St Joseph'sCatholic Primary School & Nursery
Our Governors
The Holy Trinity Federation of Schools
On the 1st January 2018 St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (Burnham on Sea) and Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (Weston Super Mare) became federated as The Holy Trinity Federation of Schools with one Governing Body.
The Federation is an exciting new project for local Catholic Schools and the Governors chosen will work closely supported by Clifton Diocese and the Local Authorities to build a strong structure to take both schools forward.
Governing Board
The names of the schools in the federation are Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School and St Joseph’s Catholic Primary and Nursery School. The name of the Governing Board is The Governing Board of the Holy Trinity Catholic Federation. The Governing Board consists of:
- 8 Foundation Governors
- 2 Parent Governors
- 1 Executive Headteacher
- 1 Staff Governor
- 1 LA Governor
- 1 Co-opted Governor
The Governors are responsible for fulfilling the three core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
As a Federation of Catholic Schools, we have Foundation Governors on the Board. Foundation Governors are personally appointed by the Bishop to represent his interests and those of the Catholic community as a whole. As we as sharing the responsibility of the three core functions, Foundation Governors are appointed specifically to ensure:
- that the religious character of the school is preserved
- that the school is conducted in accordance with its trust deed
- that the religious education curriculum is in accordance with the Bishop’s policy for the Diocese.
Richard Ashby
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities: Safeguarding and Pupil Premium
Committees: Quality and Standards
Date Appointed: 04 Jan 2019
Term of Office: 03 Jan 2023
Business Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Gerard Bromley (Vice Chair of Governors)
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities: Health and Safety and Sports Premium
Committees: Admissions, Resources, and Quality and Standards
Date Appointed: 01 Jan 2018
Term of Office: 31 Dec 2021
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Matthew Coggins
Parent Governor
Responsibilities: Safeguarding and Sports Premium
Committees: Mission and Ethos
Date Appointed: 12 Dec 2017
Term of Office: 11 Dec 2021
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Siana Frampton
Clerk to Governors
Responsibilities: Clerk
Committees: Mission and Ethos, Pay and Performance Management, Resources, and Quality and Standards
Date Appointed: 01 Jan 2018
Term of Office:
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: Clerk for St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
Bob Garner
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities: Pupil Premium
Committees: Quality and Standards
Date Appointed: 27 Mar 2018
Term of Office: 26 Mar 2022
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: RNLI Committee Member
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Deborah Green
Staff Governor
Responsibilities: EYFS and Nursery, RE, and School Website Compliance
Committees: Mission and Ethos, and Quality and Standards
Date Appointed: 11 Jul 2018
Term of Office: 10 Jul 2022
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: Employee at St Joseph’s
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Father Tom Gunning
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities: None
Committees: Mission and Ethos
Date Appointed: 15 Oct 2018
Term of Office: 14 Oct 2022
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Reg Huxtable
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities: Data Protection and Finance
Committees: Admissions, and Resources
Date Appointed: 01 Jan 2018
Term of Office: 31 Dec 2021
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Allan Paver (Chair of Governors)
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities: Chair and RE
Committees: Admissions, Mission and Ethos, Pay and Performance Management, and Quality and Standards, and Resources
Date Appointed: 01 Jan 2018
Term of Office: 31 Dec 2021
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Nicola Scribens
Parent Governor
Responsibilities: None
Committees: Pay and Performance Management, and Resources
Date Appointed: 12 Dec 2017
Term of Office: 11 Dec 2021
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: Employee at North Somerset Council
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Helen Taylor
Executive Headteacher
Responsibilities: Executive Headteacher
Committees: Mission and Ethos, Pay and Performance Management, Resources, and Quality and Standards
Date Appointed: N/A
Term of Office: N/A
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: Employed by Holy Trinity Catholic Federation
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Philip Vowles
LA Governor
Responsibilities: None
Committees: Resources
Date Appointed: 03 Apr 2019
Term of Office: 02 Apr 2023
Business Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Sara Wills
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities: SEN and EAL
Committees: Resources
Date Appointed: 01 Jan 2018
Term of Office: 31 Dec 2021
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
The Governing body are appointed by Clifton Diocese and aim to shape the direction of the federation and play a key role in enabling the key priorities of the school to be driven forward.
Meet the Governors of The Holy Trinity Federation
