Scheme of Delegation
This Scheme of Delegation is the key governance document which sets out the structure, accountability and decision-making of our Trust.
The Board of Directors meet as a Board half-termly. Directors also sit on four Trust Committees: Audit and Risk; Finance; Standards; Pay and Appeals.
Members
| Nigel Gibbon | Member | 01/10/2014 | None |
| Dennis Hill | Member | 16/05/2022 | Trustee of Cavalier Centre Riding for the Disabled, Trustee of Mark Benevolent Fund, Member of Guild of Drapers and Member of Masonic Charitable Foundation |
| Vacancy | Member | ||
| Chair of Directors | Appointed by virtue of office | ||
| Diocese of Hereford Educational Trust (DHET) | Corporate Member | Conflicts could include that a DHET member has links to other single & multi-academy trusts, oversight of some church school funds, roles within local authorities, links to SIAMS inspections as well as wider responsibilities within the Diocese of Hereford |
Board of Directors
| Name | Position | Appointed by | Term start | Term end | Declarations of Interest |
| Leonora Castledine | Chair of Directors | Board appointed (Cleobury Mortimer school) | 07/12/2021 | 06/12/2025 | SMYP Trustee and Ewe & You Trustee |
| Justin Parker | Vice Chair of Directors | Member appointed (Diocese approved) | 05/08/2024 | 04/08/2028 | Director and Trustee of Ewe and You Ltd. Wife at Cleobury Mortimer Primary, Employee - HLTA. Governor at St Michael’s Federation. |
| Gaynor Gosling | Member appointed | 05/08/2024 | 04/08/2028 | Director of Gosling Consultancy – business advice | |
| Matt Yarranton | Member appointed | 14/12/2022 | 13/12/2026 | Director of Blisstech Solutions and iSpaniel Limited. Director at Cleobury Country Ltd | |
| Katie Jones | Executive Headteacher and Accounting Officer | By virtue of office held | 01/01/2022 | n/a | None |
| Vacancy | DHET appointed (Stottesdon C of E Primary school) | ||||
| Samantha Wenlock | Board appointed (Lacon Childe School) | 14/07/2025 | 13/07/2029 | Parent at Lacon Childe. Early Help Manager at Shropshire Council. Family relation to a teacher at Lacon | |
| Vacancy | Member appointed | 19/04/2024 | 18/04/2028 | ||
| Mark Beale | Board appointed (Clee Hill Community Academy) | 15/07/2024 | 14/07/2028 | Parent at Clee Hill Community Academy | |
| Robert Hodge | Member appointed | 12/02/2025 | 11/02/2029 | Charity trustee at Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall (522495), Rotary Club of Ludlow Charitable Trust (250736), Hopton Wafers Village Hall (522533) and The Woodward Educational Trust (1159645) |
Former Directors:
Karl Abel, Member appointed, 19.04.25 to 22.09.25
Chris Tibbits, Board appointed (Stottesdon), 13.03.23 to 21.08.25
Elly McDonald, Board appointed (Lacon Childe), 25.10.23 to 29.03.25.
Public Liability Insurance
We are a member of the Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) administered by the DfE.