About Our Members & Trustees

Members of St Mary’s CE Academy Trust

The current Members of the Trust are:

• The Venerable Janet Mackenzie: Archdeacon of Hertford
• tbc: the Incumbent
• Mr David Morton: representative from the Diocese Board of Education
• Mr Paul Daniel:  Chair of Governors of St Mary’s CE High School

All governors serve for a term of four years. The Chair and Vice Chair are elected annually and serve a term of one year at a time.

The current governors (trustees) are:

• Paul Daniel: Foundation Governor (Chair of Governors)
• Debbie Chilton: Local Authority Governor (Vice Chair of Governors, Chair of Finance)
• Maureen Bruce: Foundation Governor (Diocese)
• tbc: Foundation Governor (Ex Officio Governor)
• Sarah Chaloner: Foundation Governor (Christchurch Parish)
• tbc: Foundation Governor (St Mary the Virgin Church)
• tbc: Foundation Governor (St Mary the Virgin Church)
• tbc: Foundation Governor (Dewhurst Trust)
• tbc: Foundation Governor (Diocese) (Safeguarding Governor)
• Natasha Graham: Parent / Carer Governor
• Nikki Smith: Parent / Carer Governor
• Rebecca Shah: Staff Governor
• Steve Warner: Staff Governor
• Stephanie Benbow: Staff Governor (Head Teacher)
• Judith Bundock: Clerk to the Governing Body

Governors have declared business interests as follows:

• Sarah Chaloner – Head Teacher of local Church primary school
• Nikki Smith – spouse of a governor in a local Church primary school and employed by a local pre-school
• Stephanie Benbow – governor of a local Church primary school

Note: Governors not named have declared no interests

The Governing Body meetings comprise the following during the Academic Year:

• 1 x Annual General meeting (primarily to sign off the Academy financial accounts)
• 5 x Full Governing Body meetings (note: Personnel & Pay issues are raised as Part 2 items of the FGB)
• 5 x Finance Committee meetings (note: Premises and Resources issues are raised as items at Finance committee meetings)
• 1 x Admissions Committee meeting (to review the Academy’s Admission Arrangements)

Governor attendance of Full Governing Body Meetings for Academic Year 2016/2017

• Paul Daniel (Chair)  – 6 out of 6
• Debbie Chilton (Vice Chair)  – 6 out of 6
• Maureen Bruce  – 6 out of 6
• Nathan White  – 6 out of 6
• Stephanie Benbow  – 6 out of 6
• Nikki Smith  – 5 out of 6
• Steve Warner  – 4 out of 6
• Rebecca Shah  –  4 out of 6
• Sarah Chaloner  – 0 out of 6

Governors no longer current but on the governing body last year:

• Jo Draper (resigned 31.1.17)  – 2 out of 3
• Carole Selby (resigned 13.7.17) – 3 out of 6
• Abimbola Afolabi (resigned 1.1.18) – 4 out of 6
• Sue Potter (resigned 1.1.18) – 4 out of 6
• Lorena Diomidous (end of term of office 5.1.18) – 6 out of 6

The Finance and Resources Committee is a sub-committee of the main governing body.  Its purpose is to be responsible for reviewing the effectiveness of the system of internal financial control operating within the School, as well as audit and risk management.

Governor attendance of Finance and Resources meetings in Academic Year 2016/17

• Debbie Chilton (Chair)  –  5 out of 5
• Maureen Bruce  –  5 out of 5
• Stephanie Benbow  – 5 out of 5