Governance (Local Partnership Board)
St Cuthbert's C of E Infant School is a part of the Wessex Learning Trust whose Trustees hold the ultimate responsibility for the governance of each Wessex Learning Trust School.
The Department for Education’s Academy Trust Handbook sets out the Trust’s responsibilities regarding governance – Academy trust handbook 2025: effective from 1 September 2025 - GOV.UK
Wessex Learning Trust Trustees delegate certain key roles and responsibilities to the School’s Local Partnership Board (LPB) and these are set out clearly in the Scheme of Delegation which can be seen on the Wessex Learning Trust website.
We value the expertise and support that our Local Partnership Board brings. Please see below a list of our Local Partners.
If you would like to contact the Chair of the Local Partnership Board, or you are interested in becoming a Local Partner,
please email the Clerk to the Partnership Board at office@stcuthbertsacademywells.co.uk.
| Local Partnership Board Roles (Current) |
| Name |
Role |
Term Start |
Term End |
Attendance (2024-25) |
| Mrs Minnie House |
Chair, Local Partnership Board - Safeguarding |
1 April 2025 |
31 March 2029 |
2/2 |
| Mrs Rosalind Mundy |
Vice-Chair, Local Partnership Board - SEND |
1 April 2025 |
31 March 2029 |
1/2 |
| Mrs Kate Rowe |
Local Partner |
1 April 2025 |
31 March 2029 |
2/2 |
| Ms Dawn Tomkies |
Local Partner |
20 March 2026 |
19 March 2030 |
|
| Mrs Sheryl Cooper |
Headteacher |
|
Ongoing |
2/2 |
| Kathryn Strik |
Clerk |
|
Ongoing |
2/2 |
| Business and Financial Interests (Current) |
| Name |
Nature of Interest |
Date Declared |
| Mrs Minnie House |
Westbury Infant School and Resource Base Wiltshire – Chair of Governors Chapmanslade CE Primary School Wiltshire (Acorn Education Trust) Academy Council Chair |
5 April 2025 |
| Mrs Rosalind Mundy |
None |
|
| Mrs Kate Rowe |
St Cuthberts Junior School Wells - Local Partner |
31 May 2025 |
| Ms Dawn Tomkies |
Employee of Wessex Learning Trust, Director of Safeguarding and Personal Development |
20 March 2026 |
| Mrs Sheryl Cooper |
None |
|
| Kathryn Strik |
Clerk to the Governors at St John’s Infants Glastonbury |
1 April 2025 |
| Local Partner Resignations (Last 12 months) |
| Name |
Role |
Term Start |
Resignation Date |
| Mrs Christine Raphael |
Chair, Local Partnership Board |
1 April 2025 |
12 September 2025 |