St Saviour's Infants and Juniors 
Governance Arrangements 2026/27
St Saviours Infant and Junior School is a member of the Bath & Wells Diocesan Academies Trust (BWMAT). The Board of Trustees is the accountable body and the proprietor for all the schools in BWMAT. As the accountable body for the school, the Board of Trustees is responsible for governance. As an academy, it is important to remember that the Trust is one entity, and that the Board of Trustees and Trust leaders are responsible for the quality of education provided in all the schools that make up the BWMAT.
The Board of Trustees has identified that each school in the Trust will have a dedicated committee to oversee the governance arrangements of the school on their behalf. This committee is called the Trust Local Committee (TLC) and it works closely with the school’s senior leaders in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for all pupils.
The trust has a trust approach to governance and Trustees have determined the role of the TLC given that it is a committee of the Board of Trustees.
The Role of TLC Members at St Saviours
The role of the Trust Local Committee (TLC) is to form a positive partnership with the school’s stakeholders and provide confident, strategic leadership to the school community. The TLC will create a robust accountability framework that enables oversight and assurance of the school’s arrangements to promote safeguarding and high standards in all aspects of the school’s work whilst promoting a distinctively Christian ethos in support of the Trust’s wider vision.
As part of this role, the TLC ensures that Christian distinctiveness is a golden thread that runs through all of the school’s activities.
The TLC meets half-termly and its work reflects the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation that identifies the duties delegated to the TLC by the Board of Trustees.
Members of the TLC work very hard to ensure that they know what it is like to be a learner in the school. They undertake a range of activity in relation to the core functions of governance and these activities enable them to understand the school’s strengths and areas for improvement.
The requirements of the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation and the national expectations related to efficient and effective governance, as identified in the Academy Trust Governance Guide (DfE), have been used to support the development of the Trust’s own local governance framework.
The key elements of the Trust’s local governance framework in relation to the role of the TLC are as follows:
- i) Strategic leadership
The TLC helps to shape the vision for the school and this is reviewed as required. It also looks regularly at the progress being made against achieving the school’s priorities for the year.
The School Development Plan (SDP) identifies the school’s priorities for the year and the TLC is instrumental in working with the headteacher to develop this and then monitoring progress against the identified priorities for the year.
Members of the TLC may be linked to areas of the SDP and undertake a range of activity during the year – meeting staff, talking to pupils, reviewing plans, looking at pupils’ work – so that they can see the progress being made against the priorities for themselves.
One member of the TLC has an oversight of the school’s safeguarding arrangements as this is such an important area of school life. This member’s role is to monitor the school’s arrangements to support safeguarding to ensure that the school is doing what it should in this area.
Members of the TLC report on their activity to the meetings of the TLC so that all members are aware of what is going well and what is in need of development.
The TLC also identifies and manages any risks that might impact on the outcomes achieved by the school. Significant risks are escalated to the Board of Trustees to ensure that those areas identified as being of particular concern are being effectively managed and the risk mitigated.
- ii) Accountability and assurance
The TLC acts as a critical friend to the school and is always striving to ensure that the school is doing the best it can for every pupil.
The TLC regularly reviews the information provided by the school on the progress and attainment of pupils and challenges the school’s senior leaders when performance appears to be uneven or inconsistent. It holds senior leaders to account for the school’s support and provision for pupils experiencing disadvantage, those with SEND, those who are known (or previously known) to children’s social care, and those who may face other barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing.
TLC members ask about the organisation of the curriculum and the quality of teaching in the school. They make sure that the school has a robust system in place for supporting the professional growth of staff. The TLC and Trust staff work together to support the professional growth of the headteacher.
The TLC looks at a range of external data and information to see how the school compares to local and national benchmarks. It also receives and reviews the reports of external partners about the school so that it has as wide a view as possible of how the school is performing.
iii) Strategic engagement
The TLC is the Trust’s anchor in the local community. To fulfil this role, the TLC has developed communication channels, consulted stakeholders and worked in partnership with the school’s local community. It ensures that stakeholder views are accounted for when looking at planned developments in the school. By actively engaging with the local community, the school is able to make a positive contribution to life outside the school.
As well as attending business meetings of the TLC, individual members of the TLC also attend regular training and development sessions. These relate to either the development of the TLC as a whole or to the personal development of individuals. All members of the TLC undertake regular, Trust-identified training. They can also access on-line training through GovernorHub.
The school follows the policies approved by the Trust and, as such, these are all available on the Trust’s website. The school has then developed its own procedures for each policy area that reflect Trust policy and identify how the school is putting the policy into practice.
The TLC is always trying to improve its effectiveness and efficiency and an annual self-evaluation takes place at which the TLC decides, in terms of governance, what has gone well during the year and what the areas of focus need to be identified for the following year.
St Saviour's TLC Members
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Danielle Ross BWMAT Appointed and Safeguarding Link TLC Member Term Dates: 01/06/2021 - 31/05/2029
I have been a TLC Member at St Saviour's Schools since February 2021. My eldest child left the school in 2021, my middle child - last year and my youngest child is currently in Year 2.
I was a Co-chairs for three years, being part of the team during two Ofsted inspections and supporting the schools through the 'post' Covid period. Although I have finished my term as Co-chair, I have chosen to continue to be part of this fantastic Trust Local Committee Team.
In terms of my experience, I was an Assistant Headteacher in a school in Wiltshire for 12 years. I left in 2019 to pursue other career opportunities. I now work for Teach First as a Development Lead; training teachers at the start of their careers. In addition to this, I also teach part-time in a school in Bath.
Within my TLC Member role, I am able to utilise my skills and expertise within education and leadership; supporting the school to continue to thrive, adapt and respond to the changes and challenges that they face within Education. |
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Mark Evitts BWMAT Appointed TLC Member Term Dates: 22/06/2023 - 21/06/2027
We moved to Bath in 2017 after a decade as expats, and love being a part of the wonderful Larkhall community. As of the start of my tenure as a TLC Member I have two children attending school.
Professionally I am an owner of a local firm of chartered surveyors providing real estate advisory services. While I have managed people and projects around the globe, my current particular area of interest is the reduction of local inequalities through impactful place based approaches to development. I hope to be able to draw on this experience to add value to the pupils in their formative years. |
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Lucy Powell Co-Chair Email: Lucy.Powell@stsaviours.bwmat.org Foundation TLC Member Term Dates: 8/12/2023 - 7/12/2027 I started as a TLC Member in Sept 2023 as I wanted to learn how I could help in developing the school and give whatever I could to enhance their development. I have spent 12 years in the Logistics Corps of the British Army and am now training in children's sports coaching and development, alongside commercial management. Therefore, I have a keen interest in the sports opportunities and personal development of the children. As the chair of Ethos and lead Governor on OPAL, I would welcome any ideas or advice around sports and personal wellbeing.
I am an active parent of the school and enjoy joining the children for their school trips and festivals. I have a child in the nursery and in year 2. |
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Tim Frost Co-Chair Email: Tim.Frost@stsaviours.bwmat.org BWMAT Appointed TLC Member Term Dates: 22/06/2023 - 01/06/2027 I have a child at the Junior school and one at the Infants. I have always been interested in the idea of contributing my skills and knowledge to help the schools that my children attend. This is primarily because I have experienced first-hand the transformational change that the right teachers, mentors and environments can help to bring about.
Professionally I’m a business consultant specialising in leadership, strategy and cultural change. I hope to contribute my experience, energy and creative approach in order to be of service to the school. |
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Rosie Frost Parent TLC Member (Infants) Term Dates: 26/04/2024-25/04/2028 I have one child in the infants and one at the Juniors and first-hand experience with neurodiversity. St Saviour’s is a place my children have really thrived because of its inclusive and supportive approach to teaching. Since my own journey with neurodiversity I have deep-dived into it as a specialist subject and professionally work closely with neurodivergent adults and kids to understand how we can design technology, environments, systems and structures to be more inclusive for a range of brain types. Whilst neurodiversity can bring challenges I am a big champion of the strengths - the curiosity, creativeness, sparkiness and different perspectives that it brings to society and how to embrace these qualities. I’m keen to grow the SEND parent community and parent-teacher allyship. |
Current governor structure
Board composition
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Mat Appointed |
Foundation Appointed |
Elected Parents |
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Tim Frost (Co-Chair) |
Lucy Powell (Co-Chair) |
Rosie Frost (Infants) |
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Danielle Ross |
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Mark Evitts |
Link TLC Role (please also see scheme of delegation below)
- Safeguarding Link TLC Member – Danielle Ross
- Christine Iles, Governance Professional
If you need to contact the Trust Local Committee, please contact Christine Iles, Governance Professional on christine.iles@bwmat.org
To contact the Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust, please visit https://www.bwmat.org/Contact
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