Governors
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Governors' Committees and Named Governors
2025-2026 Governors
Joint Local Academy Council Committees and Named Governors 2025
On 7th January 2021 both St Winefride’s Catholic Academy LAC and St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy LAC joined to make one joint Local Academy Council. This joint council will oversee both schools.
Our joint academy council members
- Mrs Karen Naik - Chair of LAC and Chair of Governors - contact via office@win.bcwcat.co.uk
- Mrs Madeleine Bannister - Vice Chair, Foundation Governor
- Mgr Paul Grogan - Foundation Governor
- Mrs Emma Hanney – Foundation Governor
- Mr Ben Lavin –Executive Headteacher
- Ms Maria Karas - Foundation Governor
Link Governors The idea behind these link governors is to reduce the need for committee meetings so we only have 6 AC meetings per year and the link governors report back to the AC about their linked area
Safeguarding – Caroline Handley
Key Pupil Groups (LAC, SEN, Pupil Premium & other key groups) - Karen Naik
Catholic Life, Parish & Community - Father Paul Grogan and Madeline Bannister
Leadership & Management - Karen Naik, Madeline Bannister and Father Paul Grogan
Standards & Achievement - Karen Naik, Emma Hanney and Madeleine Bannister
Behaviour & Attendance – Father Paul Grogan and Madeline Bannister
Teaching, Learning & Staffing – Karen Naik, Emma Hanney and Madeleine Bannister
Business, Finance (incl Procurement) & Health & Safety – Sub Committee – Madeline Bannister, Ben Lavin and Karen Naik
Staff Governor
- Miss Charlotte Furniss
Our Parent Governors
- Mrs Aleesha Grant
- Mrs Nosheen Rafiq
Register of Governors Interests 2025-2026
Register of Governors Interests
Governor Attendance 2024/2025
Register of Governors Interests 2024-2025