Governors

The Governors have a wide range of responsibilities for the School, including its overall values, the School Improvement Plan, the budget and staff appointments.

Formal meetings include the Finance, Premises and Personnel Committee, Admissions and Ethos Committee and the Curriculum Committee which are all held once each term. Full Governing Body Meetings also take place one a term.

Any correspondence to the Governing Body should be sent to:

The Clerk to the Governing Body
c/o St Thomas More School
Glendale Avenue
Wood Green
N22 5HN

Chair of Governors

Mr J Meadows

Clerk to the Governing Body

Sharon Bolton

Name	Category of Governor	Attendance to Full Governing Body Meeting for the academic year 2017/18	Attendance to Full Governing Body Meetings for the academic year 2018/2019	Business and pecuniary interest and other Governor Roles	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Appointed by
John Meadows	Foundation Governor and Chairman	4 out of 4 meetings	4 out of 4 meetings	Chair of the Cardinal Hume Academies Trust Board	01/04/20	31/08/24	Diocese of Westminster
Kevin McGovern	Foundation Governor and Vice Chairman	4 out of 4 meetings	3 out of 4 meetings	No	01/09/18	31/08/22	Diocese of Westminster
Michael Thornhill	Foundation Governor	4 out of 4 meetings	3 out of 4 meetings	No	01/09/18	31/08/22	Diocese of Westminster
Anna Clark	Foundation Governor	3 out of 4 meetings	4 out of 4 meetings	Governor at St Georges Catholic School Director of the Cardinal Hume Academies Trust	01/09/17	31/08/21	Diocese of Westminster
Michael Veal	Foundation Governor	2 out of 4 meetings	4 out of 4 meetings	Governor at Bishop Douglass School Diretor of the Cardinal Hume Academies Trust	01/09/16	31/08/21	Diocese of Westminster
Jonathan Stogdon	Foundation Governor	N/A	N/A	No	01/10/18	30/09/22	Diocese of Westminster
John Cleary	Foundation Governor	N/A	N/A	No	01/04/20	31/03/24	Diocese of Westminster
Karen Clifford	Teaching Staff Governor	N/A	N/A	No	01/09/19	31/08/23	Staff
Julie Cornwell	Support Staff Governor	4 out of 4 meetings	4 out of 4 meetings	No	01/09/19	31/08/23	Staff
Breda O’Sullivan	Parent Governor	4 out of 4 meetings	4 out of 4 meetings	No	01/04/20	31/03/24	Parents of Children currently at the school
Cathy McCarry	Parent Governor	2 out of 4 meetings	4 out of 4 meetings	No	01/04/20	31/03/24	Parents of Children currently at the school
Martin Tissot	Executive Headteacher	4 out of 4 meetings	4 out of 4 meetings	Governor at St George’s and Bishop Douglass School Catholic School Director of the Cardinal Hume Academies Trust	03/09/14	Ex-officio

Committee Membership

Admissions and Ethos Committee

Kevin McGovern

Martin Tissot, Headteacher

John Meadows

Julie Cornwell

Cathy McCarry

Jonathan Stogdon

Mark Rowland, Co-opted

Finance, Personnel, Premises and Health & Safety

Michael Veal

Kevin McGovern

John Meadows

Martin Tissot, Headteacher

Mark Rowland, Co-opted

Curriculum Committee

Michael Thornhill

Anna Clark

Martin Tissot, Headteacher

Breda O'Sullivan

Mark Rowland, Co-opted

Governors with Specific Responsibilities

Michael Thornhill – Geography, History, RE

To be appointed - Business

Cathy McCarry – English

Breda O'Sullivan - MFL

Michael Veal - ICT

Anna Clark – Curriculum

John Meadows - Music, Art and Drama

Julie Cornwell - Social Sciences

Ms Dunne – Staff Governor Link

Link Governors

Geography/History/RE	Michael Thornhill
Maths	Kevin McGovern
Music/Art/Drama	John Meadows
ICT	Michael Veal
Social Sciences	Julie Cornwell
English	Cathy McCarry
Business	To be appointed
MFL	Breda O'Sullivan
Curriculum Support	Anna Clark