Governors
St Edmund’s RC Primary School has a strong group of committed and caring governors. The full Governing Body meets five times a year. Governors also serve on committees (such as the Resources and Teaching & Learning Committees) and small working parties which meet as required and who will advise the full Governing Body of recommended actions on specific issues. In addition, each Teaching & Learning governor is linked to a subject or specific area of responsibility. It is important that the Governing Body has a wide range of people with a variety of talents and expertise; Governors do not have to be people within the education system.
Some of the main responsibilities of the Governing Body are:
- deciding (with the Headteacher) the aims and policies of the school, and how educational standards can be improved
- helping to draw up (with the Headteacher and Staff) the School Development Plan
- deciding how to spend the school’s budget
- making sure the National Curriculum is taught
- selecting the Head and Deputy Headteachers
- acting (with the Headteacher) on a range of staffing matters
- drawing up an Action Plan after an inspection and monitoring how the Action Plan is put into practice.
If you would like to become a school governor, please speak to any of the school Governors or the Headteacher, who will be able to answer your questions and advise on next steps.
The protocol for contacting governors is via the Clerk to the Governors through the School Office. The Clerk will pass on any correspondence to the Headteacher and Chair of Governors who will then decide on a future course of action depending on the nature of the issue.
Our Governing Body
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Foundation Governors |
Grace Churchill |
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Parent Governor |
Cathryn Camilleri |
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Link LA Governor |
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Staff Governors |
Erika Kirwan Headteacher (ex officio) |
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Clerk to the Governors |
Tamzen Carty |
COMMITTEES
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Admissions Committee |
Ann-Therese Moloney |
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Teaching & Learning Committee |
Ann-Therese Moloney (Chair) |
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Resources Committee |
Cathryn Camilleri |
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Pay Committee |
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INFORMATION
Fr Jamie McGrath
(First appointed on 1st September 2010. Term of office from 1st September 2022 to 31 Aug 2026)
As parish priest of Our Lady and St Edmund parish I am a Foundation Governor of St Edmund’s school. I serve on the Admissions committee. Until recently I was also Episcopal Vicar for Education in the diocese of Portsmouth. Since I arrived in Abingdon in 2010 I have been thrilled by the way important links between parish and school continue to strengthen. With the senior leadership of the school we strive to enhance the Catholic ethos in a nurturing and wholesome way..
Helena Felici
(First appointed on 3 Mar 2023. Term of office from 3 Mar 2023 to 2 Mar 2027)
I am a Foundation Governor and joined the Governing body in March 2023. I am also part of the Resources Committee. I have extensive experience of business management and I am very grateful to be able to offer my skills to help a school to go from strength to strength. Which is something I always wanted to do.
Kevin Langley
(First appointed 10th September 2025. Term of office 10th September 2025 to 9th September 2029)
I joined the Governing Body as a Foundation Governor the Autumn of 2025. I am a parishioner at Our lady’s and St Edmund’s. I am a retired scientist, having spent most of my career at AERE Harwell.
Ann-Therese Moloney (Vice-Chair)
(First appointed on 23rd June 2021. Term of office from 24th June 2025 to 24th June 2029)
I joined the Governing body as a Foundation Governor in summer 2021 and sit on the Teaching and Learning committee. I am a parishioner at Our Lady and St Edmund’s Church and have been involved with the school for over thirty years both as a parent and until recently as a Teaching Assistant. This experience will help me to contribute to the school as a governor.
Erika Kirwan
I sit on the Governing Body as the Headteacher of St. Edmund's. I joined the school in September 2022 but I have been working in Primary Education for more than twenty years. For much of that time, I have worked in Catholic schools. I am passionate about supporting children to be the best that they can be, and I work closely with other governors to make sure that this happens.
Abigail Rolston
I am the staff governor and am in the Teaching and Learning committee. I am a Class Teacher and am in my third year at St Edmund's. I am enjoying seeing the school from another perspective.