School Governors - Local Partnership Board (LPB)
Within the Wessex Learning Trust, school governors are known as Local Partners and together form the Local Partnership Board. We are fortunate to have an active group of Local Partners who work closely with the school and the school benefits greatly from the contributions made by them. The Local Partners focus on school improvement, quality of education, raising standards, narrowing attainment gaps in disadvantaged groups, monitoring behaviour and fostering links with the local community.
The Local Partnership Board meets each term to review progress and to consider future developments for the school. The Partners have specific responsibilities for Safeguarding, Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND), Health and Safety and Raising Standards
Chair of Local Partners - Mrs Christine Raphael
Vice Chair of Local Partners - Mrs Minnie House
Clerk to the Local Partnership Board - Mrs Kathryn Strik
Mrs Christine Raphael - Chair of Local Partners
Term of Office 1/04/2025- 31/03/2029
Business Interests - None were registered
Areas of Responsibility - SEND, Christian Distinctiveness, Health & Safety
Born in Enfield, Middlesex, Christine attended Latymer Grammar School and after A Levels studied at The City of London College combining Company Secretary exams with secretarial skills. Christine went on to work as a PA to the Media Director of an Advertising Agency in Piccadilly. Christine married a Naval Officer and spent 26 years as a navy wife. During this time she brought up four children. The family spent years in Portsmouth, Weymouth, and Plymouth and were lucky enough to serve with NATO in America and Belgium. She ran a Playgroup in Devon for 8 years, was on the Parents Association of her children's primary school, and spent many hours serving as secretary to numerous committees. Christine came to Somerset in 1991 and started work for the Bristol and West Building Society. She studied at Strode College and Bath Spa University and gained a 2.1 degree in Social Science. She continued to work for Bristol and West and on graduating went on to take Financial Services and Mortgage exams. She worked as a Financial Advisor and Mortgage advisor for 12 years before retiring in 2012. Her 10 grandchildren keep her in touch with the younger generation. She has been a Church Warden for many years and became a Foundation Governor in 2013. She takes a special interest in the Church within school and loves the opportunity to support the Head Teacher, staff and children at St Cuthbert's.
Mrs Minnie House - Vice Chair of Local Partnership Board
Term of Office 1/04/2025- 31/03/2029
Business Interests: Governor of two other schools:
Areas of Responsibility: Curriculum, EYFS and Safeguarding.
Minnie retired as Head teacher of an infant and nursery academy in Somerset at the end of August 2015. The school was recognised as Outstanding in 2010 and held that status. In her role as Head teacher she was also a member of the academy. During her teaching career of 39 years Minnie was head teacher for 27 years, she became a learning leader in education, supporting other schools in 2011 and a moderator for KS1 and Foundation in Somerset as she started her role as Head teacher continuing in this role last year following her retirement
From Minnie’s recent role as a Head teacher, as an LLE and a KS1 Assessment moderator she has a range of skills, expertise and knowledge, which within the team role of a governor supports the understanding of the governing body’s strategic role.
Minnie is passionate about pupils being able to enjoy the learning and being motivated to learn in a variety of ways, through an excellent education, which meets their individual needs.
Minnie became a governor at St Cuthbert’s in September 2016 following a year of getting to know the school, how it puts its beliefs into practise and through building a positive relationship with the Head teacher and staff.
Mrs Sheryl Cooper - Head Teacher
Business Interests : No Business Interests were noted.
Rosalind Mundy - Local Partner
Term of Office 1/04/2025- 31/03/2029
Business Interests : No Business Interests were noted.
Areas of Responsibility - SIAMs, Christian Distinctiveness, Religious Education, Collective Worship
Kate Rowe - Local Partner (parent)
Term of Office 1/04/2025- 31/03/2029
Business Interests : Governor at one other school
Areas of Responsibility - website compliance
Partners can be contacted via the Clerk to the Partnership Board
at the school address or by email;
office@stcuthbertsacademywells.co.uk
Partners details, roles and responsibilities
Terms of reference for Local Partnership Board (LPB)
Governors who have resigned in the last 12 months:
- Beth Hancock - Staff governor 1/4/2025 (stepped down when the school joined Wessex Learning Trust)
- Lesley Wanklyn Co-opted governor 6/3/2025
- Hilary Waters - Staff Governor 31/8/2024
- Lisa Lunnon -Co-opted governor 22/7/2024
2023-2024 Annual Governance Report
2023-2024 Governors' Meeting attendance
2022-2023 Governors' Meeting attendance
2021-2022 Governors ' Meeting attendance
2020-2021 Governors' Meeting attendance
2019-2020 Governors' Meeting Attendance
2018/19 Governor Meeting Attendance
