Chair of Governors
The Chair of Governors, Mags Eames, can be contacted by email at mags.eames@stmarysbrigg.com or by contacting the school office.
Our Governors
Governing Body Responsibilities
The first responsibility of the governing body is to help the Academy fulfil its mission. The mission statement for St Mary’s Academy is to:
- Contribute successfully to the spiritual development of each individual pupil with particular regards to the Catholic Faith and the preparation of children for the sacraments and their growth in the sacramental life
- Make prayer, worship and liturgy a valued experience
- Foster a partnership between the academy, the home and the parish
- Create good relationships amongst all those children and adults involved with the academy
- Ensure that the curriculum is appropriate to the needs of the children and is based on the attitudes and values found in the Gospels
The Governing Body has three key roles:
- To provide a strategic view for the work of the academy
- To act as a critical friend for the work of the academy
- To ensure accountability in the work of the academy
Governor Roles
Subject/ Area |
Staff Lead |
Governor Link |
| Literacy/ Phonics | C Walker | J Kelly |
| Numeracy | M Holliday | C Bayne |
| RE | J Leech | M Eames |
| Music | H Marshall | K Robbins |
| Science | H Dodsworth | C Bayne |
| Art | R Thew | K Robbins |
| D + T | H Bedford | K Robbins |
| History/ Geography | F Woodward | M Eames |
| PE | M Holliday | K Robbins |
| Computing | A Tock | C Bayne |
| MFL (French) | E Coburn | C Maguire |
| EYFS | R Thew | C Bayne |
| Safeguarding | J Leech | L Norton |
| SEND | A McIntyre | C Bayne |
| Pupil Premium | J Leech | L Norton |
| LAC | J Leech | L Norton |
| Mental Health and Wellbeing | A McIntyre | J Kelly – L Norton |
| Health and Safety | J Leech | C Maguire |
| Chair of Governor | M Eames | |
| Dept Chair of Governor | L Norton | |
| GDPR | J Leech | C Maguire |
| PSHCE/ RSE | A McIntyre | M Eames |
Full Name |
Date of appointment/ Date they stepped down – Term of Office |
Appointing Body |
| Mrs M Eames | 1/10/2023 – 30/09/2027 (2nd term) | NRCDES |
| Mrs L Norton | 01/06/2023 – 31/05/2027 (2nd term) | NRCDES |
| Mrs K Robbins | 16/09/2021 – 15/09/2025 | Elected Parent Governor |
| Mrs C Maguire | 22/10/2021 – 21/10/2025 | Elected Parent Governor |
| Mrs J Kelly | 01/06/2021 – 31/05/2025 | NRCDES |
| Mrs C Bayne | 18/09/2019 – 31/08/2023 | NRCDES |
| Mr J O’Shaughnessy | stepped down October 2022 | NRCDES |
Register of business and pecuniary interests (including governance roles in other educational institutions):
