St James’ the Great Church of England Primary School and Nursery is governed using the Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust Governance Framework. To find out more about how the governance boards support the Vine’s schools please follow the link below, which will take to you to the Vine’s website.
| Name | Role | Responsibility | Appointed By | Date of Appointment | End of Term | Business Declaration | Family Declaration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hope | Chair – Effective 01/01/2026 | Health and Safety Safeguarding Staff Wellbeing | Community Governor | 22/04/2024 | 21/04/2028 | Employee of Morelock Installations Ltd Trustee at Keys Co-Operative Academy Trust Trustee for Vine Schools Trust | None |
| Father James McCluskey | Member | Christian Vision | Incumbent | 30/09/2023 | n/a | Parish Priest of St James the Great. Member of Colchester Deanery Synod. Elected Member of the Diocese of Synod by default of my Election to the Church of England General Synod. | None |
| Lucy Turner | Headteacher | n/a | Ex Officio by Vitrue | n/a | n/a | None | None |
| Andrea Green | Vice Chair | Teaching and Learning | Parent Governor | 19/09/2025 | 18/09/2029 | None | None |
| Desiree Campbell | Member | Attendance | Foundation Governor | 19/09/2025 | 18/09/2029 | Awaiting confirmation | Awaiting confirmation |
| Stuart Mitchell | Member | n/a | Community Governor | 19/09/2025 | 21/05/2026 | None | None |
| Lisa Webb | Finance Partner | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Trustee for Evelyn May Trust | None |
| Mike Ferguson | Chair (left 31/12/2025) | Governor | 16/05/2024 | 31/12/2025 | None | None |
| Name | Role | 25/09/2025 | 05/12/2025 | 12/02/2026 | 20/03/2026 | 21/05/2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ferguson | Chair (left 31/12/2025) | Present | Present | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mike Hope | Chair (effective 01/01/2026) | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Father James McClusky | Incumbent | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present |
| Lucy Turner | Headteacher | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Andrea Green | Parent Governor | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present |
| Desiree Campbell | Foundation Governor | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent |
| Stuart Mitchell | Community Governor | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Lisa Webb | Finance Partner | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Sue Fuller | Governor Services Clerk | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
For the Terms of Reference, Scheme of Delegation and Code of Conduct Policy please click the link below, which will take you to the Vine School Trusts website and the documentation. You will find the documents under Governance Documents.
https://www.vineschoolstrust.co.uk/resources/our-documents/#governance-documents
Please click on the links below, to see the Governance Boards attendance and declarations of business interests for 2024/25.
