Home > Introduction > BCS and United Learning > The Governing Bodies

The Governing Bodies

Bournemouth Collegiate School and the United Church Schools Trust

BCS is a member of the UCST group of 11 independent schools, which teaches over 8000 children nationwide and forms one of the largest providers of independent education in the country. The governance of the school is therefore undertaken through the UCST structure. The formal governing body of BCS (covering both the Preparatory School and the Senior School) is the Board of the UCST. This Board carries statutory responsibility for the educational and care provision at BCS, and oversees its budget and financial management.

The Chief Executive of the United Church Schools Trust is Mr Jon Coles. The Chief Executive can be contacted through:

UCST/ULT

Fairline House

Nene Valley Business Park

Oundle

Peterborough

PE8 4HN

Tel: 01832 864444 Email: admin@ult.org.uk

The members of the Board of the United Church Schools Trust are:

The Rt Rev'd & Rt Hon The Lord Carey of Clifton ACD BD MTh PhD (President)

Mrs Angela Crowe JP (Chairman)

Mr David Barnes FCA

Mr Jonathan Bloomer

The Very Rev'd Philip Buckler MA

Dr Priscilla Chadwick MA PhD FRSA

Professor Michael Clark BA PhD MIEEM

Mr David d'Arcy Hughes

Mrs Nina Dunne

Ms Linda Heaver

Mrs Lorna Keat

Mr Eggie Kock

Mr Mike Litchfield

Mr Peregrine Massey

Mr Kenneth Anthony Moffatt

Mr Peter Smith MA

Mrs Marjorie Towers

Professor David Wilkinson PhD MA FRAS

Mr Jerry Wooding OBE BSc CEng FRAeS

The individual school Principals within the UCST group enjoy a very considerable freedom to create their own agenda and priorities, whilst working within the overall ethos and educational guidance of the group. While the Principals are wholly responsible for the detailed management of their schools, the UCST Governing Council is responsible for appointing head teachers, determining group-wide policies, approving budgets and monitoring the performance and progress of individual schools. UCST is run centrally in Oundle, Peterborough.

To provide a strong local sense of management and strategy, BCS has a Local Governing Body (LGB) with its own Chair and governors drawn from across the Bournemouth and Poole communities. The LGB, which oversees both the Preparatory and Senior Schools, works with the Principal to assess school outcomes (educational and social), set strategic priorities, support school operational and extra-curricular needs, play a front-line role in areas such as Child Protection and Health and Safety, and offer a direct line of contact to pupils and their families. The LGB Chair is a member of the UCST Board, and thus represents the school on its formal governing body.

The members of the BCS Local Governing Body are:

Andrew Barfield - designated Equal Opportunities governor

Brian Cooley - designated Marketing governor

Nina Dunne (Chair) - designated Safeguarding (Child Protection) governor

Jane Kilpatrick

Kathleen Oliver - representing the Milton Mount Foundation

Gill Randall

Revd Ian Terry

The Chair can be contacted through the school using the links on the Contact Us page of this web site.

The Principal, Mr Stephen Duckitt, can be contacted at:

Bournemouth Collegiate School

College Road