Governance
Huish Episcopi Academy has been part of the United Learning Trust since the 1st June 2023. United Learning Trustees hold ultimate responsibility for the governance of each United Learning school.
The Department for Education’s governance handbook 2020 identifies the essentials of effective governance as follows:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
United Learning’s Trustees delegate certain key roles and responsibilities to the school’s Local Governing Body (LGB) and these are set out clearly in the Scheme of Delegation which can be viewed on the United Learning website here.
LGB Governor Details, Attendance and Business Interests
| Governor | Term of Office | Appointed by | Responsibilities | Business Interests | Meetings Attended 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Cattanach | 12/10/2023 29/09/2027 | ULT | Chair, SEND, Safeguarding | Employee of MNSP | 1/1 |
| Steven Wooding | 01/06/2023 31/05/2026 | ULT | Health and Safety | None | 0/1 |
| Gregg Morrison | 20/05/2024 19/05/2027 | SIB | None | 0/1 | |
| Barney Rycroft | 14/10/2025 13/10/2028 | LGB | Employee of The Oak Partnership Trust | 1/1 | |
| Martha Manning | 14/10/2025 13/10/2028 | LGB | None | 1/1 |
Approved (non-confidential) minutes of the SIB/LGB meetings are available upon request from the Clerk at sinead.bowers@unitedlearning.org.uk
