Annual Governance Statement
St. Vincent’s Catholic Primary School Annual Governance Statement Autumn 2024 for Academic Year 2024/25
Approved by the Board of Governors November 2024; review date November 2025
The Board of Governors
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Current Governors |
Type of Governor |
First Appointed |
Current term of office expires |
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Mrs Anita Harrop |
Headteacher |
01/09/2015 |
Statutory |
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Mrs Deborah Mc Duff |
Staff Governor |
06/04/2022 |
05/04/2026 |
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Mrs Alice Kilburn |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2019(parent governor)
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31/08/2028 |
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Canon Jonathan Brandon |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2019 |
31/08/2025 |
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Mrs Sarah Butler |
Foundation Governor (Vice Chair) |
10/2015 (as Parent Governor) |
31/08/2026 |
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Mrs Joanne Donnachie |
Foundation Governor (Chair) |
01/09/2010 |
31/08/2026 |
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Ms Louise Dickinson
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Foundation Governor |
01/09/2010 |
31/08/2026
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Mrs Chinelo Aniedu |
Foundation Governor Designate |
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Mrs Christina O'Connor |
Foundation Governor Designate |
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Mr Matthew Lee |
Local Authority Governor |
28/02/2023 |
28/02/2027 |
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Mr Patrick Coyle |
Parent Governor |
01/11/2023 |
01/11/2027 |
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Mr Tim Barnard |
Parent Governor |
01/11/2023 |
01/11/2027 |
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Previous Governors
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Type of Governor |
First Appointed |
Term of Office finished |
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Mr Raymond Machell KC |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2010 |
31/08/2024 |
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Mr Adrian Godding |
Foundation Governor |
11/2016 (as Associate Member) |
resigned 31/08/2024 |
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Ms Susanna Ngai |
Associate Member |
20/06/2023 |
20/06/2024 |
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Mr Carl Thorgaard |
Foundation Governor |
05/09/2018 (as parent governor) 01/09/2020 |
31/08/2024 |
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Mrs Sinead Donnelly |
Parent Governor |
11/02/2021 |
Resigned 01/09/2023 |
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Mrs Patricia Young |
LA Governor |
01/09/2010 |
Resigned 21/06/2022 |
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Mr Stuart Nichols |
Staff Governor |
06/10/2016 |
Resigned 01/04/2022 |
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Mrs Cathy Belford |
Associate Member |
11/2016 |
Resigned 10/11/2020 |
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Mr George Tsiantar |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2010 |
Deceased 07/2020 |
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Canon John Rafferty |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2010 |
Resigned 01/09/2019 |
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Mrs Sorcha McNamara |
Parent Governor |
05/09/2018 |
Resigned 01/09/2019 |
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Mrs Dinah Davis |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2010 |
Resigned 31/08/2018 |
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Mrs Christina Burns |
Foundation Governor |
01/09/2010 |
Resigned 31/08/2018 |
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Mr Oliver Gilmartin |
Parent Governor |
01/10/2011 |
Resigned 31/08/2018 |
1 CLERK TO GOVERNORS
Julie Lawson, Trust GS, Green wood Street, Altrincham, Cheshire 0161 3487188 or contact Karen Wong, School Business Manager at the School.
2 COMMITTEES
Remits for the Committees are available on request from the School or on Governor Hub
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Finance Committee |
Curriculum Committee |
Pay review Committee |
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Louise Dickinson (Chair/Clerk) |
Sarah Butler (Chair/clerk) |
Jo Donnachie (Chair/Clerk) |
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Jo Donnachie (Vice Chair) |
Alice Kilburn (Vice Chair) |
Anita Harrop (in attendance) |
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Anita Harrop |
Anita Harrop |
Louise Dickinson |
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Sarah Butler |
Debbie McDuff |
Sarah Butler |
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Karen Wong (in attendance) |
Christina O'Connor |
Patrick Coyle(Nursery & TSC) |
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Ivana Butterworth(in attendance) |
Naomi Farrell (in attendance) |
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Ciara Sutton (in attendance) |
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Ivana Butterworth(in attendance) |
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Buildings and Health & Safety Committee |
Admissions Committee |
Human Resources Committee |
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Matthew Lee (Chair/Clerk) |
Jo Donnachie (Chair/Clerk) |
Chinelo Aniedu(Chair /Clerk) |
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Anita Harrop |
Sarah Butler |
Anita Harrop |
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Jo Donnachie |
Anita Harrop |
Canon Jonathan Brandon |
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Jo Donnachie |
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Karen Wong (in attendance) |
Karen Wong (in attendance) |
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Lee Payne (in attendance) |
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Michael Payne (in attendance) |
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Ivana Butterworth (in attendance) |
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Nursery/SSC Human Resources Committee |
Headteacher’s Performance Review |
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Patrick Coyle(Chair/Clerk) |
Jo Donnachie (Chair) |
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Jo Donnachie |
Sarah Butler |
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Anita Harrop |
Adviser-Karen Morris |
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Ivana Butterworth (in attendance) |
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3 LINKED GOVERNORS
Remits for Linked Governors are available on request from the School or on Governor Hub
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Governor |
Area of Responsibility |
School Link |
Visit Frequency |
Reporting Committee |
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Canon Jonathan Brandon |
Religious Education Focus on Delivery of the new RE scheme |
A McCann/D Mc Duff |
Once/term |
Curriculum |
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Sarah Butler Debbie McDuff |
3Is for the National Curriculum, Combined ARE across all years, Statutory Assessment Points |
C Sutton/ N Farrell |
Once/ term |
Curriculum |
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Anita Harrop |
Nursery/ Sunshine After School and Holiday Club |
I Butterworth |
N/A |
Board |
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Ray Machell |
Contracts |
K Wong |
N/A |
Board |
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Jo Donnachie |
Child Protection & Safeguarding |
A Harrop |
Once /term |
HR & Board |
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Alice Kilburn |
Exceptional Offer and achievement of Pupil Premium/ SEND/ Looked After Children/ Inclusion/Neurodiversity |
C Sutton/ N Farrell |
Once/ term |
Curriculum & Board |
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Alice Kilburn |
Reading and Writing |
A Burke/ N Sheldon |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
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Alice Kilburn |
Enrichments and Pupil Groups |
N Farrell |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
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Matthew Lee |
Health & Safety |
K Wong |
Once/ year |
H&S / Board |
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Matthew Lee |
Security & Parking |
K Wong |
Once/ year |
Buildings/ H&S |
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Matthew Lee |
Humanities (Geography, History) |
M Lawrence, L Campbell |
Once/ year |
Curriculum |
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Christina O'Connor |
Computing Curriculum and Online Safety (including Filtering and Monitoring) |
L Patiniott C Needham |
Once/year |
Curriculum/Board |
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Chinelo Aniedu |
Diversity and Equality
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C Luckham,E Leather |
Once/year |
Board |
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Debbie McDuff |
Prayer and Worship |
A McCann |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
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Patrick Coyle |
Maths |
D Hobday |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
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Christina O'Connor |
Science |
J Kerigan |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
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Sarah Butler |
Music & Art |
H Carr/ C Robinson |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
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Jo Donnachie |
EYFS curriculum indoor and outdoor |
N Farrell |
Once/year |
Board |
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Patrick Coyle |
PE |
J Morris |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
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Tim Barnard |
Design and Technology |
M Hollins |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
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Jo Donnachie |
British Values |
C Gerrard |
Once/year |
Curriculum |
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Jo Donnachie |
SMSC |
LDreniw/ELeather |
Once/Year |
Curriculum |
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Louise Dickinson |
Digital Plan |
A Harrop/ K Wong |
Once/year |
Finance/Board |
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Patrick Coyle |
Sports Premium |
C Sutton |
Once/year |
Board |
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Adrian Godding |
Physical and Mental Health Workload |
N Sheldon |
Once/year
Once/year |
Board/ HR |
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Louise Dickinson |
GDPR & Cyber Security |
K Wong |
Once/year |
Finance |
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Sarah Butler |
RSE & PHSE |
L Dreniw |
Once/ year |
Curriculum |
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Chinelo Aniedu |
Speech and Language
Oracy and EAL |
M Lawrence/ E Leather |
Once/ year |
Curriculum |
4 ATTENDANCE
Academic Year 2019/2020
96% attendance at Board of Governors’ meetings
98% attendance at committee meetings
Academic Year 2020/2021
92% attendance at Board of Governors’ meetings
97% attendance at committee meetings
Academic Year 2021/2022
78% attendance at Board of Governors’ meetings
97% attendance at committee meetings
Academic Year 2022/2023
95% attendance at Board of Governors’ meetings
94% attendance at committee meetings
Academic Year 2023/2024
94% attendance at Board of Governors’ meetings
95% attendance at committee meetings
Linked Governor Visits 2023/2024
100% Linked Governor Visits completed.33 visits in total.
Academic Year 2023/24
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Governor |
Attendance at Committee Meetings |
Attendance at Board Meetings (including Community Facilities’ AGM) |
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Anita Harrop |
100% (29/29) |
4/4 |
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Jo Donnachie |
100% (28/28) |
4/4 |
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Alice Kilburn |
100% (4/4) |
4/4 |
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Canon Jonathan Brandon |
75% (3/4) |
4/4 |
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Carl Thorgaard |
75% (5/5) |
3/4 |
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Matthew Lee |
100% (5/5) |
3/4 |
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Sarah Butler |
76% (15/15) |
4/4 |
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Raymond Machell |
100% (1/1) |
4/4 |
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Louise Dickinson |
100% (12/12) |
3/4 |
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Susanna Ngai |
80% (4/5) |
2/4 |
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Adrian Godding |
80% (4/5) |
3/4 |
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Debbie McDuff |
100% (4/4) |
4/4 |
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Patrick Coyle |
100% (2/2) |
3/4 |
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Tim Barnard |
100% (2/2) |
4/4 |
5 CHAIR’S STATEMENT / STATEMENT FROM THE BOARD
Please see annual letter from the Chair of Governors here.
6 BOARD'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES DELIVERED 2023/24
- Develop Risk Register.
- Support Leadership Team on delivering outstanding RE and OFSTED inspection.
- Develop Funding and Development Plan.
7 BOARD'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR 2024/25
- Mitigate 'Red' risks and monitor amber and green risks on Board's Risk Register.
- Deliver Funding and Development Plan.
- Renew Vision and Strategy in July 2025.
8 RECORD OF TRAINING 2022/23 AND 2023/24
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Board of Governors' Training and Workshops 2022/23 |
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Safeguarding and Child Protection Training for Governors |
Online on National College for all Governors |
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Prevent Duty Training for Governors |
Online on National College for all Governors |
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Understanding Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence for School Governors |
Online on National College for all Governors |
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Vision and Strategy from July event Prevent for Ofsted |
8th November 2022 for all governors |
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Speech and Language Development |
13 May 2025 |
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Vision and Strategy Day |
1 July 2025 |
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9 CALENDAR OF TRAINING 2024/25
10CALENDAR OF MEETINGS
11 CODE OF CONDUCT
Please see CES Code of Conduct here.
12 GOVERNING BOARD EVALUATION
- Governor Hub Governing Board Health Check completed Autumn 2021.
- CES Annual Board Self Evaluation scheduled Summer 2025.
- Internal Review of Governance completed June 2022 and May 2024.
- CES Governor Skills Audits completed in June 2022 and Autumn 2023. Scheduled Spring 2025.
- 360-degree feedback of the Chair completed Autumn 2022 and Summer 2024. Scheduled Autumn 2025.
- Performance one-to-ones for all governors completed by the Chair every Autumn term. Last completed in October 2024.
13 GOVERNOR DECLARATIONS
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Governor Name |
Responsibility |
Business Interest |
Other establishment governed |
Relationships with staff/governors |
Date |
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Mrs Jo Donnachie |
Foundation Governor (Chair) |
Altrincham Football Club |
None |
None |
Nov 2023 |
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Mrs Sarah Butler |
Foundation Governor (Vice-chair) |
None |
None |
None |
Nov 2023 |
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Ms Louise Dickinson |
Foundation Governor |
None |
None |
None |
Nov 2023 |
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Mrs Anita Harrop |
Headteacher (Statutory Right) |
None |
None |
None |
Nov 2023 |
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Mrs Alice Kilburn |
Associate Member |
St Vincent’s Church Parish Secretary |
None |
None |
Nov 2023 |
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Mrs Deborah McDuff |
Staff Governor |
None |
None |
None |
Nov 2023 |
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Canon Jonathon Brandon |
Foundation Governor |
St Vincent’s Church Parish Priest |
St Ambrose Catholic College Governor |
None |
Nov 2023 |
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Mr Matthew Lee |
Local Autority Governor |
None |
None |
None |
Nov 2023 |
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Mr Patrick Coyle |
Parent Governor |
None |
Board Member and Trustee of League Football Education |
Sibling is a Member of Teaching Staff at St Vincent’s |
Nov 2023 |
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Mr Tim Barnard |
Parent Governor |
None |
None |
None |
Nov 2023 |
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Mrs Christina O'Connor |
Foundation Governor Designate |
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Mrs Chinelo Aniedu |
Foundation Governor Designate |
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