Our Governing Body
The role of the governing body, like all school governing bodies, is to ensure that both schools deliver high standards of achievement within a broad and balanced curriculum for every child.
This involves:
- Ensuring clarity of the schools’ vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the Head Teacher to account by monitoring the educational performance of the schools and their pupils.
- Overseeing the financial performance of the schools and making sure the funding is well spent, by seeking value for money and targeting resources to areas that will best help your children achieve their full potential.
All the governors sit on one of two committees – resources, or curriculum and standards. Some have a specific area of oversight and are known as link governors.
I have been committed to English Martyrs Catholic Primary School since 2010, serving as a Foundation Governor and assuming the role of Chair of Governors in 2012. My journey began as a Foundation Governor at a primary school in Plumstead, where my two daughters went to school.
My name is Janet Douglas Gardner and I am a Foundation Governor. As an educator, I use my knowledge and skills of policy and pedagogy to be a critical friend to the school.
I have been a foundation Governor at English Martyrs’ Catholic Primary School for over 4 years. I serve on the Premises and Finance committee, and also sit on the Diocese of Southwark Schools Admissions Appeals Panels.
