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Westcountry Schools Trust

Westcountry Schools Trust

Westcountry Schools Trust

Governance

Trustees are strategic in ensuring the objectives are upheld, monitoring the effectiveness of individual schools, ensuring schools are performing to the best of their ability and that they receive the support they require. Trustees oversee financial security and check that the Trust is legally compliant.

The Role of Members, Trustees & HAB Members in a Multi Academy Trust

A Multi Academy Trust is where a number of schools join together and form a single entity with a Board of Trustees answerable to the Trust's Members. 

Members 

Members are appointed to make sure that the Trust is fulfilling its aims, following its vision and abiding by the law. 

Trustees 

Trustees are strategic in ensuring the objectives are upheld, monitoring the effectiveness of individual schools, ensuring schools are performing to the best of their ability and that they receive the support they require. Trustees oversee financial security and check that the Trust is legally compliant. 

Hub Advisory Board Members

From 1 January 2023 schools in WeST belong to one of four Hubs, as shown below. Each Hub is supported by a Hub Advisory Board (HAB) which serves to provide a connection between the Trustees, schools and their communities. HABs meet three times a year to consider reports from executive leaders and matters arising from HAB members’ visits to school. After each HAB meeting the Chair and Vice-Chair of the HAB meet with CEO and Chair of Trust, ensuring a flow of local knowledge and oversight from the HAB to the trust board.

 

HAB 1

HAB 2

HAB 3

HAB 4 

Ashburton Primary School  Callington Community College   Coombe Dean School  Austin Farm Academy
Buckfastleigh Primary School  Ermington Primary School   Morley Meadow Primary School  Boringdon Primary School 
South Dartmoor Community College Holbeton Primary School  Oreston Community Academy  Chaddlewood Primary School 
Stowford School  Ivybridge Community College   Plymstock School Eggbuckland Community College  
Woodlands Park Primary School  Manor Primary School  Sherford Vale School   Glen Park Primary School  
Yealmpton Primary School  Ugborough Primary School  Wembury Primary School Hele’s School  
      Plympton St Maurice Primary School 
      Woodford Primary School 

Richard Woodland 

Nat Parnell

Sue Costello

Nathan Kemp 

Guidance on the roles and duties at all levels of Governance, and advice on the skills, knowledge and behaviours individuals need to be effective can be found in the Governance Handbook.

These guides are for:

  • governing bodies in local-authority-maintained schools
  • boards of trustees in academies
  • others involved in school governance, such as sponsors, foundations and dioceses
  • organisations that help governing boards be more effective, such as governance training providers

The ‘Governance handbook’ explains:

  • governing boards’ roles and functions
  • their legal duties
  • where they can find support
  • the main features of effective governance

The ‘Competency Framework for Governance’ sets out the skills, knowledge and behaviours that school and academy governing boards need to be effective.

Final minutes of the WeST Trust Board are available on request from the Clerk to the Trust Board

Please find below a table showing Trustee resignations. 

Name Date of resignation 
Cath Farrin 25 February 2022
Michael Saltern 31 December 2022
Martin Pollard 26 September 2023