Proposal to federate Holy Name Catholic School and St Francis Catholic School

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Holy Name Catholic School and St Francis Catholic School have been working in collaboration as a ‘soft’ federation since September 2022, with the Headteacher of the former, acting as Executive Headteacher. This follows several unsuccessful headteacher recruitment rounds for St Francis Catholic School.

Collaboration between schools forms a central tenet of Welsh Government policy, and the role of the Local Authority is to support such schools. As stated above, the ongoing position of being unable to recruit a headteacher for St Francis Catholic School has led to the Governing Body, supported by the Diocese of Menevia, concluding that establishing a federation is a logical and sensible step forward.

Meetings of the governing bodies of Holy Name Catholic School and St Francis Catholic School were held on 7th March 2023 and 1st February 2023 respectively with discussions concerning the future leadership arrangements at the schools. The resolutions of both governing bodies were to support the principle of Federation and that the process be led by the local authority. Subsequently, Cabinet considered the benefits of establishing a Federation at its meeting on 24th April 2023, with approval being given to the Director of Education to commence statutory consultation.

This consultation document sets out the case for a change to the leadership and governance arrangements at Holy Name Catholic School and St Francis Catholic School with a view to establishing a Federation between the two schools.

We look forward to receiving your views on this proposal.

The closing date for responses is 21 July 2023.

Holy Name Catholic School and St Francis Catholic School have been working in collaboration as a ‘soft’ federation since September 2022, with the Headteacher of the former, acting as Executive Headteacher. This follows several unsuccessful headteacher recruitment rounds for St Francis Catholic School.

Collaboration between schools forms a central tenet of Welsh Government policy, and the role of the Local Authority is to support such schools. As stated above, the ongoing position of being unable to recruit a headteacher for St Francis Catholic School has led to the Governing Body, supported by the Diocese of Menevia, concluding that establishing a federation is a logical and sensible step forward.

Meetings of the governing bodies of Holy Name Catholic School and St Francis Catholic School were held on 7th March 2023 and 1st February 2023 respectively with discussions concerning the future leadership arrangements at the schools. The resolutions of both governing bodies were to support the principle of Federation and that the process be led by the local authority. Subsequently, Cabinet considered the benefits of establishing a Federation at its meeting on 24th April 2023, with approval being given to the Director of Education to commence statutory consultation.

This consultation document sets out the case for a change to the leadership and governance arrangements at Holy Name Catholic School and St Francis Catholic School with a view to establishing a Federation between the two schools.

We look forward to receiving your views on this proposal.

The closing date for responses is 21 July 2023.

  • This survey has concluded.

    Proposal to Federate Holy Name Catholic School and St Francis Catholic School

    Please note that we will make any comments that you make publicly available as part of the subsequent report. You are not asked to provide your personal details. All the information you provide will be handled in accordance with the GDPR 2018. 

    Once complete, please return to: Mr Steven Richards-Downes, Director of Education, Pembrokeshire County Council, County Hall, Haverfordwest, SA61 1TP.  The closing date for responses is 21st July 2023.

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