Governing Body
| Type of Governor | Name | Term Starts | Term Ends |
| Foundation Governor | Fr Dave Heywood | 1/9/19 | 31/8/23 |
| Foundation Governor | Mr Paul Caswell | 30/1/20 | 29/1/24 |
| Foundation Governor | Mrs Susan Ellison | 1/9/19 | 31/8/23 |
| Foundation Governor | Mrs Emma Higham | 14/11/19 | 13/11/23 |
| Foundation Governor | Mr Stephen McNicholls | 1/9/21 | 31/8/25 |
| Foundation Governor | Vacancy | ||
| Foundation Governor | Mrs Emma Shaw | 12/3/20 | 11/3/24 |
| Parent Governor | Mrs Alison Horner | 26/10/20 | 25/10/24 |
| Parent Governor | Mrs Sophie Jones | 10/11/21 | 9/11/25 |
| Staff Governor | Mrs Jill Thomason | 25/6/18 | 24/6/18 |
| Head Teacher | Ms Helen Lennon | ongoing | |
| LA Governor | Mrs Kathryn Clarke | 28/9/20 | 27/9/24 |
| Associate Governor | Mr Matthew Bluck | ||
| Associate Governor | Miss Philomena Barrett |
Committees and Governor Roles & Responsibilities
Pupil Discipline/Complaints Committee
Mrs S Jones
Mrs E Higham
Mrs E Shaw
Admissions Committee
Fr D Heywood
Mrs K Clarke
Mrs E Higham
Mrs A Horner
Ms H Lennon
Staff Disciplinary Committee
Mrs E Shaw
Mrs K Clarke
Mrs A Horner
Curriculum Committee
Mrs K Clarke
Mrs E Higham
Mrs A Horner
Mrs S Jones
Ms H Lennon
Mrs E Shaw
Mrs J Thomason
Health, Safety and Environment/Premises Committee Mrs S Ellison
Fr D Heywood
Ms H Lennon
Mrs J Thomason
Mr S McNicholls
Finance/Personnel Committee
Mrs K Clarke
Mrs S Ellison
Mrs A Horner
Ms H Lennon
Appeals Committee
Fr Dave Heywood
Mrs A Horner
Mr P Caswell
Redundancy Committee
Mrs K Clarke
Ms H Lennon
Mrs E Shaw
Appeals (Redundancy)
Mrs S Ellison
Fr D Heywood
Mrs E Higham
HT’s PM Review Panel
Mrs K Clarke
Mrs S Ellison
Fr D Heywood
Mrs E Shaw
Governors with Specific Responsibility
English – S Jones
Mathematics – S Ellison
SEND – S Jones
Safeguarding – E Shaw & K Clarke
RE – Fr D Heywood
Early Years – S Jones
Equality & Diversity – J Thomason & K Clarke
PE – E Higham & S Jones
Pupil Premium – E Shaw
Wider Curriculum – A Horner
GDPR – A Horner
Wellbeing – Fr D Heywood
Class Links
Rec – E Higham
Y1 – S Jones
Y2 – P Caswell
Y3 – K Clarke
Y4 – Fr D Heywood
Y5 – A Horner
Y6 – E Shaw
Meet our Governors
Fr Dave Heywood – Chair of Governors
Type of Governor: Foundation Governor
Appointed by: The Archdiocese of Liverpool
Current term of Office: 1/9/19 to 31/8/23
Committees: Admissions, Premises/Health and Safety, Appeals, Appeals (Redundancy) and Head Teacher’s Performance Review Panel.
Specific Responsibilities: Fr Dave has specific responsibility for RE and Wellbeing and is linked to the Year 4 class.
Register of Interests: None
Mrs Emma Shaw – Vice Chair of Governors
Type of Governor: Foundation Governor
Appointed by: The Archdiocese of Liverpool
Current term of Office: 12/3/20 to 11/3/24
Committees: Pupil Discipline/Complaints, Staff Disciplinary, Curriculum, Redundancy and Head Teacher’s Performance Review Panel.
Specific Responsibilities: Mrs Shaw is currently our Vice-Chair of Governors and has specific responsibility for Safeguarding and Pupil Premium. She is linked to the Year 6 class.
Register of Interests: None
Mr Paul Caswell
Type of Governor: Foundation Governor
Appointed by: The Archdiocese of Liverpool
Current term of Office: 30/1/20 to 29/1/24
Committees: Appeals
Specific Responsibilities: Mr Caswell is linked to the Year 2 class.
Register of Interests: None
Mrs Kathryn Clarke
Type of Governor: LA Governor
Appointed by: Warrington Local Authority
Current term of Office: 28/9/20 to 27/9/24
Committees: Admissions, Staff Disciplinary, Curriculum, Finance/Personnel, Redundancy, Head Teacher’s Performance Review Panel.
Specific Responsibilities: Mrs Clarke has specific responsibility for Safeguarding and Equality & Diversity. She is linked to the Year 3 Class.
Register of Interests: None
Mrs Susan Ellison
Type of Governor: Foundation Governor
Appointed by: The Archdiocese of Liverpool
Current term of Office: 1/9/19 to 31/8/23
Committees: Premises/Health and Safety, Finance/Personnel, Appeals (Redundancy) and HT’s Performance Review Panel.
Specific Responsibilities: Mrs Ellison has specific responsibility for Mathematics.
Register of Interests: Director of St Oswald’s Pre-School and Accountant for Cactus Clothing (school uniform supplier)
Mrs Emma Higham
Type of Governor: Foundation Governor
Appointed by: The Archdiocese of Liverpool
Current term of Office: 14/11/19 to 13/11/23
Committees: Pupil Discipline/Complaints, Admissions, Curriculum, Appeals (Redundancy).
Specific Responsibilities: Mrs Higham has specific responsibility for PE and is linked to the Reception class.
Register of Interests: None
Mrs Alison Horner
Type of Governor: Parent Governor
Elected by: Parents
Current term of Office: 26/10/20 to 25/10/24
Committees: Admissions, Staff Disciplinary, Curriculum, Finance/Personnel and Appeals.
Specific Responsibilities: Mrs Horner has specific responsibility for GDPR, the ‘Wider Curriculum’ and is linked to the Year 5 class.
Register of Interests: None
Mrs Sophie Jones
Type of Governor: Parent Governor
Appointed by: Elected by parents
Current term of Office: 10/11/21 to 9/1/25
Committees: Pupil Discipline/Complaints, Curriculum.
Specific Responsibilities: Mrs Jones has specific responsibility for English, PE, Early Years and SEND. She is linked to the Year 1 class.
Register of Interests: None
Ms Helen Lennon
Type of Governor: Head Teacher Governor
Current term of Office: Ongoing
Committees: Admissions, Curriculum, Premises/Health and Safety, Finance/Personnel, Redundancy.
Register of Interests: None
Mr Stephen McNicholls
Type of Governor: Foundation Governor
Appointed by: The Archdiocese of Liverpool
Current term of Office: 1/9/21 to 31/8/25
Committees: Premises/Health and Safety
Specific Responsibilities: None
Register of Interests: None
Mrs Jill Thomason
Type of Governor: Staff Governor
Appointed by: School Staff
Current term of Office: 25/6/18 to 24/6/22
Committees: Curriculum and Premises/Health and Safety
Specific Responsibilities: Mrs Thomason has specific responsibility for Equality and Diversity.
Register of Interests: None
Vacancy
Type of Governor: Foundation Governor
Appointed by: The Archdiocese of Liverpool
Current term of Office:
Committees:
Specific Responsibilities:
Register of Interests:
Mr Matthew Bluck
Type of Governor: Associate
Appointed by: The Governing Body
Voting Rights: No voting rights
Register of Interests: Mr Bluck’s wife is employed at St Oswald’s as the Head Teacher’s PA.
Miss Philomena Barrett
Type of Governor: Associate
Appointed by: The Governing Body
Voting Rights: No voting rights
Register of Interests: None