St John The Baptist Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Academy Council & BKCAT Governance

Mr Paul Hogan is the current Chair of our Academy Council. Any correspondence should be sent via the school address below.

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Normanton

C/O Mr Paul Hogan

Chair of Academy Council 

Beckbridge Lane

Normanton

WF6 2HZ

We are very lucky to have a highly effective, skilled and supportive Academy Council. They ensure that leaders in the school ensure a school with high academic standards through an effective broad balanced Catholic education. 

Our governors are active in the life of the school. They undertake regular visits, monitor the impact of the school developments and help drive the strategic direction of St John's. 

Please see our pen portraits below to find out a bit more about each one of us. 

PEN PORTRAITS

Mr Paul Hogan - Chair of Governors 

A married father for 35 years with 3 adult children all of which benefited from a great education at St John's and St Wilfrid's. We now have two granddaughters enjoying their educational journey at St John's.

I consider myself to be an enthusiastic, versatile, committed, influential and passionate business leader with a post graduate diploma in Business and Management and over 30 years Financial Services experience working with one of the UK's largest bank.

As I begin retirement I wanted to utilise my skills and breadth of experience to the benefit of those who have played their part in the development and nurturing of my own family in whatever small way I can.

 
Mr James Wray  

I have been retired for two years. I spend much of my time at my allotment and also enjoy cycling. My work background is based around quality assurance and auditing; ensuring quality and creating action plans to aid improvements. This has given me experiences of being both audited and conducting audits - which I hope will be beneficial as my role as a governor. 

My own Catholic education gives me a strong interest and understanding of Catholic values and I am also a member of the St John's Parish. I am now very passionate about giving back to the community. 

Mrs Elaine Wharton

I have been a parent governor now since July 2021 and my son is currently enjoying his educational journey at St John's in KS1. I have a strong financial background as a chartered management accountant and am currently working in the area of performance management. 

I am a keen gardener in my spare time and enjoy growing vegetables.

In my role as a governor I am enjoying giving back to the school community and currently lead the finance committee. 

 Mr Richard Markey 

 As a new parent governor I am enjoying my role at St John's. My own education was within nearby Catholic educational settings and my degree qualification is in social housing. Through these and my ongoing career I have gained experiences and skills within welfare reform, safeguarding and vulnerabilities within communities. I hope these aforementioned attributes will bring a new range of skills to the Academy Council. 

My son is currently in KS1 and we both enjoy watching and playing many sports, including Rugby League, Football and golf. I am really looking forward to giving back to the community and hope I can help St John's develop further. 

BKCAT Governance

Governance-related documentation, Governor & Director recruitment details and Trust financial information can be found in the Governance section of the Trust website:

Articles of Association, Scheme of Delegation & Code of Conduct

Governor Attendance 2022/23