Canon Mark O'Keeffe is the Episcopal Vicar for Schools for the Diocese of Plymouth. He is the Dean of the Cathedral and also is on the Governing Body for two other schools within the Plymouth Cast MAT. Catholic Life and Education are central to the areas of Mission for the School. Canon Mark serves as the Chair for the AIB for St Paul's Catholic Primary School.

Having qualified at St Andrew's College in Bearsden, Scotland as a primary school teacher, I took the exciting decision to move to Devon in 1997. Since then I have brought up my two wonderful daughters and continued my teaching and leadership career at Compton C of E primary school in Plymouth. I am passionate about providing the best opportunities for our children. Being Headteacher St Paul's is an honour and exciting opportunity. St Paul's is a very special place and I am delighted to become part of this vibrant and warm community.

I am the Executive Deputy Headteacher at Cathedral School of St. Mary and St Joesph's. I am delighted to be a governor at St Paul's. I am passionate about ensuring that our pupils are given a range of opportunities and experiences while they attend our school.

I am really happy to be a part of the Governing body at St Paul’s School and I am looking forward to continuing to contribute to and build upon the great work that has already taken place. I want to support the whole school community to the best of my ability and would be really happy for you to approach me to help you in any way I can. Please don’t hesitate to ask me questions and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll try my best to find it out for you. I have a daughter in school, following in her daddy’s footsteps (although quite a few years later) and also her granny Rosemary’s footsteps. I am a school tutor in another local school and have the interests of the local community at heart.

I have lived in and around St Budeaux for most of my life. I always had fond memories of St Paul’s even as a child. My primary school would come to St Paul’s to use their school field for sports day and events and my childhood home backed onto the field also. Being such a small, friendly and welcoming school St Paul’s was first choice when it was time for my own children to start their school journey. So when the opportunity to become a member of the governing body was mentioned to me I absolutely knew I wanted to be part of the board and part of St Paul’s future. I have enjoyed my role so far and look forward to continuing to help our school and children thrive.

Rose has over 20 years’ experience working within the education sector, with extensive governance expertise across both primary and secondary settings. She has held governor and governance co-ordination roles and offers strong oversight in finance, HR, health and safety, information management, and premises. Rose is experienced in providing constructive challenge and for supporting effective leadership, risk management, and accountability.