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Governance

The roles of individual Trustees, and subsequently members of a Local Governing Body (LGB) is to work collectively to perform a strategic role and carry out key functions such as:

• Discuss and set the aims and objectives for the Academies and Trust
• Set the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives
• Set the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives
• Monitor and evaluate the progress that the Academies and Trust is making towards their set aims and objectives
• Finally the role of role of the Trustees & Academy Governors is to be a source of challenge and support to the Principals i.e. a 'critical friend'

The Trustees and Governors are committed to ensuring that children at the Academies achieve their potential and are well-equipped for life after school. We believe that every child can be successful, and as staff work hard to make sure this happens, we expect our students to do the same.

Venturers Trust is a multi-academy trust. Ultimate responsibility for the Academies within it rests with the Board of Trustees of the Trust but much of the work of the Trust Board is delegated to the LGBs (the Governors of the respective Academies) and details of the Local Governing Bodies can be found on the websites of each Academy. The details of the Trustees of Venturers Trust are listed below and further biographical details can be found here

To contact the Chair of Trustees please email info@venturerstrust.org or write to Chair of Trustees, Venturers Trust, Gatehouse Avenue, Bristol, BS13 9AJ.

Accounting Officer

Name	Term of Office	Summary of Business and Pecuniary Interests (detailed register available below)
David Watson, Chief Executive Officer	20/01/2020	Nil

 

Members

Name	Date of Appointment
Chris Curling	1 Sept 2017
Fiona Francombe	1 Feb 2022
Judith Squires	1 Sept 2017
Katharine Finn	1 Sept 2019
Mike Bothamley	1 Sept 2019

 

Composition of the Trust Board

Last updated September 2022

SMV - Society of Merchant Venturers; UoB - University of Bristol

Name	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Term End	Appointed as	Meetings Attended 2021/22
Current Trustees:
Gail Bragg	14/02/19 Appointed Chair 14/02/19	4 Years	13/02/23	Sponsor Trustee (SMV) Chair of the Trust Board	6/6
Gillian Camm	19/04/22	4 Years	18/04/26	Sponsor Trustee (SMV)	6/6
Caroline Duckworth	31/07/21	4 Years	30/07/25	Co-opted Trustee	6/6
John Watson	31/07/21	4 Years	30/07/25	Sponsor Trustee (SMV) Chair of Finance Committee	5/6
Lucy Collins	01/09/19	4 years	31/08/23	Sponsor Trustee (UoB) Co-Vice Chair & Chair of Pay/HR Committee	5/6
Richard Holmes	01/09/19	4 years	31/08/23	Co-opted Trustee Chair of Audit Committee	6/6
David Powell	01/09/19	4 years	31/08/23	Sponsor Trustee (SMV) Chair of Property & Estates Committee	5/6
Sarah Purdy	13/07/20	4 years	12/07/24	Sponsor Trustee UoB) Co-Vice Chair Named Trust Board Safeguarding Trustee	5/6
Ruth Bailey	13/07/20	4 years	12/07/24	Sponsor Trustee (UoB)	6/6
Heather Frankham	09/02/22	4 years	08/02/26	Sponsor Trustee (SMV) Chair of Educational Standards committee	4/4
Nick Weller	08/09/22	4 years	07/09/26	Sponsor Trustee (SMV)	n/a

Trustees that have resigned during the past 12 months
Colin Skellett	31/07/21	4 Years	Resigned 09/02/22	Sponsor Trustee (SMV) Chair Educational Standards	Meetings attended 21/22 3/3
Jackie Cornish	31/08/21	4 Years	Resigned 30/06/22	Sponsor Trustee (SMV)	Meetings attended 21/22 3/5