our governors & trustees
Our Governing (Trustee) Board provides strategic leadership and accountability. As outlined by the NGA, it has three key functions:
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Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
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Holding the CEO to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
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Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
All staff and volunteers are recruited in accordance with safer recruitment procedures and work under our Safeguarding Policy, which is available here.
Rev. Brian Nash is our Chair of Trustees. He founded VLC (now known as Arise Education) in September 2014 in order to change the lives of young people by providing them with an opportunity to access a caring education.
If you wish to email individual Trustees or Governors, please click in their name below.
Our Trustees/Governors are as follows:
Governors & Trustees | Focus | Description |
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Chair, Safeguarding | Appointed: September 2014 Reelected as Chair: December 2024 Interests Declared: Husband of Lindsay Nash | |
Safeguarding, CLA, Curriculum & Learning | Appointed: July 2019 Interests Declared: Wife of Brian Nash | |
Finance, Health & Safety | Appointed: November 2020 | |
Vice Chair, Parent and Staff Governor | Appointed: July 2023 | |
CoOpted Governor | Appointed: 2024 | |
Staff Governor | Appointed: May 2023 Interests Declared: Employee of Arise Education | |
Governor | Appointed: 2025 Interests Declared: None | |
Deb Thain | Allergy | Appointed: June 2026 Interests Declared: Independent SEND Advocate, previously worked with Arise families and for Arise. |
