Trust Governance
Governance Structure 2024-2025
1. Worcester Diocesan Academy Trust (Corporate member)
2. Bryan Allbut
3. Dr Margaret James
4. Rev Ruth Walker
5. Chris Stephens
1. Chris Stephens (Trust Board Chair, Finance, Audit & Risk Committee Chair)
2. Vicki Shelley (CEO)
3. Hugh Richards
4. Tim Reid (Quality of Education Committee Vice Chair)
5. Sam Porter
6. Jonathan Chenevix-Trench (Vice Chair of Finance, Audit & Risk Committee)
7. Marcus Iles
8. Sarah Riley
9. Claire Daffern (Quality of Education Committee Chair)
10. Laura McWhinnie
11. Michelle Nisbet
Board of Directors / Trustees Information
| Directors | Term Date Start | Term Date End |
| Ann Mundy | 22 September 2016 | Resigned 15 June 2018 |
| Sean Witheford | 22 September 2016 | Resigned 5 November 2018 |
| Margaret James | 22 September 2016 | Resigned 31 May 2021 |
| Ruth Walker | 15 October 2018 | Resigned 31 August 2022 |
| Nigel Petrie | 8 July 2019 | Resigned 30 November 2023 |
| Philip Mitchell | 22 September 2016 | Resigned 31 December 2023 |
| Claire Davies | 23 April 2018 | Resigned 31 August 2024 |
| Alan Soper | 15 October 2018 | Resigned 24 March 2025 |
| Vicki Shelley | 1 September 2024 | - |
| Hugh Richards | 22 September 2016 | 30 September 2025 |
| Sam Porter | 20 May 2019 | 19 May 2027 |
| Chris Stephens | 8 July 2019 | 7 July 2027 |
| Tim Reid | 14 July 2021 | - |
| Marcus Iles | 1 January 2024 | 31 December 2027 |
| Jonathan Chenevix-Trench | 1 January 2024 | 31 December 2027 |
| Sarah Riley | 1 January 2024 | 31 December 2027 |
| Claire Daffern | 1 January 2024 | 31 December 2027 |
| Laura McWhinnie | 28 January 2025 | 27 January 2029 |
| Michelle Nisbet | 25 March 2025 | 24 March 2029 |
DoWMAT Trust Board 2024-2025 Information
Board Attendance at Meetings 2023-2024
| Trustee | Meetings Attended | Out of a Possible |
| Hugh Richards | 5 | 5 |
| Claire Davies | 5 | 5 |
| Philip Mitchell | 4 | 5 |
| Tim Reid | 4 | 5 |
| Christopher Stephens | 4 | 5 |
| Nigel Petrie | 4 | 5 |
| Alan Soper | 4 | 5 |
| Samantha Porter | 2 | 5 |
The Directors of the Trust Board declare the following Interests:
Hugh Richards:
No 5 Barrister's Chambers - Barrister
PCC of the Parish of Kidderminster East - Charity Trusteeship
Mercian Regiment Museum - Charity Trusteeship
The Friends of St Cassian's - Charity Trusteeship
Chaddesley Corbett Educational Foundation - Charity Trusteeship
The Worcester Diocesan Board of Finance - Charity Trusteeship
Crown Commission's Nomination Committee - Chair
Tim Reid:
Diocesan Director of Education for Worcestershire Diocese
DIB Ignite - Member
The SPIRES CofE Multi Academy Trust - Member
Elements Diocesan Learning Trust - Trustee
Rivers CofE Learning Alliance - Member
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary School - Governor
Vicki Shelley:
CEO and Accounting Officer for the Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust
Board member of Elements Multi Academy Trust
Board member of Castle-Phoenix Multi Academy Trust
Chris Stephens:
Trustee for Malvern Special Families
Business Consultancy for Grovesend Associates
Samantha Porter:
Ex Officio Governor Leckhampton CofE Primary School
Claire Daffern:
Platinum Choral Foundation
PDJ Associates Limited - Director
Sarah Riley:
Elements Diocesan Learning Trust - CEO
Phillip Riley Ltd
Marcus Iles:
Folliot House Limited - Director
Act III Consulting Ltd - Director
Laura McWhinnie:
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Charitable Fund - Director of School Improvement
Michelle Nisbet:
No interests declared
Jonathan Chenevix-Trench:
No interests declared
Code of Conduct and Terms of Reference