Trust Governance

St John's Academy is part of the Catholic Church and is to be conducted as a Catholic Academy in accordance with Canon Law and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and in accordance with the Trust Deed of the Diocese of Clifton and in particular: 

1. Religious education is to be in accordance with the teachings, doctrines, disciplines and general and particular norms of the Catholic Church 
2. Religious worship is to be in accordance with the rites, practices, discipline and liturgical norms of the Catholic Church; and 
3. At all times the academy is to serve as a witness to the Catholic faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ 

 Within an academy Trust there are three tiers of governance

 Members - their role includes ensuring the Trust is run as a Catholic educational trust.  They also appoint and remove Directors, call an annual general meeting and receiving the annual accounts. The members are: The Diocesan Bishop; the Clifton Catholic Diocesan Education Foundation; the Diocesan Commissioner and the Chief Operating Officer for the Diocese.

 Directors -  are responsible for the strategic direction and policy development for the Trust. They have governance oversight of both the Trust and its schools. Directors take decisions that are in the best interests the MAT as a whole and are not representative of any one school.

 Local Governance Committees – Each local governance committee is responsible for monitoring the educational standards and the ethos and values in each school, alongside monitoring any other areas which are delegated to them by the Directors.

 Our Local Governance Committee

 As a member of the Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust the school has its own local governance committee. Our Local Governance Committees operates under a Scheme of Delegation which is determined by the Directors. Our local governance committee is responsible for monitoring the educational standards and the ethos and values in the school as well as having specific responsibilities for safeguarding, admissions, health and safety and designated curriculum areas.

 Scheme of Delegation

Please follow this link to find the scheme of delegation: Governance | The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust (thedcet.com)

The Constitution of the Local Governance Committee at St John's school

 Up to 10 Governors recruited for their skills, knowledge, and experience in the following categories: 

• 6 x Foundation
• 2 x Staff (including Headteacher)
• 2 x Parent 

 The Local Governing Committee meets six times per year. 

 Our Governors at St John's are: 

Chair of Governors:              Mrs Michele Tayler (Foundation Governor). 

Vice Chair of Governors:      Mr Patrick Weaver (Foundation Governor.) 

Clerk to the Governors:        Vanessa Locke. 

Foundation Governors:        Mrs Catherine Edwards. 

 Mr Michael Summerfield

 Dr Helen Milbourn

 Peter MacDonald

Elected Parent Governors:  Mr Andrew Conway

Associate Governor:             Mr David Leonardi                                        

Ex-officio Governors:            Mrs Angela Bennett and Tom Simmons Co Headteachers

Elected Staff Governor:       Mrs Carolyn Cooper 

        Please ring the school office on 01225 303990 if you would like to speak to a Governor.