Governors

Our Prayer

Dear St. Therese,
Help me to know God’s great love for me, so that I might imitate your ‘little way’ every day.
Amen

The Governance of Our School

On 1st January 2024, the Catholic School of St Gregory the Great converted to an academy as part of the Little Way Catholic Educational Trust (LWCET)

The Little Way Catholic Education Trust is governed by the Board of Directors who are responsible for, and oversee, the management and administration of the Trust and all of its academies.

Our Trust family founding primary schools are:

The constitution and rules governing how the Board of Directors operates is defined in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Directors have overall responsibility and ultimate decision-making authority for all the work of the LWCET and are accountable to external government agencies, including the Charity Commission, the Department for Education and the Education & Skills Funding Agency (including any of their successor bodies) as well as the Bishop of Clifton.

The Directors appoint Local Governing Committees (LGC) to oversee the work of individual academies. They are a group of volunteers called Governors.

The constitution, membership and proceedings of the LGC is determined by the Directors and the Scheme of Delegation sets this out as well as acknowledging the authority delegated by the Directors to the LGC to run the Academy and fulfil its mission.

(Please visit the LWCET website to access all other documents relating to the Trust, including policies).

Local Governance Committees have delegated responsibility for the work of a single academy within the Trust. LGCs delegated remit will be focused on holding the Headteacher to account for the quality of standards and pupil outcomes, meeting the needs of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ethos, wellbeing and spiritual development, attendance, safeguarding, health and safety and community engagement.

On an individual level, governors are expected to act like a 'critical friend', recognising and celebrating the achievements of the school, whilst pointing out shortcomings, striking an appropriate balance between support and challenge. They have a role to monitor the progress towards strategic priorities and targets, and that policies are correctly implemented.

The Local Governing Committee (LGC) at a LWCET school are usually made up of 10 Governors, as follows:

Membership	Number	Term	Election Process
Foundation Governors	6	4 years	Appointed by the Bishop
Headteacher	1	Ex-officio
Staff Governors	1	4 years	Elected by all staff
Parent Governors	2	4 years	Elected by parents

Declarations of Pecuniary and Personal Interest

Each year members of the Trust Board and its Senior Leadership team as well as members of the Local Governing Committees are required to make declarations of their pecuniary interests and personal interests. Please refer to the document at the bottom of this page for a summary of the current declarations of members of the school’s LGC.

Record of Attendance

A record of governors’ attendance at LGC meetings over the last 12 months may be found at the bottom of this page.

Have you considered becoming a Foundation Governor?

Foundation governors are appointed by the Bishop to ensure that the Bishop’s directives are implemented, especially with regard to admissions, Religious Education, Relationship Education and the Prayer Life of the school. Foundation governors are expected to be practising Catholics. If you are interested in becoming a Foundation governor or know someone else who would be interested, further information may be found on the Diocese of Clifton Website

Please contact clerk@st-gregorygreat.gloucs.sch.uk for further information. We would love to hear from you.

Current Members of the Local Governing Committee