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 | |
|---|---|---|
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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