Members
- Sister Josephine Grainger FCJ
- Sister Brenda Wallace FCJ
- Mrs Pamela Thornton
Governors and Trustees
- Mrs Karen Bliss (appointed by members 01/11/2020) Chair
- Ms Julie Johnson (Appointed by members 01/11/2020) Vice Chair
- 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)
- 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)
Staff Governor(s)
- Ms Esme McCarthy (Staff)
Parent Governor(s)
- Mrs Kerry Jones (Elected by parents 25/11/2020)
- Ms Lesley Malone (Elected by parents 05/03/2021)
Clerk to the Governing Board
- Mrs Clare Brennan
Accounting Officer
- Mrs Niamh Howlett, Headteacher
Chief Financial Officer
- Mr Andrew Eckford, Director of Finance & Business
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
- 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:
Audit, Finance, Staffing & Resources Committee
- Ms Julie Johnson (Chair)
- Mrs Karen Bliss
- Ms Caroline Braggs
- Mrs Pamela Thornton
- Mrs Pamela Green
- Mrs Niamh Howlett (HT)
- Mr Andrew Eckford (Director of Finance)
Curriculum and Standards
- Mrs Patricia Young (Chair)
- Ms Julie Johnson
- Mrs Kerry Jones
- Mr Michael Kennedy
- Mrs Niamh Howlett (HT)
- Mr P McMenamin (DHT)
Student & Staff Welfare and Development Committee
- Ms Stephanie Kilgallon
- Ms Lesley Malone
- Ms Esme McCarthy
- Sr Brenda Wallace
- Mrs Niamh Howlett (HT)
- 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 Karen Bliss (Chair)
- Mrs Pamela Green
- Mrs Patricia Young
- Mrs Niamh 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.
Quality of Education
SLT Link Paul Mcmenamin (Deputy Headteacher)
Pat Young
Mike Kennedy
Caroline Braggs
Leadership & Management
SLT Links Niamh Howlett (Headteacher) & Andy Eckford (Director of FInance & Business)
Karen Bliss
Julie Johnson
Sr Brenda Wallace
Behaviour & Attitudes
SLT Link Jenni Westwood (Deputy Headteacher)
Pam Green
Stephanie Kilgallon
Kerry Jones
Personal Development
SLT Link Helen Taylor (Acting Deputy Headteacher)
Pam Thornton
Lesley Malone
Esme McCarthy
Company Secretary
- Mr Andrew Eckford (Director of Finance)
Financial Statements
Scheme of Delegation
Publication of Executive Pay
The trust must publish on its website in a separate readily accessible form the number of employees whose benefits exceeded £100k, in £10k bandings, for the previous year ended 31 August. Benefits for this purpose include salary, employers’ pension contributions, other taxable benefits and termination payments.
Information for the Year to 31 August 2021 is shown below
Number of employees: One
Salary: £80k to £90k
Employers Pension Contributions: £20k to £30k