The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust (DCVST) is looking for Governors to join our dedicated and visionary Schools Governance Boards.
The Vine Schools Trust is a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) set up by the Diocese of Chelmsford. We are a family of Church of England primary schools located throughout Essex and Thurrock. Our vision is to serve our local communities by providing excellent education rooted in our Christian values. Learn more about the Trust, here.
As a Governor on your school Governance Board you will:
• Be an advocate of the Trust Board so that pupils and schools will flourish in a place where the Trust and School vision and values are translated into action
• Provide support and challenge to school leaders
• Know each school well through focused monitoring to gain assurance of school progress and policy in action which will inform decision making
The closing date for applications is Thursday 13th July 2023 at 12.00pm. Interviews will be conducted w/c 17th July 2023.
The Vine Schools Trust is a multi-academy trust and is the accountable body for all twenty three of its schools. Therefore, the overarching responsibility for the governance of the Trust and its schools lies with the Vine Board of Directors. They fulfil the three core functions of governance:
To enable the Directors to fulfil their responsibility eight regional Local Schools Board’s work on their behalf and undertake delegated local governance of between two and four schools. Community Boards in each school enable local support and provide information to enable good governance.
The key principle is that all three Boards together with Executive Leaders will provide an aspect of governance the other cannot as set out in this chart.
This model of governance is undertaken under delegated responsibility. For full details see below.
Southminster Primary currently has a Trust Improvement Board in place
| NAME | ROLE | APPOINTED BY | DATE OF APPOINTMENT | BUSINESS DECLARATION | NATURE OF INTEREST | ADDITIONAL INFFORMATION | FAMILY DECLARATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Taylor | Chair of TIB Safeguarding/ Quality of Education | Trust | 01/09/2022 | Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust St Edwards C of E Academy | Employee Chair of LGB | Trust Governance Lead | NONE |
| Becky Fairhead | Headteacher | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher | 01/01/2023 | Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust | Employee | Deputy Director of Learning VST /Interim Headteacher – Southminster CE Primary | NONE |
| Charlotte Little | TIB member SEND | Trust | 01/09/2022 | The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust The Appleton School ESGA | Director Chair of LSB Chair of LSB Governor Executive Committee Member | Vice Chair Southeast Hub Tendring Hub Vice Chair | NONE |
| Richard Hopkins | TIB Member Church Distinctiveness | Trust | 01/09/2022 | The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust Colne Valley LSB | Employee Member | Schools Advisor | NONE |
| NAME | ROLE | APPOINTED BY | DATE OF TERMINATION | ENTITY | NATURE OF INTEREST | ADDITIONAL INFFORMATION | FAMILY DECLARATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Bragg | Headteacher | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher | 31/12/2022 | Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust | Employee | Headteacher – Southminster CE Primary | NONE |
| Mark Carter Tufnell | Chair of Governing Body | Trust | 31/08/2022 | The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust | Employee | Headteacher | NONE |
| Misha Roughley | Vice Chair of LSB | Trust | 31/08/2022 | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| Candida Barrell | Governor | Trust | 31/08/2022 | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| Jenny Kemp | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher | 31/08/2022 | The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust | Employee | Headteacher – Latchingdon CE Primary School | NONE |
| Lyndsey Wood | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher | 31/08/2022 | The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust | Employee | Headteacher – St Cedds CE Primary School, Bradwell | NONE |
| Matthew Portal | NONE | Trust | 17/01/2022 | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| Paul Hughes | Governor | Trust | 31/12/2021 | The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust | Contractor | Governor – Southminster/St Nicholas | NONE |
| Peter Begley | Governor | Trust | 31/12/2021 | Hackblock Educational Charity | Trustee | NONE | NONE |
| Ruth Everitt | Governor | Trust | 31/12/2021 | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| Tosca Boothman | Chair of Governing Body | Trust | 31/12/2021 | The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine School’s Trust Hograth Primary School Wimbish Primary School Southminster Primary School St Cedds Primary School Grange Farm Primary School Wickford PS Great Clacton Juniors St Andrew’s Weeley Latchingdon CE Primary Self Employed Governance Consultant | Employee Governor Governor Governor Governor Governor Governor Governor Governor Governor Governor | Trust Governance Lead | NONE |
| Paula Burls | Local Governor | Trust | 01/12/2021 | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
