Local Committee
The Good Shepherd Trust
The Weald Church of England Primary School, is proud to be an academy that is sponsored by The Good Shepherd Trust.
This link explains who the Trust Board are and what they do. Further information about the governance of the Trust can be found here.
Information on the finances and governance arrangements (including annual reports and accounts) can be found here.
The Trust Board has a Register of Interests, which can be found here.
Memorandum and Articles of Association can be found be here.
Local Committee
The "Trust Board delegate some functions of the ‘day to day’ running of The Weald to the Local Committee through a Scheme of Delegation.
Each local committee is responsible for:
- Establishing the strategic direction
- Ensuring accountability
- Overseeing compliance, including monitoring the impact of some grants (such as the pupil premium)
- Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed.
The Local Committee meets six times per year (more if required and at least once per half term) and all Local Committee members are expected to attend.
The Local Committee comprises of people chosen and appointed by The Good Shepherd Trust, for their expertise and ability to work with school leaders, in order to accelerate the rate of school improvement. There is much to celebrate in the school’s progress to date and the Local Committee are supporting the initiatives for ongoing improvement, which are already having a demonstrable impact.
Local Committee for The Weald
James Baguley - Executive Headteacher
Bethan Lucas - Head of School
Bernadette Smith - Clerk
Clare Haines - Staff member (Attendance Lead)
Gary Joyce - Parent member (Joint Chair, Health & Safety Lead)
Elizabeth Richardson - Community member (Christian Character Lead)
Matthew Sparkes - Community member (Joint Chair, Safeguarding & Child Protection Lead)
Further information regarding the local governance of our school can be found on the Get Information About Schools website.
The joint chairs of our Local Committee, Mr Gary Joyce and Mr Matthew Sparkes, can be contacted by emailing gjoyce@wea.goodshepherdtrust.org.uk or msparkes@wea.goodshepherdtrust.org.uk