The Governing Body
Members
Sister Jo Grainger FCJ (1st June 2020) Appointed by Trustees
Sister Brenda Wallace FCJ (1st June 2020) Appointed by Trustees
Mrs Pamela Thornton, Chair of Governors, Appointed by Trustees
Governors (Directors)
Mrs Maria Branigan (appointed by members)
Mrs Pamela Green (appointed by members)
Mrs Eileen Quinn (appointed by members)
Miss Clare Whittington-Egan (appointed by members)
Mrs Patricia Young (appointed by members)
Vacancy x 1
Mrs Louisa Allerston (Staff) (31st August 2019)
Ms Annette Jamieson-Lawson (Parent) (31st August 2020)
Mrs Karen Vives (Parent) (31st August 2021)
Mrs Niamh Howlett (Headteacher)
Clerk to the Governing Body
Mrs Clare Brennan
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
Sr Brenda Wallace is a Governor at Marie Fidelis Catholic School, London
Miss Clare Whittington Egan is a Governor at Liverpool Hope University
Mrs Patricia Young is a Governor at Upton Hall School, Birkenhead
Governors’ Attendance at Meetings
Please click on the link below to see Governors’ attendance at meetings:
Governors’ Attendance at Meetings 2018-2019
Governors’ Attendance at Meetings 2017-2018
Finance & Staffing Committee
Mrs Maria Branigan
Sr Jo Grainger
Mrs Pamela Green
Mrs Niamh Howlett
Mrs Eileen Quinn ( Chair)
Mrs Pamela Thornton
Capital Works/Building Developments/H&S Committee
Sr Jo Grainger
Mrs Pamela Green
Mrs Niamh Howlett
Mrs Eileen Quinn
Mrs Pamela Thornton
Curriculum and Standards
Mrs Pamela Green (Chair)
Mrs Niamh Howlett
Mrs Annette Jamieson-Lawson
Mr P McMenamin (Deputy Head)
Mrs Pamela Thornton
Mrs Patricia Young
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 Niamh Howlett
Mrs Pamela Thornton ( Chair)
Miss Clare Whittington-Egan
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 – Mrs Karen Vives
English Department – Sr Brenda Wallace
Humanities – Mrs Pamela Green
ICT/Business – Mrs Maria Branigan
Maths Department – Mrs Eileen Quinn
MFL – Mrs Pamela Thornton
Music – Sr Jo Grainger
PE – Mrs Pamela Green
PSHE – Sr Jo Grainger
Pupil Premium –Sr Jo Grainger
RE/Chaplaincy – Miss Clare Whittington-Egan
Safeguarding – Mrs Pamela Green/Mrs Karen Vives
Science – Sr Brenda Wallace
SEN – Mrs Annette Jamieson-Lawson
Sixth Form – Mrs Pamela Thornton
Company Secretary
Mrs Pamela Thornton
