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 Acting Chair of the Governing Body is Mr C Sparks and the Vice Chair is vacant. 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 2015, dfe)
AGENDA SETTING:
Committee Chairs – strategic direction (meetings: termly)
LEAD GOVERNORS:
Pupil Progress
Pupil Premium
Curriculum
Performance Management
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
Annual Governance Statement
Annual Governance Statement June15
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 Ends | Responsibilities | Register of Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr A Charlton | Co-opted | Personnel Pupil Standards Appeals | 09/09/2015 - 21/08/2019 | None | |
| Mr B Ebbing | Staff | Finance Curriculum & Pupil Welfare | 16/09/2015 - 15/09/2019 | Safeguarding | None |
| Mrs C Gardiner | Parent | Personnel Appeals | 12/02/2016 - 11/02/2020 | None | |
| Mr L Thomson | Co-opted | Finance Personnel Pupil Standards Curriculum & Pupil Welfare - Chair First/Pay Review Governance Steering | 30/09/2015 - 28/09/2019 | Governor in another School | |
| Mr K Makwela-Wali | Co-opted | Personnel Pupil Standards Appeals Governance Steering | 18/12/2015 - 17/12/2019 | None | |
| Mrs M Mulholland | Parent | Curriculum & Pupil Welfare Appeals Governance Steering | 14/12/2015 - 13/12/2019 | None | |
| Mrs R Grimwood | Headteacher | Finance Personnel Pupil Standards Curriculum & Pupil Welfare Governance Steering | 01/09/2016 - 31/08/2020 | None | |
| Cllr M Simmons | Local Authority | Curriculum & Pupil Welfare First Committee / Pay Review | 01/09/2015 - 31/08/2019 | Membership of LA Governor in another School |
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| Mr C Sparks | Co-opted | Finance - Chair | 24/02/2016 - 23/02/2020 | None | |
| Dr M Wardle | Co-opted | Pupil Standards First/Pay Review | 22/06/2016 - 21/06/2020 | Head Teacher and Governor in another School | |
| Miss A Lister | Co-opted | 01/03/2017- 28/02/2021 | None | ||
| Mrs B O'Neill | Co-opted | 01/03/2017- 28/02/2021 | 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 2017-2018
| Name | Finance Committee 28 September 2017 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr A Charlton | |||||||||
| Mr B Ebbing | |||||||||
| Mrs C Gardiner | |||||||||
| Miss A-M Lister | |||||||||
| Mr L Thomson | |||||||||
| Mr K Makwela-Wali | |||||||||
| Mrs M Mulholland | |||||||||
| Mrs R Grimwood | |||||||||
| Mrs B O'Neill | |||||||||
| Cllr M Simmons | |||||||||
| Mr C Sparks | |||||||||
| Dr M Wardle |
Governor’s Meetings for 2016-2017
| Name | Governance Steering Committee 22/9/16 | Personnel Committee 3/10/16 | Pupil Standards Committee 4/10/16 | Curriculum & Pupil Welfare Committee 4/10/2016 | Finance Committee 13/10/16 | Full Governing Body 20/10/16 | Finance Committee 24/11/2016 | Finance Committee 12/1/17 | Personnel Committee 26/1/17 | Curriculum and Pupils Welfare Committee 31/1/17 | Pupil Standards Committee 31/1/17 | Governor Training 11/2/17 | Finance Committee 16/2/17 | Full Governing Body 1/3/17 | Finance Committee 23/03/17 | Finance Committee 4/5/17 | Personnel Committee 15/5/17 | Curriculum and Pupil Welfare Committee 23/5/17 | Pupil Standards Committee 23/5/17 | Finance Committee 8/6/17 | Full Governing Body 21/06/17 | Finance Committee 13/7/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr A Charlton | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | A/A | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ||
| Mr B Ebbing | X | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | ||
| Mr S Galleymore | X | X | X | X | A/A | A/A | A/A | A/A | X | X | X | A/A | A/A | A/A | A/A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mrs C Gardiner | X | A/A | X | X | X | A/A | X | X | A/A | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | X | ||
| Miss A-M Lister | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ | - | - | X | X | ✓ | X | X | X | ||
| Mr L Thomson | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | ||
| Mr K Makwela-Wali | A/A | A/A | A/A | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | A/A | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | A/A | X | ||
| Mrs S Martin - Chair | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Mrs M Mulholland | X | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | A/A | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ||
| Mrs R Grimwood | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Mrs B O'Neill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ | - | - | X | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ||
| Cllr M Simmons | X | X | X | X | X | A/A | X | X | X | X | X | A/A | X | A/A | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Mr C Sparks | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ||
| Dr M Wardle | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X | A/A | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X | A/A | X |
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