Governors (ID 1104)

• Mrs Jo Woodhead
  Chair of Governors, Foundation Governor
  Mrs Jo Woodhead

  Roles and Responsibilities: Safeguarding / Children Looked After / RE and Sacramental Preperation / Wellbeing

  I am a foundation governor here at Sacred Heart. I am a former primary school teacher and head teacher, I therefore have extensive experience of working in catholic schools. In more recent times I have become a volunteer for CAFOD providing assemblies and workshops in all the deanery catholic schools- a role I thoroughly enjoy and which helped form my relationship with the school. I have a passion for high quality, meaningful catholic education; which I believe Sacred Heart provides and I am both proud and delighted to be part of the team!

• Mrs Sarah Binns
  Vice Chair of Governors, Parent Governor
  Mrs Sarah Binns

  Roles and Responsibilities: SEND / Inclusion

  Subject Links: Humanities, Arts and DT

• Mrs Sue McManamin
  Headteacher
  Mrs Sue McManamin

• Mr Andrew Meredith
  Parent Governor
  Mr Andrew Meredith

  Subject Link: Maths

  I have been a governor at Sacred Heart since being elected as a parent governor in March 2015. I am married to Julia, who volunteers for the school's PTFA. I have a son in Year 2 and a daughter in Reception. I worked as a secondary school teacher of French and English for 18 years in Kent, Yorkshire and
  Lancashire, latterly combining my teaching role with the position of a union branch secretary in Rochdale before joining the National Union of Teachers full-time as a regional organiser.

  I currently chair the Standards committee and sit on the Mission committee, with a focus on Teaching and Learning and Pupil Outcomes. I became a governor because I wanted to get to know the school my children attend and to offer any help my work and experience could provide to support and improve the school. I'm proud to be an active part of such a great community!

• Mrs Patricia Stabler
  Foundation Governor
  Mrs Patricia Stabler

  Subject Link: Reading and Writing

  I have been a Governor of Sacred Heart for almost eight years, and I continue to find it interesting and rewarding, and very challenging at times. My previous work experience has been within the public sector and always focussed on providing an excellent level of customer service.   I have a passion for reading and volunteer reading with the children on a weekly basis.   I am very proud of the library at school and the support received from the Parish in updating it.

  I have specific LINK responsibility for English and work closely with the English Lead as well as all the staff to support the school to ensure we improve as a whole year on year.

  In addition I am also a director of the Blessed Peter Snow Multi-Academy Trust Board.

• Father Malachy Larkin
  Foundation Governor
  Father Malachy Larkin

  Roles and Responsibilities: RE and Sacramental Preperation / Maths

  Appointed Parish Priest of Sacred Heart and St Patricks in 2015. Appointed Parish Priest of The Good Shepherd, 2016.

• Mr Michael Wisniewski
  Foundation Governor
  Mr Michael Wisniewski

  Subject Link: Forest School and Science 

  I have been a foundation governor at Sacred Heart for about four years, fulfilling many different roles, the most recent being Health & Safety and Forest School. I have four daughters who all attended Sacred Heart, but only one still at school now, in year 13, which was my motivation in becoming a governor, to give 'something back' to Sacred Heart. I worked for 17 years in the public sector, in an engineering role, and since 1998 I have run my own business, fulltime, with the help of my wife, Julie, in the private rented housing sector. Working for myself allows me to manage my own time, thus giving me the flexibility to be able to contribute to life at Sacred Heart. Leisure time is either taken up with being 'dads taxi' or playing squash and trying to keep fit. I have really enjoyed the years of association with Sacred Heart and am pleased to be in a position to be able to make a positive contribution to the school.

• Mrs Colette Short
  Staff Governor
  Mrs Colette Short

  Roles and Responsibilities: Pupil Premium

• Mrs Liz Hinchliffe
  Clerk to the Governors
  Mrs Liz Hinchliffe