Governors

The role of the Governors is to hold ultimate control of, and responsibility for, the management of the School:

• ensuring the School acts in accordance with the School’s Constitution
• educating, safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of pupils
• ensuring compliance with the inspection regime
• ensuring the School’s activities in furtherance of its charitable objects in the context of its regulation by the Charity.

The Governors’ key responsibilities are to:

• set a clear vision, mission and strategic plan for the School and ensure that the necessary structures are in place to deliver those as part of the strategic management of the School
• ensure the performance of the School
• ensure that the School complies with all legal and regulatory requirements
• act as guardians of the School’s assets, both tangible and intangible
• ensure that the School’s governance is of the highest possible standard

The Governing Body undertake this by directing the principles; the day to day management of the School is delegated to the Head and the senior leadership team.

Committees

There are 3 sub committees which include amongst their members staff and suitable qualified experts in the particular field that the committee covers. 

The sub committees report to the Full Governing Board. 

Currently SCS has three sub committees as follows:

• Financial and General Purpose Committee
• Education Committee
• Well-Being Committee

To contact the Chair of Governors please write to Mr James Clements, c/o Salisbury Cathedral School, 1 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EQ

Governors

• James Clements
  Chair of Governors
  James Clements

  James holds a first-class honours degree in composition from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His career has spanned both the maintained and independent sectors, where he has served in various leadership roles, including Director of Music and Deputy Head Academic. Currently, James is the Senior Deputy Head at Forest Preparatory School in East London, where he has been instrumental in shaping the educational journey of many young students.

  In addition to his educational leadership, James is an Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) inspector and a Fellow of both the Chartered College of Teachers and the Royal Society of Arts. His extensive governance experience includes serving as a governor for a Trust in South London and Chairing the governing body of a London primary school. His commitment to maintaining the highest standards in education is further evidenced by his master’s degree in educational leadership.

  Beyond his professional accomplishments, James continues to engage with the musical community as a choral conductor, leading choirs across the country, and is the founder of SiNG, the Travelling Evensong Choir, which brings the tradition of evensong to parishes that might not otherwise have the resources to host such services.

  James is eager to work closely with the school’s leadership team, governors, and parents to support and champion the school’s vision and values. He is committed to ensuring that our school remains a nurturing and inspiring environment where all students can thrive.

• Karen Beard
  Executive PA to Head and Clerk to Governors
  Karen Beard

  clerk@salisburycathedralschool.com

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• Joe Cooper
  Finance and General Purposes Committee and Estates and Health and Safety link Governor
  Joe Cooper

  After training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1983, Joe completed a wide range of employment within the Army including command at troop, squadron and unit level. Whilst employed at regimental duty, Joe completed operational deployments to Namibia, Sierra Leone (awarded Queen’s Commendation) and the Balkans.

  Later in his Army career Joe completed the Advanced Command and Staff Course in the Defence Academy followed by a variety of engineering and operational staff appointments. These included support to the Surgeon General as director of the Defence Medical IT programme which followed an operational tour in Afghanistan as Chief of Staff Bastion Joint Operating Base in 2012.

  Joe’s final Army appointment was Commander 2 Signal Group from 2015 to 2018. The Group was responsible for the delivery of telecommunications to support UK operations. Prior to retirement from the Army, Joe become a Chartered Engineer through the Institution of Engineering & Technology.

  Later in 2018, Joe joined the Department for Food and Rural Affairs as a senior civil servant. As a Deputy Director he was responsible for management of the Digital, Data & Technology Services Portfolio. On completion of a two-year Fixed Term Appointment on October 2020, Joe joined the RAF’s Engineering Branch on a fulltime reserves contract which he completed in October 2023.

  Joe assumed his current fulltime role, Director Royal Signals Institution in November 2023. The Institution is a Service charity responsible for the professional wellbeing of the Royal Corps of Signals.

• Will Ings
  Chair of Education Committee
  Will Ings

  William is an old boy of the Cathedral School, having been a chorister in the Richard Seal era. Following SCS, William went to Lancing College as Walter Stanton Scholar. After a gap year as organ and choral scholar at Portsmouth Cathedral, William read music at Cambridge. After doing teacher training, William returned to Salisbury to take up a teaching position at Godolphin School. William then spent 13 years at Bryanston, first as Head of Academic Music and then as Head of Teaching and Learning. It was during this time that he became an ISI inspector. William is currently Director of Music at Godolphin, but will be taking up the position of Director of Music at Canford School from September 2024.

• The Reverend Canon Anna Macham.
  Chair of Well-being Committee and Safeguarding Governor
  The Reverend Canon Anna Macham.

  Anna was installed as Canon Precentor at Salisbury Cathedral in May 2019, having previously served as a parish priest at St Philip's, Camberwell in South East London. Her role as Canon Precentor involves overseeing the direction of the Cathedral's liturgy, music and worship, including supporting the Cathedral choristers and their families pastorally. Previously, Anna was Succentor (deputy Precentor) of Southwark Cathedral and a chaplain at King's College, London medical and dental schools. She studied English at Trinity College, Oxford, where she was also a Choral Scholar, before training to be a priest. Anna is also a trustee of Royal School of Church Music.

• Tim Olliff-Lee
  Chair of the Finance and General Purposes Committee
  Tim Olliff-Lee

  Tim attended Tonbridge School followed by the University of Reading where he studied Land Management. He initially qualified and practised as a Chartered Surveyor with Strutt & Parker before undertaking a law conversion, and practicing as a solicitor in Salisbury. Tim now runs a family office in Hampshire. Tim lives with his wife Laura in the Ebble Valley. His daughter attended the school and his two sons joined in September 2022.

• James Lyon Taylor
  Education Committee
  James Lyon Taylor

• Jon Sloan
  Vice Chair of Governors, Finance and General Purposes Committee and Marketing link Governor
  Jon Sloan

  Jon graduated with an LLB in Law. After a short career in legal publishing he moved into journalism before discovering a passion for marketing. He worked in the UK, France the USA for various video games companies and became a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Chartered Marketer. He is now a full-time writer. His son attended SCS and was a chorister at the Cathedral.

• Adam Treadaway
  Well-being Committee and Boarding link Governor
  Adam Treadaway