There are twelve Governors of the School, seven Foundation Governors and five Representative Governors. They work continually to ensure that the school maintains its very high standards. Named Governors take a lead on monitoring progress in all areas of school, rigorously verifying that our children receive a first class education. 

The Full Governing Body meets routinely five times a year. There is a formal agenda set in advance and a wide range of issues concerning the school are discussed.  At each meeting, the Full Governing Body will hear reports from Lead Governors for Finance, for Health and Safety and for Human Resources. Minutes of the Full Governing Body Meeting are available. 

Who are our Governors?

The Governors at our school work as a dedicated team and have a very specific role to play in ensuring that standards are raised and that our children are happy and confident learners.  To do this, they work closely with the Headteacher and other staff, as well as the Parish, the local authority and parents.  

In common with Governors elsewhere, our Governors are volunteers and their work is unpaid.  The Chair of Governors is Mr Chris Donovan and the Vice Chair is Mrs Mo Johnson.  Our Safeguarding Governor is Mr Chris Donovan.

How do the Governors work  together?

As most areas of school work are brought to the attention of the Full Governing Body, most sub-committees were disbanded in early 2020. The new way of working is proving most effective. The Admissions Committee meets when work requires and is chaired by Mr Chris Donovan.  A Finance Committee meets regularly and is chaired by Mr Paul Cullen.

Governors Pecuniary Interests and other details

Governing bodies are required to publish any pecuniary interests on the school website. Currently, none of the governors have interests (business, financial or governance of other schools) to declare. The Governors have no financial allowances.

As required to publish, no member of staff earns in excess of £100,000 per year.

The DfE encourages schools to publish diversity data for their governors. St Joseph's is committed to being open and transparent in all that it does. To this end, should the need arise, individual governors would be approached to ask if they allow their personal data to be shared on a case-by-case basis.

All Governors serve for a term of four years. Some have continued into a second term.

	Role	Date of appointment	End of Term	Attendance at FGB and meetings over the last year
Foundation Governors appointed by the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton				Summer 2022	Autumn 2022	Spring 2023
Mr Paul Cullen	Lead for Finance	01/09/2021	31/08/2025	Yes	Yes	No
Mrs Niamh Conroy	Foundation	01/09/2021	31/08/2025	Yes	Yes	No
Mr Nathan Walters	Foundation	01/09/2021	31/08/2025	No	No	Yes
Mr Christopher Donovan	Chair of FGB	12/01/2023	11/01/2027	n/a	n/a	Yes
Mrs Mo Johnson	Vice Chair of FGB	01/09/2021	31/08/2025	Yes	Yes	Yes
Canon William Davern	Parish Priest	01/09/2021	31/08/2025	No	No	Yes
Mrs Jane Stewart	Lead for Health and Safety	01/09/2021	31/08/2025	Yes	Yes	Yes
Representative Governors representing the County and Local Councils, the parents and staff
Mrs Theresa Kenefick	Headteacher	2001	31/08/2029	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs Karen Hawkey	Parent Governor	01/09/2021	31/08/2025	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mr Trevor Foale	Parent Governor	01/09/2021	31/08/2025	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs Andrea Cooke	Staff Governor	01/09/2021	31/08/2025	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mrs Jane Goss	Local Authority and Lead for Human Resources	01/09/2021	31/08/2025	Yes	Yes	Yes