Governance
Welcome to our Governance section
Somersham Primary School is part of Meridian Trust. The Trust was formed with a simple and clear vision ‘to ensure high quality education for all at the heart of the local communities’.
The school has a School Advisory Body (SAB) which provides local governance. It is made up of volunteers from the local community, parents, headteacher and staff.
The SAB is focused upon the individual school context, monitoring standards and achievement, and supporting and challenging school leaders to provide the best possible education for all the children and young people. The SAB's role includes:
Setting strategic priorities and plans
Monitoring standards and achievement within the school
Ensuring Trust policies are implemented
Engaging with all stakeholders to improve outcomes
Supporting and positively challenging school leaders.
Each SAB member takes on a responsibility for monitoring a particular area, in which they hold the school's leadership to account by providing challenge and support within an agreed framework. The ASAB meets up to six times in the year. There are no sub-committees.
Key information about Meridian Trust, including governance structure, information about the board of trustees and members, the scheme of delegation and key legal and financial documents can be found on https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/key-information/governance-key-information This includes funding agreements.
Please contact governance@cmatrust.net if you would like access to approved minutes of the SAB or the trust board or for more information.
SAB members are:
Lesley Birch (Deputy CEO)
Ian Cantle (Associate Member - Assistant Headteacher)
Jonathan Clarke (Headteacher)
James Course (Staff representative)
Sophie Everest (Chair and Safeguarding link)
Kathryn Honey (SEND link)
Sian Pritchard (Quality of Education link)
Kate Rigby (Pupil Premium link)
Chris Spike (Health and Safety link)
Mark Wilson (Vice-Chair and Finance link)
The Clerk is Linda Doyle
The Clerk and any SAB member can be contacted through the school office - 01487 840412 or office@somershamprimary.co.uk