St Francis and St Clare Legal Documents
Governance Arrangements
Board of Directors | Governors |
|---|---|
| Dr Chris Walker - Chair | Mr David Spinks - Chair |
| Ms Geraldine Walker - Vice Chair | Mrs Teresa Scragg - Vice Chair |
| Mrs Marie-Nicole Anderton | Mrs Jenny Byrne - Principal |
| Mgr Canon Mark Crisp | Mrs Tara Coates |
| Mr Richard Morgan | Mrs Jo Heaney |
| Mrs Ann Shorthouse | Mrs Kathyrne Obassy |
| Mr Chidi Oliseowe | |
| Father Alexander Taylor | |
| Parent Governor Vacancy | |
| Parent Governor Vacancy |
Tara Coates
Type of Governor: Staff
Link Governor Role: Health and Safety
My name is Tara Coates and I grew up in Wolverhampton. I have BA (Hons) degree in Russian, German and European Politics and am also a qualified Irish Dancing Teacher and Adjudicator. I worked in Financial Services for 18 years within Investment Banking and have my Advanced Financial Planning Certificate (DipPFS). During this time I have had 3 children and after my third child I started working in the Office at SS Peter & Paul. I am Roman Catholic by faith and am part of the Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish in Wolverhampton. The church we attend as a family very much depends on which Mass time fits in with the children's activities for the weekend; we are very lucky to have such a choice. This is my first time taking on a role as a school Governor and I look forward to growing as a person in the role and watching SS Peter & Paul flourish.
Jo Heaney
Type of Governor: Foundation
Link Governor Role: Safeguarding
My name is Jo Heaney and I grew up in Wolverhampton, and I am very proud of the town. I attended primary school at St. Michael's and then secondary school at St. Edmund's. My degree was gained at Bradford University; I gained a BA 2:1 in Community Studies & Youthwork and have then had an enjoyable career working with children, young people and families, where safeguarding has been a core component of my career. My current job is in the NHS as a Senior Leader for Children’s Services. I value the opportunity to be a governor as it supports my view of enabling children & young people to achieve and gain the best experience from their education, to support development in their lives, and live as valuable members of our communities. I am fortunate to be a mum to two very active boys who keep me on my toes with their busy lives! I attend St. Michael's and this church has been key to my family for 40+ years; I also have a strong connection to St. Peter's & Paul's.
Kathryne Obassy
Type of Governor: Foundation
Link Governor Role: Pupil Premium and Recovery Premium
Kathryne was born in Wolverhampton and is one of five children. She loved learning languages at school and studied French, German and Italian at A'level before moving to Oxford to complete a degree in European and Middle Eastern Languages. After graduating she spent a gap year with Italian missionary sisters in Albania and then moved to London to train to teach. A career change took her to work as an interpreter for the government whilst living on a tiny houseboat on the River Thames. In 2013 Kathryne tested her vocation as a Benedictine nun in North Yorkshire. God willed differently for her and shortly after leaving the monastery Kathryne met her now husband at Mass in our parish! Kathryne has three young children and works as a social worker in Wolverhampton Children's Services. She loves being a Governor as it gives her a chance to give back to the parish and school which have been so important in her family's life. Kathryne attends all three churches in Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish.
Chidi Oliseowe
Type of Governor: Foundation
Link Governor Role: SEND, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Chidi is from Nigeria and a graduate of Mathematics from Lagos State University Ojo. He is passionate about education, a experienced teacher who taught Mathematics and Further Mathematics for 17 years in one of the Catholic secondary schools in Lagos. He is the author of a mathematics book, "Construction Made Easy", for secondary school students. He later ventured into business and is the founder of Madonna Systems Nigeria Ltd, an IT service company based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Teresa Scragg
Type of Governor: Foundation
Link Governor Role: Academy Improvement; Vice Chair
Teresa is retired after working for 40 years in a variety of roles in local government, including in libraries, early years and childcare and in commissioning services for older people. She has been a Foundation Governor on the LGB at SSPP since 2018 , and is currently the Vice Chair of the LGB and Chair of the Curriculum, Standards, Catholic Life and Mission committee.
David Spinks
Type of Governor: Foundation
Link Governor Role: Finance; Chair
David has been a Foundation Governor at SSPP for six years and is in his fourth year as Chair of the LGB. After attending Ripon Grammar School for all his secondary years, he went to Manchester University to study Chemistry, graduating in 1970. His working life was in manufacturing, becoming Manufacturing Director at a supplier to the healthcare sector, before moving to the USA in 1999 to work as Director of Technical Services for a company supplying the pharmaceutical industry; his responsibilities there included all aspects of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs. After retirement, he moved back to the UK in 2015, settling in Wolverhampton near his grandchildren. He is a parishioner in the Blessed Carlo Acutis parish, where he is an EMOHC, member of the Parish Finance Committee and retired member of the Parish Council. As a Governor at SSPP, he gets an immense amount of satisfaction supporting Mrs Byrne and her staff in providing the very best in educational opportunities for every child at the Academy.
Father Alex Taylor
Type of Governor: Foundation
Link Governor Role: RE and Catholic Life
Fr Alex was born in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. He was ordained priest by Archbishop Bernard just after the first lockdown, on 12 September 2020. He arrived in the parish of Blessed Carlo Acutis in September 2023 as assistant priest to Mgr Mark Crisp. Before arriving in Wolverhampton, Fr Alex was assistant priest at Sacred Heart and Holy Souls in Acocks Green, Birmingham.
