St Osyth Church of England Primary School is governed using the Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust Governance Framework. To find out more about how the governance boards support the Vine’s schools please follow the link below, which will take to you to the Vine’s website.
| NAME | ROLE | RESPONSIBILITY | APPOINTED BY | DATE OF APPOINTMENT | END OF TERM | BUSINESS DECLARATION | FAMILY DECLARATION |
| Charlotte Little | Chair | Safeguarding / Quality of Education | Trust | 27 Apr 2021 | 26 Apr 2025 | The vines trust -Governor – Been governor for south east hub since 2017. Currently Chair The vines trust Director – Vice Chair Appointed Director February 2021 The Appleton school Governor – Vice Chair The vines trust Governor Local schools Board Member for Tendring Hub. Currently Chair ESGA Executive Committee Member Southminster TIB TIB | None |
| Gemma Smith | Vine Head / Deputy | Church School Effectiveness | Trust | 29 Sep 2020 | 28 Sep 2024 | None | None |
| Lucy Turner | Educationalist | SEND | Trust | 27 Apr 2021 | 26 Apr 2025 | None | None |
| Andi Jones | Member and Vice Chair | Compliance | Trust | 21 May 2019 | 20 May 2023 | None | Wife is the Headteacher of another school in the trust. |
| Mark Carter-Tufnell | Headteacher – St Osyth | n/a | Ex-Officio by Virtue | 01 Sep 2020 | n/a | None | None |
| Diane Fawcett | Headteacher at Weeley, St Andrew’s | n/a | Ex-Officio by Virtue | 01 Jan 2023 | n/a | Director of Mid Tendring Essex Partnership Trust | None |
| Gemma Mills | Parent Governor | n/a | Trust | 01 Sept 2023 | 31 Aug 2027 | None | None |
| Lucie Levett | School Governor | n/a | Trust | 01 Sept 2023 | 31 Aug 2027 | None | None |
| Claire Epsom | Governor | n/a | Trust | 01 Sept 2023 | 31 Aug 2027 | None | None |
| Philip Holton | Headteacher at Two Village and Mistley Norman | n/a | Ex-Officio by Virtue | 01 Sept 2023 | n/a | None | None |
| Sarah Bryson | Headteacher at Two Village and Mistley Norman | n/a | Ex-Officio by Virtue | 30 Oct 2023 | n/a | None | None |
| NAME | ROLE | 26/09/2023 |
| Charlotte Little | Chair | Attended |
| Gemma Smith | Vine Head/Deputy | Attended |
| Andi Jones | Member | Attended |
| Mark Carter-Tufnell | Headteacher – St Osyth | Attended |
| Diane Fawcett | – School Transferred to another LSB with effect from 01 January 2023 | Attended |
| Lucie Levett | School Governor | Attended |
| Sarah Bryson | Headteacher at Two Village and Mistley Norman | Attended |
| Philip Holton | Headteacher at Two Village and Mistley Norman | Apologies Accepted |
| Lucy Turner | Educationalist | Apologies Accepted |
This model of governance is undertaken under delegated responsibility. For full details see below.
For the Terms of Reference, Scheme of Delegation and Code of Conduct Policy please click the link below, which will take you to the Vine School Trusts website and the documentation. You will find the documents under Governance Documents.
https://www.vineschoolstrust.co.uk/resources/our-documents/#governance-documents
