Trust Governance
Governance Structure 2024-2025
1. Worcester Diocesan Academy Trust (Corporate member)
2. Bryan Allbut
3. Alan Soper
4. Dr Margaret James
5. Rev Ruth Walker
1. Alan Soper (Trust Board Chair)
2. Chris Stephens (Trust Board Vice Chair and Finance, Audit & Risk Committee Chair)
3. Vicki Shelley (CEO)
4. Hugh Richards
5. Tim Reid (Quality of Education Committee Vice Chair)
6. Sam Porter
7. Jonathan Chenevix-Trench (Vice Chair of Finance, Audit & Risk Committee)
8. Marcus Iles
9. Sarah Riley
10. Claire Daffern (Quality of Education Committee Chair)
11. Vacancy
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 |
| Vicki Shelley | 1 September 2024 | - |
| Hugh Richards | 22 September 2016 | 30 September 2025 |
| Alan Soper | 15 October 2018 | 14 October 2026 |
| 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 |
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
Alan Soper:
Front Row Ventures Ltd
Chris Stephens:
Trustee for Malvern Special Families
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
Code of Conduct and Terms of Reference