Our Governing Body
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Specialist 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 Chris Sparks and the Vice Chair is 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)
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Curriculum & Pupil Standards Meetings: termly |
Finance & Premises Meetings: 2 per term |
Personnel Meetings: termly First/Pay Meetings: at least annually Review/Appeals Meetings: as required |
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Pupil Progress Pupil Attendance School Improvement Teaching/Learning Monitor Action Plans Policies Curriculum Vision/Ethos SEF/SIP Community Links Pupil Welfare and Behaviour Health and Safety Safeguarding |
Budget Income/Expenditure Funding Financial Regulations Premises Voluntary Funds Policies Pupil Premium Sports Premium Service Level Agreements General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) Monitor Action Plans School Financial Values Standard (SFVS) Health & Safety/Safeguarding |
Staffing Staff Wellbeing Recruitment Performance Management Monitor Action Plans Staff Development Whole School Pay Policy Expenditure Disciplinary/Grievance Appeals: dismissal, disciplinary/ grievance, redundancy |
AGENDA SETTING:
Committee Chairs – strategic direction (meetings: termly)
LEAD GOVERNORS:
| Link Governor Role | Governor Name | Staff Link |
| Health and Safety | Rosemary Smith | Alison Jefferson – SBM |
| Safeguarding | Sarah Glover | Jack Peacock – AHT |
| Looked After Children | Sarah Glover | Sonya McCarthy |
| Online Safety |
Louise Wise Sarah Glover |
Fiona Day/Paula Donkin – AHT |
| SEND |
Aiden Shepherd Michele Di Mascio |
Brian Brown – Primary SENCO Claire Taylor – Secondary & Post 16 SENCO |
| Behaviour and Emotional Wellbeing | Michelle Mullholland |
David Matthews – DHT Sonya McCarthy – PEWL |
| Staff Wellbeing | Michele Di Mascio |
Sonya McCarthy Claire Taylor |
| Pupil Allocations (Pupil Premium, Sport Premium) |
Chris Sparks Michele Di Mascio
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Rachel Grimwood – HT Pete Ramsey – Director of Sport |
| RSE | Michelle Mullholland | Sonya McCarthy – RSE Leader |
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SMSC Curriculum
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Michelle Mullholland |
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| Link | Michele Di Mascio |
Rachel Grimwood – HT David Matthews – DHT |
| Pre Formal Pathway | Rosemary Smith | Louise Wise – Pathway Leader |
| Specialist Autism Discreet Pathway | Michele Di Mascio | Andrew Heywood – Pathway Leader |
| EYFS & Primary Semi Formal Pathway | Lorraine Coghill | Lorna Burns – Pathway Leader |
| Secondary Semi Formal Pathway | Aiden Shepherd | Paula Donkin – Pathway Leader |
| Post 16 | Steven Bradley | Jack Peacock – Leader |
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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.
Annual Governance Statement
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.
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 | Register of Interests |
| Ms Louise Wise | Staff |
Finance Curriculum Standards
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22/07/2024-21/07/2028 | None |
| Mr Aiden Shepherd | Co-opted |
Finance – Chair Appeals
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29/03/2023-28/09/2027 | Recruitment Consultant |
| Mrs Michelle Mulholland | Co-opted |
Vice Chair of Governors Curriculum & Pupil Standards First/Pay Review Personnel
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18/12/2023-17/12/2027 | None |
| Mrs Rachel Grimwood | Headteacher |
Finance Personnel Curriculum & Pupil Standards |
01/09/2016-31/08/2024 | None |
| Cllr Mamie Simmons | Local Authority |
Curriculum & Pupil Standards First Committee/Pay Review Finance Appeals
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17/09/2023-16/09/2027 |
Membership of LA Governor at Framwellgate Moor Primary School and Newton Hall Infants School |
| Dr Chris Sparks | Co-opted |
Finance Chair of Governors Appeals
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24/02/2024-23/02/2028 | None |
| Dr Michele Di Mascio | Co-opted |
First Pay Review Personnel |
09/11/2022-09/11/2026 |
None
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| Dr Steven Bradley | Co-opted |
Curriculum & Pupil Standards Appeals |
21/11/2018-20/11/2026 |
Trustee Melrose Learning Trust, Director of MammalWeb, Council of Professors and Head of Computing
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| Mrs Sarah Glover | Parent |
Appeals Curriculum & Pupils Standards Personnel |
06/03/2024-05/03/2028 |
None
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| Mrs Rosemary Smith | Parent |
Finance Personnel First Committee Pay Review
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19/04/2023-18/4/2027
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| Lorraine Coghill | Co-opted | Curriculum & Pupil Standards | 06/07/2023-05/07/2027 | None |
Previous Governors
| Name | End Date |
| Khaiko Makwela-Wali | 20/04/2021 |
| Cliona Kear | 26/04/2022 |
| Beverley O’Neil | 24/11/2022 |
| Micheal Martin | 09/11/2022 |
| Anne Marie Lister | 09/11/2022 |
| Sara Medland | 01/072024 |
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 2021-2022
| Name | Finance Committee – 30 September 2021 | Personnel Committee – 12 October 2021 | Curriculum Standards – 2 November 2021 | Full Governing Body – 10 November 2021 | Pay Review Committee – 23 November 2021 | Finance Committee – 27 January 2022 | Appeals Committee – 8 February 2022 | Personnel Committee – 15 February 2022 | Curriculum Standards -1 March 2022 | Finance Committee – 10 March 2022 | Full Governing Body – 16 March 2022 | Appeals – 22 March 2022 | Finance – 24 March 2022 | Finance 12 May 2022 | First Committee 16 May 2022 | Curriculum Standards 24 My 2022 | First Committee 30 May 2022 | Full Governing Body 15 June 2022 | First Committee 19 June 2022 | |
| Dr Chris Sparks | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mrs Sara Medland | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | ✓ | A/A | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X | ✓ | X | |
| Mr Michael Martin | X | A/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | A/A | N | N | X | N | X | X | X | X | A/A | X | X | X | |
| Mrs Sarah Glover | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | |
| Mrs Michelle Mullholland | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | ✓ | A/A | X | ✓ | X | |
| Mr Aiden Shepherd | A/A | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | A/A | X | |
| Councillor Mamie Simmons | A/A | X | N | A/A | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mrs Cliona Kear | ✓ | ✓ | X | A/A | A/A | ✓ | ✓ | N | X | N | N | ✓ | X | Resigned | ||||||
| Dr Steven Bradley | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | A/A | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | |
| Miss Anne-Marie Lister | X | A/A | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | A/A | ✓ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Mrs Beverley O’Neil | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | A/A | X | A/A | X | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | A/A | ✓ | |
| Mrs Rachel Grimwood | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
Governor’s Meetings 2022-2023
| Name | Personnel Committee 4 October 2022 | Curriculum Standards 11 October 2022 | Finance Committee 3 November 2022 | Full Governing Body 9 November 2022 | Pay Review 18 November 2022 | Personnel Committee 24 January 2023 |
Pay Review 26 January 2023
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Finance Committee 26 January 2023 | Full Governing Body 15 March 2023 | Curriculum Standards 28 March 2023 | Personnel Committee 18 April 2023 | Finance Committee 30 April 2023 | Finance Committee 12 May 2023 | Full Governing Body 14 June 2023 |
| Dr Chris Sparks | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mrs Sara Medland | X | X | ✓ | A/A | X | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | A/A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mr Michael Martin | X | X | X | Resigned | ||||||||||
| Mrs Sarah Glover | N | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ |
| Mrs Michelle Mullholland | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ |
| Mr Aiden Shepherd | X | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X | ✓ | A/A | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | A/A |
| Councillor Mamie Simmons | X | ✓ | N | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | A/A |
| Dr Steven Bradley | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | X | X |
| Miss Anne-Marie Lister | X | X | X | Resigned | ||||||||||
| Michele Di Masio | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ |
| Mrs Beverley O’Neil | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | Resigned | ||||||||
| Mrs Rachel Grimwood | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | V | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Governor’s Meetings 2023-2024
| Name | Personnel Committee 3 October 2023 | Finance Committee 20 October 2023 | Full Governing Body 8 November 2023 | Curriculum Standards 5 December 2023 | Curriculum Standards 23 January 2024 | Finance & Premises 1 February 2024 | Personnel Committee 5 March 2024 | Full Governing Body 13 March 2024 |
Personnel Committee 30 March 2024 |
Finance Committee 18 April 2024 |
Curriculum Standards 7 May 2024 |
Full Governing Body 12 June 2024 |
Finance Committee 11 July 2024 |
Personnel Committee 18 July 2024 |
| Dr Chris Sparks | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| Mrs Sara Medland | X | ✓ | N | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | A/A | X | ✓ | Resigned | |
| Mrs Sarah Glover | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ |
| Mrs Michelle Mullholland | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | N | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | N | ✓ | X | ✓ |
| Mr Aiden Shepherd | X | ✓ | N | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | A/A | X | ✓ | A/A | X |
| Councillor Mamie Simmons | X | N | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | A/A | A/A | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | ✓ | ✓ | A/A |
| Dr Steven Bradley | X | X | ✓ | N | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X | A/A | A/A | X | X |
| Michele Di Masio | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | ✓ |
| Rosemary Smith | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | A/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lorraine Coghill | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | A/A | X | X | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| Mrs Rachel Grimwood | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Governor’s Meetings 2024-2025
| Name | Finance Committee 26th September 2024 | Personnel Committee 1st October 2024 | Curriculum Standards 8th October 2024 | Full Governing Body 6th August 2024 | Pay Review Committee 19th November 2024 |
| Dr Chris Sparks | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| Louise Wise | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| Mrs Sarah Glover | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| Mrs Michelle Mullholland | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mr Aiden Shepherd | ✓ | X | X | A/A | X |
| Councillor Mamie Simmons | A/A | A/A | A/A | A/A | A/A |
| Dr Steven Bradley | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| Michele Di Masio | X | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rosemary Smith | ✓ | A/A | A/A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lorraine Coghill | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| Mrs Rachel Grimwood | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |