Meet Our Trustees
Our school is supported by a team of unpaid volunteers who make up the Trustee's Body. Trustee's act as "critical friends" to the school. They are there to question, advise, support and challenge the senior leaders and to do so they draw on any specific professional skills they may have, or simply on the wisdom that comes with age and experience.
Trustee's core role is to take an objective and strategic view across all issues impacting upon the school. They are required to help determine and ratify school policies, especially those legally required, but do not normally get involved in how policies are implemented. The staff are responsible for the day-to-day running of the school and a trustees role is strategic, not operational. That means that the Trustee's are there to make sure that the policies and practices follow legal requirements, so that the school provides a good education in a safe, secure environment. And since St Joseph’s is a Catholic school, Trustee's are also there to support the Catholicity of the school and to ensure that the school’s policies and practice meet the requirements of the Bishop of Clifton.
There are 4 full Trustee meetings each year and also a number of sub-committee meetings. All trustees are required to participate actively, including in at least one these trustees’ sub-committees. Foundation and Parent trustee's are encouraged to visit the school during the working day if at all possible. Governors are linked to specific areas of focus linked to the School Development Plan plus those areas that are statutory required.
The Members of the Academy and sit above the Trustees are:
The Bishop of the Diocese of Clifton - Bishop Declan Lang
Diocese of Clifton Director of Education - Mrs Coleen Collette
The Financial Secretary of CCDEF - Ms Lynn Murray
The Trustees of St Joseph's are:
Position/Type of Trustee | Name | Appointed | Governor role in another Educational Establishment | Business/ Pecuniary Interests |
Chair of Trustees (Foundation Trustee) |
Mrs Julie Cadman |
Oct-21 |
No |
No |
Vice Chair of Trustees (Foundation Trustee) |
Mrs Anne Schwodler |
Feb-22 |
No |
No |
Foundation Trustees |
Mrs Julie Boyle | June-21 | No | No |
Mrs Anne-Marie Brister | January-23 | No | No | |
Mr Kevin Maidment | February-23 | No | No | |
Staff Trustees | Miss Gemma Payne | Sep-18 | No | No |
Mrs Yvonne Wilkins | Sep-17 | No | No | |
Parent Elected Trustees | Mr Mark Revening | Mar-23 | No | No |
*Trustees are appointed for a 4 year term.
The Trustees are supported by a Clerk, the Clerk to the Trustees is: Mr Danny Holland who can be contacted either by speaking to the School Office or by email: dholland@stjosdevizes.wilts.sch.uk
The Chair of Trustees can be contacted either by speaking to the School Office (who will ask them to contact you) or by email: chair@stjosdevizes.wilts.sch.uk
The Committees & Membership are as follows:
Admissions
Mrs Yvonne Wilkins
Mrs Julie Cadman
Staff
Mrs Yvonne Wilkins
Mrs Julie Cadman
Audit and Risk
Mrs Anne Schwodler - Chair
Mrs Yvonne Wilkins - no voting rights
Mrs Julie Cadman
Miss Gemma Payne - no voting rights
Mrs Julie Boyle
Mrs Anne-Marie Brister
Mr Kevin Maidment
Mr Mark Revening
Trustee Attendance Record at Full Trustee Meetiings for Academic Year 2022-2023:
Name | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 4 | Term 6 | ||
Mrs Yvonne Wilkins | Y | Y | ||||
Miss Gemma Payne | Y | Y | ||||
Mrs Julie Cadman | Y | Y | ||||
Mrs Julie Boyle | Y | Y | ||||
Mrs Anne Schwodler | Y | Y | ||||
Mrs Anne-Marie Brister | N/A | N/A | ||||
Mr Kevin Maidment | N/A | N/A | ||||
Mr Mark Revening | N/A | N/A |
Y = In attendance, A = Apologies Given, Abs = Absent, N/A = Not Appointed
The following are Trustees that stepped down during the Academic Year 2022-2023:
Trustrees Areas of Responsibilities 2022-2023
Health & Safety - Mrs Julie Cadman
Special Educational Needs - Mrs Julie Boyle
Literacy - Mrs Julie Cadman
Math's - Mrs Julie Cadman
Child Protection & Safeguarding - Mrs Julie Boyle
Early Years Foundation Stage - Mrs Anne Schwodler
Mission & Ethos - All Governors
Catholicity - Foundation Governors