Easton Primary School is part of the Avocet Multi-Academy Trust alongside Leiston, Wickham Market and Aldeburgh Primary Schools.
The Academy is overseen by a board of Trustees and each school has its own Local Governing Body (LGB). The role of the Trust is to ensure that:
The schools operate within the law
The schools allocate funds according to the agreement with the DfE and that all funds are used to ensure economy, efficiency and effectiveness.
To hold LGBs to account for the performance and safe running of their school and their ability to hold school leaders to account providing challenge and support to ensure continuous improvement.
The Local Governing Body carry out the three core strategic functions:
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Jonathan Duggan | The Rev’d Canon Graham Hedger |
Position and Responsibilities: Trustee, Chair of Governor at Easton, Governor responsible for Health and Safety Brief Biography: Jonathan lives in the village of Easton on his farm with his wife Mary. He is CEO of a Commodity Trading & Brokerage company which trades worldwide, and a director of a Property Management company. |
Position and Responsibilities: Brief Biography: Graham has lived in the area since 1994, and |
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Magen Box | Frances Gander |
Position and Responsibilities: Head of School and Staff Governor
Brief Biography: Magen became Head of School in September 2017 having taught in the school for 4 years prior to that. Magen teaches for part of the week and is passionate about ensuring that the children at Easton get the best possible start to their education. |
Position and Responsibilities: Brief Biography: I moved to Easton in 2017. I have Post Graduate |
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Jo Dedicoat | Alistair Smith |
Position and Responsibilities: Parent Governor Brief Biography: Jo has been in education outside of Avocet Trust for many years and brings expertise in all areas of teaching, learning and school leadership to the governing body. |
Position and Responsibilities: Parent Governor Brief Biography: Alistair and his family joined the school in 2017.
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Samantha Fletcher |
Tom Caston |
Position and Responsibilities: Staff Governor
Brief Biography: Samantha joined the Trust in 2017 as a teaching assistant.
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Position and Responsibilities: Brief Biography: Tom Caston is Deputy Head Pastoral at Framlingham Tom lives in Easton
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Full Name | Position | Areas of Responsibility | Status | Date Appointed | Appointing Body | Date Resigned | Pecuniary Interests | Meetings attended out of possible | |
Jonathan Duggan | Chair | Current | 14/11/16 | Governing Body | n/a | Ex landowner of Hopkins development in Easton. Director of block management UK (09891176) | |||
Magen Box | Head of school | Current | 01/09/2017 | n/a | None | ||||
Alistair Smith | Governor | Current | 12/06/17 | Parent Elected | n/a | None | |||
Jo Dedicoat | Governor | Current | 12/06/17 | Parent Elected | n/a | HT governor at Dale Hall Primary school Ipswich | |||
Tom Caston | Governor | Current | 29/10/18 | Governing Body | n/a | DH at Fram College | |||
Rev Graham Hedges | Governor | Current | 29/10/18 | Governing Body | n/a | Parish vicar | |||
Frances Gander | Governor | Current | 29/10/18 | Governing Body | n/a | ||||
Full Name | Role |
Position Responsibility |
Status | Date appointed | Proposed by | Seconded by | Date of resignation | Business and pecuniary interests |
Jonathan Duggan | Governor | Chair of Trustees | Current | 14/11/16 | Edward Carter | Martin Churchill | n/a | Ex landowner of hopkins developmenti n Easton. Director of salt company |
Magen Box | Governor | Head of school | Current | 01.09.17 | - | - | n/a | none |
Edward Carter | Governor | Resigned | Martin Churchill | Cheryl Singleton | 31.08.18 | none | ||
Vikki Williams | Parent Governor | 01.09.2016 | Edward Carter | Jonathan Duggan | 31.08.18 | none | ||
Andrea Denny | Staff Governor | Sept 2017 | - | - | 21.2.18 | none | ||
Samantha Fletcher | Staff Governor | 21.2.18 | - | - | n/a | none | ||
Alistair Smith | Governor | 12.6.17 | Jonathan Duggan | - | n/a | none | ||
Name | Attended | Name | Attended |
Jonathan Duggen | 4 out of 6 | ||
Magen Box | 5 out of 6 | ||
Vikki Williams | 2 out of 6 | ||
Edward Carter | 4 out of 6 | ||
Graham Vellacot | 0 | ||
Jo Dedicoat | 3 out of 5 | ||
Andrea Denny | 2 out of 2 | ||
Samantha Fletcher | 1 out of 2 | ||
Alistair Smith | 5 out of 6 |