 4 out of 7

None

 N/A

Francisco ORJALES-MOURENTE

First appointed: 1.9.18

Term of office ends: 14.9.26

Staff 

Appointed by the Staff Body 

 6 out of 7

Teacher of Spanish /HLTA (EAL) at La Retraite RC Girls' School

  N/A

Ciara SOWREY

First appointed: 5.10.20

Term of office ends: 4.10.24

Foundation

Appointed by Archdiocese of Southwark

 5 out of 7 None N/A

Paul WAITE

First appointed: 13.9.21

Term of office ends: 12.9.25

 Co-opted 6 out of 7 None N/A

Sue WOODMAN

First appointed: 18.10.10

Term of office ends: 17.10.24

Foundation

Appointed by Archdiocese of Southwark

 6 out of 7 Employed by Perscitus LLP
Trustee of Wimbledon Arts, RBB Barnes Charitable Trust		 N/A
Vacancy

Foundation

Appointed by Archdiocese of Southwark
Vacancy

Foundation

Appointed by Archdiocese of Southwark
Vacancy 

Foundation

Appointed by Archdiocese of Southwark
Vacancy 

Foundation

Appointed by Archdiocese of Southwark

  i) To address any queries to any of the above Governors, please send all correspondence via Mrs A Love, Head of Administration, at the school.
  ii)The Clerk to Governors is Mrs Clare Baskott, who can be contacted at cbaskott@laretraite.co.uk

Governors who have left in the last 12 months:   

  • Piero Greco (Foundation & then Associate Member) - 6/2/18 - 16/9/24

    Helena Wojnowska (Co-opted Governor) - 20/6/08 - 6/9/24

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