The Holy Trinity Catholic Federation
On January 1st 2018 Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (Weston-super-Mare) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (Burnham on Sea) became federated as The Holy Trinity Catholic Federation with one Governing body.
The federation is an exciting new project for local Catholic Schools and the Governors chosen will work closely with 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:
The Governors operate as a Full Governing Board and Committees. The Committees are; Admissions, Mission and Ethos, Pay and Performance, Resources and, Quality and Standards Committee.
The Governors are responsible for fulfilling the three core functions:
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:
Richard Ashby
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities: Safeguarding and Pupil Premium
Committees: Mission and Ethos, and Quality and Standards
Date Appointed: 04 Jan 2019
Appointing Body: Diocese of Clifton
Term of Office: 03 Jan 2023
Business Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Gerard Bromley (Vice Chair of Governors and Chair of Quality and Standards Committee)
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities: Health and Safety and Sports Premium
Committees: Admissions, Resources, and Quality and Standards
Date Appointed: 01 Jan 2018
Appointing Body: Diocese of Clifton
Term of Office: 31 Dec 2021
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Matthew Coggins (Chair of Mission and Ethos Committee)
Parent Governor
Responsibilities: Safeguarding and Sports Premium
Committees: Mission and Ethos
Date Appointed: 12 Dec 2017
Appointing Body: Elected by Parents
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, Resources, and Quality and Standards
Date Appointed: 01 Jan 2018
Appointing Body: Governing Board
Term of Office: -
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: Clerk for St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
Robert Franklin
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities:
Committees: Resources
Date Appointed: 05 Mar 2020
Appointing Body: Diocese of Clifton
Term of Office: 04 Mar 2024
Business Interests:
Governance Roles in other educational institutions:
Bob Garner
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities: Pupil Premium
Committees: Quality and Standards
Date Appointed: 27 Mar 2018
Appointing Body: Diocese of Clifton
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
Appointing Body: Elected by Staff
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:
Committees: Mission and Ethos
Date Appointed: 15 Oct 2018
Appointing Body: Diocese of Clifton
Term of Office: 14 Oct 2022
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Reg Huxtable (Chair of Resources Committee)
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities: Data Protection and Finance
Committees: Admissions, and Resources
Date Appointed: 01 Jan 2018
Appointing Body: Diocese of Clifton
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, Quality and Standards, and Resources
Date Appointed: 01 Jan 2018
Appointing Body: Diocese of Clifton
Term of Office: 31 Dec 2021
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Nicola Scribens (Chair of Pay and Performance Committee)
Parent Governor
Responsibilities:
Committees: Pay and Performance, and Resources
Date Appointed: 12 Dec 2017
Appointing Body: Elected by Parents
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: Admissions, Mission and Ethos, Pay and Performance, Resources, and Quality and Standards
Date Appointed: N/A
Appointing Body: Governing Board
Term of Office: N/A
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: Employed by Holy Trinity Catholic Federation
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None
Sara Wills
Foundation Governor
Responsibilities: SEN and EAL
Committees: Resources
Date Appointed: 01 Jan 2018
Appointing Body: Diocese of Clifton
Term of Office: 31 Dec 2021
Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None