Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

St. Anne's and Guardian Angels Governing Body

The role of the Board of Governors is to help the school provide the best possible education for our pupils. We do this by thinking and working strategically to raise standards, we monitor and evaluate progress towards the school’s priorities and targets. We support the Headteacher and staff as well as challenging their expectations. We make sure that the schools finances are well spent and support all children but we do not manage the operational day-to-day functions of a school.

Apart from the Head Teacher and the elected staff governor, we are all unpaid volunteers with a variety of skills and experiences, who are keen to support the long-term development of the school. All of us have different roles on the Governing Body and we each have responsibilities linked directly to the objectives of the School Development Plan (SDP) as well as statutory responsibilities such as Safeguarding, Looked After Children and SEND.

Alan Morton - Chair of Governors, Foundation Governor 

(appointed by Westminster diocese)

I became a governor at St Anne's school in 2012 and Guardian Angels school in 2019 and then governor of the amalgamated St. Anne’s and Guardian Angels school. Having been chair of the Resources Committee for a number of year, I was elected chair of governors in September 2023. I am committed to our school thrive and go from strength to strength in developing a caring and supportive environment in which all pupils and develop and prosper. I have a background in finance and investment and currently work with a number of charities and social enterprise supporting their finance, strategy and growth plans. I am also a trustee of two charities - The Funding Network and stormbreak, which uses mentally healthy movement to equipping children with sustainable skills and coping strategies to thrive throughout life. I am a keen runner and cyclist and enjoy travelling.  In addition to being a Governor at St Anne's and Guardian Angels, I am also a governor at Malmesbury Primary School in Tower Hamlets and  I sit on the Tower Hamlets Schools Forum (a statutory body, comprising local head teachers, governors and local education authority staff, which advises on the local authority's education budget) and Tower Hamlet's School's Organisational Strategy Group.

Governor responsibilities:

Chair of Governing Body

Chair of Staffing & Pay Committee

Member of Resources Committee

Member of Curriculum & Standards Committee

Link governor for Safeguarding and Looked After Children 

Term: September 2022 - September 2026

 

Carmen Abela – Vice Chair of Governors, Foundation Governor

(appointed by Westminster diocese)

Governor responsibilities:

Vice Chair of Governing Body

Chair of Curriculum & Standards Committee

Term: October 2022 - 2026

 

Miriam Morath – Chair of Finance Committee, Parent Governor

I became parent governor at St Anne’s and Guardian Angels in September 2020. My daughter is currently attending Year 3, and my son has now left St Anne's and Guardian Angels to embark on his secondary school journey. While they are at school, I work as an economist for an intergovernmental organisation. Previously, I was Chair of Governors at Guardian Angels school and parent governor. I firmly believe in the importance of education, but also in realising that children are so much more than just examination results. They need to be nourished, challenged and kept safe in a friendly, happy and welcoming environment and taught by great teachers to achieve their individual potential, which is what the school represents, stands and provides for. I am committed to working with the Headteacher and all staff at the school, the governing body and the entire school community to ensure that this great school remain on this path, especially in times of tightening public finances and the ongoing impact of prolonged school closures due to the prevalence of coronavirus.

Governor responsibilities:

Chair of Finance Committee

Link governor for Quality of Education: Maths (school development priority)

Term: September 2020 – August 2024

 

Lorraine Smith – Parent Governor

I joined the governing body as a parent governor in September 2021. My son is currently in year 6. I strongly believe that children have the right to a good education and similar opportunities regardless of their background and to learn in a safe and supportive environment that gives children the tools to be the best they can be in every aspect of their life. On a personal level, I have lived in Bethnal Green all my life. I am a qualified accountant and an audit manager at a large accountancy practice. I am also heavily involved with various aspects of the local community including chairing a Tenants and Residents Association and being a trustee of the local charity raising awareness of the Bethnal Green tube disaster. I’m enjoying the role of being a parent governor and aim to support the Headteacher and all the staff at the school to enable St Annes and Guardian Angels to be the best that it can be.

Governor responsibilities:

Member of Resources Committee

Link governor for Disadvantaged Pupils including Pupil Premium Grant Spend

Term: September 2021- Aug 2024

 

Edwina Collins - Foundation Governor 

(appointed by Westminster Diocese) 
I became an Associate Governor at St. Anne’s in March 2019 and an official Foundation Governor in November 2019. I am a member of St. Anne’s Parish and attended St. Patrick’s Infant School and St. Anne’s Junior School many years ago. I was a secondary school teacher, teaching mainly Geography but also some History. I am particularly interested in environmental and development issues. Since retiring, I have worked with CAFOD as a parish representative and education volunteer.  With the other Governors, I aim to support the Headteacher and Staff in doing their best to nurture the talents of all the pupils in a safe and stimulating environment.

Governor Responsibilities:

Member of Curriculum & Standards Committee

Link governor for RE

Term: November 2019 - Aug 2023

 

Father John – Foundation Governor

(appointed by Westminster Diocese)
I serve as the local parish priest at Guardian Angels church. When Guardian Angels School and St. Anne’s School amalgamated in 2020, I continued to support the new school by working with the staff to ensure the children understand and actively participate in the celebration of Mass and have the opportunity to explore Catholic life through prayer and pupil chaplaincy, such as Mini Winnies and Caritas Ambassadors as well as classroom acts of worship. I also help the children to make make links between acts of service and the Theology that underpins them. I’m a regular visitor to the school.

Governor responsibilities:

Member of Curriculum & Standards Committee

Link governor for RE and Catholic Life

 

Aneta Stanev – Foundation Governor

(Currently being appointed)

Governor responsibilities:

Member of Resources Committee

Term: October 2022 - 2026

 

Claire Phelan – Staff Governor

Governor responsibilities:

Member of Curriculum & Standards Committee

Term: October 2023 - 2027

 

Natalie Kelly – Parent Governor

Governor responsibilities:

Member of Curriculum & Standards Committee

Link Governor for SEND

Term: October 2023 - 2027