Governance

The Vine Schools Trust is a multi-academy trust and is the accountable body for all twenty three of its schools. Therefore, the overarching responsibility for the governance of the Trust and its schools lies with the Vine Board of Directors. They fulfil the three core functions of governance:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.

To enable the Directors to fulfil their responsibility eight regional Schools Governance Boards work on their behalf and undertake delegated local governance of between two and four schools.

The key principle is that all three Boards together with Executive Leaders will provide an aspect of governance the other cannot as set out in this chart.

You can contact any Governor or the clerk by sending a letter c/o William Martin Infant or Junior School, or send an email to admin.williammartin@dcvst.org

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.

https://www.vineschoolstrust.co.uk/governance-framework/

This model of governance is undertaken under delegated responsibility. For full details see below.

School’s Governance Board

Chair of Governors:

Garry Neave

Fr Garry has lived in Harlow for more than 40 years and has taught in schools, colleges and higher education, including the old Netteswell School, and at Harlow College, where he was Chaplain and Assistant Principal. He is presently the Church of England’s National Policy Adviser for Further and Higher Education, based in Westminster, and has a special interest in the work of chaplains in education and in pastoral care and student support. He is one of the staff at our near neighbours, St Mary Magdalene, Harlow Common, just down the road in Potter Street and has been involved in training teachers, school leaders and governors for many years.

Craig Wells

Craig is an experienced operator in the hospitality sector and brings over 20 years’ of business experience, having worked in operations, finance, facilitation, and customer experience.

Craig is interested in utilising his skillset to aid the strategic direction of the schools alongside assisting with marketing and leadership & management capabilities.

Jean-Paul Hurrell

A dedicated professional engineer with 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, I specialize in ensuring the integrity of global pharmaceutical pipelines and maintaining regulatory compliance. Throughout my career, I have worked with leading blue-chip companies, leveraging my expertise to navigate complex challenges and contribute to the advancement of safe and effective healthcare solutions. Passionate about innovation and quality, I strive to make a positive impact in the industry while fostering collaborative partnerships