Governors work closely with the headteacher, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA). The Full Governing Body meet termly and committee meetings are held at least termly.
The Chair of the Governing Body is Mr C Sparks and the Vice Chair is Mrs Michelle Mulholland. If you would like to contact a member of the Governing Body please use the contact us section of this website.
Governor Roles and Responsibilities
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff, and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent. (governors’ handbook January 2017, dfe)
| COMMITTEES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupil Standards Meetings: termly | Curriculum/Pupil Welfare Meetings: termly | Finance Meetings: termly | Personnel Meetings: termly First/Pay Meetings: at least annually Review/Appeals Meetings: as required |
| Pupil Progress Pupil Attendance School Improvement Teaching/Learning Pupil Premium SIP Monitor Action Plans Policies | Curriculum Vision/Ethos SEF/SIP Community Links Policies Pupil Welfare Health and Safety Safeguarding Monitor Action Plans | Budget Income/Expenditure Funding Financial Regulations Voluntary Funds Policies Service Level Agreements General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) Monitor Action Plans School Financial Values Standard (SFVS) | Staffing Recruitment Performance Management Monitor Action Plans Whole School Pay Policy Expenditure Disciplinary/ grievance Appeals: dismissal, disciplinary/ grievance, redundancy |
AGENDA SETTING:
Committee Chairs – strategic direction (meetings: termly)
LEAD GOVERNORS:
Safeguarding
Key Stages
Data & Impact
Curriculum
SEND
Online Safety
LEARNING WALKS:
To witness impact of School Improvement Plan.
Familiarisation with staff, children and initiatives.
COMMITTEE MONITORING:
Receiving/ analysing reports from senior/middle leaders to inform understanding of progress.
LEARNING CONVERSATIONS:
Lead governors meet with senior/middle leaders for detailed analysis of subject under scrutiny.
Previous Governors
| Name | Type of Governor | Term of Office Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Dr M Wardle | Co-opted | 22 December 2017 |
| Mr A Charlton | Co-opted | 21 March 2018 |
Annual Governance Statement
Annual Governance Statement for the Governing Body 2018
Statutory Guidance for Governing Bodies
Durham Trinity School and Sports College adhere to the statutory guidance from the Department of Education. This means that governing bodies must have regard to it when carrying out duties relating to the constitution of governing bodies in maintained schools. For further information please view or download the full document below.
The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools 2017
How To Become A School Governor
If you require further information on the roles and responsibilities of School Governors or you are interested in becoming one, visit the Durham County Council website School Governor section. Adobe Reader You may need a product like Adobe Reader (free download) to view our PDF documents on our website.
Governor Committee Structure
| Name | Representing | Committee | Term of Office | Responsibilities | Register of Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr B Ebbing | Staff | Finance Curriculum & Pupil Welfare | 16/09/2015 - 15/09/2019 | Website & Online Safety | None |
| Mrs C Gardiner | Parent | Personnel Appeals Finance | 12/02/2016 - 11/02/2020 | Parent Link Safeguarding & Looked After Children | None |
| Mr L Thomson | Co-opted | Finance Personnel Pupil Standards Curriculum & Pupil Welfare - Chair First/Pay Review | 30/09/2015 - 28/09/2019 | Key Stage 3 | Governor in another School |
| Mr K Makwela-Wali | Co-opted | Personnel Pupil Standards Appeals | 18/12/2015 - 17/12/2019 | SEND & Behaviour | None |
| Mrs M Mulholland | Parent | Curriculum & Pupil Welfare First/Pay Review | 14/12/2015 - 13/12/2019 | RSE & Curriculum | None |
| Mrs R Grimwood | Headteacher | Finance Personnel Pupil Standards Curriculum & Pupil Welfare | 01/09/2016 - 31/08/2020 | None | |
| Cllr M Simmons | Local Authority | Curriculum & Pupil Welfare First Committee / Pay Review Finance | 01/09/2015 - 31/08/2019 | Key Stage 2 | Membership of LA Governor in another School |
| Mr C Sparks | Co-opted | Finance - Chair | 24/02/2016 - 23/02/2020 | Website | None |
| Miss A Lister | Co-opted | Appeals Personnel | 01/03/2017- 28/02/2021 | Data & Impact Link Governor | None |
| Mrs B O'Neill | Co-opted | Curriculum & Pupil Welfare First/Pay Review | 01/03/2017- 28/02/2021 | EYFS & Key Stage 1 Health & Safety | Recruitment Consultant |
| Vacancy |
Governor Attendance
Schools are now required to display a record of Governor attendance at meetings for each school academic year.
KEY
✓ – Attended meeting
A/A – Apologies sent and accepted by meeting
N – Did not attend
X – Not a member of the committee
Governor’s Meetings for 2018-2019
| Name | Personnel Committee 27 September 2018 | Finance Committee 18 October 2018 | Full Governing Body 21 November 2018 | Full Governing Body 20 March 2019 | Finance Committee 28 March 2019 | Full Governing Body 19 June 2019 | Finance Committee 24 July 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr B Ebbing | X | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Mrs C Gardiner | ✓ | AA | ||||||||||
| Miss A-M Lister | ✓ | X | ||||||||||
| Mr L Thomson | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Mr K Makwela-Wali | ✓ | X | ||||||||||
| Mrs M Mulholland | X | X | ||||||||||
| Mrs R Grimwood | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Mrs B O'Neill | X | X | ||||||||||
| Cllr M Simmons | X | AA | ||||||||||
| Mr C Sparks | X | ✓ |
Governor’s Meetings for 2017-2018
| Name | Finance Committee 28 September 2017 | Curriculum & Pupil Welfare Committee 7 November 2017 | Pupil Standards Committee 7 November 2017 | Finance Committee 9 November 2017 | Full Governing Body 15 November 2017 | Pay Review Committee 21 November 2017 | Pay Review Committee 7 December 2017 | Finance Committee 7 December 2017 | Personnel Committee 19 December 2017 | Appeals Committee 19 January 2018 | Finance Committee 25 January 2018 | Personnel Committee 27 February 2018 | Curriculum Pupil Welfare 7 March 2018 | Pupil Standards 13 March 2018 | Full Governing Body 21 March 2018 | Finance Committee 29 March 2018 | Finance Committee 10 May 2018 | Curriculum Pupil Welfare 5 June 2018 | Finance Committee 14 June 2018 | Full Governing Body 14 June 2018 | Finance Committee 12 July 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr A Charlton | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | A/A | X | A/A | X | N | ✓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mr B Ebbing | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | A/A | X | A/A | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Mrs C Gardiner | X | X | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | X | ✓ | A/A | A/A | A/A | A/A | A/A | A/A | ||
| Miss A-M Lister | X | X | X | X | ✓ | X | X | X | A/A | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | X | A/A | X | ||
| Mr L Thomson | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | A/A | A/A | ✓ | ||
| Mr K Makwela-Wali | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | A/A | X | A/A | X | |||
| Mrs M Mulholland | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | ✓ | X | ||
| Mrs R Grimwood | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Mrs B O'Neill | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | A\A | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | A/A | X | ||
| Cllr M Simmons | X | A/A | X | X | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | A/A | ||
| Mr C Sparks | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dr M Wardle | X | X | ✓ | X | A/A | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ✓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adobe Reader
You may need a product like Adobe Reader (free download) to view our PDF documents on our website.
