St Thomas a Becket Catholic Primary School

I have been a Foundation Governor in Catholic Primary Schools since 1976, at STB since 2000 and at the special schools in the Arundel and Brighton Diocese (St Joseph's and St Dominic's). I was a member of the Diocesan Schools Committee 2006-2014.Professionally, I taught in Catholic Secondary Schools 1962-1992 and in a Catholic Special School in West London 1992-6. Between 1998 and 2013 I worked for the Catholic Children's Society within the Arundel and Brighton Diocese with people with learning difficulties and disabilities and their families My particular interests on the Governing Body are RE and Special Needs teaching.                                                           

Mr John McManus - Chair of Governors

I have been a parent governor at the school since 2013. I work locally as a GP and also    assist with the confirmation course at Our Lady Of Ransom. Both of my children have attended the Junior School (my son is still there and my daughter now attends St Richard's Catholic College). -                                                                                                                                             Dr N Woodall - Parent Governor

   My name is Dominic McIlhargey and I am a Foundation governor and currently the Vice-Chair.  I have 4 children, 3 in the Infant school and one about to start in the nursery making Thomas a Becket a very significant community for the life of my family. It is a great privilege to be able to serve as a governor and assist in making the school a happy and encouraging place for children to learn and develop. I have experience of education as a teacher and my wife is a Head teacher so I am very keen to ensure that all pupils get the best possible start in life with a great education, in a safe, caring and happy environment. I am particularly passionate about the Catholic ethos of the school, the ways school life can be connected  with the local churches, and enhancing the benefits of these distinctive features of the school for every one of the children -                                                                                                                                                   Mr D McIlhargey - Foundation Governor

  I am Tracey O'Neill and I was elected to the Governing Body in 2015. I have one child who currently attends St Thomas a Becket Catholic Junior School. I have worked at the school as an Individual Needs Assistant since 2011 across the Infant and Junior School.-     Tracey O' Neill - Staff Governor
 

Joanne has a 25 year career in education, including secondary, FE and HE with 9 years senior leadership experience at St Richard's Catholic College where she was responsible for CPD and Teaching School status. Joanne now runs an education company with her husband Stephen and is the Teaching School Director for St Richard's Catholic College working alongside schools and the local authority supporting training and development for teachers at all stages of their career.
Joanne Calladine-Evans - Foundation Governor

"My name is Ilona Hollands and I became a Foundation Governor in September 2016. I am an accountant in a local government authority. I also have eleven years of teaching experience, both as a teacher of English, as a foreign language in Poland, and in a secondary school in England.

I am very enthusiastic about education and I hope to use my insight and skills to support St Thomas a Becket school in providing a fantastic education in a Catholic environment."

Mrs Ilona Hollands - Foundation Governor