We are pleased to announce that after interviews at the end of March, we have appointed Michelle Coleman as our new Team Administrator, as from 16 April. Michelle comes to us with excellent administrative and management experience and skills. She is also a member of Holy Trinity church and was confirmed by the Bishop last November. Her regular hours in the office will be on Tuesdays from 9.30 am – 3.00 pm and Thursdays from 9.30 am – 4.15 pm. If you need to go into the office to see her about something, you are requested to contact her in advance by phone or email, to make an appointment. Please also note that as she worships at Holy Trinity regularly, she is there as a church member and NOT as Team Administrator! So please respect her space and try not to trouble her with office matters when she is in church! Thank you.For an interview with Michelle, please see this month’s video message on YouTube.
We were sorry to say farewell to Sharon, our Team Ministry in the Team Office since September last year. We said a big thank you and farewell to her in the office on 16 April. Sharon was a great addition to our Team, and was extremely efficient and professional in her work and very supportive of our ministry. We are sorry to see her go and wish her every blessing for the future. She is leaving to spend more time with her family. Thank you Sharon!
Being a foundation school governor is a privilege and a calling. We currently have vacancies for foundation governors at two of our local Church of England schools: in Westbury Juniors and Westbury Leigh primary schools. Being a foundation governor means sitting on the governing body of the school with a particular interest in the Christian foundation of the school. In addition to the other responsibilities of being a governor, such as helping to set the school’s vision and direction, being a critical friend to the Headteacher, being a presence in the school and engaging with the school community, there are also responsibilities for exploring ways in which the church’s role in the school may be fully and positively implemented. Foundation school governors should be able to support the Christian and Anglican ethos of the school; they should help to preserve and strengthen the links between the local church, the school and the diocese. We are to ensure that collective worship maintains a Christian character and ethos and play our part to monitor this. We also have a role in the SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist schools) which happens every few years. You don’t have to be an Anglican to be a foundation governor, but you would have to be approved by the Westbury PCC and ideally be a church member somewhere, or at least in sympathy with the Christian faith. If anyone is interested in exploring this, please don’t hesitate to be in touch. Meetings are usually about once a term, and there may be additional meetings and visits to the school. This would suit someone with a background in, for example, education, finance, management, business or health and safety. Revd Rebecca Harris, Foundation Governor, Westbury CE Junior School
