Trust Governance
The Full Trust Board meet six times per academic year. In addition, there are specific trustees' committees who deal with matters relating to Finance & Estates, Audit & Risk, Standards & Inclusion and HR.
Schools in the trust have their own local governing body, accountable to the Trustees, whilst retaining a considerable amount of delegated authority to make decisions affecting the day to day running of the school.
Attendance records of governors at local governing body meetings and their terms of office can all be found on individual school websites from the Homepage.
Members are the signatories to the trust Articles. They also appoint Trustees and can remove Trustees in specific circumstances.
Trustees (Directors) determine the vision, values, strategic direction of the Trust. They also define a Scheme of Delegation and appoint trustees to sit on each committee and local governing bodies. The Trust Board determines the remit and membership of the committees.
Local Governing Bodies must comply with the Trust's Scheme of Delegation. They are committees of the Trust Board and have no legal recognition, but they play a full and formal part of the Trust's governance structure. There is also governor representative on some of the trustees' committees.
Trustees and committee membership:
Mr Brian Andrew Carr(Finance & Estates/Standards & Inclusion Committees and Executive Pay Committee) |
Re-appointed 1 Sept 2023 (term ends 31/8/2027) |
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Dr John Frederick Collins(Finance & Estates Committee) |
Re-appointed 1 Sept 2022 (term ends 31/8/26) |
Mrs Lisa Walton
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Appointed 1 March 2025 |
Mr Paul John Winter (Vice Chair)(Audit & Risk Committee Chair and Executive Pay Committee) |
Re-appointed 1 Sept 2023 (term ends 31/8/2027) |
Ms Sophie Tinley(Audit & Risk Committee) |
Appointed 7 June 2021 (term ends 6/6/2025) |
Mrs Ann Witheford (Chair)(Strategic Development, Executive Pay Committee and Standards and Inclusion Committee) |
Appointed 4 Oct 2021 (term ends 3/10/2025) |
Mrs Mary Robson(HR Committee) |
Appointed 8 February 2022 (term ends 7/2/2026) |
Mr Andrew Hoggard |
Appointed 6 December 2024 (term ends 6/12/2028) |
| Mrs Elizabeth Watson |
Appointed 6 December 2024 (term ends 6/12/2028) |
Members:
Dr Sally Gornall (Hancock) |
re-appointed 7 Jan 2023 |
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Mr Colin Campbell |
re-appointed 12 July 2024 |
Mr Philip Harding |
re-appointed 7 Jan 2023 |
Mr Nicholas Johnson |
appointed 14 Dec 2023 |
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Mrs Ann Witheford (Chair of Trustees) |
appointed 12 July 2024 |
Former trustees/members within the last 12 months:
| Dr Andrew Hindmarsh (Trustee) | Resigned 31 August 2024 |
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| Mr Patrick Booth (Trustee) | Resigned 20 August 2024 |
| Mr Neil Clifton (Trustee) | Resigned 31 July 2024 |
| Ms Allison Fitchett (Member) | Term end Dec 2023 |
| Mr Andrew Hoggard | Term end August 2024 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Watson | Term end August 2024 |
| Mr Simon Martin | Term end August 2024 |
| Mr Rob McDonough | Resigned 28 February 2025 |