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 School Boards 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.
| Full Name | Position | Nature of Interest/position or relationship e.g. directorship, shareholder, trustee, husband/wife etc | Company Directorships and Charitable trusteeships details of all companies and charities | Membership of professional bodies | Any other conflict | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Flin | Headteacher | Headteacher | St Andrew’s CE Primary | None | None | 30/9/20 |
| Gemma Singleton | School Business Manager | None | None | None | None | 01/10/20 |
| Catherine Shergold | Chair of LGB | None | None | None | None | 30/09/20 |
| Jane Lushington | Vice Chair of LGB | Member of VST Board & Finance & Audit Committee | Lushington Associates (dormant) | None | None | 08/10/20 |
| Matt Tilbury | Parent Governor | None | None | None | None | 05/09/20 |
| Glynis Haigh | Co-opted Governor | Clerk to CVC Consortium | None | None | None | 04/10/20 |
| Iona Parker | Foundation Governor | Councillor | Braintree District Council | Colne Stour Valley Association | None | 07/10/20 |
| Eric Stone | Co-opted Governor | Sole Proprietor | Jade Developments | None | None | 30/09/20 |
| Louise Gurney | Parent Governor | Supply Teacher | Various Essex Schools | None | None | 12/09/19 |
| Sarah Houghton | Staff Governor | Teacher | St Andrew’s CE Primary | None | Parent | 30/09/20 |
| Justin Tomkins | Incumbent | Incumbent | St Andrew’s Church | None | None | |
| Debbie Hilliard | Clerk | Employed by Juniper Education Parish Clerk | None | None | None | 01/10/20 |
