Richard Challoner School OUR SCHOOL/GOVERNORS Governors Governing Board of Richard Challoner School Governor Date of Appointment Foundation Governor Mr Kevin Beatty 20th January 2020 Mr Francis Corrigan 7th January 2020 Mr Franco D'Agostino 3rd December 2019 Mr Mark Draper 17th August 2019 Fr Ignatius Edet 29th January 2021 Mrs Monica Guntrip 17th August 2019 Mrs Patricia O'Connell 17th August 2019 Mr John Sabourin 17th August 2019 Headmaster Mr Sean Maher 1st September 2015 (ex officio) Staff Governor Mrs Stephanie Harvey 2nd December 2017 Mr John Brian O'Neill 2nd December 2017 Parent Governor Mrs Nickola Mason 2nd April 2020 Mr Timothy Povey 5th July 2019 Co-opted Governor Mrs Nicola Cloudsdale 20th September 2019 Local Governor Mr Daren King 6th November 2019 Governance Professional Mrs Heather Fowler Company Secretary Mr Reg Baker Non-Governor - Additional Members of Committee Only Mr Neil Henderson (Premises Committee and Curriculum Committee) 23rd September 2021 (one year) Mr Ian O'Brien (Admissions Committee and Curriculum Committee) 23rd September 2021 (one year) Mr Matthew Webber (Finance & General Purposes Committee and Curriculum Committee) 23rd September 2021 (one year) With the exception of the Headmaster, all Governors serve a four-year term of office. The Chair of Governors and Vice-Chair are elected by the Governing Board at the start of each academic year. Information relating to Governors who have stepped down in the last 12 months can be found in the Governing Body Terms of Office. Three non-Governors are serving as members of Committees, listed for a one-year term. Governance The school exists primarily to offer boys a Catholic education where their parents have expressed a wish for their sons to receive such an education. It is open for applications from all, regardless of religious affiliation, but the governing body will consider Catholic boys before others except where the admissions policy suggests differently. In the sixth form, the school accepts applications from girls as well as boys. Academy Trust The Academy Trust was incorporated on 26th July 2011 as a company limited by guarantee with no share capital and having charitable status. The governing documents of the Academy Trust are the Funding Agreement, the Memorandum of Association and the Articles of Association. Please find the Academy Documentation at the bottom of this page. Members The Academy Trust has currently three Members, of whom two are non-governor Members. The current Members are: Mark Draper (Chair of Governors) - signatory to the Memorandum Reverend Monsignor Matthew Dickens (non-Governor) - signatory to the Memorandum Mr Paul McCallum (non-Governor), appointed by the Members 13/03/2016 The school is managed by its Governing Body also known as Trustees or Directors. The Governing Body is made up as follows… Chair of Governors - Mr Mark Draper Vice Chair of Governors - Mr John Sabourin Foundation Governors appointed by the Archdiocese of Southwark for a 4-year period. Parent Governors are elected by parents of students at the school for 4 years. Staff Governors are elected by members of staff for 4 years. 1 Local Governor is appointed by the Governing Body. The Headteacher completes the number of governors and is ex-officio by virtue of role. For membership of the Governing Board, please see the Governing Body Terms of Office Committees The governing body has a number of committees established to carry out the bulk of its work and report back to the Governing Body. These are:- Finance, General Purpose, Risk and Audit Committee:- Chair Mr John Sabourin Premises Committee:- Chair Mrs Patricia O’Connell Personnel Committee:- Chair Mr Daren King Curriculum Committee:- Chair Mr Daren King Other committees which meet on an “as required” basis are Admissions and Discipline. Committee Structure and Governor Responsibilities 2021-22 Executive Pay Funding Agreement Governance Annual Report - Impact Statement - 2020-21 Governor Attendance at Meetings - 2019-20 Governor Attendance at Meetings - 2020-21 Governor Attendance at Meetings - 2021-22 Governors' Code of Conduct 2021-22 Meeting Dates for Academic Year 21-22 - Committee, Board and AGM Memorandum and Articles of Association New Governor Induction Process Register-of-Interests-2021-22 Scheme of Delegation In This Section Contact Governing Body Terms of Office © 2021 Richard Challoner School School Website Design by e4education High Visibility Version Sitemap Privacy Policy Cookie Settings Cookie Policy This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Click here for more informationAllow CookiesCookie Settings