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title: "Governance"
url: "https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/key-information/governance"
school: "St Bernard's High School"
---

# Governance

## Our Governing Body

Governors at St Bernard’s work closely with the Headteacher, the senior team and all the staff. The governing body are expected to:

- Monitor and evaluate the school improvement plan
- Work on the strategic planning of the school
- Develop school policies
- Attend full governing body meetings
- Be a link governor to a particular area of the school, meeting with key members of staff from that area reporting their findings at governors meetings

Governors will also attend any relevant training and when needed be part of interviews for certain jobs in the school. Governors are always welcome to attend school events such as productions, parent’s evenings or celebration events.

For all Finance relation documents please view our [Policies](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/key-information/policies) page.

Being a governor is very rewarding and if you are interested, please contact the school office.

To be a foundation governor, you must be over 18 and a practising Catholic. If we have a vacancy for a parent governor, details will be sent out to the school community.

### Our Governors

#### Mr Michael Harnetty

##### Chair / Foundation

#### Mrs Kat Lilley

##### Vice Chair / Foundation

#### Mrs Helen Barnes

##### Head Teacher

#### Mrs Louise Norris

##### Foundation

#### Ms Cecilia Macaulay

##### Foundation

#### Fr Paul Fox

##### Foundation

#### Mr Aaron Mulhern

##### Foundation

#### Fr Viktor Aurellana

##### Foundation

#### Mr John Booker

##### Co-Opted Governor

#### Mrs Philomena Johnson

##### Co-Opted Governor

#### Mrs Margaret Sullivan

##### Co-Opted Governor

#### Ms Clare Collins

##### Clerk

*Governors are also the trustees of this single academy trust.*

*The Members of the trust are Reverend Stephen Myers, Rt Rev Bishop Alan Williams and Brentwood Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee.*

 Scheme of Delegation Grid  199 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-high-school/files/documents/St_Bernard-s_SoD_Grid_26-27_(final).pdf)

 Scheme of Delegation  330 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-high-school/files/documents/St_Bernard-s_SoD_26-27_(final).pdf)

 Memorandum and Article of Association  1.64 MB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-high-school/files/documents/Memorandom_and_Article_of_Association.pdf)

 Attendance of Meetings 2025-2026  117 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-high-school/files/documents/Governor_Meeting_Registers_for_2025-2026.pdf)

 Register of Business Interests Autumn 2026  25 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-high-school/files/documents/Register_of_Business_Interests_-_Autumn_2026.pdf)

 Attendance of Meetings 2024-2025  137 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-high-school/files/documents/Attendance_of_Meetings_StBernardsHigh_2024_2025.pdf)

 Foundation Governance FAQs  400 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-high-school/files/documents/Foundation_Governance_FAQs.pdf)

### Key Information

- [Admissions](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/key-information/admissions)
- [Data Protection / GDPR](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/key-information/data-protection-gdpr)
- [Exam Results](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/key-information/exam-results)
- [Governance](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/key-information/governance)
- [Ofsted](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/key-information/ofsted)
- [Policies](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/key-information/policies)
- [Premises Hire & Lettings](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/key-information/premises-hire-lettings)
- [Safeguarding](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/key-information/safeguarding)
- [SEND](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/key-information/send)
- [Vacancies](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/key-information/vacancies)

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###  St Bernard’s High School

 Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7JS

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