Our Governors

School governors are volunteers who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education. School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools.

It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the headteacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources. Governors make sure that the school is a safe place for pupils and that the guidance in 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' is adhered to. Each individual governor is a member of a governing board, individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing board and decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing board.  The role of the governing board is a strategic one with three key functions:

• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

• Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils .

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction and that Catholic life and RE are evident and central to all that happens at St Alban's.

• The core responsibilities of the Safeguarding Governor are, along with the DSL: To ensure there are policies and procedures in place for appropriate action to be taken in a timely manner to safeguard and promote children's welfare. The safeguarding governor is Miss Debbie Whitehead. 

A message from St. Alban's Chair of Governors, Mr Grant

"It is a real honour and privilege to have been appointed Chair of Governors at St Alban’s School and it is a role that I hold with pride. As a parent and Headteacher of a Catholic Secondary School, I understand the importance that a good education plays in the development of our young people academically, spiritually and socially. During my term and together with the highly skilled members of the governing body, we hope to be able to support Mrs McKinney and her staff in securing the best possible Catholic education for all of our children and very much look forward to the fresh new challenges ahead."

Our Safeguarding Governor is Miss Whitehead

You can contact Miss Whitehead through the school office: 0121 444 6530 or by emailing: governors@stalbanrc.bham.sch.uk

Governing Body 2023-24

All governors are appointed by the Diocese with the exception of Debbie Whitehead who was appointed by the Local  Authority.

Financial information 

Please note that we do not have any employees with a gross annual salary of more than £100,000.

Schools Financial Benchmarking

Please click here to view our school's financial data. https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/help/cookies

Link Governors

• R.E. and Catholic Life – Ms Allen,  Fr.John Peyton, Miss Ingram

• Behaviour and Safeguarding – Miss Whitehead, Mrs McKinney

• Teaching and Learning, Curriculum, Assessment, Data and Outcomes – Mr Grant, Mrs McKinney

• EYFS –  Ms Grego, Miss Smith

• Health and Safety, Educational Visits – Ms Allen, Mr Dean, Mrs Donnellan

• SEND diversity/Inclusion Ms Grego,  Mr Griffin

• Finance – Mrs Reeves, Mr Grant

• English (Phonics, Early Reading and Writing) – Miss Lloyd, Mrs McKinney, Mrs Donellan

• Mathematics, Science and Computing – Mrs Slater, Mrs Jones (Maths), Mrs Darbinson (Science), Mr Griffin (Computing)

• Arts and Languages – Ms Baptiste, Miss Doherty

• Curriculum (including Educational Visits, Humanities PSHE, Personal Development) - Mrs Clinton, Miss Ffinch, Miss Ingram

• Pupil Premium and Sports Premium - Mr Grant, Mrs McKinney

Pecuniary Interest: Nil Return 

Relationship between Governor and School Staff Members: None

Role of Parent Governor

As a parent governor you hold the unique position of having a parental viewpoint. Through the children you will have first-hand experience of the curriculum and how the school is perceived from the consumers’ point of view. You will be able to bring this perspective to the strategic management of the school. As a parent governor you do not have to vote in a particular way because you have been pressed to do so by parents. Objectivity, however, is essential. You are not there to promote the interests of your own children but all children. Parent governors are elected by other parents and it is important to establish a rapport with the parental body that elected you, whilst continuing to maintain a strategic approach to school governance.

Parent governors are not there to provide an alternative route to addressing individual parental concerns, although if a parent governor does become aware of more widespread disquiet about the school’s policy and practice then they should alert the Head Teacher and chair.

Sometimes a parent governor may be approached with a complaint.

If a parent has a concern or complaint which is very specific to their child, they should, if approached, advise the parent to follow the school procedure; and not get involved. It is not their role to hear the complaint details. The parent should try to resolve their concerns by speaking to the appropriate teacher. If the parent remains dissatisfied with the outcome, the parent governor will suggest that they make an appointment to speak to the Head Teacher.