Board of Trustees

The trustee board has the following 3 strategic functions: 

Establishing the strategic direction, by:

- Setting and ensuring clarity of  vision, values, and objectives for the school(s)/trust

- Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets

- Meeting statutory duties

Ensuring accountability, by:

- Appointing the lead executive/headteacher (where delegated)

- Monitoring the educational performance of the school/s and progress towards

Agreed targets 

- Performance managing the lead executive/headteacher (where delegated)

- Engaging with stakeholders

- Contributing to school self‐evaluation

Overseeing financial performance, by:

- Setting the budget

- Monitoring spending against the budget

- Ensuring money is well spent and value for money is obtained

- Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed

A fourth key function is recognised: 

Ensure that other key players with a stake in the organisation get their voices heard by:

- Gathering the views of pupils, parents and staff and reporting on the results.

- Reaching out to the school’s wider community and inviting them to play their part.

- Using the views of stakeholders to shape the school’s culture and the underpinning

strategy, policies and procedures.

	Trustee Type	Name & Length of Term
	Appointed by GB/board	Mrs Pamela Hutchison, Chair of Trustees 28/6/2018 – 28/6/2022
	Appointed by GB/board	Ms Debbie Clewes  12/12/2015 – 11/12/2019
	Appointed by GB/board	Mrs Diana McAfee 01/06/2017 – 01/06/2021
	Appointed by GB/board	Mrs Jeni Cheang 04/03/2018 - 04/03/2022
	Appointed by GB/board	Mrs Simone Davies  28/6/2018 – 28/6/2022
	Appointed by GB/board	Emily Gent 30/09/2019 - 30/09/2023
	Appointed by academy members	Mr Ray Brooks    21/10/19 - 21/10/23
	Appointed by academy members	Mr Tim Bartlett (Member) 18/03/2019 -
	Appointed by academy members	Mr Paul Burnett (Member) 18/03/2019 -
	Appointed by parents	Luci Ledgard 14/11/2019 -
Awaiting Image	Appointed by parents	Susan Chalmers 14/11/2019 -
Awaiting Image	Appointed by parents	Claire Payne 14/11/2019 -
	Appointed by parents	Claire Simmonds 14/11/2019 -

The normal term of office for school Trustees is four years. However, Trustees are volunteers who can leave at any time and can similarly be re-appointed or re-elected.

If you have any questions for or wish to contact any of the Trustees, please email the Clerk to the Trustees - GovClerk@campion.northants.sch.uk

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