The Governing Board
Members
Sister Josephine Grainger FCJ
Sister Brenda Wallace FCJ
Mrs Pamela Thornton
Trustees/Directors
(known as Governors at Bellerive FCJ Catholic College)
Foundation Governors
Mrs Karen Bliss (appointed by members 01/11/2020)
Ms Caroline Braggs (appointed 01/11/2020)
Mrs Pamela Green (appointed by members 01/09/2016)
Mrs Niamh Howlett (ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal 01/09/2017)
Ms Julie Johnson (Appointed by members 01/11/2020)
Mr Michael Kennedy (appointed by members 01/10/2019)
Miss Stephanie Kilgallon (Appointed by members 01/11/2020)
Mrs Pamela Thornton (Chair) (appointed by members 01/06/2012)
Sister Brenda Wallace (appointed by members 07/10/2015)
Mrs Patricia Young (appointed by members 01/11/2018)
Former Foundation Governors:
Mrs Maria Branigan (appointed by members 01/03/2018, resigned 26/01/2021)
Sister Josephine Grainger (appointed by members 01/06/2016, resigned 31/12/2020)
Mrs Eileen Quinn (appointed by members 01/09/2016) – (Resigned 31/12/2019)
Miss Clare Whittington-Egan (appointed by members) – (Resigned 12/09/2019)
Staff Governor(s)
Mrs Cath Sharpe (Staff) (Appointed by staff 25/11/2020)
Parent Governor(s)
Ms Annette Jamieson-Lawson (Elected by parents 01/09/2017) (Resigned 31/01/2019)
Mrs Kerry Jones (Elected by parents 25/11/2020)
Mrs Karen Vives (Parent) (Elected by parents 01/10/2018) (Resigned 16/09/2020)
Clerk to the Governing Board
Mrs Clare Brennan
Accounting Officer
Mrs Niamh Howlett, Headteacher
Register of Pecuniary Interests
Sr Jo Grainger is a Governor at Gumley House Convent School, Isleworth
Mrs Pamela Green is a Governor at St Anselms College, Birkenhead
Mr Michael Kennedy is Headteacher at St Mary’s College, Crosby
Sr Brenda Wallace is a Governor at Maria Fidelis Catholic School, London & Director of the FCJ Educational Trust
Miss Clare Whittington Egan is a Governor at Liverpool Hope University
Mrs Patricia Young is a Governor at Upton Hall School, Upton and St. Edward’s College, Liverpool
Governors’ Attendance at Meetings
Please click on the link below to see Governors’ attendance at meetings:
Governors’ Attendance at Meetings 2019-2020
Governors’ Attendance at Meetings 2018-2019
Governors’ Attendance at Meetings 2017-2018
Audit, Finance and Staffing Committee
Mr Michael Kennedy (Chair)
Mrs Karen Bliss
Ms Caroline Braggs
Ms Julie Johnson
Mrs Pamela Thornton
Mrs Niamh Howlett (HT)
Capital Works/Building Developments/H&S Committee
Mr Michael Kennedy (Chair)
Mrs Karen Bliss
Ms Caroline Braggs
Ms Julie Johnson
Mrs Pamela Thornton
Mrs Niamh Howlett (HT)
Curriculum and Standards
Mrs Pamela Green (Chair)
Ms Caroline Braggs
Ms Julie Johnson
Mr M Kennedy
Ms Stephanie Kilgallon
Mrs Pamela Thornton
Mrs Patricia Young
Mrs Niamh Howlett (HT)
Mr P McMenamin (DHT)
Student & Staff Welfare and Development Committee
Mrs Cath Sharpe
Mrs Kerry Jones
Mrs P Thornton
Sr Brenda Wallace
Mrs N Howlett (HT)
Mr P Taylor (DHT)
Mrs J Westwood (DHT)
Discipline Committee (Staff & Pupils)
Committee to be composed of 3 members, to be convened as required, according to need/circumstances.
Appeals Committee
Committee to be composed of 3 members, to be convened as required, according to need/circumstances.
Admissions Committee
Mrs Pamela Thornton (Chair)
Mrs P Green
Mrs P Young
Mrs N Howlett (HT)
Departmental Link Governors
Bellerive has a Link Governor system where Governors have volunteered to be assigned to a specific curriculum area of the school. This enables effective lines of communication to be established and maintained between the curriculum and the Governing Body.
Design & Technology – Vacancy
English Department – Sr Brenda Wallace
Humanities – Mrs Pamela Green
ICT/Business – Vacancy
Maths Department – Mrs Patricia Young
MFL – Ms Caroline Braggs
Music – Vacancy
PE – Mrs Pamela Green
PSHE – Vacancy
Pupil Premium –Vacancy
RE/Chaplaincy – Sr Brenda Wallace
Safeguarding – Mrs Pamela Green
Science – Mr Michael Kennedy
SEN – Ms Julie Johnson
Sixth Form – Ms Caroline Braggs
Company Secretary
Mrs Pamela Thornton
Scheme of Delegation
Scheme of Delegation – Financial Powers at Bellerive
