Great Clacton Church of England Junior School is governed using the Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust Governance Framework. To find out more about how the governance boards support the Vine’s schools please follow the link below, which will take to you to the Vine’s website.
This model of governance is undertaken under delegated responsibility. For full details see below.
| Name | Role | Appointed by | Date of Appointment | End of Term | Business Declaration | Family Declaration |
| Charlotte Little | Chair | Trust | 27/04/2021 | 01/05/2026 | Chair of Governors at The Appleton School. Head of Trust Governance at the Vine Schools Trust. Governor Role for Schools Forum. Chair of Dengie SGB and Tendring SGB. Governor Role for IEB Member ECC. | None |
| Tara Finney | Acting Headteacher Great Clacton | Ex Officio by Vitrue | 01/01/2025 | n/a | None | None |
| Lisa Webb | Finance Partner – Great Clacton | n/a | n/a | n/a | Trustee for the Evelyn May Trust | None |
| Mark Carter-Tufnell | Headteacher St Osyth | Ex Officio by Virtue | 24/02/2025 | 31/12/2025 | None | None |
| Lucie Levett | Member | Trust | 24/02/2025 | 22/09/2025 | None | None |
| Emma Somers | Member | Trust | 24/02/2025 | 02/12/2025 | None | None |
| Rachel Lay | Finance Partner – St Osyth | n/a | n/a | n/a | None | None |
| Dave Ford | Member | Trust | 24/02/2025 | 23/02/2029 | None | None |
| Michelle Barnett | Vice Chair | Trust | 24/02/2025 | 23/02/2029 | School Business Manager at Trinity St Mary’s CofE VA Primary School. | None |
| Angus Gallagher | Member | Trust | 19/09/2025 | 30/01/2026 | None | None |
| Mariette Stock | Deputy Headteacher St Osyth | Trust | 01/10/2025 | 30/09/2029 | None | None |
| Claire Jackson | Headteacher St Osyth | Ex Officio by Virtue | 01/01/2026 | n/a | None | None |
| Mike Hope | Chair | Trust | 02/05/2026 | 01/05/2030 | None | None |
| NAME | ROLE | 07/10/2025 | 02/12/2025 | 10/02/2025 |
| Charlotte Little | Chair | Present | Present | Absent |
| Lisa Webb | Finance Partner – Great Clacton | Present | Present | Present |
| Tara Finney | Headteacher – Great Clacton | Present | Present | Present |
| Mark Carter-Tufnell | Headteacher – St Osyth | Present | Present | n/a |
| Emma Somers | Member | Absent | n/a | n/a |
| Rachel Lay | Finance Partner – St Osyth | Present | Present | Present |
| Dave Ford | Member | Present | Present | Present |
| Michelle Barnett | Vice Chair | Present | Present | Present |
| Mariette Stock | Staff Governor | Present | Present | Present |
| Anna Cooksey | Clerk | Present | ||
| Claire Jackson | Headteacher – St Osyth | n/a | n/a | Absent |
| Angus Gallagher | Member | n/a | n/a | n/a |
For the Terms of Reference, Scheme of Delegation and Code of Conduct Policy please click the link below, which will take you to the Vine School Trusts website and the documentation. You will find the documents under Governance Documents.
https://www.vineschoolstrust.co.uk/resources/our-documents/#governance-documents
Please click on the links below, to see the Governance Boards attendance and declarations of business interests for 2024/25.
Attendance-Clacton SGB 2024-25 (September to February)
Attendance-Clacton SGB 2024-25 (February to August)
