Governance
Tendring Local School Board
- Mrs C Adams (Chair)
- Mr M Carter-Tufnell (Headteacher)
- Mrs B Gouge (Safeguarding and Child Protection)
- Mrs G Smith
- Mrs N Bennett
- Mr A Jones (Health and Safety)
- Mrs K Wallace
| Full Name | Position | Term of Office start date and appointed by | Nature of Business and Pecuniary Interest or Personal Relationship | Enhanced DBS |
| Mrs C Adams | Chair of Board | 8th June 2016 (1st January 2020 as chair) Appointed by foundation/Trust | None | Yes |
| Mr M Carter-Tufnell | Headteacher at St Osyth C of E Primary School and Mistley Norman C of E Primary School | By virtue of office | Mayflower – First aid training – Owned by family | Yes |
| Mrs B Gouge | Parent Governor Safeguarding and Child Protection Governor | 4th July 2016 – Appointed by GB/board 1st September 2020 – Appointed by Foundation/Trust | Children attended St Osyth | Yes |
| Mrs G Smith | Headteacher at St Margaret’s C of E Primary School | 1st September 2020 Appointed by Trust | None | Yes |
| Mrs N Bennett | Headteacher at Two Village C of E Primary School | 1st January 2021 Appointed by Trust | None | Yes |
| Mr A Jones | Health and Safety Governor | 21st May 2019 Appointed by foundation/Trust | Teacher at Tendring Technical College Wife is the Headteacher of another school in the trust. | Yes |
| Mrs K Wallace | Governor | 1st April 2020 – Appointed by Foundation/Trust | None | Yes |
| Rev Sharon Miles | Governor Church school / SIAMS | 4th July 2016 Appointed by GB/board | None | Yes |
| Mrs L Levett | Deputy Headteacher | Attends meetings | Deputy Headteacher at St Osyth | Yes |
| Mrs H Foster-Bryon | Business Manager | Attends meeting | Business Manager at St Osyth | Yes |
| Mrs D Reed | Governor (resigned March 2019) | 4th July 2016 | None | Yes |
| Mrs A Hendry | Staff Governor (resigned 22nd April 2019) | 9th February 2018 | Family electrical business, that supplies goods to the school. | Yes |
| Mrs K Jones | Headteacher (resigned 22nd April 2019) | N/A | None | Yes |
| Miss C Esparon | Staff Governor (resigned June 2019) | 23rd May 2019 | None | Yes |
| Mr D Ashley | Headteacher (resigned September 2019) | N/A | None | Yes |
| Mr N Kricka | Staff Governor (resigned 8th November 2019) | Member of the round table – plus friends | Yes | |
| Mrs C Epsom | Chair of Governors (resigned 31st December 2019) | 1st September 2017 | Son employed at Brakes Catering (London) | Yes |
| Rev Dom Turner | Governor (resigned January 2020) | 1st September 2017 | None | Yes |
| Mrs F Reid | Ex-Offico- Headteacher (resigned January 2020) | N/A | None | Yes |
| Mr K Fisher | Parent Governor (resigned 10th July 2020) | 23rd January 2018 Appointed by GB/board | Children attend Mistley Norman | Yes |
| Mrs K King | MAT Appointed (resigned 10th July 2020) | 14th January 2020 Appointed by foundation/Trust | None | Yes |
| Mrs D Stevens | Business Manager (resigned 31st August 2020) | Attends meetings | Son works for Electrical Solutions | Yes |
| Miss M Gildersleeves | Staff Governor (resigned 31st August 2020) | 1st October 2019 Appointed by foundation/Trust | Teacher at St Osyth | Yes |
St Osyth’s Church of England Primary school is an Academy that is a member of the Vine Trust. The Vine trust was set up by the diocese and is a multi-academy Church of England Trust. Each school within the Trust has a Local Governing Body (LGB).
The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust
The ultimate accountability for St Osyth Church of England Primary School lies with the Board of the Trust. Through the scheme of delegation most of the responsibilities are delegated to a Local Hub Board appointed by the Trust.
Click here for details of the Vine Schools Trust Board
St Osyth Church of England Primary School is working in a close collaboration with Mistley Norman Church of England Primary School. From September 2018, the local governance for these two academies is delegated by the Vine Trust to the Local Hub Board.
The purpose of the LGB is to support and challenge the head teacher and his colleagues within the school to provide an excellent education for all pupils, regardless of their background and abilities. As a church school it is vital that this excellence is achieved through a Christian ethos that helps children of all faiths to develop their spirituality. The governors will work with the staff, parents and pupils to develop this ethos so that it is part of the everyday life of the school.
The LGB is made up of parents, staff and co-opted members of the community. All members have to be approved by the Trust and the chair is appointed by the Trust. The governing body meets every half term in the early evening for approximately two hours. The head teacher and staff bring reports to the LGB of progress of the pupils, budget, premises and buildings, personnel matters and other aspects of school life. The LGB scrutinises these reports and verifies them through visits to the school. Policies are discussed and recommendations given for improvement.
All governors volunteer their services and all have to undergo a DBS check.
If you wish to contact the governors about any aspect of school life, please hand in a note to the school office addressed to the Chair of Governors and it will be forwarded to The Chair at the earliest opportunity. Alternatively Our Chair can be emailed via chair@st-osyth.essex.sch.uk. If you have skills that would be helpful to make the governing body more effective similarly, leave a note for The Chair.
Local Schools Board Code of Conduct Policy
Local Schools Board Terms of Reference and Governance Scheme of Delegation
Joint LGB Governors and Attendance 2016/2017
Joint LGB Governors and Attendance 2017/2018
St Osyth and Mistley Norman Governors Attendance Record 2018/2019
Governors Attendance Record 2019-20
Tendring Local School Board Attendance Record 2020-21
Governors Details and Register of Interests – January 2020
Tendring Local School Board Register of Interests – January 2021
