Meet the Governors
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Multi-Academy Trust Board and the Local Governing Body work with the Executive Headteacher, the Headteachers, Heads of School and the staff across the trust to ensure the trust provides a good quality of education for all its pupils. For Information about the trust please see the Trust Website Link on the top of the page. Or click here
Our Governors are:
|
Position |
Term of Office |
|
| Mr Robin Willoughby |
Chair of Governors |
26/06/24 to 30/06/28 |
| Fr Adrian Lowe | Foundation | 19/12.23 to 18/12/27 |
| Mr Robin Willougby | Foundation | 10/06/24 to 09/06/28 |
| Mr John Ravi | Foundation | 01/09/24 to 31/08/28 |
| Mrs Lauren Greenfield | Parent | 30/09/2026 to 29/09/2030 |
| Mrs Lisa Travis | Parent | 01/09/23 to 31/08/27 |
| Ms Olivia Flood | Foundation | 01/10/2024 to 31/12/2028 |
| Mr Ian Kendal | Executive Headteacher | N/A |
| Mrs Amanda O’ Regan | Inclusion Lead / Assistant Head | N/A |
| Mr Patrick Kenny | Head of School | N/A |
Mr Robin Willoughby - Chair of Governors
Robin has worked in the financial services sector for over 35 years and has wide experience in a number of areas of finance. Robins’ current role is as a Compliance Officer at Royal London (UK Insurance and Asset Management Company). Robin is responsible for oversight and monitoring of trading and communications surveillance.
Key Skills:
· Financial management
· Strategic planning
· Collaboration, teamwork
· Developing governance
· Integrity
· High expectations
Mr Robin Willoughby has been a Governor since June 2024 and Chair since November 2024.
John Ravi
I have been a school chaplain with teaching responsibility for over 14 years. Currently I work for a Catholic organisation across three dioceses. I am passionate about supporting local communities and improving education. In look forward to bringing my own skills and experiences particularly in RE and Catholic life of the school while working alongside the St. John Fisher community as a Foundation governor.
Lisa Travis
Lisa is a parent governor with a professional background in education and the Performing Arts. Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dance and the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, she has worked extensively with children, young people, teachers and schools.
Alongside her teaching experience, Lisa runs an established education-based business that delivers teaching and extracurricular activities within schools and nurseries. This has given her extensive experience in safeguarding, safer recruitment, staff management and training, health and safety, and ensuring children receive consistent, high-quality teaching.
As a governor, Lisa combines her professional knowledge with her perspective as a parent. She brings practical experience of school partnerships, safeguarding responsibilities, children’s wellbeing and staff management, together with an understanding of the challenges faced by schools, families and education providers.
Olivia Flood
Ms Olivia Flood graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2021 with BA Criminology, followed by a PGDL at BPP University in 2022, before qualifying as a teacher through the University of East London in 2023. She is currently Second in Charge of Religious Education at Trinity Catholic High School and serves as a lead catechist for a Confirmation group. Olivia is deeply committed to Gospel values and Catholic formation, with a particular passion for nurturing a love of RE, and ensuring that every young person is valued, respected and treated with dignity.
Lady Of Fatima Trustees
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Multi-Academy Trust Board and the Local Governing Body work with the Executive Headteacher, the Head of School, the Deputy Headteacher and the staff across the trust to ensure the trust provides a good quality of education for all its pupils. For Information about the trust please see the Trust Website Link on the top of the page. Or click here
Governors are not expected to make day to day decisions about how the school is run. That's the role of the headteacher and senior staff.
Governors have three main roles:
- to provide strategic direction for the school;
- to act as a critical friend to the headteacher
- to ensure accountability.
Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff to share this commitment.
To contact the Chair of Trustees please email the clerk to governors clerk@ourladyoffatimatrust.essex.sch.uk
Please note - your enquiry will be sent to the chair person of the local governing body of the school you are enquiring about.
John Johnson, Chair of Trustee
Governor at St John Fisher school and was previously the Headteacher of The Campion School from 1993 – 2011. During this time (September 2007 – 2011) John was also a School Improvement Partner allocated to schools to assist with target-setting, development and headteacher performance review and salary setting in Westminster, Newham and Barnet
Following this John became an experienced educational consultant.
Key Skills
- School Leadership
- English curriculum and Literacy
- Assessment and data analysis
- Curriculum
- Governance for school improvement
- Collaboration, teamwork
- Integrity
- High expectations
John Johnson has been a trustee since January 2023
Fr. Bogdan Kot Parish Priest, Trustee Governor with responsibility for RE and Music
The Foundation Governors represent the Bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Brentwood, and ensure that the school upholds the traditions of catholic faith in line with canon law. Foundation Governors form a majority of all governors.
Key Skills
- Religious Leadership
- Governance for school improvement
- Collaboration, teamwork
- Integrity
- High expectations
Fr Bogdan Kot has been a trustee since July 2011
Maureen Perry, Trustee
Maureen Perry has been involved in Primary Education throughout her career, teaching in Haringey, Harrow and Hackney. She has been a Headteacher of 3 Catholic primary schools and an Advisory Headteacher in Newham for fourteen years.
Working as an Advisory Headteacher, focusing on the challenges facing inner city schools, those is special measures or requiring improvement, provided opportunities to develop a deep understanding of strategies to raise achievement. Important aspects of the role included collaborative work with senior leaders and sharing best practice across schools, resulting in sustained capacity for the future.
As a School Improvement Partner in Newham and RE Inspector for the Diocese of Brentwood, she has also had the opportunity to support good and outstanding schools.
Key Skills
- Strategic planning for school improvement
- Monitoring and evaluating teaching and learning
- Assessment for Learning
- Data analysis
- Collaboration, teamwork
- Developing leadership
- Positivity and ‘can do’ approach
- Integrity
- High expectations
Mrs Maureen Perry has been a trustee since December 2023
Andrew McGeady, Trustee
Andrew is a director at Cube, (Construction and property consultants) . Andrew is responsible for Cost Management, Quantity Surveying services and supporting Project Management and Architectural teams. Andrew works with clients and design teams from initial feasibility to project completion to ensure that informed options and cost advice are offered so that practical, cost efficient and value engineered build solutions are achieved. For over twenty years Andrew has worked with Developers, Retailers and Private Clients providing cost management services on a vast range of projects throughout the UK. He has worked with both leading Consultancies and Main Contractors which gives him insight and understanding of all aspects of Quantity Surveying practice.
Key Skills
- Strategic planning for capital projects
- Financial management
- Collaboration, teamwork
- Developing governance
- Integrity
- High expectations
Mr Andrew McGeady has been a trustee since January 2023
Mr Hugh Linden, Trustee
Hugh Linden has been on the governing body for over 20 years in the role of Foundation governor due to his association with Our Lady of Fatima church. Hugh spent his career in Product Development and Operations and uses this experience in his governance role. The school and church is at the centre of the community and Hugh finds it a pleasure to serve the community in this way.
Key Skills
- Strategic financial planning
- Communication
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Developing governance
- Integrity
- High expectations
Mr Hugh Linden has been a trustee since January 2023