Local Governing Body

Local Governing Body

The Board has established a Local Governing Body for each school, which provides for the operational running of each academy, drawing on local representation rooted within the academy’s staff, parental, parish and neighbourhood communities.

The Local Governing Body will: oversee the implementation of the Directors’ strategy, policy and procedures; monitor the effectiveness of the management in running the academy in accordance with the Directors’ strategy, policy and procedures; and report on the impact of the Directors’ strategic framework on the quality of provision, performance and standards of the academy.

The Co-Chairs of St John Fisher are Paul O’Donnell and Nacey Abraham.

Overall purpose of the Local Governing Body:

Provide the assurance that the strategy and policies of the Board of Directors’ are implemented at a local level in the academy.
Provide a strong monitoring, evaluation and reporting framework, so the education provided by the academy meets the needs of children in its care.
Enable the academy to be accountable for building a strong, Catholic collaborative learning community, rooted in the teachings of Christ and his Church and the values of the Gospel, by ensuring the academies form good relationships and effective communication with all stakeholders that benefit the children’s learning, formation, attainment and progress.
Make recommendations to the Board of Directors and to other committees as necessary and appropriate.

Key Documents

MAC Statutory accounts for 2021/ 2022 click here

RACI Scheme of Delegation click here

Financial Scheme of Delegation click here To be updated at Board 18th September 2023

Please be advised that we are about to review our scheme of delegation in light of changes at BDES and within our MAC organisation.

Terms of Reference for 2022/2023

Saint Gregory and Saint John Fisher Local Governing Body Representatives

Full name	Status	Date of Appointment	Term of office End date	Appointed by Directors or elected	Voting rights	Joint Governing Body	Email
Paul O'Donnell	Co-Chair Foundation	23/08/2023	22/08/2027	Directors	Yes	St John Fisher	chair.sg@romeromac.com
Nacey Abraham	Co-Chair Foundation	17/01/2020	16/01/2024	Directors	Yes	St John Fisher	chair.sjf@romeromac.com
Anthony Avery	Foundation	23/08/2023	22/08/2027	Directors	Yes	St John Fisher
Carlos Fernandez	Foundation	20/10/2023	19/10/2027	Directors	Yes	St John Fisher
Sharon Boyle	Foundation	20/10/2023	19/10/2027	Directors	Yes	St John Fisher
Leslie Ramos	Foundation	15/07/2021	14/07/2025	Directors	Yes	St John Fisher
Tracy Seery	Foundation	06/03/2022	05/03/2026	Directors	Yes	St John Fisher
Leanne Wale	Foundation	23/06/2021	22/06/2025	Directors	Yes	St John Fisher
Monijesu Folayan	Parent Governor	27/02/2023	26/02/2027	Elected	Yes	St John Fisher
Kate Carpenter	Staff Governor	08/01/2024	07/01/2028	Elected	Yes	St John Fisher
Megan Scullion	Associate Principal Observer	01/01/2021		Observer	Yes	St John Fisher
Dee Williams	Executive Principal Ex officio	01/11/2021				St John Fisher

Attendance at meetings 2023-2024

Full Name	Status	Autumn 1 21/09/2023	Autumn 2 29/11/2023	Spring 1 16/01/2024	Spring 2 06/03/2024	Summer 1 16/04/2024	Summer 2 26/06/2026
Paul O'Donnell	Co-Chair Foundation	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Nacey Abraham	Co-Chair Foundation	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Charley Enemaku	Vice Chair Foundation	Y	N	Y	N/A	N/A	N/A
Anthony Avery	Foundation	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Carlos Fernandez	Foundation	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Sharon Boyle	Foundation	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Tracy Seery	Foundation	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y
Leslie Ramos	Foundation	N	Y	N	Y	N	N
Philip Morton	Parent	Y	Y	N/A	N	N	Y
Leanne Wale	Foundation	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y
Monijesu Folayan	Parent	N	N	N	N	N	N
Kate Carpenter	Staff	N/A	N/A	N/A	Y	N	Y
Jill Swiadek	Staff	Y	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fr Des Devenney	Foundation / Parish Priest	Y	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Megan Scullion	Associate Principal	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Dee Williams	Executive Principal	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Attendance at meetings 2022-2023

Full Name	Status	Autumn 1 17/10/2022	Autumn 12/12/2022	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Paul O'Donnell	Chair	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Charley Enemaku	Vice Chair	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Mark Avery	Foundation	Y	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Anthony Avery	Foundation	Y	N	Y	N	N	N
Tracy Seery	Foundation	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y
Leanne Wale	Foundation	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N
Jill Swiadek	Staff	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Emmanuel Dzapaksu	Parent	N	N	N	Y	N/A	N/A
Father Des Devenney	Foundation / Parish Priest	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Megan Scullion	Associate Principal	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Dee Williams	Executive Principal	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N
Monijesu Folayan	Parent	N/A	N/A	N/A	N	Y	Y

Attendance at meetings 2021-2022

Full Name	Status	Autumn 1	Autumn 13/12/21	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Paul O'Donnell	Chair	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Charley Enemaku	Vice Chair	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Apologies
Mark Avery	Foundation	Y	Apologies	Apologies	Y	Y	Y
Anthony Avery	Foundation	Y	Y	Apologies	Y	Apologies	Y
Tracy Seery	Foundation	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Leanne Wale	Foundation	Y	Apologies	Y	Y	Y	Y
Jill Swiadek	Staff	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Emmanuel Dzapaksu	Parent	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N
Father Des Devenney	Foundation / Parish Priest	Y	Y	Y	Apologies	Y	Y
Megan Scullion	Associate Principal	Y	Y	Y	Apologies	Y	Y
Dee Williams	Executive Principal	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Apologies
Eleanor Barry	Link Director	Y	Y	Y	Apologies	Y	Y

Attendance at meetings 2020-2021

Full Name	Status	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Paul O'Donnell	Chair	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Charley Enemaku	Vice Chair	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Mark Avery	Foundation	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Anthony Avery	Foundation	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Tracy Seery	Foundation	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Leanne Wale	Foundation	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Y	Y
M McNally	Staff	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Jill Swiadek	Staff	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
M Babu	Parent		Y	Y	Y	Y	X
Emmanuel Dzapaksu	Parent	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Father Des Devenney	Foundation / Parish Priest	Y	Y	Y	Y	X ap.	Y
Megan Scullion	Associate Principal	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Paul Madia	Executive Principal	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Eleanor Barry	Link Director	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Attendance at meetings 2019-2020

Full name	Status	Autumn 1 14/10/19	Autumn 2 09/12/19	Spring 1 17/02/20	Spring 2 06/04/20	Summer 1 18/05/20	Summer 2 29/06/20
Chair to Jan 2020 Rev Bob Wright	Foundation	Y	Y	XAp	N/A	N/A	XAp
Chair from May 2020 Paul O'Donnell	Foundation	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	Y
Vice Chair Mark Avery	Parent	Y	X Apologies	Y	N/A	Y	XAp
Anthony Avery	Foundation	X Apologies	X Apologies	Y	N/A	Y	Y
Tracy Seery	Foundation	Y	Y	Y	N/A	XAp	Y
Omoathekua Enemaku	Foundation	Y	Y				Y
Jill Swiadek	Staff	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	Y
Margaret McNally	Staff	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	Y
Emmanuel Dzakpasu	Parent	X Apologies	Y	Y	N/A	Y	N/A
Geraldine Marshall	Principal	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y	Y
Eleanor Barry	Foundation	XA	Y	XAp	N/A	Y	Y
Linda Cambridge		Y	Y	Y	N/A	XAp	XAp
Charley Enemaku		N/A	N/A	XAp	N/A	Y	Y

Business or Pecuniary Interest

Full name	Status	Business or pecuniary interest	Type of interest	Date of interest gained
Paul O'Donnell	Chair Foundation	Pecuniary	Niece is St Gregory's Head of School	01/01/2021
Omoathekua Enemaku	Vice Chair Foundation	Pecuniary	Child in School	17/01/2020
Anthony Avery	Foundation	n/a
Tracy Seery	Foundation	Pecuniary	Child in School	06/03/2018
Emmanuel Dzakpasu	Foundation	Pecuniary	Child in School	30/09/2020
Megan Scullion	Head of School	Pecuniary	Uncle is St Gregory's LAC Chair	01/01/2021

Resignations

Full name	Status	Date of Resignation
M McNally	Staff	31/08/2021
J Leybourne	Foundation	31/07/2019
J Carroll	Foundation	31/08/2019