CAST Board of Directors and meeting attendance
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CAST Board Meeting Attendance
CAST Scheme of Delegated Authority October 2021
We meet regularly and oversee the leadership and management of the school, providing expertise, critical friendship and a great deal of support to the school. Our chief concern is to ensure a high quality education for the pupils of St. Mary’s and that the school complies with initiatives and legislation such as safeguarding, health and safety, GDPR etc.
Our governors at St. Mary’s are extremely approachable and welcome opportunities to share information about their business and to discuss school matters. We hope in this coming year we can be more visible and meet with parents to discuss your ideas and any concerns.
Subject Lead Areas: Early Years Foundation Stage and English
Term of office: 12/10/2021 to 11/10/2025
Meeting attendance 2023/24: 100%
Business Interests: None
Third Party Related Transactions: None
Other Governorships: None
I am a lecturer within Southampton University’s Mechanical Engineering department. I teach engineers across all years and have wider higher education teaching experience having previously also taught undergraduate chemists and ocean scientists. I lead a small research group that develop water analysers, chemical reactors, and other sorts of fluid-based technology. I am also undergraduate Admissions Tutor for my department, dealing with a lot of excited prospective students as they decide where to go to university and what to study.
Away from work I am married to Sarah and we have two children who are both enjoying their education at St Mary’s. I am a reader at St Mary’s church and have previously served on the parish council. In my spare time I enjoy running, cycling, and music (guitar and records).
Responsibilities: RE and Catholic Life Governor
Subject Lead Areas: Science, RE
Appointed by: Diocese of Plymouth
Term of office: 22/03/2021 to 21/03/2025
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 100%
Business Interests: None declared
Third Party Related Transactions: None
Other Governorships: None
I have been a solicitor for over 25 years; and running my own law firm since 2001. I am therefore responsible for the day to day and strategic management of a legal business as well as undertaking legal work for clients.
Responsibilities: School Health and Safety and Data Protection
Subject Lead Areas: Computing, Modern Foreign Languages
Term of office: 01/09/2021 to 31/08/2025
Meeting attendance 2023/24: 71%
Business Interests: Sole Director JBS Solicitors Limited
Third Party Related Transactions: None
Other Governorships: None
Mrs Kim Burke - Foundation Governor
I have just joined St Mary’s school governing body but I am an experienced governor, having served on the governing body of two inner London Primary schools. I moved to Poole in May 2022 to be closer to my family, and I fell in love with the area immediately.
I am a retired secondary headteacher and now I help learners with dyslexia and dyscalculia. I volunteer on Friday’s at St Mary’s where I am getting to know the pupils and staff. My particular area of interest is special educational needs. In my spare time I love being with my grandchildren and walking by the coast. I am an active member of St Mary’s Catholic parish and consider it a privilege to serve the school community.
Responsibilities: Inclusion
Appointed by: Diocese of Plymouth
Term of office: 06/10/2023 to 05/10/2027
Business Interests: None
Attendance 2023/24: 83%
Third Party Related Transactions: None
Other Governorships: None
Mrs Clare Tickel - Foundation Governor (Headteacher)
I joined St Mary's in February 2022 as Executive Headteacher for both St Mary's and Christ the King Catholic Primary School and in September 2023 was appointed Headteacher here at St Mary's. I joined Christ the King in September 2011 following 10 years as Headteacher of a Dorset Church School. I am passionate about ensuring the best possible outcomes for the children and believe that all children deserve to be loved and should be given the opportunity to flourish in a safe and nurturing environment.
Term of Office: Ex-Officio. Term commenced 28/02/2022
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 100%
Appointed by: The Diocese of Plymouth
Business Interests: Employee of Plymouth CAST
Third Party Related Transactions: None
Other Governorships: Governor at Christ the King Catholic Primary School, Kinson
Mrs Mary Norrish - Foundation Governor
I have been a Governor at St. Mary’s since the autumn of 2013. The school is a very different and much more welcoming place since my 4 children attended between 1976 & 1991. The increased pupil numbers benefit from not only better buildings, but also diverse teaching methods, including the advantages brought by the digital internet world, delivered by St Mary’s dedicated and enthusiastic staff team. I really enjoy going into school to observe classes and see that the opportunities for learning are more interactive and the children certainly look to be enjoying the experience, despite the restrictions of National Curriculum and Ofsted requirements.
As a governor, I am also particularly interested in ensuring that staff and governors recognise their individual responsibility for safeguarding every child, and that children with additional educational needs are well supported to make the best use of their particular talents. Besides being a school governor, I am also a trustee of the charity Mosaic, supporting bereaved children across Dorset. I belong to the music group at 9:30 Mass, sing in two local choirs, ramble all over Dorset and the New Forest with St. Mary’s walkers every week, and help with my grandchildren too, so it’s quite an active retirement from children’s social work!
Responsibilities: Safeguarding and Child Protection
Appointed by: Diocese of Plymouth
Term of office: 14/06/2013 to 13/06/2025
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 100%
Business Interests: Trustee Mosaic
Third Party Related Transactions: None
Other Governorships: None
Clerk to Governors - Mrs Jennifer Claves