Governance

St Elizabeth’s Governance Arrangements

St Elizabeth’s has a local governing body (LGB) which is a sub committee of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham has given the following general remit to local governing bodies: “the duty of foundation governors is to act on behalf of the Diocesan Bishop in ensuring the catholic character of the school is preserved and developed”.

In addition to this each LGB is charged with:

Monitoring the school’s standards (including pupils wider outcomes)
Being a link between the local and parish community and the academy trusts board of directors
Overseeing behaviour and attendance matters including dealing with pupils disciplinary matters
Managing admissions and complaints from parents

If you wish to contact any of the governors, please use the email address below.

St Elizabeth’s Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

Our Governors: ( Foundation governors are appointed by the Bishop of Nottingham and the Franciscan Sisters Minoress and Parent Governors elected by the school community).

The governors are a subsidiary body of the Trust Board and are delegated responsibility for the Catholicity of the school and learning and teaching.

CONTACT: To contact the Chair of Governors call the school office on 01773 822278 or email enquiries@eli.srscmat.co.uk

Name	Organisation/Type and Term	Date - Term of Office	Attendance at FGB Meetings 2022/2023	Business and Pecuniary Interests
Reverend Deacon Richard Walsh	Temporary Chair of Governors appointed by the SRSCMAT	1/9/21 - 31/8/25	6/6	None
Sr Dorothy Paul Black	Foundation Governor - 4 year term	1/11/21 - 31/10/25	5/6	Franciscan Sister Minoress - Franciscan Sisters own school and land.
Sr Valerie Taylor	Foundation Governor - 4 year term	1/6/20 - 31/5/24	5/6	Franciscan Sister Minoress - Franciscan Sisters own school and land.
Mrs Patricia Snowdon	Foundation Governor - 4 year term	1/11/22 - 31/10/26	2/6	None
Mr Jason Guidon	Parent Governor - 4 year term	6/03/23 - 5/03/27	1/6	None

At St Elizabeth’s, we are now proud to be part of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust which is a partnership of Catholic Voluntary Academies in The Diocese of Nottingham.

Annual Reports and Accounts, Members and Trustees Information and Duties

Information in these areas is held on the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust website or by clicking the link below:

https://www.srscmat.co.uk/governance

Complaints

Should you wish to make a complaint, please see the Complaints Policy on the School Policies page of this website in the first instance.