Governance

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:

  • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
  • Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.

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.

Local Schools Board Membership and Declaration of Business Interests 2022/23

NameRoleResponsibilityAppointed byDate of AppointmentEnd of TermBusiness DeclarationFamily Declaration
Mrs J TaylorChairSEND
Safeguarding
Trust01/09/202231/08/2026St Edwards C of E Academy -Chair of LGB
Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust-Trust Governance Lead
None
Ms L DaleVine Head/Deputy
Quality of EducationTrust01/01/202131/08/2024Howbridge CE Junior School
Headteacher
None
Ms K SiggeryEducationalistn/aTrust26/03/202125/03/2025Burrsville Infant Academy -Headteacher – I am the headteacher at the infant school next to Great Clacton Junior School.None
Ms C EpsomMembern/aTrust25/11/202224/11/2026NoneNone
Ms R EverettMemberChurch School EffectivenessTrust01/01/202131/12/2025 Diocese of Chelmsford School Diocesan Adviser
AREIAC – Association of Religious Education Inspectors, Advisers and Consultants Vice-chair
None
Mrs K JonesExecutive Headteachern/aEx Officio by Vitrue23/04/2019n/aNone
Husband is a member of another Vine Schools Trust LSB
Lisa WebbFinance Partnern/an/an/an/aTrustee for Evelyn May TrustNone
Catherine HolmesClerkn/an/an/an/an/an/a
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VacancyEx Officio (Incombent)//////
VacancyParent//////
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Mrs D FawcettHeadteacher – St Andrew’sn/aEx Officio by Vitrue01/01/202131/12/2022Director of Mid Tendring Education PartnershipNone
Mr D HardmanMembern/aTrust01/01/202113/12/2022DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBER STUDENT COOP HOMES LIMITED
Memberships – ACCA , CIA, CFE

None

Local Schools Board Meeting Attendance 2022/23

NAMEROLE02/11/202202/11/2022 – Pay Committee06/12/202231/01/202323/05/2023
Mrs J TaylorChairAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttended
Ms L DaleVine Head/Deputy
AttendedAttendedAttendedApologiesApologies
Ms K SiggeryEducationalistAttendedAttendedAttendedApologiesAttended
Ms C Epsom – Appointed 25/11/2022Membern/a/AbsentAttendedAttended
Ms R EverettMemberAbsent/AttendedAttendedApologies
Mrs K JonesExecutive HeadteacherAttendedAttendedAttendedAttendedAttended
Lisa WebbFinance PartnerAttended/AttendedAttendedAttended
Catherine HolmesClerkAttendedAttendedAttendedn/an/a
Hazel CraneClerkn/an/an/aAttendedAttended
VacancyMember///.//
VacancyEx Officio (Incumbent)/////
VacancyParent/////
VacancyParent/////
Mrs D Fawcett – Left this LSB on 31/12/2022Headteacher – St Andrew’sAbsentAbsentApologiesn/an/a
Mr D Hardman – Resigned 13/12/2022Local GovernorApologiesApologiesApologiesn/an/a