2026-2027
Local Governing Committees
The Local Governing Committee (LGC/Governors) support the Trustees to fulfil their responsibility for oversight of each school within the Trust, acting as the eyes and ears of the Board at local level. Their role is more focused than that of a traditional school governing body. The SAST central team manages – finance, HR, Estates, IT, and others.
The responsibility of the LGC is to monitor and scrutinise School Improvement, SEND (including Pupil Premium and other disadvantaged pupils), Safeguarding and Community Relationships. The LGC provides challenge and support to the Headteacher and senior leadership team, and represent the Trust to local stakeholders – parents, students, staff and the community. Governors are are elected from among that school’s parents, while a further governor will be elected by the staff. The Headteacher is ex officio. The remaining governors are appointed by the Trustees following recommendation from the LGC and Headteacher, based on skills and experience, or in our Church of England academies, the Diocese of Salisbury and the Diocese of Bath & Wells receive and consider nominations and appoint. Ex ‘VA’ schools must have a majority of foundation governors and ex ‘VC’ 25% of governors must be foundation. Each governor is appointed for a term of four years, after which time, with agreement from the Diocese or Trustees, they may agree to renewal of further term(s).
The LGC will meet at the beginning of each full term (three times a year), plus an additional meeting to review published exam performance. Typically, this additional meeting will take place during the summer term for primary schools, once the SATS results have been published, whereas for secondary schools, this meeting will take place during the autumn term
Mrs Sara Watkins – Headteacher: ex officio
Mrs Amanda Mackintosh – Inclusion/SEND: Foundation appointed
Mr Rob Crittall – Vice Chair: Trust appointed
Mr David Horn – Safeguarding: Foundation appointed
Katherine Vaughan – Staff
Mrs Abigail Kingsbury – Parent
Mrs Olive Lynch – Community: Trust appointed
Vacancy– Trust Appointed
Vacancy – Foundation
Vacancy – Parent
The Chair/Vice-Chair of LGC can be contacted via the school office.
Mrs Caz Earley – Clerk to the Local Governance Committee
Clerk to LGC can be contacted by email: caz.earley@SAST.org.uk
Register of Business Interests and Terms of Office Charlton Horethorne Primary School 2025-26